Esuula 1
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Ale ekigambo kya Mukama nikiizira oYona omwaana wa Amittayi,nka kikukoba,
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kiti "immuka,oyabe e Nineeve ekibuga ekyo ekikooto okirangiire, olwakubba obubbi bwaabwe buniinire bwikire omu maiso gange"
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Baitu,oYona naimuka okwirukira e Talusiisi okuzwa omu maiso ga Mukama; naikiriira e Yopa nayaja ekyombo nka kikwaaba e Talusiisi. Ale nasasula naniina okwaaba nabo e Talusiisi,azwe omu maiso ga Mukama.
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Baitu Omukama nasindika ompungo omwinji oku nnyanja,n'omuyaga ogwinji nabba oku nnyanja ne kyombo nikyendya okuwendekamu.
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Nabavugi nibatiina muno,nabuli muntu nakungiira okanca waamwe.Nibanagga ebintu ebyaali omu kyombo bakendezeeku obuzito.Baitu,oYona yaali aikiriire ansi wa kyombo,nka abasirye otulo twinji.
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Ale omuvugi wa kyombo naiza jaali namukoba ati,"obaireki we okubbasya? immuka! yeta okanca waamu! obate okanca waamu yatwizukira tulime kuzikiira."
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nibasimoola buli omwe n'omwiramwe,"nti izza tukubbe akalulu,leke tweteje gwe tukujunaanibwa akabbi kanu okutbbaaku."Nibakubba akalulu,akalulu nikagwa oku Yona.
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Ale nibakoba oYona bati, tukobere gwe tukulangibwa akabbi kanu; okola mulumo ki? okuzwa ayi?,ensi yaanywe nsi ki? ekika kyaanywe kika ki?"
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oYona nabakoba "ndi Mwebbulaniya; ntiina Omukama oKanca owa mwigguru eyakoore ennyanja n'olukalu.
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Ale abantu nibatiina muno nibamukoba bati"okoore ki kinu?" olwakubba abantu betejerye nka ayirukire mu maiso ga Mukama,olwakbba yaali abakobeire.
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oYona nabairamu,"munyimule munnage omu nnyanja. Ale ennyanja yabateekera,olwakubba mmaite nka ninje nzwiireku omuyaga guni okubabbaaku."
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Baitu abantu nibavuga muno okwirayo oku lukalu,nibatasobole olwakubba ennyanja yaabire nka yeyongera mbbe okufukuuka okubalemesya.
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Ale nibaimula oYona nibamunaga omu nnyanja,ennyanja nerekeraawo okwesikuula.
Ale abantu nibatiina muno Omukama.nibaayo essadaaka edi Omukama erate nibeyama obweyamo.
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Atubunu Omukama yaali atekeretekere ekyennyanja ekikooto okumira oYona,oYona namala ennaku isatu omu kidda kya kyennyanja emisana n'obwire