Kutsamwa kwaJona
Tsitsi ndicho chaizvo chinhu chakanga chichityiwa naJona. Anobvuma kuti akatiza nokuti aiziva kuti Baba vedu vanoshandura pfungwa dzavo, ndokukumbira kufa. Muti unomupa mumvuri, honye inouuraya, uye Baba vedu vanobvunza kuti nei muti waasina kurima uchikosha kupfuura guta revanhu zviuru.
4 1Asi izvi zvakagumbura Jona zvikuru, uye akapfuta nehasha. 2Akanyengetera kuna Baba vedu, achiti, “Ndapota, imi Baba, ko izvi hazvisi zvandakataura ndichiri munyika yangu here? Ndokusaka ndakatanga kutizira kuTashishi—ndaiziva kuti muri Baba vane nyasha, vane tsitsi, munononoka kutsamwa, muzere norudo rwesungano, munozvidemba pakutuma njodzi. 3Zvino, Baba vedu, ndapota torai upenyu hwangu kwandiri—kufa kuri nani kwandiri kupfuura kurarama.”
4Baba vedu vakati, “Zvakanaka here kuti utsamwe kudaro?”
5Jona akabuda muguta akandogara kumabvazuva kwaro, akazvivakira dumba ipapo, akagara pasi paro mumumvuri, akamirira kuona zvaizoitika kuguta. 6Zvino Baba vedu vakagadza chirimwa, vakaita kuti chikure pamusoro paJona, kuti chidzikatire musoro wake nokubvisa kutambudzika kwake. Saka Jona akafara zvikuru nokuda kwechirimwa. 7Mangwanani-ngwanani zuva rakatevera, Baba vedu vakagadza honye yakarwisa chirimwa, chikaoma. 8Zuva rakati rabuda, Baba vedu vakatuma mhepo inopisa yokumabvazuva; zuva rakarova musoro waJona kusvikira apera simba. Akakumbira kufa, achiti, “Zviri nani kuti ndife pane kurarama.”
9Asi Baba vedu vakabvunza Jona, vachiti, “Zvakanaka here kuti utsamwe nokuda kwechirimwa?” Iye akati, “Zvakanaka—ndakatsamwa zvokuti ndinoda kufa.”
10Baba vedu vakati, “Iwe wanzwira tsitsi chirimwa chawusina kushandira kana kukudza, chakamera muusiku humwe chikafa muusiku humwe. 11Ko ini handingafaniri kunzwira tsitsi Ninevhe, guta iroro guru, mariri mune vanhu vanopfuura zviuru zana nemakumi maviri vasingagoni kusiyanisa ruoko rwavo rworudyi neruboshwe, pamwe nezvipfuwo zvizhinji?” a a v11 Bhuku iri rinopera nomubvunzo wetsitsi dzaBaba vedu—mwoyo wavo pamusoro pendudzi dziri kunze kwaIsraeri. Jesu anotaura nezvamazuva matatu nousiku hutatu zvaJona sechiratidzo chokumuka kwake (Mateu 12:38-41), uye kutendeuka kwavaNinevhe sokutongwa kwaIsraeri asingatendeuki.