UJona 1:4-16

Kodwa uJehova wathumela umoya omkhulu elwandle, kwavela isiphepho esikhulu elwandle, umkhumbi waze waphuka. Khona-ke amatilosi esaba futhi abiza yilowo nalowo kunkulunkulu wakhe futhi aphonsa olwandle impahla eyayisemkhunjini ukuze enze kube lula kuwo. Kepha uJona wehlela ezinhlangothini zomkhumbi; walala ubuthongo. Induna yasondela kuye, yathi kuye: “Uthini wena olele ubuthongo na?” sukuma, ubize uNkulunkulu wakho, uma uNkulunkulu esikhumbula, ukuze singalahleki. Basebesithi, ngulowo kumngane wakhe: Wozani senze inkatho, ukuze sazi ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu. Benza inkatho, inkatho yawela uJona. Base bethi kuye: “Sitshele ukuthi kungenxa kabani lobu bubi buphezu kwethu; uyini umsebenzi wakho futhi uvelaphi? iliphi izwe lakini ungowasiphi isizwe? Wathi kubo: “NgingumHeberu; ngiyamesaba uJehova uNkulunkulu wezulu, owenza ulwandle nomhlabathi owomileyo. Khona-ke amadoda esaba kakhulu athi kuye: “Ukwenzeleni lokhu? Ngokuba amadoda azi ukuthi ubalekile ebusweni bukaJehova, ngokuba wayeshilo kuwo. Base bethi kuye: “Sikwenzeni kuwe, ukuze ulwandle luthule kithi na?” ngoba ulwandle lwalugeleza futhi lugubha. Wathi kubo: “Ngiphakamiseni, ningiphonse olwandle; ukuze ulwandle luzole kini, ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi lesi siphepho esikhulu siphezu kwenu ngenxa Yami. Kodwa amadoda agwedla ngamandla ukuyibuyisela emhlabathini; kepha behluleka, ngokuba ulwandle lwase luvunguzela, lubavunguzela. Base bebiza uJehova, bathi: “Siyakuncenga, Jehova, ukuba ungabhubhi ngenxa yokuphila kwalo muntu, ungachithi igazi elingenacala phezu kwethu; ngoba wena Jehova wenzile okuhle emehlweni akho. Basebemfukula uJona bamjikijela elwandle, ulwandle lwathula ekuthukutheleni kwalo. Amadoda ayesesaba uJehova ngokwesaba okukhulu, aletha umhlatshelo kuJehova, enza izithembiso.