Yona wamubutuka Yawe
1Busiku bumo Yawe waamwanine Yona mwina Amitai nangue,2“Lenga uye ku olia muzi ukata wa Ninawe, uye ubaane mpunda yane ya bupinguzi, pantu namona vili bubi bwa bantu ba mu olia muzi.”3Inzi Yona wene waamubutukile Yawe ni kuya ku Tarsisi. Waakookele mpaka ku Yopa, koko i ku-aasangile bwato bwa kuya ku Tarsisi. Kupwako, walipila lwendo, waingila mu bwato pamo ni balia baali baya ku Tarsisi evi amubutuke Yawe.4Tepaakokwele, Yawe ni ye waabusiizie mwela ukata pa lyezi. Kyaali kinkunsia kikata mpaka ni bwato bwaali bwasyaumiine kubazuka.5Babituuta ba menda baunvwile mwezo ni kutendeka kupooza pa menda bintu bibaali nabio mu bwato kumona sie bwato bulengeko, koku kubalua muntu walimukupupa leza wakue. Inzi Yona wene waali waakookeele mukati bwato waleele waonene tulo twine twine.6Kupwako, kibinda wa bwato wamukonka Yona, wamubuusia ni kumwipuzia nangue, “Ati ewe, uonene sie tulo? Buuka ni we upupe leza obe, pange leza obe kuti watulangulukako tekuti tulobe.”7Ni pakako, baatendekele kulanzyania pakati kabo nangue, “Emwe, tuteye sie bubale tumone kine nani alengiizie bobu busanzo buli pakati ketu.” Lubaateele bubale, bainikile nangue waali walengiizie ni Yona.8Babituuta ba menda baamwipuziizie nangue, “Twane, nani walengia bobu busanzo buli pakati ketu? Uli na mwiloki? Kabili ufumine pi? Kyalo kyobe ni kyaloki? Uli mukowaki?”9Yona waabaasukile evi, “Nene ndi Muebrania, kabili ndinamutiina Yawe Leza wa mwiulu, olia waalengele lyezi ni musili.”10Lubaapwile kumwipuzia nangue wakitilaki evi, babituuta ba menda baakilile kutiina pantu Yona waabaanine nangue amubutukile Yawe.11Kupwako, bamwipuzia nangue, “Ale tukukite syani kuti lyezi litontoloke?” Pantu mwela waali wakila sie kutungupila.12Yona waabaasukile nangue, “Nkwate sie mun'mpooze pa menda ni lyezi lilikutontoloka, pantu n'manine nangue nene i alengiizie bobu busanzo.”13Inzi babituuta bene baakilile kwoba kuti bafike kunze, ni bo ba-andilue pantu mwela waali wakililako sie kutungupila.14Ni pakako, baamuliliile Yawe balanda nangue, “Twakupaapaata we Yawe, twakupaapaata tekuti utulovie pa mulandu wa bukose bwakua ozu muntu, kabili tekutupeela mulandu pa mulopa wakua ozu muntu usili na kafi, pantu wewe, we Yawe i watonanga kuti bebi bintu bikitike evi.”15Kupwako, bamukwata Yona bamupooza pa menda, ni lyezi lyatontoloka.16Ni pakako, bantu baakilile kumutiina Yawe. Baamweleele Yawe ngelelo ni kulapa bilapo.17Inzi Yawe waatumine lisabi likata lya kumuteleka Yona, ni Yona waikeele munda mwa lisabi nsiku itatu busiku ni koba.