uYona 1:1 Ke kaloku kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuYona, unyana ka-Amitayi, lisithi, 1:2 Suk’ ume, uye eNineve, kuloo mzi mkhulu, umemeze ngawo; kwabo kunyuke ubutshinga, phambi kwam; 1:3 Wesuka ke uYona, ebalekela eTarshishe, emka ebusweni bukaYehova; wehla waya eYopa; wafumana inqanawa eya eTarshishe wayihlawula intlawulo yayo, wehla wangena kuyo, ukuba aye kunye nawo iTarshishe, imke ebusweni bukaYehova. 1:4 Ke uYehova wagalelekisa umoya omkhulu elwandle, kwabakho umoya omkhulu uqhwithela elwandle, ngokokude inqanawa leyo yanga iza kwaphuka. 1:5 Boyika oomateloshe, bakhala elowo kuthixo wakhe; bazijulela elwandle iimpahla ezisemkhombeni, ukuba ube khaphukhaphu yabo. Ke uYona wayehle waya phakathi encamini yomkhombe; walala, walala ubuthongo. 1:6 Weza kuye umphathi womkhombe, wathi kuye, Ùthini na, Owu? umntu olalayo? Suk’ ume, ubize uThixo wakho, ukuba okunene uThixo wosikhumbula; ukuze singabhubhi. 1:7 Bathi elowo kummelwane wakhe, Yizani, senze amaqashiso sazi ukuba kungenxa kabani na ukuba sibe nobu bubi? Benza amaqashiso, baza iqashiso laphuma noYona. 1:8 Bathi kuye, Khawusixelele, kungenxa kabani na? ububi buphezu kwethu; Uyintoni na umsebenzi wakho? uvela phi na? Intoni lilizwe lakho? ungowabaphi na abantu? 1:9 Wathi kubo, NdingumHebhere; ndiyamoyika uYehova, uThixouThixo izulu, owenza ulwandle nomhlaba owomileyo. 1:10 Oyika amadoda lawo ngoloyiko olukhulu, athi kuye, Yini na ukuba ubekho? wenze lento? Ngokuba amadoda lawo ayesazi ukuba ubaleka emka ebusweni bukaYehova; ngokuba wayebaxelele. 1:11 Bathi ngoko kuye, Masenze ntoni na kuwe, ukuze ulwandle luhlale? uzolile kuthi? kuba ulwandle belusilwa, lusilwa. 1:12 Wathi kuwo, Ndifunquleni, nindijulele elwandle; ngoko Ngaba ulwandle luya kunizola; kuba ndiyazi ukuba oku kukhulu ngenxa yam Umoya ovuthuzayo uphezu kwakho. 1:13 Atyhudisa emazeni amadoda, ezama ukuyibuyisela emhlabeni owomileyo inqanawa; kodwa babenako Hayi, kuba ulwandle lwalusiya lusilwa phezu kwabo. 1:14 Bakhala ke kuYehova, bathi, Siyakukhunga, Yehova; Siyakukhunga, masingafi ngenxa yobomi balo mntu, kwaye musa ukubeka phezu kwakhe ngokuba wena, Yehova, wenze ngokuthanda kwakho. 1:15 Amfunqula ke uYona, amjulela elwandle, naselwandle yayeka ukucaphuka. 1:16 Amadoda amoyika uYehova ngoloyiko olukhulu, abingelela kuye umbingelelo uYehova, wenza izibhambathiso. 1:17 UYehova wamisela intlanzi enkulu ukuba imginye uYona. NoYona waba sembilinini wentlanzi iimini ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu.