¹ Nahe ogwane gulamusyahazya Yona nawe alalamba. ² Ahone Yona alamusabha Mukama, ''Obhe, Mukama, aga gatali ago ndayomba mwitungo aho nkusubha munsi yane? Nge nahe ndagema bhwabgu bhwabgu nekukugema kwirukila Tarshishi-oko ndamanhya oti obhe uli Mungu we bhwira mukubhela bhwira, utari mwangu we kusaya, mwinki we mwizo musoga, ne kuleka kubhezya mabhi. ³ Otine lelo, Mukama, nekukusabha, ubhupunhyeho bhuhanga bhwane oko nahasiri kwona kufya kuleka kubha muhanya.'' ⁴ Mukama alayomba, Angu, nekusoga wasaya?'' ⁵ Ahone Yona alazya mulikaya alikalisya lubhahi lwe bhutuluka, bhwelikaya eyone alagema bhwikalo nge alikalisya hansi yahe hamuka oti aduzye kubhona likaya likubha tyani. ⁶ Mukama Mungu alabhezya mumero ne kugukuzya ruguru ye mwa Yona oti gubhe mutaka ruguru ye mutwe gwamwe kudohya bhwagalale bhwamwe. ⁷ Yonaabha ne bhwiharare bhukuru kwogone mumero. Nahe Mungu alaletaho isina aha bhwasya mulabho eyo indi. Alagulya mumero ne mumero gurahundagala. ⁸ Aha habha mwizyobha lilabha lyapuna mulabho, Mungu alaleta muyaga mulambe kupuna bhutuluka kandi, izyobha lilisya mutwe gwe mwa Yona ne alagwa. Ahone Yona alikubhwa kufya. Alibhwira, ''Nehasiri kwonw kufya kuleka kubha muhanga.'' ⁹ Halabha aho Mungu alamubhwira Yona, ''Angu, ne kusoga obhe kubha ne bhusaye kwogwane mumero?'' Yona alayomba, nekusoga oti nagaile nolo kufya. ¹⁰ Mkama alayomba, ''Wagubhela bhwira mumero, ogwo utaragugemera mulimo nolo kukula mukumera habhwire ne kufya habhwire. ¹¹ Otine wone itari kusoga kugubhela bhwira Ninawi, kaya nkuru, eyo hali ne bhantu bhekukila igana ne makumi abhili vihumbi abho bhatekumanhya kugabhanhya hakonbholo kwe kulila ne kubhoko kwabho kwe kumanso ne kandi ng'ombe ninki?