uJona 3:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona ngokwesibili, lathi: 3:2 Sukuma, uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, futhi ushumayele kuwo etshumayela ukuthi ngiyakutshela. 3:3 Ngakho uJona wasukuma, waya eNineve, ngokuvumelana nezwi likaJehova NKOSI. Manje iNineve laliwumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu. 3:4 UJona waqala ukungena emzini, uhambo losuku, wamemeza. wathi: Kusezakuba yizinsuku ezingamashumi amane, bese lichithwa iNineve. 3:5 Ngakho abantu baseNineve bakholwa kuNkulunkulu, futhi wamemezela ukuzila ukudla, futhi wembatha indwangu yamasaka, kusukela komkhulu kuya komncane wabo. 3:6 Izwi lafika enkosini yaseNineve, yasukuma esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi. wamkhumula ingubo yakhe, wamembathisa indwangu yamasaka, wahlala emlotheni. 3:7 Futhi wabangela ukuba kumenyezelwe futhi umemezele kulo lonke iNineve by the Isimemezelo senkosi nezikhulu zayo, sithi: 'Makungabikho muntu noma isilwane. umhlambi wezinkomo, nezimvu, azinambithe, zingadli, zingaphuzi manzi; 3:8 Kodwa ake umuntu nesilwane embozwe indwangu yesaka, futhi bakhale kakhulu uNkulunkulu: yebo, mababuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nasezindleleni zakhe ubudlova obusezandleni zabo. 3:9 Ngubani okwaziyo uma uNkulunkulu aphenduke futhi aphenduke, futhi afulathele abanolaka lwakhe ulaka, ukuze singabhubhi? 3:10 Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona izenzo zabo, ukuthi baphenduka endleleni yabo embi; noNkulunkulu wazisola ngobubi abeshilo ukuthi uyakwenza kubo; futhi akakwenzanga.