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Ukusola kukaJona lesihawu sikaNkulunkulu
4Kodwa kwaba kubi kakhulukazi kuJonaa, wathukuthela yenab. 2 Wasekhuleka eNkosini, wathi: Ngiyakuncenga, Nkosi, leli lalingesilo ilizwi lami ngiseselizweni lakithi yini? Ngenxa yalokhu ngandulela ngokubalekela eTarshishic; ngoba ngangisazi ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu olomusad lolesihawuef, ophuza ukuthukuthelag, omkhulu ngothando, njalo ozisola ngokubih. 3 Ngakho-ke, Nkosi, susa, ngiyakuncenga, impilo yami kimii, ngoba kungcono kimi ukufa kulokuphilaj.
4 INkosi yasisithi: Wenza kuhle yini ngokuthukuthela kwakho?
5 UJona wasephuma emzini, wahlala ngasempumalanga komuzi, wazenzela idumba khona, wahlala ngaphansi kwalo emthunzini, aze abone okuzakwenzakala kuwo umuzik. 6 INkosi uNkulunkulul yasimisa umhlafutho, yawukhulisa ngaphezu kukaJona, ukuze ube ngumthunzi phezu kwekhanda lakhe, ukumkhululam kubuhlungu bakhen. UJona wasethokoza ngenxa yomhlafutho ngentokozo enkulu. 7 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamisa impehlane ekuveleni kokusa kusisa, yatshaya umhlafutho, waze wabunao. 8 Kwasekusithi ekuphumeni kwelanga, uNkulunkulu wamisa umoya wempumalangap otshisayoq; njalo ilanga latshaya phezu kwekhanda likaJonar, waze waphela amandla; wafisa emphefumulweni wakhe ukuthi afes, wathi: Kungcono kimi ukufa kulokuphilat.
9 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuJona: Wenza kuhle yini ngokuthukuthela kwakho ngenxa yomhlafutho? Wasesithi: Ngenza kuhle ngokuthukuthela kwami kuze kube sekufeniu. 10 INkosi yasisithi: Wena ube lozwelo phezu komhlafutho ongawutshikatshikelanga, ongawukhulisanga; owaba khona ngobusuku bunye, wabhubha ngobusuku bunye. 11 Mina-ke ngabe kangihawukeli yini iNinevev, umuzi omkhulu, okuthi kuwo kulabantu abedlula izinkulungwane ezilikhulu lamatshumi amabili abangaziyo ukwehlukanisa phakathi kwesandla sabo sokunene lesandla sabo sokhohlow, kanye lenkomo ezinengix?