1
Yona adheemera Musengwa Katonda
11:1: 2 Bakyab 14:25 Lwali lulala Musengwa Katonda yaakoba omusaadha ye baayetanga Yona, mutabane w’Amittai ati: 2“Situkiramu oje okobe abantu ab’omu kibuga Nineve, ekibuga ekikologho ekyo, oti, ‘Mboine okwonoona kwaibwe.’ ”
3Aye Yona yaalumuka okuva aghali Musengwa Katonda aje e Tarushishi. Agho yaaja e Yoppa, ye yayagaana eryato eryali liri kutegekebwa okuja e Tarushishi. Yaasasula empiiya edh’olugendo oluja e Tarushishi, yaaniina mu lyato aje nabo okutuuka ye baali bali kuja, alumuke okuva aghali Musengwa Katonda.
4Aye Musengwa Katonda yaagheereza empewo ey’amaani ku nhandha, kiwunga yaasiikuula enhandha ebitakobeka, kumpi n’eryato limenhekemenheke. 5Olw’okutya okunene, abavuzi b’eryato baalira, buli muntu yaayeta omusambwa gwe. Baatoola ebintu ebyali mu lyato baabisuula mu nhandha olw’okuwewula ku lyato. Aye Yona yali aserengeite mu kisenge ekya ghansi eky’omu lyato, era ng’atendwike endoolo enhingi einho.
6Omukulu w’eryato yaaja y’ali yaamukaabukira ati: “Osobola otya okuba ng’oli kutenduka butenduke? Situka, osabe omusambwa gwo! Katyo gwakatusaasira twaloba kuzikirira.”
7Agho abavuzi baakoba bati: “Ka tweraguze tubone atuleeseeku ekibambulira kino.” Bwe beeraguza, baazuula nga kiri kuvanga ku Yona. 8Kale n’okumukoba bati: “Tukobere, ekibambulira kino kiri kuva ku ki? Okola mulimo ki? Ova gha? Oli wa mu nsi ki? Oli wa ighanga ki?”
9Yaabairamu ati: “Nze ndi Muheburayi. Nsinza Musengwa Katonda, Katonda ow’eigulu, eyakola enhandha n’obukalu.” 10Abasaadha baatya inho era baamukoba bati: “Ekyaga agho kikoleka?” Kuba yali amaze okubakobera ati ali kulumuka ku Musengwa Katonda. 11Olwo enhandha yali eri kweyongera bweyongere okusiikuuka. Agho baamubuuza bati: “Mperaano tuli na kukukola ki enhandha okulaala?” 12Yaabairamu ati: “Munsuule mu nhandha eidha kulaala, kuba ndidhi nti musango gwange. Ninze mbaleeseeku ekibambulira kino.”
13Aye beene kye baakola n’okugezaaku einho n’amaani gaibwe goonagoona okukuba enkasi baizeeyo eryato ku bukalu. Aye tibaasobola, kuba enhandha yeeyongeranga bweyongere okusiikuuka. 14Agho baasaba Musengwa Katonda bati: “Tukweghembye Musengwa Katonda, otatuzikiriza ng’otulanga okwita musaadha ono. Niiwe mwene oleese kiwunga ono nga mwene bw’oyenze.” 15Agho batoola Yona baamusuula mu nhandha, enhandha yaalaala.
16Abasaadha baatya Musengwa Katonda ekibitiriire. Baamugha omusengo era beeyama. 171:17: Mat 12:40 Aye Musengwa Katonda yaataagho ekyenhandha ekikologho kyamira Yona, yaaba munda omw’ekyenhandha ekyo okumala enaku isatu, omusana n’obwire.