Jona
3:1 Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika rwechipiri kuna Jona, richiti,
3:2 Simuka, uende Ninivhe, riya guta guru, undoriparidzira
ndichiparidza kuti ndinokurayira.
3:3 Ipapo Jona akasimuka, akaenda Ninivhe, sezvaakarairwa neshoko raJehovha
ISHE. Zvino Ninivhe raiva guta guru-guru, rwendo rwamazuva matatu.
3:4 Jona akatanga kupinda muguta, rwendo rwezuva rimwe chete, akadanidzira,
akati, Kwasara mazuva makumi mana, ipapo Ninivhe richaparadzwa.
Vanhu veNinivhe vakatenda Mwari, vakatara nguva yokutsanya, nokufuka
vakapfeka masaga, kubva kumukuru wavo kusvikira kumuduku wavo.
3:6 Shoko rakasvika kuna mambo weNinevhe, akasimuka pachigaro chake choushe.
akabvisa nguvo yake paari, akafuka magumbu, akagara
mumadota.
3:7 Akaita kuti chiparidzwe, chiparidzwe muNinevhe yose
chirevo chamambo namachinda ake, chinoti, Ngakurege kuva nomunhu kana zvipfuwo;
mombe kana makwai, zvingaravira chinhu, ngazvirege kufura, kana kumwa mvura;
Asi vanhu nezvipfuwo ngazvifukidzwe masaga, ngavadanidzire kwaari nesimba guru;
Mwari: zvirokwazvo, ngavatendeuke mumwe nomumwe panzira yake yakaipa napanzira yake yakaipa
chisimba chiri mumaoko avo.
3:9 Ndiani angaziva, kana Mwari angadzoka, akazvidemba, akadzoka pakutsamwa kwake kukuru?
kutsamwa, kuti tirege kuparara?
3:10 Mwari akaona zvavakaita, kuti vakatendeuka panzira yavo yakaipa; naMwari
akazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvaakati ndichavaitira; uye
haana kuzviita.