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.