Yona
1 Lisiku line Yehofa ŵamsalile Yona* mwanache jwa Amitayi kuti, 2 “Mnyakuche, mjawule kumsinda wekulungwa wa Ninefe kuti mkalalichile ya chilango* changusaka kwapa ŵandu ŵa mumsindawo. Mkatende yeleyi ligongo nayiweni yakusakala yakutenda jemanjajo.”
3 Nambo Yona ŵawutandite ulendo wakwawula ku Talisi, kumtila Yehofa. Jwalakwe ŵapite ku Yopa kwaŵajisimene sitima jakwawula ku Talisi. Myoyo jwalipile mbiya ni kukwela sitimajo kwawula ku Talisi yimpepe ni ŵandu ŵaŵaliji mwelemo. Jwalakwe ŵatesile yeleyi pakumtila Yehofa.
4 Kaneko Yehofa ŵatendekasisye mbungo jamachili panyasapo. Mbungojo jaliji jamachili mnope mpaka sitimajo jasigele panandi kukasika. 5 Ŵakwendesya sitimajo wakamwile mnope woga, mwamti jwalijose ŵatandite kumŵenda mlungu jwakwe kuti ŵakamuchisye. Ŵatanditesoni kwasila m’nyasa yindu yayaliji mu sitimajo kuti jikasitopelwa. Nambo pandaŵiji Yona ŵaliji ali apite m’chipinda chapasi cha mu sitimaji kwele kuŵagonile lugono lwakuwa nalo. 6 Pelepo jwamkulungwa jwa ŵakwendesya sitimanjo ŵapite kwa Yona ni kumwusya kuti, “Mmwe, ligongo chichi mkugona? Mjimuche. Mumŵende Mlungu jwenu kuti atukamuchisye. Komboleka Mlungu jwakuwona mpaka atutendele chanasa ni kutukulupusya.”
7 Kaneko ŵakwendesya sitimajo ŵatandite kukambilana kuti, “Kwende tutende kalotalota* kuti tummanyilile jwatendekasisye kuti tusimane ni yeleyi.” Myoyo jemanjajo ŵatesile kalotalota, mwamti kalotalotajo jamgwilile Yona. 8 Pelepo jemanjajo ŵamwusisye Yona kuti, “Mtusalile, ŵani ŵatendekasisye kuti yakogoyayi yitugwile? Ana mtyochele kwapi? Soni ana mkusakamula masengo gamtuli? Kumangwenu kwapi, soni ana mli ŵa mtundu wapi?”
9 Jwalakwejo ŵajanjile kuti, “Une ndili jwa mtundu wa Chihebeli, soni ngusinamtumichila* Yehofa Mlungu jwakwinani, jwele juŵapanganyisye nyasa soni mkuli.”
10 Pelepo ŵanduwo wakamwile mnope woga kupunda pandanda pala ligongo lyakuti Yona ŵaliji ali ŵasalile kala jemanjajo kuti akumtila Yehofa. Kaneko ŵamwusisye kuti, “Ana mtesile chichi?” 11 Ŵanduwo ŵamwusisyesoni kuti, “Ana tumtende chichi kuti nyasaji jitende bata?” Ŵamwusisye yeleyi ligongo mbungojo jaliji mkukulilakulilape panyasapo. 12 Jwalakwejo ŵajanjile kuti, “Anyakule ni kumbonya m’nyasamu, pelepo chijitende bata. Ngumanyilila kuti jemanja asimene ni mbungo jamachiliji ligongo lya une.” 13 Nambope ŵakwendesya sitimajo ŵalinjilelinjile kupalasa mwamachili kuti akayiche kumkuli, nambo ŵalepele ligongo mbungojo jakulilagakulilagape panyasapo.
14 Kaneko jemanjajo ŵapopesile kwa Yehofa kuti, “Chonde wawo Yehofa, akakunda kuti m’weji tuwe ligongo lya mundu jweleju. Yehofa, akatujimba magambo ga myasi ja mundu jwangalemwaju, pakuŵa wawojo atesile yeleyi mwakamulana ni chakulinga chawo.” 15 Myoyo ŵamnyakwile Yona ni kumponya m’nyasa, mwamti nyasajo jatesile bata. 16 Pelepo ŵanduwo ŵatandite kumchimbichisya mnope Yehofa. Jemanjajo ŵapeleche mbopesi kwa Yehofa soni ŵatesile chilanga chakuti chatande kumtumichila.
17 Kaneko Yehofa ŵatumisye chimsomba chekulungwa chachayiche ni kummila Yona. Myoyo Yona ŵaŵele m’matumbo mwa chimsombacho kwa masiku gatatu, musi ni chilo.