uJona 1:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona indodana ka-Amithayi, lathi: 1:2 Sukuma, uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, futhi umemeze ngokumelene nalo; kwabo ububi bukhuphukele phambi kwami. 1:3 Kodwa uJona wasukuma ukuze abalekele eTharishishi asuke ebusweni bukaJehova. wehlela eJopha; wafumana umkhumbi oya eTharishishi; wakhokha imali yawo yokugibela, wehlela kuwo, ukuba ahambe nawo ukuya iTharishishi ebusweni bukaJehova. 1:4 Kodwa uJehova wathumela umoya omkhulu elwandle, futhi kwaba khona umoya onamandla isivunguvungu elwandle, kangangokuthi umkhumbi wawusuzophuka. 1:5 Khona-ke amatilosi esaba, futhi wakhala, kwaba yilowo nalowo kunkulunkulu wakhe, futhi waphonsela olwandle impahla eyayisemkhunjini, ukuze ube lula yazo. Kepha uJona wayehlele ezingxenyeni ezingaphakathi zomkhumbi; walala, futhi wayelele ubuthongo. 1:6 Umphathi womkhumbi weza kuye, wathi kuye: "Usho ukuthini, O? olalayo? vuka, ubize uNkulunkulu wakho, uma kungenzeka uNkulunkulu asikhumbule, ukuze singabhubhi. 1:7 Bathi, kwaba yilowo nalowo kumngane wakhe, Wozani senze inkatho singazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu. Ngakho benza inkatho, futhi inkatho yamehlela uJona. 1:8 Base bethi kuye: "Ake usitshele ukuthi lokhu kungenxa kabani?" ububi buphezu kwethu; Uyini umsebenzi wakho? uvela ngaphi? ini izwe lakini? ungowabaphi abantu? 1:9 Wathi kubo: "NgingumHeberu; futhi ngiyamesaba uJehova, uNkulunkulu we izulu, owenza ulwandle nomhlabathi owomileyo. 1:10 Khona-ke amadoda esaba kakhulu, futhi wathi kuye: "Kungani ukwenzele lokho?" wenze lokhu? Ngokuba amadoda azi ukuthi ubalekile ebusweni bukaJehova; ngoba wayebatshelile. 1:11 Base bethi kuye: "Sikwenzeni kuwe, ukuze ulwandle lube khona?" sizolile kithi? ngoba ulwandle lwaluqhubeka luyisiphepho. 1:12 Wathi kubo: "Ngiphakamiseni, ningiphonse olwandle; ngakho ulwandle luzothula kini, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kukhulu ngenxa yami isiphepho siphezu kwakho. 1:13 Nokho amadoda agwedla kanzima ukuyiyisa ezweni; kodwa babekwazi hhayi: ngoba ulwandle lwaqhubeka, futhi kwaba nesiphepho phezu kwabo. 1:14 Ngakho bakhala kuJehova, bathi: "Siyakuncenga, O Jehova. siyakuncenga, masingabhubhi ngenxa yokuphila kwalo muntu, futhi singabeki phezu kwakhe thina igazi elingenacala, ngokuba wena Jehova wenzile njengokuthanda kwakho. 1:15 Ngakho bamphakamisa uJona, futhi bamphonsa olwandle, nolwandle ephelile ukufutheka kwakhe. 1:16 Khona-ke amadoda amesaba kakhulu uJehova, futhi banikela umhlatshelo kuye uJehova, wenza izithembiso. 1:17 Manje uJehova walungiselela inhlanzi enkulu ukuba imgwinye uJona. Futhi uJona wayesesiswini senhlanzi izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu.