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.
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.
