41 “Abantu b’e Ninive bayish’ijà omu lubanja n’er’iburha, banaliyagîrize, bulya bacîyunjuzize erhi Yônà abayigîriza, na olushire Yônà, y’ono oli hano!”
Ngasi murasano gwâtulwe mpu bakurhêremwo, kufananda gwakaz’ifananda, na ngasi kalimi kânakujîse lubanja, kuyâga wânakayâze. Ogwôla gwo mulagi gw’abarhumisi ba Nyakasane, ecôla co cigabi mbashobôzize, kwo adesire Nyakasane.
Nyamubâho ambwîra obwo erhi: Yûda w’ecirala owamugerere kuli Israheli w’omugoma, anabona oku Israheli yeri nka mushinganyanya.
«Yimuka, ojè e Ninive, cishagala cinene, obabwîre oku obubî bwâbo bwahisire emunda ndi».
Yônà anacihira njira, alambagira omulegerege gwoshi. Akajahamagaza n’okuderha, erhi: «Hacisigîre nsiku makumi anni, Ninive ahongoke.»
Naye abashuza anababwîra, erhi: «Iburha libî n’ely’endyâlya! Lidwîrhe lyalonza ecimanyîso, lirhanabone ecimanyîso cirhali c’omulêbi Yônà.
“Omwâmikazi w’e Saba ayish’ijà lubanja n’ogu mulala, agubonêse nshonyi, bulya arhenzire emwâge kulî, emunda igulu lihekera, mpu agend’iyumva obushinganyanya bwa Salomoni, n’olushire Salomoni, y’ono oli hano!”»
Anagenda obwo, arhôle bandi bazimu nda babî kumulusha; n’erhi bayijamwo, banacilambuliremwo; n’obwôrhere bw’oyo muntu bwanabà bubî kulusha obw’oburhanzi. Kwo lyâbè ntyo er’iburha lirhajira lugero omu bubî.
“Yumvi mmubwîre”: “hano hali olushire aka-Nyamuzinda”.
Eri iburha libî n’ery’endyâlya lyalonza ecimanyîso! Ecimanyîso ntâco lyahâbwa, ecirhali c’omulêbi Yônà!» Aho abaleka, acîgendera.
Yezu erhi amushuza, amubwîra, erhi: «Eri iburha libula-buyêmêre na linya-mabî, kuhika mangaci nayôrha ninyu? Kuhika mangaci nammulembera? Nderheragiye hano».
Okuli, mmubwîre, ebyo byoshi byâbarhuzibwa ogu mulala!
Abantu b’e Ninive bayish’ijà lubanja n’eri iburha, banaliyâze, bulya bacîyunjuzize erhi bayumva enyigîrizo za Yônà; n’olushire Yônà, y’ono oli hano!»
“Owarhenga enyanya akulire boshi”; “naye owa hano igulu anali w’en’igulu”, “n’ebyaderha binali by’en’igulu”. “Owarhenga empingu alushire boshi”.
K’olushirage larha Yakôbo warhuhâga eri iriba, anyweramwo bo n’abâna n’ebintu byâge?»
N’oyo muntu oshimba amarhegeko, ciru akabà arhali mukembûle, ayish’itwa olwâwe, we vuna amarhegeko n’obwo wakembwîrwe.
Buyêmêre bwarhumaga Nûhu; erhi àbà amamanyîsibwa ebirhaj’ibonekana, àyumva obwôba bw’obukenge kuli Nnâmahanga, ànabinja enkuge mpu lyo afumya omulala gwâge. N’obuyêmêre bwâge àyigîriza igulu, ànahinduka mwîmo gw’obushinganya bulêrhwa n’obuyêmêre.