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1. | Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kuna Jona mwanakomana waAmitai, richiti, |
2. | " Simuka, uende Ninivhe, riya guta guru, undoriparidzira, nokuti kuipa kwavo kwakwira pamberi pangu." |
3. | Asi Jona akasimuka achida kutizira Tashishi abve pamberi paJehovha; akaburukira Jopa, akawana chikepe chakanga choenda Tashishi, akabudisa mari yacho yokufamba, ndokupinda mukati macho, kuti aende navo Tashishi abve pamberi paJehovha. |
4. | Asi Jehovha akatuma mhepo inopenga pagungwa, dutu guru rikamuka pagungwa, chikepe chikashumba kuputsika. |
5. | Ipapo vafambisi vechikepe vakatya, mumwe nomumwe akadana kuna Mwari wake, vakarashira mugungwa nhumbi dzakanga dziri muchikepe, kuti vachireruse. Asi Jona akanga aburukira mukatikati mechikepe, akavata pasi, nokubatwa nehope chaidzo. |
6. | Ipapo mwene wechikepe akauya kwaari, akati kwaari, "Nhai, iwe muvati, wakaita seiko? Simuka, dana kuna Mwari wako, zvimwe Mwari angatirangarira, tikasaparara." |
7. | Zvino mumwe nomumwe wakati kushamwari yake, "Uyai tikande mijenya, tizive kuti njodzi iyi yatiwira nokuda kwaani." Ipapo vakakanda mijenya, mujenya ukabata Jona. |
8. | Zvino vakati kwaari, "Chitiudza hako, kuti njodzi iyi yatiwira nokuda kwaani; basa rako ndereiko? Wabvepiko? Nyika yako ndeipi? Uri worudzi rupi?" |
9. | Iye akati kwavari, "Ndiri muHebheru, ndinotya Mwari wokudenga, akaita gungwa nenyika yakaoma." |
10. | Ipapo varume vakatya kwazvo-kwazvo, vakati kwaari, "Chinyiko ichi chawaita?" Nokuti varume vakanga vachiziva kuti anotiza pamberi paJehovha, nokuti akavaudza. |
11. | Zvino vakati kwaari, "Tichakuiteiko, kuti gungwa ritinyararire?" Nokuti gungwa rakaramba richinyanya kupenga. |
12. | Iye akati kwavari, "Ndisimudzei, mundikandire mugungwa, ipapo gungwa richakunyararirai; nokuti ndinoziva kuti dutu iri guru rakakuwirai nokuda kwangu." |
13. | Kunyange zvakadaro varume vakakwasva nesimba vachiidza kudzokera kunyika; asi vakakoniwa, nokuti gungwa rakaramba richinyanya kuvapengera. |
14. | Naizvozvo vakadana kuna Jehovha, vakati, "Tinokunyengeterai, imi Jehovha, tinokunyengeterai, kuti tirege kuparara nokuda kwoupenyu hwomunhu uyu, murege kutisundira mhosva yeropa risina mhaka; nokuti imi Jehovha makaita sezvamakada henyu." |
15. | Ipapo vakasimudza Jona, vakamukandira mugungwa, gungwa rikanyarara pakupenga kwaro. |
16. | Ipapo varume vakatya Jehovha kwazvo-kwazvo, vakabayira Jehovha chibayiro, nokumupikira mhiko. |
17. | Jehovha akatuma hove huru kundomedza Jona, Jona akava mudumbu rehove mazuva matatu nousiku hutatu. |
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