Yona yanga gutumwa, umuyaga ubakubira mu nyanja
1 Ijambo ry’Uwiteka ryaje kuri Yona mwene Amitayi riramubwira riti
2 “Haguruka ujye i Nineve wa murwa munini, uwuburire kuko ibyaha byabo birundanije bikagera imbere yanjye.”
3 Ariko Yona arahaguruka ngo acikire i Tarushishi, ahunge Uwiteka. Amanukana i Yopa abona inkuge ijya i Tarushishi, maze atanga ihoro, ajya mu nkuge ngo ajyane n’abandi i Tarushishi, ahunge Uwiteka.
4 Maze Uwiteka yohereza umuyaga mwinshi mu nyanja, mu nyanja haba ishuheri ikomeye inkuge yenda kumeneka.
5 Abasare baterwa n’ubwoba, umuntu wese atakambira ikigirwamana cye, ibintu bari batwaye mu nkuge babijugunya mu nyanja ngo boroshye inkuge. Ariko Yona we yari mu nkuge hasi cyane, aryamye yisinziriye.
6 Nuko umutware w’inkuge aza aho ari aramubaza ati “Wabaye ute wa munyabitotsi we? Byuka utakire Imana yawe, ahari Imana yawe yatwibuka ntiturimbuke.”
7 Bose baravugana bati “Nimuze dufinde tumenye utumye dutezwa ibi byago.” Nuko barafindura, ubufindo bwerekana Yona.
8 Baherako baramubaza bati “Tubwire utumye dutezwa ibi byago. Ukora murimo ki? Uraturuka he? Uri uwo mu kihe gihugu? Uri bwoko ki?”
9 Arabasubiza ati “Ndi Umuheburayo nubaha Uwiteka Imana yo mu ijuru, yaremye inyanja n’ubutaka.”
10 Maze abantu bafatwa n’ubwoba bwinshi baramubaza bati “Ibyo ukoze ibi ni ibiki?” Kuko abo bagabo bari bamenye ko ahunze Uwiteka, kuko yari abibabwiye
11 baramubaza bati “Tugire dute ngo inyanja iduturize?” Kuko inyanja yiyongeranyaga kwihinduriza.
Yona amirwa n’urufi
12 Arabasubiza ati “Nimunterure munjugunye mu nyanja, na yo irabaturiza, kuko nzi yuko iyi shuheri yabateye ari jye ibahora.”
13 Ariko abo bagabo baragashya cyane ngo basubire hakurya imusozi ariko ntibabibasha, kuko inyanja yiyongeranyaga izikuka ikababuza.
14 Ni cyo cyatumye batakira Uwiteka bakavuga bati “Turakwinginze Uwiteka, turakwinginze twe kurimbuka tuzira ubugingo bw’uyu muntu, kandi ntudushyire mu rubanza rw’amaraso y’udacumuye, kuko ari wowe Uwiteka ukoze icyo ushaka.”
15 Nuko baterura Yona bamujugunya mu nyanja, inyanja iratuza.
16 Maze abo bagabo baherako batinya Uwiteka cyane, bamutambira igitambo, bahiga imihigo.