uJona
4:1 Kodwa kwaba kubi kakhulu kuJona, futhi wathukuthela kakhulu.
4:2 Wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: "Ngiyakuncenga, O Jehova, kwakungekhona lokhu
izwi lami, ngisezweni lakithi? Ngakho ngabalekela ngaphambili
eTharishishi, ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu onomusa nonesihe, ophuzayo
ukuthukuthela, nomusa omkhulu, futhi uphenduke ebubini.
4:3 Ngakho manje, O Jehova, ngiyakuncenga, thatha ukuphila kwami kimi. ngoba kunjalo
kungcono ngife kunokuphila.
" 4:4 Khona-ke uJehova wathi: "Ingabe wenza kahle ngokuthukuthela?
4:5 Ngakho uJona waphuma emzini, futhi wahlala ngasempumalanga komuzi, futhi
wamenzela idokodo, wahlala phansi kwalo ethunzini, aze abe namandla
ubone ukuthi kuzokwenzekani ngomuzi.
4:6 UJehova uNkulunkulu wamisela umhlakuva, wawukhulisa phezu kukaJona.
ukuze kube ngumthunzi phezu kwekhanda lakhe, ukumkhulula osizini lwakhe.
Ngakho uJona wawujabulela kakhulu umhlakuva.
4:7 Kodwa uNkulunkulu walungisela isibungu, ekuphumeni kokusa, ngosuku olulandelayo, futhi washaya
umhlakuva owawubunile.
4:8 Kwathi, lapho ilanga liphuma, uNkulunkulu walungisa a
umoya wasempumalanga onamandla; ilanga lashaya ekhanda likaJona
waphela amandla, wafisa ukufa phakathi kwakhe, wathi: Kungcono kimi ukuba ngife
ukufa kunokuphila.
4:9 UNkulunkulu wathi kuJona: "Ingabe wenza kahle ngokuthukuthelela umhlakuva na?" Futhi yena
wathi: Ngenza kahle ngokuthukuthela, kuze kube sekufeni.
" 4:10 Khona-ke uJehova wathi: "Wena uhawukele umhlakuva, okuyinto wena
awusebenzanga, awukhulisanga; owafika ngobusuku, futhi
wabhubha ngobusuku:
4:11 Futhi akufanele yini ngihawukele iNineve, idolobha elikhulu, lapho kukhona abantu abaningi
abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha abangakwazi ukwahlukanisa phakathi kwesandla sabo sokunene
nesandla sabo sokhohlo; nezinkomo eziningi na?