Ubutumwa Yona yahunze
Umuvugishwamana ahunga ihamagarwa rya Data ryo kwamamaza mu bansi ba Isirayeli, amirwa n'ifi nini, maze yiga, atabishaka, ko imbabazi za Data wacu ziraguye cane kuruta iziwe.
1 1Nuko ijambo rya Data wa twese riza kuri Yona mwene Amitayi, riti:
2“Haguruka, uje i Ninewe, ca gisagara gihambaye, ugitangarize, kuko ububi bwabo bwadugiye imbere yanje.”
3Ariko Yona aduga kugira ngo ahungire i Tarushishi, akure imbere ya Data wa twese. Aramanuka aja i Yopa, asanga ubwato bwaja i Tarushishi, aratanga igiciro c’urugendo, araburira kugira ngo aje kumwe na bo i Tarushishi, akure imbere ya Data wa twese.
4Maze Data wa twese arekurira umuyaga mwinshi mu kiyaga, haduka serwakira ikaze, ubwato bugira ngo busandare. 5Abasare baratinya cane, umwe wese atakambira imana yiwe. Baterera imizigo y’ubwato mu kiyaga kugira ngo buheze. Ariko Yona yari yamanutse mu nda y’ubwato, aryamyeyo yisinziriye cane. 6Umukuru w’ubwato araza, aramubwira ati: “None wewe uriko urasinzira gute? Haguruka, utakambire imana yawe! Kumbure izotwitwararika, ntiduhone.”
7Abantu babwirana bati: “Ngwino, nimuze dupfindane kugira ngo tumenye uwuteje iyi vyago kuri twebwe.” Barapfinda, umupfindano ugwa kuri Yona. 8Baramubwira bati: “Tubwire wewe wadutezeko iyi vyago, ukora iki? Uva hehe? Igihugu cawe n’ikihe? Uri uwo mu bantu bahe?”
9Arabishura ati: “Ndi Umuheburayo, kandi ntinya Data wa twese, Data w’ijuru, we yaremye ikiyaga n’ubutaka bwumutse.”
10Maze abantu baratinya cane, baramubwira bati: “None ni iki wagize?” Kuko bari bamenye ko yahunga imbere ya Data wa twese, kubera ko yari yababibwiye.
11Maze baramubwira bati: “Tugutunganyirize iki kugira ngo ikiyaga kiduhorere?” Kuko ikiyaga cagenda kiraruha.
12Arababwira ati: “Munyenyure munterere mu kiyaga, maze kizobahorera. Ndazi ko iyi serwakira ikaze yabashikiye kubera jewe.”
13Ahubwo abantu bavuga ingabo bagomba gushika ku musozi, ariko ntibashoboye, kuko ikiyaga cagenda kirarura kirarwanya. 14Nuko batakambira Data wa twese bati: “Twakwinginze, Mana, ntutureke dupfe kubera ubugingo bw’uyu muntu. Ntuduhimbe icaha c’amaraso y’umwere, kuko wewe wakoze nk’uko ushaka.” 15Maze baronka Yona baramuterera mu kiyaga, ca kiyaga caryoshe gihorera. 16Maze abantu batinya Data wa twese cane, bashikanira Data wa twese ikimazi, bamuhigira ivyo bipfuza.
17Nuko Data wa twese ashiraho ifi nini ngo imire Yona, maze Yona amara mu nda y’ifi imisi itatu n’amajoro atatu.