UJona 2

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

"Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uThixo,

wangiphendula.

Ngisekujuleni kwengcwaba ngacela uncedo,

wena wakulalela ukukhala kwami.

3 Wangiphosela ezinzikini,

phakathi emathunjini enlwandle,

amagagasi agubhazela emaceleni wonke;

wonke amagagasi akho

lezimpophoma zawo kwangisibekela.

4 Ngathi, ‘Sengixotshiwe

ebusweni bakho;

kodwa ngizakhangela njalo

ethempelini lakho elingcwele.’

5 Indonga zamanzi zaziqonde ukungimbokotha,

ngangihanqwe yinziki;

inkunkuma yotshani bolwandle yangithandela ekhanda.

6 Ngagalula ngatshona empandeni zezintaba;

umhlaba ongaphansi wangivalela okwaphakade.

Kodwa wena wayikhupha impilo yami egodini,

wena Thixo, Nkulunkulu wami.

7 Lapho impilo yami yayisincipha,

ngakhumbula wena, Thixo,

umkhuleko wami waphakamela kuwe,

ethempelini lakho elingcwele.

8 Labo ababambelela ezithombeni

ezingelamsebenzi balahlekelwa ngumusa ongaba ngowabo.

9 Kodwa mina, ngizakuthi ngihlabela ingoma yokubonga

ngenze umhlatshelo kuwe.

Engikufungileyo ngizakugcwalisa.

Insindiso ivela kuThixo."

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