Jona 1:1-17
1 Jehova wakhuluma naJona*+ indvodzana ya-Amithayi watsi:
2 “Hamba uye edolobheni lelikhulu lokutsiwa yiNineve,+ futsi umemetele kubantfu bakhona kutsi lelidolobha litawubhujiswa, ngobe labantfu benta tintfo letinyenti letimbi.”
3 Kodvwa Jona wabalekela Jehova waya eThashishi; wehlela eJopha wafike wakhandza umkhumbi loya eThashishi. Ngako wabhadala imali futsi wagibela lomkhumbi, wabalekela Jehova.
4 Jehova wabese utfumela umoya lomkhulu elwandle, futsi kwaba nesivunguvungu lesikhulu kangangekutsi lomkhumbi besewungephuka nobe ngunini.
5 Ematilosi esaba kakhulu kangangekutsi ngulelo nalelo lakhala kunkulunkulu walo licela lusito. Abese atsatsa umtfwalo lobewukulomkhumbi awujikijela elwandle kuze lomkhumbi ube lula.+ Kodvwa Jona bekehlele ekhatsi nekhatsi nalomkhumbi, futsi wafike wahhudla lobukhulu butfongo.
6 Kaputeni walomkhumbi weta kuye wafike watsi: “Ulele leni? Vuka uthantaze kunkulunkulu wakho! Mhlawumbe Nkulunkulu weliciniso utasihawukela kuze singafi.”+
7 Ngemuva kwaloko lamatilosi akhuluma odvwa atsi: “Wotani, asishayeni inkatho+ khona sitewubona kutsi ngubani lolosiletsele lenhlekelele.” Ngako ashaya inkatho futsi yadla Jona.+
8 Abese atsi kuye: “Sicela usitjele, ngubani lona losiletsele lenhlekelele? Wena wenta msebenti muni futsi uchamukaphi? Ubuya kuliphi live, futsi usive sini?”
9 Wawaphendvula watsi: “NgingumHebheru, ngikhonta* Jehova Nkulunkulu wemazulu, loyo lowadala lwandle nemhlabatsi lowomile.”
10 Lamadvodza atsi nakeva loko esaba kakhulu, futsi ambuta atsi: “Ukwenteleni loku?” (Lamadvodza besekati kutsi ubalekela Jehova, ngobe besekawatjelile.)
11 Ngako ambuta atsi: “Sente njani ngawe kuze lolwandle luthule?” Lesivunguvungu lebesiselwandle besichubeka siba nemandla kakhulu.
12 Jona wawaphendvula watsi: “Ngitsatseni ningijikijele elwandle, futsi lutawubese luyathula; ngobe ngiyati kutsi lesivunguvungu lesinemandla kangaka sinihlasela ngenca yami.”
13 Kodvwa lamadvodza agwedla ngemandla kuze ajikise lomkhumbi awuyise elugwini, kepha ehluleka ngobe lesivunguvungu besichubeka siba nemandla kakhulu.
14 Ngemuva kwaloko akhala kuJehova atsi: “Awu Jehova, sicela ungasibhubhisi ngenca yalomuntfu! Sicela ungasibeki licala ngekubulala lendvodza lengakoni lutfo, ngobe loku kuyintsandvo yakho Jehova.”
15 Abese atsatsa Jona amjikijela elwandle; futsi lolwandle lwathula.
16 Lamadvodza acala kumesaba kakhulu Jehova,+ ngako entela Jehova umhlatjelo futsi enta tifungo kuye.
17 Jehova wabese utfumela inhlanti lenkhulu kutsi imite Jona, futsi Jona wahlala esiswini sayo emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu.+
