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1 UJona wasekhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakhe esemathunjini enhlanzi,
Yunus beliⱪning ⱪarnida turup Pǝrwǝrdigarƣa mundaⱪ dua ⱪildi: —
2 wathi: Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngakhala eNkosini, yangiphendula; ngisesiswini sengcwaba ngamemeza, wena walizwa ilizwi lami. (Sheol h7585)
«Mǝn dǝrd-ǝlimimdin Pǝrwǝrdigarƣa pǝryad kɵtürdum, U manga ijabǝt ⱪildi. Mǝn tǝⱨtisaraning tǝktidin pǝryad ⱪildim, Sǝn awazimƣa ⱪulaⱪ salding. (Sheol h7585)
3 Ngoba wangiphosela enzikini, enhliziyweni yezinlwandle, lempophoma zangihanqa; wonke amagagasi akho lamavinqo akho kwedlula phezu kwami.
Qünki Sǝn meni dengiz tǝktigǝ, dengiz ⱪarniƣa taxliwǝtting, Kǝlkün eⱪinliri meni arisiƣa eliwaldi, Sening barliⱪ dolⱪunliring ⱨǝm ɵrkǝxliring üstümdin ɵtüp kǝtti;
4 Ngasengisithi mina: Ngixotshiwe phambi kobuso bakho; kanti ngizabuya ngikhangele ngasethempelini lakho elingcwele.
Wǝ mǝn: «Mǝn nǝziringdin taxliwetilgǝnmǝn; Biraⱪ mǝn yǝnila muⱪǝddǝs ibadǝthanangƣa ⱪarap ümid bilǝn tǝlmürimǝn» — dedim.
5 Amanzi angihanqile kuze kube semphefumulweni; inziki ingizingelezele; imihlanga yathandela ikhanda lami.
Sular meni yutup kǝtküdǝk dǝrijidǝ oriwaldi, Dengiz tǝkti meni ⱪapsiwaldi; Dengiz qɵpliri beximƣa qirmixiwaldi.
6 Ngehlela ezisekelweni zezintaba; umhlaba, imigoqo yawo yangihanqa laphakade; kanti wenyuse impilo yami emgodini, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami.
Mǝn taƣlarning tǝglirigiqǝ qüxüp kǝttim; Yǝr-zemin tegidiki taⱪaⱪlar meni ǝbǝdil’ǝbǝdkiqǝ ⱪamap ⱪoydi; Ⱨalbuki, Sǝn jenimni ⱨang iqidin qiⱪarding, i Pǝrwǝrdigar Hudayim.
7 Lapho umphefumulo wami uphela amandla phakathi kwami ngakhumbula iNkosi; lomkhuleko wami wafika kuwe, ethempelini lakho elingcwele.
Jenim iqimdǝ ⱨalidin kǝtkǝndǝ Pǝrwǝrdigarni esimgǝ kǝltürdum, Duayim Sanga yetip, Muⱪǝddǝs ibadǝthanangƣa kirip kǝldi.
8 Labo abagcina amanga ayize batshiya umusa wabo.
Bimǝnǝ ǝrzimǝs butlarƣa qoⱪunƣanlar ɵzigǝ nesip bolƣan meⱨribanliⱪtin mǝⱨrum bolidu.
9 Kodwa mina ngizakwenza umhlatshelo kuwe ngelizwi lokubonga, ngikhokhe lokho engikufungileyo; usindiso ngolweNkosi.
Biraⱪ mǝn bolsam tǝxǝkkür sadayim bilǝn Sanga ⱪurbanliⱪ ⱪilimǝn; Mǝn iqkǝn ⱪǝsǝmlirimni Sening aldingda ada ⱪilimǝn. Nijat-ⱪutⱪuzux Pǝrwǝrdigardindur!»
10 INkosi yasikhuluma kuyo inhlanzi, yasimhlanza uJona emhlabathini owomileyo.
Pǝrwǝrdigar beliⱪⱪa buyrudi, beliⱪ Yunusni ⱪuruⱪluⱪⱪa ⱪǝy ⱪildi.

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