Iwe Jona

Ebere bụ kpọmkwem ihe Jona tụrụ egwu ya. O kwetara na ọ gbapụrụ nʼihi na ọ maara na Nna anyị na-agbanwe obi, ọ rịọkwa ka ọ nwụọ. Otu osisi kpuchiri ya ndò, otu ikpuru gbuo ya, Nna anyị wee jụọ ihe mere osisi ọ na-akọghị ji dị ya mkpa karịa obodo nwere ọtụtụ puku mmadụ.

Isi 4.

Ma nke a wutere Jona nke ukwuu, iwe wee were ya nke ukwuu. O kpeere Nna anyị ekpere, sị, “Biko, Nna, ọ bụghị nke a ka m kwuru mgbe m ka nọ nʼala nke m? Ọ bụ ya mere m jiri buru ụzọ gbaga Tashish—nʼihi na amaara m na ị bụ Nna onye nwere amara na ọmịiko, onye na-adịghị ewe iwe ọsọọsọ, onye ịhụnanya na-adịgide jupụtara nʼime ya, onye na-atụgharịkwa obi ya site nʼizite mbibi. Ugbu a, Nna anyị, biko napụ m ndụ m—nʼihi na ọnwụ dịịrị m mma karịa ndụ.”

Nna anyị wee sị, “O ziri ezi ka i were oke iwe otu a?”

Jona si nʼobodo ahụ pụọ, gaa nọdụ ala nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ ya. Ọ rụụrụ onwe ya ụlọ nkwari nʼebe ahụ, nọdụ ala nʼokpuru ya na ndò, na-echere ịhụ ihe ga-eme obodo ahụ. Nna anyị kwadoro osisi, mee ka o too elu karịa Jona, ka o nye isi ya ndò, ka o wepụkwa nsogbu ya. Nke a mere Jona ṅụrịrị ọṅụ nke ukwuu nʼihi osisi ahụ. Nʼisi ụtụtụ echi ya, Nna anyị kwadoro idide nke tara osisi ahụ, o wee kpọnwụọ. Mgbe anyanwụ wara, Nna anyị zitere ikuku na-ekpo ọkụ nke si nʼọwụwa anyanwụ; anyanwụ wee chaa isi Jona ruo mgbe ike gwụrụ ya. Ọ rịọrọ ka ọ nwụọ, sị, “Ọ ka mma ka m nwụọ karịa ịdị ndụ.”

Ma Nna anyị jụrụ Jona, sị, “O ziri ezi ka i were iwe nʼihi osisi ahụ?” Ọ zara sị, “O ziri ezi—iwe were m ruo na m ga-anwụ.”

Nna anyị wee sị, “Ị meere osisi ahụ ebere, bụ nke ị rụghị ọrụ maka ya, nke ị mekwaghị ka o too. O toputara nʼotu abalị ma kpọnwụọ nʼotu abalị. Ọ bụ na m agaghị emere Ninive ebere, bụ obodo ukwu ahụ, nke mmadụ karịrị puku narị na iri abụọ nọ nʼime ya, bụ ndị na-apụghị ịmata ihe dị iche nʼetiti aka nri ha na aka ekpe ha, tinyekwara ọtụtụ anụmanụ?” ^a