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Jiona eje Ninive
1 Tọbudu iya bụ; Opfu Chipfu bya erwua Jiona nchị k'ugbo ẹbo sụ iya: 2 “Tụgbua je mkpụkpu Ninive; mbụ oke mkpụkpu ono; je ezia ndu bu iya nụ ozi, mu ziru ngu!”
3 Tọbudu iya bụ; Jiona gbalihu; bya ejeshia Ninive; g'o mee iphe, Chipfu sụru g'o mee. Ninive ono bụ eze mkpụkpu, parụ ẹka apaa. Iphe, eejeje ije tẹme aaghabua ya ẹbo bụ ujiku ẹto. 4 Jiona bya ejee ije ujiku ophu gude bamihu l'ime mkpụkpu ono bya eje araahaa ya arara sụ: “Iphe, ọ phọduru bụ ụkporo abalị labọ; Ninive abụru mkpurupyata.” 5 Ndu Ninive bya ekweta kẹ Chileke. Ẹphe bya araa ya arara sụ g'onyenọnu wata aswịru Chileke ẹgu. G'ẹphe hakọta bya eyee uwe-aphụ; e -shikpọo l'onye kachaa shii l'ime phẹ; jasụ l'onye kachaa nwanshịi.
6 Eze ndu Ninive bya anụma iphe ono, ada nụ ono; ọ gbalihu l'aba-eze iya; bya eyefu akpawuru uwe eze iya; bya eworu uwe-aphụ gbaphua onwiya; bya anọdu anọo gwọo onwiya lẹ ntụ. 7 Ọ bya ezia g'a raa ọ́rà gbaa Ninive mgburugburu sụ:
“Wakwa iphe, eze yẹle ndu ẹphe l'iya bụ ndu-ishi mkpụkpu pfuru baa: G'ọ tọ dụkwa nemadzụ; ọzoo anụ; ọzoo eswi; ọzoo atụru, a-dụru iphe, oo-ri; ọphu ọ dụkwa onye a-ngu iphe, aangụ angụngu. 8 G'a tụko nemadzụ mẹkpoo anụ phụkota uwe-aphụ. G'onyenọnu wata araku ẹpha Chileke ẹgwegwa. G'ẹphe tụko haa ẹjo-ememe, ẹphe eme; mẹkpoo mkpawere, ẹphe eme ndu ọzo. 9 G'a maru ?Chileke a-ghakọbe gude obu-imemini iya gbanwee oke ẹhu-eghu iya ono; k'ọphu anyi taa laẹdu l'iswi.”
10 O be teke Chileke hụmaru iphe, ẹphe meru; waa g'ẹphe gude ghakọbe haa eme iphe-ẹji phẹ ono; ọ phụaru phẹ obu-imemini; ọphu o mebyishiẹduru phẹ g'o shi chịa dobe lẹ ya e-mebyishi phẹ.