Jonah (2/4)  

1. UJona wasekhuleka e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wakhe esesiswini senhlanzi,
2. esithi: Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngakhala e Nkosi ni, yangiphendula; ngisengcwabeni ngamemeza. wena walizwa ilizwi lami.
3. Wangiphosela ekujuleni, enhliziyweni zenlwandle, impophoma yangihanqa inhlangothi zonke; wonke amagagasi lamaza akho edlula phezu kwami.
4. Ngasengisithi: Ngixotshiwe ebusweni bakho; ngizabuya ngilibone njani ithempeli lakho elingcwele?
5. Amanzi angihanqileyo asefike entanyeni yami, amanzi amanengi angisibekela; ukhula lwathandela ikhanda lami
6. ezisekelweni zentaba. Ngatshona elizweni, imigoqo yalo yangivalela kwaze kwaba nini lanini; kanti wangikhupha emgodini, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami.
7. Lapho umphefumulo wami uphela amandla, ngayikhumbula i Nkosi; umkhuleko wami wafinyelela kuwe ethempelini lakho elingcwele.
8. Labo abakhonza izithombe eziyize balahla uthembeko lwabo kuwe.
9. Kodwa mina ngizanikela umnikelo ngikudumise ngelizwi lokubonga, ngikhokhe izithembiso zami; ukukhulula kungokwe Nkosi.
10. I Nkosi yakhuluma enhlanzini; inhlanzi yamhlanzela uJona emhlabathini owomileyo.

  Jonah (2/4)