Mukana Wechipiri
Shoko raBaba vedu rinouya kechipiri uye Jona anoenda, achifamba zuva rimwe chete achipinda muNinevhe kuzivisa kuti kwasara mazuva makumi mana guta ripidigurwe. Guta rose rinotenda, mambo anosiya chigaro chake choushe opfeka masaga ogara mumadota, uye Mwari paanoona vachitendeuka, haavaparadzi.
3 1Ipapo shoko raBaba vedu rakauya kuna Jona kwechipiri, richiti:
2“Simuka, enda kuNinevhi, guta iroro guru, uparidze shoko randinokupa.”
3Saka Jona akasimuka akaenda kuNinevhi, sezvakanga zvarehwa naBaba vedu. Ninevhi rakanga riri guta guru kwazvo—mazuva matatu okuriyambuka. 4Jona akafamba zuva rimwe chete achipinda muguta, akadanidzira achiti, “Kwasara mamwe mazuva makumi mana, Ninevhi richapidigurwa!” a a v4 “Kupidigurwa” kune zvarinoreva zviviri zvakarongwa nemaune—kunogona kureva kuparadzwa kana kutendeuka, chidimbu chinozadziswa nechikamu chose chasara chechitsauko.
5Vanhu veNinevhi vakatenda Mwari. Vakadana kutsanya, vakapfeka masaga, kubva kumukuru kusvika kumuduku.
6Shoko rakati rasvika kuna mambo weNinevhi, vakasimuka pachigaro chavo choumambo, vakabvisa nguo yavo, vakazvifukidza nesaga, vakagara mumadota. 7Vakaita kuti izvi ziviswe muNinevhi, nomurayiro wamambo namakurukota avo: Hapana munhu kana mhuka, danga kana boka, chingaravira chinhu; ngazvirege kufura kana kunwa mvura. 8Vanhu nemhuka ngazvifukidzwe nemasaga, uye munhu wose ngaadanidzire kuna Mwari nesimba rake rose. Mumwe nomumwe ngaatendeuke panzira yake yakaipa uye pachisimba chiri mumaoko ake. 9Ndiani angazive? Mwari angadzoke akashandura pfungwa dzake, akabva pakutsamwa kwake kunotyisa, kuti tirege kuparadzwa.
10Mwari akati aona mabasa avo—kuti vakanga vatendeuka panzira yavo yakaipa—Mwari akashandura pfungwa dzake pamusoro penjodzi yaakanga avimbisa kuuyisa pamusoro pavo, uye haana kuzviita.