Jonah's Prayer
1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:
2 When I was in trouble, Lord,
I prayed to you,
and you listened to me.
From deep in the world
of the dead,
I begged for your help,
and you answered my prayer.
3 You threw me down
to the bottom of the sea.
The water was churning
all around;
I was completely covered
by your mighty waves.
4 I thought I was swept away
from your sight,
never again to see
your holy temple.
5 I was almost drowned
by the swirling waters
that surrounded me.
Seaweed had wrapped
around my head.
6 I had sunk down deep
below the mountains
beneath the sea.
I knew that forever,
I would be a prisoner there.
But, you, Lord God,
rescued me from that pit.
7 When my life was slipping away,
I remembered you—
and in your holy temple
you heard my prayer.
8 All who worship worthless idols
turn from the God
who offers them mercy.
9 But with shouts of praise,
I will offer a sacrifice
to you, my Lord.
I will keep my promise,
because you are the one
with power to save.
10 The Lord commanded the fish to vomit up Jonah on the shore. And it did.
Ongumbiro ya Jona nokuyamwa kwe
1 Jona wa kumba ku Muhona Ndjambi we mezumo rohi na tja:
2 “Mombamisiro yandje, Muhona,
ami mba kumba kove,
nove we ndji zuvira.
Okuza mourekoto wotjovakoke
ami mba ningira ombatero kove,
nove wa zira ongumbiro yandje.
3 Ove we ndji yumba mourekoto
kehi yomeva kokuvare;
omeva ku ye ndji kovera,
nozongazona zoye ozonamasa
ku zeri varangere ongondoroka na ami.
4 Ami mba tjangovasi mba imbirahiwa komurungu woye,
nu himee kamuna ondjuwo yoye ondjapuke rukwao.
5 Omeva ye ya kombanda yandje
naye ndji pamisa omuinyo.
Okuvare kwe ndji kovera okumana;
nomahozu wokuvare ye rimanga motjiuru tjandje.
6 Ami mba punda nga kehi komuze wozondundu,
nomivero vyehi vye ndji patera
moukoto nga aruhe.
Nungwari ove, Muhona, Ndjambi wandje,
we ndji pitisa omunamuinyo mourekoto.
7 Omuinyo wandje tji wa yaraara,
e rizemburuka na ove Muhona;
nove oo ziri ongumbiro yandje
mondjuwo yoye ondjapuke.
8 Imba mbe rikotamena koomukuru wovisenginina
va isa ingwi ngwatja rira ombwiro yawo.
9 Nungwari ami me ku imburire ondangero,
nu me ku punguhire ombunguhiro;
me yenenisa ihi tji mba kwizika.
Ondjamo i za ku Muhona!”
10 Tjazumba Muhona otja rakiza indji ohi kutja i kungire Jona komukuro, noyo ya tjita nao.
