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Yona aja e Nineve
1Agho Musengwa Katonda yaakoba Yona omukuzi ogwokubiri ati: 2“Situkiramu oje eri abantu ab’omu kibuga Nineve, ekibuga ekikologho ekyo, obakobere obukwenda bwe nakukoba.” 3Yona yaasitukiramu yaaja e Nineve nga Musengwa Katonda bwe yamukoba. Nineve kyali kikologho, ng’okutambula okukibitamu omala enaku isatu. 43:4-5: Mat 12:41; Luk 11:32 Yona yatoolera okutambula mu kibuga okumala olunaku lulamba, agho yaalangirira ati: “Nga ghabiseegho enaku amakumi ana (40) Nineve kija kuzikirizibwa.”
5Abantu ab’e Nineve baikiriza obukwenda bwa Katonda, era baalangirira buli muntu okusiiba endhala okuviira irala ku babbede okutuukira irala ku basembayo ghansi. Baavaala ekutiya okwoleka okwenenia kwaibwe.
6Kyabazinga w’e Nineve bwe yabiwulira, yaaleka ghale ekityamo kye n’ebivaalo bye eby’obwakyabazinga, yaavaala ekutiya era yaatyama mu ivu okwoleka okwenenia kwe. 7Era yaalangirira mu biketezo byonabyona eby’e Nineve ng’akoba ati: “Kino kiragiro okuva ye kyabazinga n’abakungu be, ekikoba kiti, ‘Ghatabaagho muntu yeenayeena alya oba anhwa kintu kyonakyona, oba okuganha ekisolo kyonakyona eky’omuntu okulya oba okunhwa. 8Buli muntu ateekwa okwesiba ekutiya, na buli nsolo esibibwe ekutiya. Buli muntu ateekwa okulekayo ebibi by’akola n’ebikolwa eby’obukambwe, yeeghembe Katonda n’omwoyo mulala okumusonigha. 9Tomanha, oba katyo Katonda asobola okukyusa ekirowoozo kye, yaalekera okusungughala ekibitiriire, yaaloba kutuzikiriza.’ ”
10Katonda bwe yabona bino bye baakola, ni balekayo ebikolwa byaibwe ebibi, yaakyusa ekidhuubo kye, yaaloba kubazikiriza nga bwe yali akobye.