Bible Society of South Africa

Day 49 – The Story of Jonah

Read the Story of Jonah.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

JONASE 1

Jonase o hana taelo ya Morena

1Lentswe la Morena la fihla ho Jonase, mora wa Amitai, la re: 2“Tsamaya, o ye Ninife, motseng o moholo, o yo o kgalemela, hobane ke bone bokgopo ba wona.”

3Empa Jonase a tsamaya, a balehela Tarashishe hore a be hole le Morena. A theohela Jopo, moo a fumaneng sekepe se lebang Tarashishe. Hoba a lefelle leeto, a kena ka sekepeng, hore a tle a ye Tarashishe mmoho le basesisi ba sona, hole le Morena.

4Yaba Morena a fokisa moya o matla hodima lewatle, mme ha tsoha sefefo se tshabehang se ileng sa batla se thua sekepe. 5Basesisi ba sekepe ba tshoha, mme e mong le e mong wa bona a ipiletsa ho modimo wa hae. Ba lahlela thoto lewatleng, e le hore ba imolle sekepe.

Ha e le Jonase yena o ne a theohetse ka kamoreng e katlase ya sekepe, a ithobaletse, a ile le sephume sa boroko. 6Molaodi wa sekepe a tla ho yena, a re: “O hlolang, ha o robetse tjee? Tsoha, o ipiletse ho modimo wa hao! Mohlomong modimo eo wa hao a ka re hopola, ra se ke ra timela.”

7Yaba basesisi ba sekepe ba a buisana, ba re: “Tloong, re laoleng ka lotho, re tle re tsebe hore na ke ka baka la mang re welwang ke koduwa ena.” Ba laola ka lotho, mme lotho la ntsha Jonase.

8Jwale ba mmotsa, ba re: “Re bolelle hore na ke ka baka la mang re welwang ke koduwa ena! Mosebetsi wa hao ke ofe? Hona o tswa kae? Haeno ke hokae? Tjhaba sa heno ke sefe?”

9Jonase a ba araba, a re: “Nna ke Moheberu; ke kgumamela Morena, Modimo wa lehodimo, ya entseng lewatle le lefatshe.”

10Banna bao ba tshoha haholo, ba mmotsa, ba re: “O entseng?” Ba ne ba tseba hore a baleha Morena, hobane o ne a se a ba boleletse.

11Yaba ba a mmotsa, ba re: “Jwale re o etse jwang, e le hore lewatle le tle le kokobele?” Lewatle le ne le befile, le ntse le tuduana.

12A ba araba, a re: “Nkukeng, le nkakgele lewatleng, mme lewatle le tla kokobela. Ke a tseba hore ke ka baka la ka ha e le mona sefefo sena se matla se le befetse tjena.”

13Leha ho le jwalo, banna bao ba leka ka matla ho sokela sekepe lebopong, empa ba sitwa, hobane lewatle le ne le befile, le ntse le tuduana. 14Kahoo ba ipiletsa ho Morena, ba re: “Oho, Morena, o se ke wa re timetsa, wa re re bolaile monna enwa. O se ke wa re bea molato wa ho tsholla madi a se nang molato, hobane wena Morena, o entse se o kgahlang.”

15Yaba ba kakasa Jonase, ba mo akgela lewatleng, mme maqhuba a kokobela. 16Banna bao ba tshoha haholo, ba nyehella Morena ka sehlabelo, mme ba mo etsetsa dikano tse itseng.

17Yaba Morena o laela leruarua ho metsa Jonase. Jonase a ba ka mpeng ya leruarua leo ka matsatsi a mararo le masiu a mararo.

JONASE 2

Thapelo ya Jonase

1Jonase, ha a le ka mpeng ya leruarua, a rapela Morena Modimo wa hae, 2a re:

“Mahlomoleng a ka

ka ipiletsa ho Morena,

ka ipiletsa ho yena, mme a nkaraba.

Ka kopa thuso

ke le botebong ba Nqalo ya Bafu,

mme wa utlwa lentswe la ka.

3O ile wa nkakgela kweetseng,

wa nkakgela bodibeng ba lewatle;

wa nkakgela, mme metsi a mpupetsa,

maqhubu a tsudubutlana hodima ka.

4Ka re: ‘O ntahletse hole le wena,

empa ke tla boela ke bone,

ke bone Tempele ya hao,

Tempele e halalelang.’

5Ke fihlile kweetseng,

metsi a nkgamme,

lewatle le mpotapotile kahohle,

bolele bo rareditse hlooho ya ka.

6Ke ne ke tebile,

ke le tlase ho dithaba,

mekwallo ya Nqalo ya Bafu

e nkwalletse ruri;

empa wena Morena Modimo wa ka,

o mpholositse Nqalong eo ya Bafu.

7“Ha ke ne ke le makgatheng,

makgatheng a ho shwa,

ke ile ka o hopola, wena Morena,

thapelo ya ka ya finyella ho wena,

ka Tempeleng ya hao e halalelang.

