4 UNdikhoyo waphendula wathi: “Unaso na isizathu sokuba uqumbe?”
5 Ke kaloku uJona waphuma waya empuma yeso sixeko, waza ke wahlala phantsi. Wazakhela iphempe, waza wahlala emthunzini walo ukuze ayibukele kakuhle loo nto yayiza kwehla apho eNiniva.
6 Ke uNdikhoyo uThixo wamisela umthi ukuba ukhule apho ecaleni kwakhe ukuze umenzele umthunzi, ukhusele intloko yakhe, iyenze ibe bhetele imeko yakhe. Ke uJona wawuvuyela gqitha loo mthi.
7 Kambe ke ekuseni ngengomso uThixo wawuthumela ngombungu loo mthi, wawugrenya watsho wabuna.
8 Lithe ke lakuphuma ilanga uThixo wathumela umoya wasempuma onolophu, laza lanqanqaza ilanga phezu kwentloko kaJona. Kwanzima kuye; phantse wayoba. Watsho wanqwenela ukufa, wathi: “Kungcono ukuba ndife kunokuba ndidle ubomi.”
9 Ke kaloku uThixo wathi kuye: “Unaso na isizathu sokuba uqumbe ngenxa yalo mthi?”UJona wathi: “Ndifanele ukuvutha ngumsindo, nditsho onokude undise ekufeni!”
10 UNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Lo mthi uwukhathalele ngani, ungakhange ubulaleke nje ngawo, futhi ungakhuliswanga nanguwe? Lo mthi ukhule ngobusuku, wabuya wafa kwangobusuku.