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Jiona eje Ninive
Tọbudu iya bụ; Opfu Chipfu bya erwua Jiona nchị k'ugbo ẹbo sụ iya: “Tụgbua je mkpụkpu Ninive; mbụ oke mkpụkpu ono; je ezia ndu bu iya nụ ozi, mu ziru ngu!”
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. 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.” 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.
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. 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. 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. 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.