Jonah 2
1 And he prayed Jonah to Yahweh God his from [the] inward parts of the fish.
Mgbe ahụ, Jona sitere nʼafọ azụ ahụ kpeere Onyenwe anyị Chineke ekpere.
2 And he said I called from distress of me to Yahweh and he answered me from [the] belly of Sheol I cried for help you heard voice my. (Sheol h7585)
Ọ sịrị, “Esitere m nʼahụhụ m kpọkuo Onyenwe anyị, ọ zakwara m. Nʼafọ ala mmụọ ka m si tikuo gị, ị nụkwara olu akwa m. (Sheol h7585)
3 And you have thrown me [the] deep in [the] heart of [the] seas and a river it surrounds me all breakers your and waves your over me they have passed.
Ị tụnyere m nʼime mmiri dị omimi, nʼetiti oke osimiri. Osimiri dịkwa m gburugburu, ebili mmiri gị na mmali mmiri gị gabigakwara m nʼisi.
4 And I I said I have been driven away from before eyes your nevertheless I will repeat to look to [the] temple of holiness your.
Mgbe ahụ, asịrị m, ‘E sitela nʼihu gị chụpụ m; ma otu ọ dị, aga m elegidekwa anya m ọzọ nʼebe ụlọnsọ ukwu gị dị.’
5 They have encompassed me waters to [the] neck [the] deep it surrounds me rush[es] [is] wrapped round to head my.
Mmiri gbara m gburugburu, ruo nʼolu m, ogbu mmiri na-erikpu m. Achara mmiri kekụkwara m nʼisi.
6 To extremities of mountains I went down the earth bars its [were] behind me for ever and you brought up from [the] pit life my O Yahweh God my.
Arịdaruola m nʼala ugwu ugwu nke osimiri, ala ahụ ihe ntụchi ya niile kpachitara m ruo mgbe ebighị ebi. Ma i meela ka m si nʼolulu pụta na ndụ, Onyenwe anyị, bụ Chineke m.
7 When fainted away on me life my Yahweh I remembered and it came to you prayer my to [the] temple of holiness your.
“Mgbe mmụọ m na-ada mba nʼike nʼike, e chetara m gị Onyenwe anyị, ma ekpere m bịakwutere gị, nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu gị dị nsọ.
8 [those who] pay regard Vanities of nothingness loyalty their they abandon.
“Ndị na-arapara nʼarụsị dị iche iche na-enweghị uru ha bara, na-agbakụta ebere Chineke azụ.
9 And I with a voice of thanksgiving I will sacrifice to you [that] which I have vowed I will fulfill rescue [belongs] to Yahweh.
Ma ọ bụ olu abụ ekele ka mụ onwe m ga-eji chụọrọ gị aja. Aga m akwụghachi nkwa niile m kwere. Nʼihi na ‘Nzọpụta bụ nke Onyenwe anyị.’”
10 And he spoke Yahweh to the fish and it vomited up Jonah to the dry land.
Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị nyere azụ ahụ iwu, nke mere ka ọ gbọpụta Jona nʼala akọrọ.
