1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. 4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. 7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
10 ¶ And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land .
Jona medimo loshi Eilikano laye nemangululo
1 Ndele Jona okwa ilikana Omwene Kalunga kaye medimo loshi, ndele ta ti:
2 “Moudjuu wange onda kuwa kOmwene,
ndele Ye a uda nge.
Moshovafi onda kuwa onghuwo,
Ove owa uda ondaka yange.
3 Ove wa ekela nge mokule mwi koshi yefuta
opo omatondokelo omeva a dingilila nge,
okwiilauka kwomakufikufi oye aeshe a tuvikila nge.
4 Opo nee ame nda tya:
Ame onda tewa po koshipala shoye.
Nande ongaha ohandi ka tala vali
otembeli yoye iyapuki.
5 Omeva okwa dingilila nge fiyo okomwenyo wange,
oule owe lidingilila nge,
omanenge okwa tangaela nge komutwe wange.
6 Ame onda ninginina mo
fiyo okomikangha deemhunda.
Oidilifo yedu ya patela nge mo fiyo alushe.
Ndelenee Ove wa shila mo omwenyo mekololo,
Omwene, Kalunga kange.
7 Omwenyo wange eshi we liumbilila mwaame,
onda dimbulukwa Omwene
neilikano lange la fika kwoove,
motembeli yoye iyapuki.
8 Ovo tava fimaneke oikalunga yongaho,
otava ekeleshi ou te va filonghenda.
9 Ndelenee ame nda hala oku ku yambela
nondaka yepandulo.
Eshi nde shi udanekela, ohandi ke shi wanifa.
Exupifo oli li mOmwene.”
10 Opo Omwene okwa lombwela oshi oyo, i kungile Jona koukukutu.
