3 Tọbudu iya bụ; Jiona gbalihu; bya ejeshia Ninive; g'o mee iphe, Chipfu sụru g'o mee. Ninive ono bụ eze mkpụkpu, parụ ẹka apaa. Iphe, eejeje ije tẹme aaghabua ya ẹbo bụ ujiku ẹto.
Ọnmewa ụtsu nchita-abọhu iya Ébirihamu gbẹshi bya edozichaa nkapfụ-ịgara iya ree. O duta ndu-ozi iya ụmadzu labọ; waa nwa iya, bụ Áyizaku. Ọ wataẹpho nkụ, sụru iya egude gwee ngwẹja-akpọ-ọku ono vuru tụgbua; ọ bụru phẹ eje ẹka ono, Chileke pfuru iya opfu iya ono.
Rechiẹlu sụ: “Mu lẹ nwune mu kpaakwaru ẹnya shii; ọle nta-a bẹ mu kaakwanaa ya ẹnya.” Ọo ya bụ; o woru nwata ọbu gụa Nafụtali.
Apfụbekoto nkengu nọdu etse rịgorigo g'úbvú, parụ ẹka apaa. Ikpe nkengu dụ wukirima g'eze ẹnyimu-ime-alị. Gụbe Chipfu; ọo ngu tụkoru anụ, bu l'ẹgbudu yẹle nemadzụ dobe ndzụ.
Ọ jaa àjàjà jachikọta úbvú l'ophu; mbụ l'ẹkali iya haẹpho ephekerephe ephekerephe g'eze oshi sida.
Noo ya; Senakeribu, bụ eze ndu Asiriya tụgbua; ọ bụru iya alaphu azụ. Ọ laphushia azụ lẹ Ninive je anọdu.
“Tụgbua jeshia eze mkpụkpu ono, bụ mkpụkpu Ninive je epfuru opfu nụ ndu bu iya nụ; kẹle ẹjo-ememe, ẹphe eme rwuwaru ẹka mu nọ.”
Obenu lẹ mkpụkpu Ninive bẹ ndu bu iya nụ daghataru ụkporo ụnu ụmadzu iri l'ise, bụ ndu amadụ onwophẹ ẹkicha; ọzoo ẹkutara; ẹphe nwekwarụpho ikpoto eswi. ?Bụ eze mkpụkpu, ha ẹgube ono bẹ mu tege aphụduru obu-imemini tọo?”
Nta-a bụwaa Luku kpoloko bẹ muẹ ya nọ. Gẹ gụ lẹ Maku swịkwaru jiko mẹ ị -byajẹ kẹle mkpa iya dụkwaru mu shii; g'ọ bya eyetajẹru mu ẹka.