Ekapitulu 4
1
Yona ahunanariya ventji nulevelela w'APWIYA, khuximwa.
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Vano ahalompa apwiya, iraka: Khoo, APWIYA, khahiyo etthu yela yahimalyaka kinari nlaponi mwaka wira mwarwaa walevelela? Tivo vakuvelalyaka otthyawela oTrisi; kantjuwela tthiri wira nyuwo mwa Muluku orera nrima ni othunku, opitsa oviruwa, ni owakuva olevelela, nttharuwaka tjotakhala tjolopolananinyu atthu.
3
Tivo vano, kovarelani metto APWIYA, nkuseke ekumi aka, halali kikhwe okhala nkumi wokipheela.
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APWIYA yahu'himerya wira: Mwinnanareliyani? nyuwo munniviruwa vahinlattu.
5
Okathi owo Yona ahuvenya, khwemela ota wa nttetthe, ahuteka nxaxa mphantti w'onikhuma ntjuwa, khukilathi vanrurini vaya, aphavelaka oweha etthubyarwaa okhumelela mwinttettheni.
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Vano APWIYA Muluku yahumeliha vavalemurapela, wannuwale vowakuveya onkhunelaka Yona ni nruri aya vamuru vawe, wira ankurunuse nrima; murapela owo wahuntteliha nrima Yona ventji.
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Nto mmeloni mwaya vatsitsu Muluku ahiruma munku, khukhura mitathari tja murapela, murapel'owo khumma.
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Numala, ntjuwa nikhumalene, Muluku ahopiha epheyo yovihexa; vano ntjuwa nahukelela wopela ventji vamuru wa Yona, Yon'owo ahotjeya, anatthuna okhwa, khwira: Halali kikhwe okhala nkumi wokiphwela.
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Vano Muluku ahun'himerya Yona wira: Wunlela murapel'owo nunanariya exariya? Yona ahumwakhula wira: Ayo exariya kophweleya mpakha ophiyerya okhwa.
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Vano APWIYA yahun'himerya wira: Nyuwo munnimorela ekharari murapel'owo, wahalalinyu, nnakhala wahamelihalinyu, owo omelale ohiyu omotja khumma ohiyu nkina;
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Vano miyo nkakhalale omorela ekharari nttetthe mulupale w'oNinive, wonwo akhalalyaya atthu ikonto miloko muloko ni minli ohintjuwela tuvi mono wolopwana wala mono wothiyana, wonwo okhalalyayawo inama tjohalikeleya?