1 UJona wakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe esezibilinini zenhlanzi,
2 wathi:“Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngakhala kuJehova,wangiphendula;ngisesiswini sendawo yabafileyo ngamemeza,wezwa izwi lami.
3 Wangiphonsa ekujuleni,enhliziyweni yolwandle,umfula wangihaqa;onke amadlambi akho namaza akho adlula phezu kwami.
4 Ngathi mina:‘Ngixoshiwe emehlweni akho;’nokho ngiyakubuye ngibheke ithempeli lakho elingcwele.
5 Amanzi angihaqa kwaze kwaba nasekuphileni kwami,utwa lwangikaka.Umhlanga wathandela ekhanda lami.
6 Ngehla ngasemikhawulweni yezintaba;imigoqo yomhlaba yayisemva kwami kuze kube phakade.Kepha wakhuphula ukuphila kwami egodini,Jehova Nkulunkulu wami.
7 “Lapho umphefumulo wami waphela amandla phakathi kwami,ngamkhumbula uJehova;umkhuleko wami wangena kuwe ethempelini lakho elingcwele.
8 “Abagcina okungumoya nokuyize nje bashiya Othembekile kubo.
9 Kepha mina ngiyakukuhlabela ngezwi lokudumisa,ngigcwalise engikuthembisileyo.Ukusindiswa kukuye uJehova.”
10 UJehova wakhuluma kuyo inhlanzi, yamhlanzela uJona emhlabathini owomileyo.