¹ Nge igambo lye Mukama lilamuhikila Yona mwana we mwa Amittai, kuyomba, ² ''Imilila uzye Ninawi, mukaya nkulu, neuhamuke ilaka kwa bhe, oko bhukenaguzi bhwa bho bhwa bhukile bhutonzi yane.'' ³ Nahe Yona alapuna kwiluka kupuna bhutonzi bhwe Mukama nekuzya Tarshishi. Alatikila kuhika Yafa alabhona melikebu eyo yazyanga Tarshishi. Nge alaliila nauli nekugegera melikebu kuzya nao Tarshishi, hale ne kubha kugaho kwemwa Yahweh. ⁴ Nahe Mukama alafila muyaga mukuru ruguru ye nyanza, ilabha muyaga mukuru munyanza. Aha lyane kwegelela kubha kati oto meliyabhaga kati yekwenda kutanduka. ⁵ Abhalya bhendesya meli bhalobhaha munone ne tyo yo ona amulililanga Mungu wamwe mwene kili bhalataga iligo munyanza eyo yali mu melikebu, oti kuibholola. Yona aliatikile kuhisya hampero ye mukati ye melikebu, nawe ali atindile tulo. ⁶ Aho nene oya mwendesya meli alazya hadi Yona alamibhwira, ''Kusi wagonile?Halamuka! Uzye umusabhe mungu wako! Hamwi mungu wako enkatumanhya ne tutakubhula.'' ⁷ Bhona bhali tembusya, 'Tuhure kura, oti tumanhye nende oyo wekuletelezya mabhi aga gekutubhaho, ahona bhalahura kura, ne kura ilagwira hali Yona. ⁸ Ha bhele ao bhalamubhwira Yona, ''Hani utubhwirw nende oyo aletelezya mabhi aga gekutupandika ukutumamanga milimo si, n wa[unile hi? Nsi yako ne ye hi, nekupuna kubhantu bhe rugandazi?'' ⁹ Yona alabha bhwira, one ndi Muhebrania' none namwo bhehe Mukama, Mungu we mwirunde, oyo alaibhezizye nyanza ne nsi nomu. ¹⁰ Nge bhantu abhone bhalobhaha munone, bhalamubhwira Yona, ne muhayo si ogwane wagubhezizye? Oko abhone hantu bhalamanhya oti aliakwiluka hutonzi ye Mukama, oko ali abha bhunzile. ¹¹ Ngaho bhalamubhwira Yona, Tukugemelesi kuhisya oti nyanza iduzye kulembera? Oko nyanza yali yabhihile muno ne muno. ¹² Yona alabha bhwira, ''Mukwate ne muntagile munyanza nge nyanza ikulemmbera himwe, oko nekunhya oti ne kwone oti muyaga ogwane mukuru gwabha pandike.'' ¹³ Nahese, bhantu abhone bhalakwesa mabhugilo hakwiyomba oti kusubha hansui nomu, nahe bhataladuzya kugema otine oko nyanza yabhanga ya bhihile munone kwabhe. ¹⁴ Ngaho bhamusabha Mukama, bhalayomba twekukusabha Mukama, twekukusabha, utakaleka tuvulale kubhu hanga kw muntu oya, nolo utakutulila kubha ne kabhi mukufya kwamwe, oko bhe Mukama, wagemile kati omwo ulasimila. ¹⁵ Nge bhalamusola Yona bhalamutagila munyanza, ne nyanza uoya kubhiha. ¹⁶ Nge bhantu abhalyane bhalamwobhaha Mukama munone bhalamupunizya sitambo Mukama ne kutula mulahi. ¹⁷ Mukama abhanga aituzile nsamaki nkuru ye kumumila Yona, ne Yona alabhamo mukati ye nda ye nsamakinsiku isau ne bhwire bhusatu.