2 Suk' ume, uye eNineve, kuloo mzi mkhulu, umemeze ngawo; kuba iindawo zawo ezimbi zinyukile, zeza phambi kwam.
3 Wesuka uYona, ebalekela eTarshishe, emka ebusweni bukaYehova. Wehla ke waya eYafo, wafumanana nenqanawa eya eTarshishe. Wayirhola ingqesho yayo, wehla, wangena kuyo, ukuze aye nabo eTarshishe, emke ebusweni bukaYehova.
4 Ke uYehova wagalelekisa umoya omkhulu elwandle; kwabakho umoya omkhulu ovuthuzayo elwandle, inqanawa leyo yanga iza kwaphuka.
5 Boyika oomateloshe, bakhala elowo kuthixo wakhe; bayijulela elwandle impahla ebisenqanaweni, ukuziphungulela bona.UYona ke wayehlé waya ezantsi enqanaweni, wasindwa bubuthongo walala.
6 Wasondela kuye umphathi wababheqi, wathi kuye, Wènzani na, thongorhandini? Vuka, ubize kuThixo wakho; mhlawumbi uThixo angásikhumbula, singabhubhi.
7 Bathi omnye komnye, Yizani, senze amaqashiso, sázi ukuba kungenxa kabani na ukuba sibe nobu bubi. Benza amaqashiso, iqashiso laphuma noYona.
8 Bathi kuye, Khawusixelele, kungenxa kabani na ukuba sibe nobu bubi? úyintoni na umsebenzi wakho? ùvela phi na? liphi na ilizwe lakowenu? ùngowabaphi na abantu?