Yona 3:1-10
3 Na nsima liloba ya Yehova eyelaki Yona mpo na mbala ya mibale, ete:+
2 “Tɛlɛmá, kende na Ninive+ engumba monene, mpe sakwelá yango nsango oyo nazali koyebisa yo.”
3 Bongo Yona atɛlɛmaki mpe akendaki na Ninive+ mpo na kotosa liloba ya Yehova.+ Ninive ezalaki engumba moko monene,* ezalaki kosɛnga kotambola mikolo misato na makolo mpo na kokatisa yango.
4 Na nsima, Yona akɔtaki na engumba yango, atambolaki mokolo mobimba, mpe azalaki kosakola ete: “Etikali mikolo 40 mpamba, Ninive ekobebisama.”
5 Bongo bato ya Ninive bandimelaki Nzambe,+ mpe bayokanaki ete bákila bilei mpe bálata ngɔtɔ,* banda na oyo aleki moke tii na oyo aleki monene.
6 Ntango nsango yango ekómelaki mokonzi ya Ninive, atɛlɛmaki na kiti na ye ya bokonzi, alongolaki elamba na ye ya bokonzi, alataki ngɔtɔ mpe afandaki na putulu ya mɔtɔ.
7 Lisusu, atindaki básakola na Ninive mobimba ete: “Na kolanda etinda ya mokonzi mpe ya bato na ye ya lokumu: Moto moko te, to nyama, ezala etonga ya bangɔmbɛ to etonga ya bampate, moko te asengeli kolya ata eloko moko. Basengeli te kolya bilei to komɛla mai.
8 Tiká bálata ngɔtɔ, ezala bato mpe banyama; mpe tiká bábelela Nzambe na makasi na bango nyonso, bátika banzela na bango ya mabe mpe makambo ya mobulu oyo basalaka.
9 Nani ayebi soki Nzambe ya solo akotalela lisusu* likambo oyo akani kosala, akotika nkanda na ye ya makasi, bongo tokokufa te?”
10 Ntango Nzambe ya solo amonaki oyo basalaki, ndenge oyo batikaki banzela na bango ya mabe,+ atalelaki lisusu* likambo oyo akanaki kosala mpe mpasi oyo alobaki ete akoyeisela bango, ayeisaki yango lisusu te.+
Maloba na nse
^ Lil., “engumba monene mpo na Nzambe.”
^ Talá Ndimbola ya maloba.
^ To, “akoyoka mawa mpo na.”
^ To, “ayokaki mawa mpo na.”
