¹ Ololo lijwi lya Yehoba lyethzile kuli yona mwana wa munalume wa amitayi, lyendele ngwalyo , '' ² imona mangana uye kuninibe, nganda ije yakuhyama manene, uka, mwa fwa bubi bwabo buna tholoka kumesho ange''. ³ Oloni yona wakatukile nakutewa kumesho a Yehoba nakuya ku tashishi cho waile wathikumukile ku yopa cho waka wanenetele ndando yakulondamo cho walondele mo mubwato nakuya nabo ku tashishi, kulako kutunda kumesho a Yehoba . ⁴ Oloni Yehoba watumine lihunthi lya kama manee hakahinga ndongo cho lihunthzi lyethzile nakupwa likama manene ha kalunga ndongo cho lihunthzi lyethzile nakupa likama manene ha kalunga ndonga. Hajebene chatholokele ngwe bwato bulinakuya nakubatuka. ⁵ Cho baneya bwato bathzibile lyoba cho munu woshe walilile kuli nja yendi lika lyendi. cho bombilile bitenga byakele mu bwato mukalunga ndonga bwehukeko. Oloni yona waile mwithi mukati kabwato, cho kuje wakalalele mutulo twakamo. ⁶ Cho mukulunu wethzile kuli ikeye nakwe ndeka ngwedi,'' bikajo walalela? katuka! uthane kuli njambi yobe! amo Njambi yobe ! atwanukako cho kutunyongo.'' ⁷ Chochi munu woshe kuli mukwabo mubalyetela ngwabo,'' ijeni, tute lyongo managana tuthzubuke iyajo nanena obu bubi buje buje bulinakutholoka kuli yetu''. Cho batile lyongo, na lyongo lya kawililile kuli Yona. ⁸ Cho bendekele kuli Yona ngwabo, ''twalombo utulekethe iyajo nanena obu bubi bulinaku tholoka kuli yetu nkumani bipangi byo bika, cho watundundilila kuli? kuchituli muka watundilila, na kubanu muka watunda?''. ⁹ Cho Yona wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, '' Yange kahebelu ; cho njikatewa Yehoba, Njambi wa mwilu uje na panga kalunga ndonga na libu lya kuma.'' ¹⁰ Cho banu bathzibile lyoba manene na kwendeka kuli Yona ngwabo, '' bikajo ebi bije natewa kukutunda kumesho a Yehoba, mwafwa wabalekethele. ¹¹ Cho bendekele kuli Yona ngwabo, ''Cho twatha kukulinga batijo mangana man`imba amema mukalunga ndonga alikele?'' omo muka lunga ndoga muli lihunthzi lya kama manene. <sup>12</sup> Yona wendekele kuli bakebo ngwendi, ''Njamba teni munjumbile mukalunga ndongo.Cho man`imba mukalunga ndonga alikela, omo ujathzubuka ngwange mwafwa yange mukemo eli lihunthzi lyakama manene lili nakutholokela kuli yeni.'' ¹³ Nameme ngocho, banu bakele nakuyo buka nabinthzilingwabo bawaniwe bakebo babenya kununda oloni bonowele mwafwa kalunga ndonga mwakele lihinthzi lyakama manenelyoku shaka kubanyongetha. ¹⁴ Cho balilile kuli Yehoba na kwendeka ngwabo, ''Twakulombo, yehoba, twakulomba, kethi utwethele tunyonge amulonga wamonyo will ou munalume ebwe, cho kethii mwake maninga akiyeneka bubi ali yetu, mwafwa yobe, yehoba unahingi nge miye mu una shakela.'' ¹⁵ Cho bambatele Yona nakumumbila mukalunga ndonga, nakalunga ndoge yolikele kunena man`umba. <sup>16</sup> Cho banu bamujujuwile manene Yehoba. Cho banene chin`ombelo kuli Yehoba na kuli thika nendi oku bali nakulithinga. ¹⁷ Ololo Yehoba wabwahethele ithi wakama manene wakumina Yona, na Yona wakele mwimo lya ithi matangwa atatu amutonya na matangwa atatu amatsiki.