¹ Soko ra Yahweh rakawiya kuna Jona ketchipiri, retchiti: ² Purumuka, enda ku Ninive, guta riya guru, uye dhaindzira kwariri soko randakakutuma. ³ Zwadharo Jona akapurumuka akaenda kuNinive, pakuterera soko ra Yahweh. Rainge riri guta guru, paitofanira matsiku matatu kuti munhu agumeyo. ⁴ Jona wopinda muguta uye worihamba rese patsiku imwe, etchidhaindzira etchiti: Pakupera kwe matsiku makumarongomuna, Ninive itchaputswa. ⁵ Agari eNinive akatenda kuna Mwari uye akaita umwe mutsanyu. Ese akafveka masaku, kuvira kumukuru dzamara kumudhoko. ⁶ Soko parakaguma kuna mambo we Ninive, iyena wakapurumuka patchigaro tchake, wokumura matchira eumambo, wofveka masaku uye wogara pamarota. ⁷ Zwadharo iyena wotara umwe mutemo akaudhudzira ku Ninive. Kuva pakutongera kwa mambo ne asendzi ake, azwitenderwi kana munhu upi hake, kana makwai kana mabhira kurya tchimwe tchiro. Musasie etchirya kana kumwa nvura. ⁸ asi afvekai masaku, anhu ne zwinyama, uye dhaindzirai kuna Mwari ne simba. Umwe na umwe ngabhudye mugwandza rake rakashata uye ushaishi uri munyara dzenyu. ⁹ Dhangani Mwari ungapetuka sure pakutiparadza, kuti tisaputswe? ¹⁰ Uye Mwari wakawona zwainge zwaizwa ne anhu, mabhudhire ainge aita pazwishaishi zwawo. Zwadharo Mwari wopetuka sure pakupyanitcha kwainge abhuya kuti wodha kuita kune anhu, uye hana kuzwitadhi.