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.
Egalikano lyaJona
1 Mela lyohi Jona okwa galikana Omuwa a ti:
2 “Muudhigu wandje onde ku ithana, Omuwa,
nangoye owa yamukula ndje.
Omuule, muuyuni wokuusi onda kugile ekwatho,
nangoye owu uvu ndje.
3 Ongoye wa dhogele ndje muuleeleka,
sigo okondaandelo yefuta,
nkoka omeya ga li ga kuwike ndje,
nomakuthikuthi goye agehe goonkondo oga gwilile ndje pa.
4 Onda dhiladhila kutya onda pegulwa ko koshipala shOmuwa
nokandi na we mpo ne mono otempeli yoye ondjapuki.
5 Omeya oga siikile ndje taga li ndje oshuunguungu,
efuta olya kuwike ndje thiluthilu,
oombungufuta odha kutunine omutse gwandje.
6 Onda mbolokele sigo okomidhi dhoondundu,
eeno, sigo okoshilongo shomiyelo dha patwa aluheluhe.
Ihe ongoye, Omuwa Kalunga kandje,
owa galula omwenyo gwandje mombwili.
7 Sho nda li ndu uvite omwenyo gwandje tagu thigi ndje po,
onde ku galikana, Omuwa,
motempeli yoye ondjapuki ngoye nou uvu ndje.
8 Mboka haa simaneke iimenka kaayi na ntumbu,
otaa etha okuvulika kungoye.
9 Ihe ngame otandi ku imbile omahambelelo;
otandi ku yambele ondjambo
e tandi gwanitha shoka ndu uvaneke.
Ehupitho otali zi kOmuwa.”
10 Nena Omuwa okwa lombwele ohi, yi kungile Jona komunkulo, noye shi ningi.
