< Yunus 1 >
1 Pǝrwǝrdigarning sɵzi Amittayning oƣli Yunusⱪa yetip kelip mundaⱪ deyildi: —
Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kuJona indodana ka-Amithayi lathi:
2 «Ornungdin tur, dǝrⱨal Ninǝwǝ degǝn axu büyük xǝⱨǝrgǝ berip, awazingni kɵtürüp u yǝrdikilǝrni agaⱨlandurƣin; qünki ularning rǝzillikliri Mening kɵzümgǝ ⱪadilip turidu».
“Hamba uye edolobheni elikhulu laseNiniva utshumayele ngokulisola kakhulu, ngoba ububi balo sebufinyelele kimi.”
3 Biraⱪ Yunus ornidin turup Pǝrwǝrdigarning yüzidin ɵzini ⱪaqurux üqün Tarxix degǝn yurtⱪa kǝtmǝkqi boldi. Xunga u Yoppa xǝⱨirigǝ berip, Tarxixⱪa baridiƣan kemǝ tepip, kirasini tɵlǝp uningƣa qüxti wǝ kemiqilǝr bilǝn birliktǝ Tarxixⱪa berip, Pǝrwǝrdigarning yüzidin ɵzini ⱪaqurmaⱪqi boldi.
Kodwa uJona wabalekela uThixo waqonda eThashishi. Wehla waya eJopha, lapho afica khona umkhumbi owawusiya kuleyondawo. Eseyikhuphile imali yokugada, wangena umkhumbi waqonda eThashishi yena ebalekela uThixo.
4 Pǝrwǝrdigar bolsa zor bir boranni dengizƣa taxlidi; xunga dengizda dǝⱨxǝtlik ⱪara boran qiⱪip, kemǝ parqilinip kǝtkili tas ⱪaldi.
UThixo wathumela isiphepho elwandlwe, kwaphenquka isavunguzane esasingathi sizawubhidliza umkhumbi.
5 Kemiqilǝr bolsa bǝk ⱪorⱪup ketip, ⱨǝrⱪaysisi ɵz ilaⱨliriƣa hitab ⱪilip dua ⱪilixti; ular kemini yeniklisun dǝp uningdiki yük-taⱪlarni dengizƣa taxliwǝtti. Biraⱪ Yunus bolsa, kemining asti ⱪǝwitigǝ qüxüwelip, xu yǝrdǝ ɵlüktǝk uhlawatⱪanidi.
Bonke abagwedli bawo besaba, ngulowo lalowo wakhala kunkulunkulu wakhe. Baphosela imithwalo elwandle ukuze baphungule ubunzima bomkhumbi. Kodwa uJona wayehlele endlwaneni engaphansi, emkhunjini, walala khona ubuthongo bukabhuka.
6 Kemǝ baxliⱪi uning yeniƣa kelip uningƣa: «Əy, uhlawatⱪan kixi, bu ⱪandaⱪ ⱪiliƣining? Ornungdin tur, ilaⱨingni seƣinip nida ⱪil! Kim bilidu, ilaⱨingning nǝziri qüxüp bizni ⱨalakǝttin ⱪutⱪuzup ⱪalamdu tehi?» — dedi.
Induna yomkhumbi yaya kuye yathi, “Ungalala njani? Vuka ubize unkulunkulu wakho! Mhlawumbe yena uzasizwa ukuze singabhubhi.”
7 Ular bir-birigǝ: — Kelinglar, bu külpǝtning kimning wǝjidin beximizƣa qüxkǝnlikini bekitix üqün qǝk taxlayli, — deyixti. Xundaⱪ ⱪilip ular qǝk taxlaxti; ahirda qǝktǝ Yunus qiⱪip ⱪaldi.
Abagwedli basebecebisana bathi, “Wozani, senze inkatho ukuze sibone ukuthi ngubani osibangele uhlupho lolu.” Bayenza inkatho, yadla uJona.
8 Ular uningdin: — Ⱪeni, eyt, beximizƣa qüxkǝn bu külpǝt kimning sǝwǝbidin boluwatidu? Sening tirikqiliking nemǝ? Nǝdin kǝlding? Ⱪaysi ǝl, ⱪaysi millǝttin sǝn? — dǝp soridi.
Basebembuza bathi, “Akusitshele, ngubani osibangele lonke lolu uhlupho na? Wenza msebenzi bani na? Uvela ngaphi? Ungowakuliphi ilizwe? Ungowasiphi isizwe na?”
