Umkhuleko KaJona
1UJona esezibilini zenhlanzi, wakhuleka kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakhe, 2wathi:
“Ngakhala kuSimakade
ngisengozini, ngicindezelekile,
Yena wangiphendula.
Ngisezinzulwini kwelabafileyo,
ngakhala ngicela usizo,
Wena walizwa izwi lami.
3Wena wangiphonsa
ezinzulwini zolwandle,
amagagasi angizungeza nxazonke,
amadlambi akho namagagasi akho
angisibekela.
4Ngase ngithi:
‘Ngixoshiwe ebusweni bakho,
nokho ngiyobuye ngilibone
ithempeli lakho elingcwele.’
5Amanzi angihaqa,
ukujula kolwandle
kwangizungeza nxazonke,
izintandela zathandela ekhanda lami.
6Ngazika ngafinyelela
ezisekelweni zezintaba,
endaweni yabafileyo.
Izinsika zomhlaba
zangivalela phakade;
kepha Wena,
Simakade Nkulunkulu wami,
wayophula impilo yami emgodini.
7“Lapho ngiphelelwa ngamandla
ngamkhumbula uSimakade,
umkhuleko wami wafinyelela kuwe,
ethempelini lakho elingcwele.
8Labo abakhonza izithombe eziyize,
bamfulathele uNkulunkulu othembekileyo.
9Kepha mina
ngiyakuletha umhlatshelo,
ngihuba amahubo okudumisa,
ngiyakufeza izithembiso zami,
ngokuba insindiso
ivela kuSimakade.”
10USimakade wayiyala inhlanzi ukuba imhlanze uJona, yase imkhafulela emhlabathini owomileyo.