1 Mari ya a fɔ Nɛbi Yona ye tun ko,
Yanni mabɛ ile Hananaya ni ma nɛbi la tumɛ min, wo ya a taran, nɛbinu bi nyɔ nun. Anu ya a fɔ wɔlɔyiya-kumɛnu tɔ ko kɛlɛ-fitinɛ anubɛ kɔnkɔ-fitinɛ anubɛ kiraya-fitinɛ si na nyamani-siyaman anubɛ nyamani-makawanɛnu tɔ.
Lunyɛ do, Mari kumara Amitayila den Nɛbi Yona ye ko,
Mari ya a ma, yɛgɛ ya Nɛbi Yona lateseri kɛnkɛn ma.
“I lasɔ, i ni ta Ninɛfa so-karantan wo rɔ ka nna sarakanɛ lake nyɔ-mɔgɛnu ma iko n bara min fɔ i ye kɛ la.”