Djona 3:1-10
3 Yahova adalewalewa na Djona kaciwiri kuti:
2 “Lamuka, ndoko ku Ninive mzinda ukulu ndipo ukalewe mafala yomwe nin’kuuza.”
3 Tenepo, Djona adabvera mafala ya Yahova ndipo adayendadi ku Niniveko. Ninive ukhali mzinda ukulu kwene-kwene,* ndipo munthu angadamala ntsiku zitatu kuti afambe mzinda wentseneyo.
4 Patsogolo pace, Djona adapita mu mzindamo ndipo adafamba mtantho wa ntsiku ibodzi acimbalewa kuti: “Zandosala ntsiku 40 kuti Ninive apfudzidwe.”
5 Ndipo wanthu wentse wa ku Ninive kuyambira mkulu mpaka mwana adakhulupira Mulungu, ndipo iwo adauzana kuti abzimane kudya* na kubvala magundiri.
6 Pomwe mambo wa ku Ninive adauzidwa mafala ya Djona, iye adamuka pa mpando wace wa umambo, ndipo adakhundula cakubvala cace ca umambo acibvala magundiri ndipo adakakhala pa dotha.
7 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, iye adadziwisa wanthu wentse wa ku Ninive kuti:“Mambo na wanthu wace wakulemekezeka atonga kuti paleke kugumanika munthu ne cirombo, ng’ombe ayai mabira omwe anidya cinthu ciri-centse. Munthu ali-wentse ayai cifuwo aleke kudya ne kumwa madzi.
8 Munthu ali-wentse na bzifuwo abvale magundiri ndipo akuwire Mulungu na mtima wentse, ndipo asiye bzakuipa na ciwembo comwe akhacita.
9 Mbani an’dziwa? Pinango Mulungu wacadidi angabweze ukali bwace bukulu, acicinja nzeru pa bzomwe akhafuna, kuti tileke kupfudzidwa.”
10 Pomwe Mulungu wacadidi adawona bzomwe iwo akhadacita, kuti akhadasiya bzicito bzawo bzakuipa, iye adacinja nzeru zace ndipo alibe kuwabweresera tsoka lomwe akhadalewa kuti angadawabweresera.
