Ohere Nke Ugboro Abụọ
Okwu Nna anyị bịakwutere Jona nke ugboro abụọ, ọ gakwa, jee ije otu ụbọchị baa Ninive ikwusa na ụbọchị iri anọ fọdụrụ tupu a kwatuo ya. Obodo ahụ niile kwere, eze hapụ ocheeze ya yiri akwa mkpe, nọdụ nʼntụ; mgbe Chineke hụrụ na ha chigharịrị, o bibighị ha.
3 1Mgbe ahụ, okwu Nna anyị bịakwutere Jona nke ugboro abụọ, sị:
2“Bilie, gaa Ninive, obodo ukwu ahụ, kwusaara ya ozi m na-enye gị.”
3Ya mere, Jona biliri gaa Ninive, dịka Nna anyị kwuru. Ninive bụ obodo buru ibu nke ukwuu—njem ụbọchị atọ iji gafee ya. 4Jona bara nʼime obodo ahụ njem otu ụbọchị, tie mkpu sị, “Ụbọchị iri anọ ọzọ fọdụ, a ga-akwatu Ninive!” a a v4 Okwu “akwatu” nwere akụkụ abụọ ebe ọ bụ nʼezoghị ezo—o nwere ike pụta ịla nʼiyi maọbụ ịtụgharị, bụ ihe iju anya nke akụkụ isi a fọdụrụ na-emezu.
5Ndị Ninive kwere na Chineke. Ha kwadoro ibu ọnụ, were akwa mkpe yikwasị onwe ha, site nʼonye kacha ukwuu ruo nʼonye kacha nta.
6Mgbe ozi a ruru eze Ninive ntị, o siri nʼocheeze ya bilie, yipụ uwe mwụda ya, were akwa mkpe kpuchie onwe ya, nọdụ ala na ntụ. 7O mere ka ekwusaa nke a na Ninive, site nʼiwu eze na ndị ọchịchị ya: Ka mmadụ ọbụla maọbụ anụmanụ ọbụla, igwe ehi maọbụ igwe atụrụ, ghara ide ihe ọbụla ọnụ; ha agaghị ata nri maọbụ ṅụọ mmiri. 8Ka mmadụ na anụmanụ were akwa mkpe kpuchie onwe ha, ka onye ọbụla jirikwa ike ya niile tikuo Chineke mkpu. Ka onye ọbụla sikwa nʼụzọ ọjọọ ya na ihe ike dị ya nʼaka chegharịa. 9Onye maara? Ma eleghị anya Chineke ga-atụgharị gbanwee obi ya, site nʼoke iwe ya dị ọkụ chegharịa, ka a ghara ịla anyị nʼiyi.
10Mgbe Chineke hụrụ ọrụ ha—na ha sitere nʼụzọ ọjọọ ha chegharịa—Chineke gbanwere obi ya banyere ọdachi ahụ o yiri egwu iwetara ha, o mekwaghị ya.
