Okuhinonḓuviro kwa Jona ku Muhona
1 Eyuva rimwe Muhona wa hungira ku Jona, omuzandu wa Amitai, a tja: 2 “Twende kotjihuro otjinene Ninive nu u katjivise ombanguriro yandje kutjo, orondu ami mba muna ourunde wovature vatjo.” 3 Nungwari moruveze rwokuyenda kOninive Jona wa hena komurungu wa Muhona. Eye wa ya kOjopa a kavaza ko ondjuwoyomomeva ndja ri pokuyenda kOtarsis. Eye wa suta ovimariva vyouyenda na rondo puna ovaungure vomondjuwoyomomeva okuyenda kOtarsis kutja a zenge komurungu wa Muhona.
4 Nungwari Muhona wa hinda otjivepo otjinamasa kombanda yokuvare; notjipukupuku tja handja tjinene nga indji ondjuwoyomomeva tji ya hara okuteka. 5 Novaungure vomondjuwoyomomeva avehe va uruma tjinene nave ku ombatero, auhe komukuru we wotjisenginina. Nowo va imbirahi omitwaro vyondjuwoyomomeva mokuvare kutja i rire ombupu. Jona tjandje nai wa pundu rukuru metuwo rokehi, nu wa rara ozomboṱu.
6 Nomunane wondjuwoyomomeva we mu vaza mo na tja ku ye: “Ove wa hapa vi tji wa rara nai? Penduka u kumbe ku Ndjambi woye! Ngahino eye me tu ṱire ondjenda atu ha ṱu.”
7 Novaungure vomondjuwoyomomeva arire tji verihungirire oveni ave tja: “Ngatu yumbe ozohanga pe horoke kutja ondjo i na uṋe ngwe tu etere oumba mu tu ri mbwi.” Nowo va tjita nao, nu Jona a rire ngwa urikwa. 8 Nowo va tja nai ku ye: “Tu tjivisa kutja oove ngu wa eta oumba mbwi? Mo unguraye mba? Nu wa za pi? Oove owehi riṋe, nu oove omungehoko?”
9 Nu Jona wa zira a tja: “Owami Omuheberi, nu mbi rikotamena ku Muhona Ndjambi weyuru ngwa mema okuvare nehi.”
10 Novaungure vomondjuwoyomomeva va uruma tjinene nave tja nai ku ye: “Ove wa tjita otjikeṋa? Orondu owo tjinga ava tjiwa kutja eye wa hena komurungu wa Muhona, indu tja za nokuveraera nao.” 11 Notjipukupuku oruveze aruhe tjandje matji ririre ko otjindandi tjinene, novaungure vomondjuwoyomomeva opu ve mu purira nai: “Ngatu ku tjite vi kutja okuvare ku porimane?”
12 Jona we ve zira a tja: “Ndji tooreye mu ndji yumbe mokuvare, nokuvare otji maku porimana. Ami me tjiwa kutja otjipukupuku hi tji tje ya kombanda yeṋu, tja pitire mu ami.”
13 Moruveze rwanao ovaungure vomondjuwoyomomeva va rora okuhingira ondjuwoyomomeva komukuro nomasa, nungwari owo kave sorere ko, otjipukupuku hi tjinga atja ririra ko otjindandi tjinene. 14 Owo otji va ura ku Muhona ave tja: “Arikana, Muhona, matu kumbu kove, o tu yandeke mena romurumendu ngwi; o tu vere otja mbu tu ri ovazepe, orondu oove, Muhona, ngu wa tjita nao otja kombango yoye.” 15 Nowo otji va toora Jona nave mu yumbu mokuvare nu mokamanga okwo arire tji kwa porimana. 16 Ovaungure vomondjuwoyomomeva otji va tira Muhona tjinene, ave mu punguhire ombunguhiro nave kwizike okumukarera.
17 Nu Muhona wa rakiza ohi onene kutja i ṋiṋe Jona. Nu Jona wa kara mezumo rohi ndji oure womayuva yetatu nomauṱuku yetatu.
1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
4 ¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land . 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
11 ¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
17 ¶ Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
