Jonah 2
1 UJona esezibilini zenhlanzi, wakhuleka kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakhe,
2 wathi: “Ngakhala kuSimakade ngisengozini, ngicindezelekile, Yena wangiphendula. Ngisezinzulwini kwelabafileyo, ngakhala ngicela usizo, Wena walizwa izwi lami.
3 Wena wangiphonsa ezinzulwini zolwandle, amagagasi angizungeza nxazonke, amadlambi akho namagagasi akho angisibekela.
4 Ngase ngithi: ‘Ngixoshiwe ebusweni bakho, nokho ngiyobuye ngilibone ithempeli lakho elingcwele.’
5 Amanzi angihaqa, ukujula kolwandle kwangizungeza nxazonke, izintandela zathandela ekhanda lami.
6 Ngazika ngafinyelela ezisekelweni zezintaba, endaweni yabafileyo. Izinsika zomhlaba zangivalela phakade; kepha Wena, Simakade Nkulunkulu wami, wayophula impilo yami emgodini.
7 “Lapho ngiphelelwa ngamandla ngamkhumbula uSimakade, umkhuleko wami wafinyelela kuwe, ethempelini lakho elingcwele.
8 Labo abakhonza izithombe eziyize, bamfulathele uNkulunkulu othembekileyo.
9 Kepha mina ngiyakuletha umhlatshelo, ngihuba amahubo okudumisa, ngiyakufeza izithembiso zami, ngokuba insindiso ivela kuSimakade.”
10 USimakade wayiyala inhlanzi ukuba imhlanze uJona, yase imkhafulela emhlabathini owomileyo.