Bantu ba mu tshimenga tshia bena Ashû tshia Niniwe bavua bantu babi. Yehowa wakambila muprofete wende Yona bua kuya ku Niniwe bua kubadimuija bua bashintuluke. Kadi Yona wakanyema, kuyaye luseke lua tshianana. Wakabanda mu mazuwa avua aya ku Tâshishi, kuyaye.

Pavua mazuwa munkatshi mua mâyi, tshipepele tshikole menemene tshiakajuka, bendeshi ba mazuwa kumvuabu buôwa. Bakasambila nzambi yabu, kuebejabu ne: ‘Bua tshinyi bualu ebu budi buenzeka?’ Ndekelu wa bionso, Yona wakabambila ne: ‘Meme ke udi ne tshilumbu. Ndi nyema bualu tshiena musue kuenza bualu buvua Yehowa mungambile bua kuenza to. Nkupayi mu mâyi, tshipepele netshijike.’ Bendeshi ba mazuwa kabavua basue kukupa Yona mu mâyi to, kadi yeye uvua anu usuminyina. Pavuabu bamukupe mu mâyi, tshipepele tshiakajika.

Yona wakela meji ne: neafue. Pavuaye wenda upueka muinshi menemene mua mâyi, wakasambila Yehowa. Pashishe Yehowa kutumaye mushipa munene wa dikema. Mushipa au wakamina Yona, kadi kawuvua mumushipe to. Pavua Yona munda mua mushipa au, wakasambila wamba ne: ‘Ndi nkulaya ne: nengikale anu nkutumikila.’ Yehowa wakalama Yona munda mua mushipa au matuku asatu kakuyi bualu bubi bumuenzekela, pashishe mushipa wakaluka Yona ku mukuna.

Bu muvua Yehowa mupandishe Yona, bivuaku biumvuija ne: Yona kavua ne bua kuya kabidi ku Niniwe anyi? Tòo. Yehowa wakambila kabidi Yona bua kuya kuntu aku. Bua musangu eu, Yona wakatumikila. Wakaya  kuntu aku, kuambilaye bantu babi abu ne: ‘Mu matuku 40 nebabutule Niniwe.’ Pashishe bualu kampanda buvua kabuyi buelela meji buakenzeka: bena Niniwe bakateleja tshivua Yona muambe, kushintulukabu. Mukalenge wa Niniwe wakambila bantu bende ne: ‘Bikilayi Nzambi, nunyingalale, nulekele kuenza malu mabi. Pamuapa kakutubutula to.’ Pavua Yehowa mumone ne: bantu bavua banyingalale, wakabenga kubutula Niniwe.

Yona wakafiika munda bualu kabavua babutule tshimenga atshi to. Anji elabi meji: Yehowa uvua muleje Yona lutulu, mumufuile luse, kadi Yona yeye kavua musue kumvuila bantu ba mu Niniwe luse to. Kadi wakaya, kusombaye pambelu pa tshimenga mu dileji dia muonji wa tshilowalowa, musuike mishiku. Pashishe muonji au wakuma, Yona kufiikaye munda. Ke Yehowa kumuambila ne: ‘Udi uditatshisha bikole bua tshikunyibua etshi kupita muudi uditashisha bua bena mu Niniwe. Ndi mubafuile luse, bashale ne muoyo.’ Yehowa uvua musue kuamba tshinyi? Uvua musue kuamba ne: bantu ba mu Niniwe bavua ne mushinga wa bungi kupita tshikunyibua kayi tshionso.