¹ Ecyigambo cya Mukama cyikeeza ari Yona, mweene wabo Amita, nicyigira cyiti: ² imuka oze Nineeve, etawuni ejo empango, orangiire ebiribawo, abw'okuba obubi bwabo bwikire omumeeso gange. ³ Konka Yona yayimuka, yawungira Mukama Tarusisi, yasuuma Yoopa yasangayo emeeri ekuza Tarusisi, yasasura sente zokumutwara, yaza omu meeri kugenda nabo Tarusisi ngu awunge Mukama. ⁴ Konka Mukama yasindika omuyaga mwingi anyanza, enyanza yagira ebingonzi, emeeri yayenda kusenyaguruka. ⁵ Nabwecyo abarimbi batiina, buri omweyatcyira Ruhanga wewe, nebintu ebyabere biri omumeeri babinaga omunyanza kurawucya emeeri. Konka Yona iwe akaba yagenzere omucyicweka cyayo cyomunda, anagiire ⁶ Omukuru w'emeeri niko kwiza owaari akamugira ati: obeere ota iwe munagizi we? imuka otacyire Mukama Ruhanga waawe, obundi Ruhanga waawe aka twizuka tureka kuwerekeera. ⁷ Anyimawo baagambirana bati: mwize tuteere entomi, tubone kumanya aturetiire aka akabi. Batyo batera entomi yakwata Yona. ⁸ Bamubuuza bati: tugambire atureetire aka akabi. Okora murimocyi? Noruga nkayi? Owanyu ninkayi? Kandi ori wiyanga cyi? ⁹ Yabagarukanu ati: ndi Omuheburaayo nintiina Mukama Ruhanga owomwiguru ayahangire enyanza nensi. ¹⁰ Okuruga awo bagira obutiini bwingi, bamubuuza bati: Betu ecy'okozere nici? abw'okuba abo baseeza bakamanya kuyabeere ayungire Mukama, akuba akaba yabagambire. ¹¹ Amazima goona mbwemu, mbwenu tukugire tuta, enyanza ekaboona kwikikana, tukacira? Abokuba enyanza ekaba neyongera kuyinduriza. ¹² Yabagira ati: Munyimbe, munzugute omunyanza, obwe nibo enyanza eratereere mukacira, abokuba nimanya ngu eriwunga ryamaani, eryabazumika ninye ryabatura ¹³ onka abo baseeza bazuga munonga ngu babone kwicya emeeri ankungu bareemwa, abokuba enyanza ekaba neyeyongera kutabanguka. ¹⁴ Nicyo batakiire Mukama nnibagira bati: Nitukwesengereza ayi Mukama, otatureka tukawerekeera, tukazira ogu museeza kandi otatutawo omusango gwesagama, yatiine musango, abokuba ayi Mukama niwe okozere nkoku osiimire. ¹⁵ Batyo bayinga Yona, bamunaga omunyanza. Enyanza yayiciza. ¹⁶ Amangu ago, abo baseeza batiina munonga Mukama, bamutanbira ebitambo nibarayira. ¹⁷ Anyumawo, Mukama yatetekateeka enfee npamgo kumera Yona, yamumera, yamara omunda yenfee ebiro bisatu, omwiyangwe n'omuciro.