8“Ba kgumamelang

medingwana ya bohata,

ba furalla sediba sa bona sa mohau.

9Ha e le nna

ke tla o nyehella ka sehlabelo,

ke ntse ke o binela ka teboho,

ke phetha le tsona dikano tsa ka.

Pholoho e tswa ho Morena!”

10Yaba Morena o laela leruarua hore le hlatsetse Jonase lebopong la lewatle.

JONASE 3

Jonase o mamela taelo ya Morena

1Lentswe la Morena la fihla ho Jonase kgetlo la bobedi, la re: 2“Tsamaya, o ye Ninife, motseng o moholo, o yo o phatlalletsa molaetsa oo ke o bolellang wona.”

3Yaba Jonase o a tsamaya, o ya Ninife, jwalokaha Morena a ne a mo laetse. Ninife e ne e le motse wa setletlehadi; motho o ne a nka matsatsi a mararo ho tswela ka nqane ho wona. 4Jonase a tsamaya hara motse ka letsatsi la pele, a nto howa, a re: “Kamora matsatsi a mashome a mane feela, Ninife e tla be e timeditswe!”

5Batho ba Ninife ba dumela molaetsa wa Modimo. Ba laela hore ho itingwe dijo, mme bohle ba baholo le ba banyenyane ba apara tse mahwashe.

6Ha molaetsa o fihla ho kgosi ya Ninife, ya raoha teroneng ya yona, ya hlobola seaparo sa yona sa bokgosi, ya apara tse mahwashe, mme ya dula moloreng. 7Yaba kgosi e etsa phatlalatso hara motse wa Ninife, e re:

“Kgosi, e ena le mahosana a yona, e laela hore: Ho se be motho ya tla latswa letho, a je kapa a nwe; le tsona diphoofolo le dikgomo kapa dikgutshwane, di se ke tsa fula kapa tsa enwa metsi. 8Empa motho a apare tse mahwashe, esita le yona phoofolo. Motho e mong le e mong a ipiletse ka matla ho Modimo, a furalle metsamao ya hae e kgopo le diketso tsa hae tsa dikgoka. 9Ho ka tseba mang haeba Modimo a ka nna a hauha, a kgutla kgalefong ya hae e tukang, e le hore re se ke ra timela?”

10Yare ha Modimo a bona diketso tsa bona, le kamoo ba baketseng bokgopo ba bona kateng, a ba utlwela bohloko, mme a se ke a ba otla jwalokaha a ne a itse o tla ba otla. A fela a se ke a ba otla.

JONASE 4

Jonase o halefa ha Modimo a hauhela Ninife

1Jonase a utlwa bohloko haholo, mme a halefa. 2Yaba o rapela Morena, o re: “Ke a o rapela, oho, Morena, na see hase seo ke ileng ka se bolela ke sa le haeso? Ke ka lebaka leo ke ileng ka itlhahanela ho balehela Tarashishe. Ke tsebile hore o Modimo ya mosa, ya nang le kutlwelobohloko; o dieha ho halefa, o tletse mohau, o dieha ho otla. 3Ka baka leo, oho, Morena, mpe o mpolaye, hobane ho molemo ho nna hore ke shwe, ho ena le hore ke nne ke phele.”

4Empa Morena a mo araba, a re: “Na o etsa hantle ha o halefa?”

5Jonase a tswela kantle ho motse, a dula fatshe ka nqa botjhabela ho wona, a iketsetsa lephephe hona moo. A dula moriting wa lona, a lebella se tla hlahela motse. 6Morena Modimo a medisa sefate, sa thathalatsa mahlaku, a etsetsa Jonase moriti, hore a tle a phomole ho wona. Jonase a thabela sefate seo haholo. 7Empa ka le hlahlamang, e sa le kameso, Modimo a romela seboko se ileng sa eja moko wa sefate seo, yaba se a pona. 8Ha letsatsi le tjhaba, Modimo a tsosa moya o tjhesang, o hlahang botjhabela, mme letsatsi la bataola Jonase hloohong, hoo a bileng a akgeha. A itakaletsa lefu, a re: “Ho ka ba molemo ho nna hore ke shwe, ho ena le hore ke nne ke phele.”

9Empa Modimo a botsa Jonase, a re: “Na ke hantle ha o kgenne ka baka la sefate see?”

Jonase a mo araba, a re: “E, ke hantle, ebile ke kgenne hoo nka nnang ka shwa.”

10Yaba Morena o re: “O qenehela sefate sena seo o sa kang wa se fufulellwa, leha e le ho se medisa. Se imeletse ka bosona e le bosiu, sa ba sa itjhwella e le bosiu. 11Na nna nke ke ka hauhela Ninife, motse wa setletlehadi, o nang le baahi ba fetang dikete tse lekgolo le mashome a mabedi, ba sa tsebeng ho kgetholla botle ho bobe; o bileng o nang le diphoolofo tse ngata hakaale?”

JONASE 1:1-4:11SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

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