UJona ekujuleni
Esesiswini senhlanzi uJona uthandaza njengomuntu ominzile, ukhula lwasolwandle luzungeze ikhanda lakhe namasango omhlaba evalekile ngemva kwakhe, ebonga uBaba wethu ngokukhuphula ukuphila kwakhe emgodini. Ufunga ukukhokha lokho ayekuthembisile, futhi inhlanzi imhlanzela emhlabathini owomile.
2 1UJona wase ethandaza kuBaba wethu esesiswini senhlanzi: 2Osizini lwami ngabiza kuBaba, wangiphendula; esiswini sethuna ngakhalela usizo, wena wezwa izwi lami. 3Wangiphonsa ekujuleni, enhliziyweni yezilwandle, imisinga yangihaqa; onke amagagasi akho namaza akho kwangigubuzela. 4Ngase ngithi: “Ngixoshiwe phambi kwamehlo akho; kodwa ngiyophinde ngibheke ngasethempelini lakho elingcwele.” 5Amanzi angihaqa aze afika ekufeni; ukujula kwangizungeza; ukhula lwaselwandle lwasongwa ekhanda lami. 6Ngashona ngehlela ezimpandeni zezintaba; umhlaba wavala amasango awo emva kwami kuze kube phakade. Kodwa wena wakhuphula ukuphila kwami emgodini, Baba. 7Lapho ukuphila kwami kuphela, ngamkhumbula uBaba, umkhuleko wami wenyukela kuwe, ethempelini lakho elingcwele. 8Labo ababambelela ezithombeni eziyize bafulathela uthando obeluyoba ngolwabo. 9Kodwa mina ngiyonikela kuwe ngokubonga nokudumisa; ngiyogcina sonke isifungo engisenzile. Insindiso ingekaBaba wethu!
10UBaba wethu wase ekhuluma nenhlanzi, yamhlanza uJona emhlabathini owomile.
