¹ Jona wase uyathantaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe ase siswini senhlanti. ² Watsi, ''Ngimemete kuSimakadze ngendzaba yekukhatsateka kwami wangiphendvula; esiswini saSheol ngakhala ngidzinga lusito! waliva livi lami. ³ Ungiphose ekujuleni, nasenhlitiweni yelwandle, nemanti elwandle angimbonya; onkhe emagagasi nemsindvo kwendlula etikwami. ⁴ Ngatsi, 'Ungicoshile emehlweni akho, kepha ngitawuphindze ngibuke embili endlini lengcwele.' ⁵ Lwande lwangitungeleta lwangimbonya lacishe langibulala; kujula kwakungikakile; tjani baselwandle bungikike enhloko. ⁶ Ngehla ngaya ekucaleni kwetintsaba; umhlaba nelijele lawo wangivalela ingunaphakadze. Kepha wasindzisa imphilo yami emgodzini, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami! ⁷ Ngesikhatsi umphefumulo wami uculeka ngekhatsi kimi, ngabita Simakadze kutsi anginake; ngako umthantazo umthantazo wam wafikakuwe, ethempelini lakho lelingcwele. ⁸ Banaka bonkhulunkulu labangenamsebenti ngesikhatsi bala sivumelwano sekwetsembeka. ⁹ Kepha ngekwami, ngitawunikela kini ngelivi lekubonga; Nitawugcwalisa loko lengikufungele.Isindziso ichamuka kuSimakaze!'' ¹⁰ Bese Simakandze wakhuluma enhlantini, yase ihlanta Joha ngaphandle kwelilwandle.