UJona 2

1Ephakathi kwenhlanzi uJona wakhuleka kuThixo uNkulunkulu wakhe. 2Wathi:

“Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uThixo,

wangiphendula.

Ngisekujuleni kwengcwaba ngacela uncedo,

wena wakulalela ukukhala kwami.

3Wangiphosela ezinzikini,

phakathi emathunjini enlwandle,

amagagasi agubhazela emaceleni wonke;

wonke amagagasi akho

lezimpophoma zawo kwangisibekela.

4Ngathi, ‘Sengixotshiwe

ebusweni bakho;

kodwa ngizakhangela njalo

ethempelini lakho elingcwele.’

5Indonga zamanzi zaziqonde ukungimbokotha,

ngangihanqwe yinziki;

inkunkuma yotshani bolwandle yangithandela ekhanda.

6Ngagalula ngatshona empandeni zezintaba;

umhlaba ongaphansi wangivalela okwaphakade.

Kodwa wena wayikhupha impilo yami egodini,

wena Thixo, Nkulunkulu wami.

7Lapho impilo yami yayisincipha,

ngakhumbula wena, Thixo,

umkhuleko wami waphakamela kuwe,

ethempelini lakho elingcwele.

8Labo ababambelela ezithombeni

ezingelamsebenzi balahlekelwa ngumusa ongaba ngowabo.

9Kodwa mina, ngizakuthi ngihlabela ingoma yokubonga

ngenze umhlatshelo kuwe.

Engikufungileyo ngizakugcwalisa.

Insindiso ivela kuThixo.”

10UThixo walaya inhlanzi, yona yase imhlanza uJona emhlabathini owomileyo.