Yona
SURAYA1
1NenolaBwanalikamjiaYona,mwanawaAmitai, kusema, 2Ondoka,uendeNinawi,mjiulemkubwa,ukapigekelele juuyake;kwamaanauovuwaoumepandajuumbelezangu.
3YonaakaondokailiakimbilieTarshishiajiepushenauso waBwana,akatelemkiaYafa;akapatamerikebuiendayo Tarshishi;basiakatoanauliyake,akashukandaniyake,ili aendepamojanaoTarshishi,ajiepushenausowaBwana 4LakiniBwanaakatumaupepomkalibaharini,kukawa tufanikuubaharini,hatamerikebuikawakaribuna kuvunjika
5Basimabahariawakaogopa,wakamliliakilamtumungu wake,wakatupabaharinivituvilivyokuwandaniya merikebu,ilikuifanyakuwanyepesikwaoLakiniYona alikuwaameshukachinindaniyamerikebu;akalala usingizimzito.
6Basimkuuwameliakamwendea,akamwambia,Unanini wewe,weweusinziaye?inuka,ukamwiteMunguwako, ikiwaMunguatatuwazia,tusiangamie.
7Wakaambianakilamtunamwenzake,Haya,natupige kura,tupatekujuamabayahayayametupatakwasababuya nani.Basiwakapigakura,kuraikamwangukiaYona.
8Ndipowakamwambia,Tafadhali,utuambie,nikwa sababuyananimabayahayayametupata;kaziyakoninini? naweweunatokawapi?nchiyakoninini?naweweniwa watugani?
9Akawaambia,MiminiMwebrania;naminamchaBwana, Munguwambingu,aliyezifanyabaharinanchikavu.
10Ndipowalewatuwakaogopasana,wakamwambia,Kwa niniumefanyahivi?Kwamaanawalewatuwalijuaya kuwaamekimbiakutokambelezaBwana,kwasababu alikuwaamewaambia
11Ndipowakamwambia,Tukufanyienini,ilibahariitulie? kwamaanabahariilikuwaikichafukanakuchafuka.
12Akawaambia,Nichukueni,mnitupebaharini;ndivyo bahariitakavyotuliakwenu;kwamaananajuayakuwakwa ajiliyangutufanihiikuuimewapata
13Lakiniwalewatuwalipigamakasiakwanguvuili kuwaletanchikavu;lakinihawakuweza,kwamaanabahari ilikuwaikichafukanakuchafukajuuyao
14BasiwakamliliaBwana,wakasema,Twakusihi,Ee Bwana,twakusihi,tusiangamiekwaajiliyauhaiwamtu huyu,walausituwekeedamuisiyonahatia;wewe
15BasiwakamwinuaYona,wakamtupabaharini,nayo bahariikatulianaghadhabuyake.
16NdipowalewatuwakamwogopaBwanasana, wakamtoleaBwanadhabihu,wakawekanadhiri
17BasiBwanaalikuwaamewekatayarisamakimkubwaili ammezeYonaNayeYonaakawandaniyatumbola samakisikutatumchananausiku
SURAYA2
1NdipoYonaakamwombaBWANA,Munguwake,katika tumbolayulesamaki,
2Akasema,NalimliliaBwanakwasababuyashidayangu, nayeakaniitikia;kutokatumbonimwakuzimunililia,nawe ukasikiasautiyangu.
3Kwamaanaulikuwaumenitupavilindini,katikatiya bahari;namitoikanizunguka,mafurikoyakoyotena mawimbiyakoyalipitajuuyangu.
4Ndiponikasema,Nimetupwambalinamachoyako; lakininitalitazamatenahekalulakotakatifu
5Majiyalinizungukahatanafsini;vilindivilinizunguka, Maguguyalinizungukakichwachangu
6Nalishukahatapandezachinizamilima;duniapamoja namapingoyakeyalinizungukamilele;lakini umeipandishamaishayangunauharibifu,EeBwana, Munguwangu
7Nafsiyanguilipozimiandaniyangunalimkumbuka Bwana,Namaombiyanguyakafikakwako,katikahekalu lakotakatifu
8Washikaomamboyaubatiliyauongohuacharehemazao wenyewe
9Lakininitakutoleadhabihukwasautiyashukrani; Nitalipanilichoapa.WokovuunaBWANA.
10Bwanaakanenanayulesamaki,nayeakamtapikaYona katikanchikavu.
SURAYA3
1NenolaBWANAlikamjiaYonamarayapili,kusema, 2Ondoka,uendeNinawi,mjiulemkubwa,ukaihubiri habarininayokuambia
3BasiYonaakaondoka,akaendaNinawi,sawasawana nenolaBWANABasiNinawiulikuwamjimkubwasana, wenyemwendowasikutatu.
4Yonaakaanzakuuingiamjimwendowasikumoja, akapazasauti,akasema,BadosikuarobainiNinawi utaangamizwa.
5BasiwatuwaNinawiwakamwaminiMungu, wakatangazakufunga,wakajivikanguozamagunia,tangu aliyemkubwahataaliyemdogomiongonimwao.
6NenolikamjiamfalmewaNinawi,nayeakainukakatika kitichakechaenzi,akavuavazilake,akajivikanguoya gunia,nakuketikatikamajivu.
7AkafanyatangazonatangazokatikaNinawikwaamriya mfalmenawakuuwake,kusema,Mwanadamuwala mnyama,ng’ombewalakondooasionjekitu;
8Balimwanadamunamnyamanawafunikwenguoza magunia,naowakamlilieMungukwanguvu;
9NinaniajuayekwambaMunguatageukanakughairi,na kuiachahasirayakekali,ilitusiangamie?
10Munguakaonamatendoyao,yakuwawameiachanjia yaombaya;naMunguakaghairimabaya,ambayoalisema kwambaatawatenda;nahakufanyahivyo
SURAYA4
1LakinijambohilolilimchukizasanaYona,naye akakasirikasana.
2AkamwombaBwana,akasema,EeBwana,nakuomba,je! KwahiyonalitanguliakukimbiliaTarshishi;kwamaana nilijuayakuwaweweuMungumwenyeneema,umejaa huruma,simwepesiwahasira,umwingiwarehema,nawe unaghairimabaya
3Basisasa,EeBwana,nakuomba,uniondoleeuhaiwangu; maananiafadhalimimikufakulikokuishi
4NdipoBwanaakasema,Je!Wafanyavemakukasirika?
5BasiYonaakatokanjeyamji,akaketiupandewa masharikiwamji,nahukoakajifanyiakibanda,akaketi chiniyakekatikakivuli,hataaoneyatakayoupatamjihuo.
6BwanaMunguakawekatayarimtango,akaufanyaukue juuyaYona,iliuwekivulijuuyakichwachake,na kumwokoanahuzuniyakeBasiYonaakaufurahiasanaule mtango.
7Lakinisikuyapiliyake,Munguakawekamdudumdudu, akaupigamtango,ukakauka
8Ikawa,jualilipochomoza,Munguakawekatayariupepo mkaliwamashariki;jualikampigaYonakichwani, akazimia,akatamanikufa,akasema,Niafadhalimimikufa kulikokuishi
9MunguakamwambiaYona,Je!Akasema,nivema kukasirikahatakufa.
10NdipoBwanaakasema,Weweumeuhurumiamtango, ambaohukuufanyiakazi,walakuukuza;iliyopandausiku mmoja,ikaangamiausikummoja; 11Naje!napiang'ombewengi?