Umuhamagaro Yonasi Yahungaga
Umuhanuzi ahunga guhamagara kwa Data ko ajya kwamamaza ku banzi ba Isiraheli, akamirwa n'igifi kinini, maze amenya—atabishaka—ko impuhwe za Data wa twese zagutse cyane kurusha ize.
1 1Nuko ijambo rya Data wa twese riza kuri Yonasi mwene Amitayi riti:
2“Haguruka ujye i Ninive, wa mujyi ukomeye, ukiburire, kuko ububi bwabo bwazamutse imbere yanjye.”
3Ariko Yonasi ahaguruka ngo ahungira i Tarushishi, ave imbere ya Data wa twese. Amanuka ajya i Yope, ahasanga ubwato bwajyaga i Tarushishi, aratanga igiciro cyo kwambuka, arinjiramo ngo ajyane na bo i Tarushishi, ave imbere ya Data wa twese.
4Nuko Data wa twese atera umuyaga mwinshi mu nyanja, haza serwakira ikomeye, maze ubwato bwenda kumeneka. 5Abasare bashya ubwoba, buri wese atakambira imana ye. Bajugunya imizigo yari mu bwato mu nyanja kugira ngo baboroherye. Ariko Yonasi yari yaramanutse ahitwa hepfo mu bwato, araryama asinziriye cyane. 6Umutware w'ubwato araza aramubwira ati: “Bite se warasinziriye? Haguruka utakambire imana yawe! Ahari izatwitaho, ntitupfe.”
7Abantu barabwirana bati: “Nimuze dukoreshe ubufindo tumenye uwateje aka kaga.” Barafinda maze ubufindo bugwa kuri Yonasi. 8Baramubaza bati: “Tubwire, wowe waduteje aka kaga, ukora iki? Ukomoka he? Igihugu cyawe ni ikihe? Ukomoka mu bwoko ki?”
9Arabasubiza ati: “Ndi Umuheburayi, kandi ntinya Data wa twese, Data w'ijuru, we waremye inyanja n'ubutaka bwumutse.”
10Nuko abo bantu bashya ubwoba baravuga bati: “Ni iki wakoze?” Kuko bari bazi ko yahungaga imbere ya Data wa twese, kubera ko yari yarabibabwiye.
11Nuko baramubwira bati: “Tugukore iki kugira ngo inyanja idutuze?” Kuko inyanja yagendaga ikomera cyane.
12Arababwira ati: “Munfate munjugunye mu nyanja, maze izabatuza. Nzi ko aka kaga gakomeye kabagezeho kubera jyewe.”
13Ahubwo abo bantu bakaza umurego ngo bagere ku butaka, ariko ntibabasha, kuko inyanja yagendaga ibarwanya cyane. 14Nuko batakambira Data wa twese bati: “Twakwinginze, Mana, ntuduhanishe gupfa kubera ubugingo bw'uyu muntu. Ntuduharire ikibi cyo kumena amaraso y'inzirakarengane, kuko wakoze uko wishakiye.” 15Nuko bafata Yonasi bamujugunya mu nyanja, maze inyanja yari yararakaye iratuza. 16Icyo gihe abo bantu batinya Data wa twese cyane, bamutura igitambo, kandi bahiga imihigo.
17Nuko Data wa twese agena igifi kinini ngo gimire Yonasi, maze amara iminsi itatu n'amajoro atatu mu nda y'icyo gifi.