9 U ularƣa: — Mǝn bolsam ibraniy millitidin, ǝrxlǝrdiki Hudadin, yǝni dengizni, yǝr-zeminni yaratⱪan Pǝrwǝrdigardin ⱪorⱪⱪuqimǝn, dedi.
Waphendula wathi, “NgingumHebheru, ngikhonza uThixo, uNkulunkulu wasezulwini, owenza ulwandle kanye lomhlabathi.”
10 Bu sɵz ularni intayin ⱪorⱪutiwǝtti. Ular: «Sǝn zadi nemǝ ix ⱪilƣan?» — dǝp soridi [qünki ular uning Pǝrwǝrdigarning yüzidin ⱪaqⱪanliⱪini bilgǝnidi, qünki ular buni uning ɵz aƣzidin angliƣanidi].
Lokhu kwabethusa, babuza bathi, “Wenzeni pho?” (Babekwazi ukuthi ubalekela uThixo ngoba wayevele esebatshelile.)
11 Ular uningdin: — Əmdi biz seni ⱪandaⱪ ⱪilsaⱪ dengiz biz üqün tinqlinidu? — dǝp soridi; qünki dengiz dolⱪuni barƣanseri ǝwj elip ketiwatatti.
Ulwandle lwaselulokhu luqubuka lusiya phambili ngamandla. Ngakho basebembuza bathi, “Senzeni kuwe ukuze ulwandle luthule singalimali na?”
12 U ularƣa: — Meni kɵtürüp dengizƣa taxliwetinglar, xu qaƣda dengiz silǝr üqün tinqlinidu; qünki bilimǝnki, bu zor boran mening sǝwǝbimdin silǝrgǝ qüxti, — dedi.
Waphendula wathi, “Ngiqukulani lingiphosele elwandle, luzathula. Ngiyazi ukuthi kungumlandu wami okwenze isiphepho esikhulu kangaka sehlela phezu kwenu.”
13 Biraⱪ bu adǝmlǝr küqǝp palaⱪ urup ⱪirƣaⱪⱪa yetixkǝ tirixti; ǝmma yetǝlmidi, qünki dengiz ⱪerixⱪandǝk tehimu dolⱪunlap ketiwatatti.
Kodwa amadoda azama ngamandla ukugwedlela emuva emhlabathini. Kodwa behluleka ngoba ulwandle lwaselusidla amahabula okudlula kuqala.
14 Ular Pǝrwǝrdigarƣa iltija ⱪilip pǝryad kɵtürüp: — Aⱨ Pǝrwǝrdigar, Sǝndin ɵtünimiz, bu adǝmning jenini alƣanliⱪimizni bizdin kɵrmigǝysǝn! Bigunaⱨ bir adǝmning ⱪenini tɵküxning gunaⱨini üstimizgǝ ⱪoymiƣaysǝn! Qünki Sǝn Pǝrwǝrdigar Ɵzüngning haliƣiningni ⱪilding! — dǝp nida ⱪildi.
Khonapho basebekhala kuThixo bathi, “Oh, Thixo, ungasiyekeli sife ngoba sibulele indoda le. Ungasibeki umlandu wokubulala umuntu ongelacala, ngoba wena, Oh Thixo, wenzile njengokufisa kwakho.”
15 Xuning bilǝn ular Yunusni kɵtürüp elip dengizƣa taxliwǝtti; dengiz dolⱪunlinixtin xuan tohtidi.
Basebethatha uJona bamphosela olwandle, ulwandle lwase luthula ukugubhaza.
16 Xuning bilǝn bu adǝmlǝr Pǝrwǝrdigardin ⱪattiⱪ ⱪorⱪti; ular Pǝrwǝrdigarƣa atap ⱪurbanliⱪ ⱪilip ⱪǝsǝm iqixti.
Lokhu kwenza amadoda lawo amesabe kakhulu uThixo, asesenza umhlatshelo kuThixo enza izifungo kuye.
17 Biraⱪ Pǝrwǝrdigar Yunusni yutuwelixⱪa yoƣan bir beliⱪni ǝwǝtkǝnidi. Yunus bolsa bu beliⱪning ⱪarnida üq keqǝ-kündüz turdi.
Kodwa uThixo waletha inhlanzi enkulukazi yamginya uJona, uJona wahlala phakathi kwenhlanzi insuku ezintathu lobusuku obuthathu.