Five days of readings, covering the story of Jonah in which God declares judgement yet shows great mercy.
1Ke kaloku ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo lafikela uJona unyana ka-Amitayi, lisithi: 2“Hamba uye kweso sixekokazi siyiNiniva, usishumayeze, kuba inkohlakalo yaso seyide yaza kufika nakum.”
3Kambe ke yena uJona wambaleka uNdikhoyo, wasabela eTashishe. Wehla waya eJopa, apho wafumana inqanawa eya eTashishe. Akuba ke eyihlawule imali yendlela, wakhwela wasinga eTashishe, ebaleka uNdikhoyo.
4Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo wathumela umoyakazi omkhulu apho elwandle; yaba sisaqhwithi esayitsho yasemngciphekweni wokuqhekeka inqanawa leyo. 5Abaqhubi benqanawa leyo baphakuzela, yangulowo nalowo wakhala *kuthixo wakhe. Umthwalo wenqanawa bawuphungulela elwandle, bezama ukuba ibe khaphukhaphu.
Ke yena uJona wayesuke wehla wangena kumagumbi asezantsi, walala obentlombe. 6Ingqwayi-ngqwayi yenqanawa leyo ke yaya kuye, yafika yathi: “Ngani ukuba ulale, thongorhandini? Vuka, ubize uThixo wakho! Mhlawumbi angasikhumbula, size singatshabalali.”
