Shi be ni Yona yi mli lɛ, ewo ehiɛ ema Tarshish gbɛ moŋ. Eyiŋtoo ji akɛ eejo Yehowa tsumɔ lɛ naa foi. Etee Yopa; eyana lɛlɛ ko yɛ jɛi ni miiya Tarshish. No hewɔ lɛ, ewo lɛlɛ lɛ mlitamɔ he nyɔmɔ, kɛkɛ ni ebote mli koni ekɛ lɛlɛ lɛ mli bii lɛ aya Tarshish, koni ejo foi yɛ Yehowa hiɛ.
No hewɔ lɛ, be ni asafo lɛ ebajie amɛ gbɛ lɛ, amɛtsɔ̃ Foinikia kɛ Samaria ni amɛgba jeŋmaji lɛ atsakemɔ lɛ, ni amɛkɛhã nyɛmimɛi lɛ fɛɛ na miishɛɛ naakpa.