1 Tomtom ta, zaana Yona. Ni Amitai lutuunu. Aigule ta na, Yooba kalŋaana ila kini ma iso ta kembei: 2 “Maŋga mi la ta kar biibi Ninibe, * Ninibe na kar biibi kizin Asiria. Mi imbot molo kat pa Israel. Zin Israel timototo zin Asiria kan mi lelen pizin ri sa som. Pa tire zin kembei wal sananŋan kat. mi paŋarai kalŋoŋ pizin. Pa mbulu kizin sananŋan boozomen ta tikamam na, nio aŋre lup.”

3 Tamen Yona mburaana som, mi isombe iko pa Yooba ma ila lene pa kar molo Tarsis. Tana ipa ma isula kar Yopa, mi indeeŋe wooŋgo ta isombe ila pa Tarsis. Iŋgiimi wooŋgo, to ise bekena iko pa Yooba mataana ma ila ne.✡ Mbo 139:7

4 Tikwai ma tila, mi Yooba ikam ma miiri biibi ipol. To ipei duubu ma tai isaana kat, mi wooŋgo ikamam be imapaala. 5 Tabe zin uraata kan ki wooŋgo timoto kan, mi zin tataŋa timaŋga mi titaŋroro merere kizin kizin be tiuulu zin. Tamen som. Tona tipiri mburu pakan isula pa tai bekena wooŋgo ipotpot. Mi Yona na, isula wooŋgo leleene mi ikeene ma izemke i kat.

6 Tomtom peeze kana ki wooŋgo ipa ma ila na, indeeŋe Yona ikenne. To iso pini ta kembei: “Ai, kenne paso? Iŋgi be temetmeete ma tala lende i! Maŋga mi toombo taŋroro Merere ku ten! Ko irao be imuŋai iti mi iuulu iti, som som?”

7 Tona zin uraata kan ki wooŋgo timaŋga ma tiso: “Ou! Kozo turu pataŋana taiŋgi ka uunu. Ko asiŋ ikam ma pataŋana ti ise kiti?” Beso tikam na, tindeeŋe uunu imbot la ki Yona. 8 To tiso pini ta kembei: “Lak, so kat piam. Uunu parei ta pataŋana tiŋgi ise kiti i? Mi nu pa pa so uraata i? Nu mbot swoi ta mar i? Mi nu mar pa so toono i?”

9-10 Tana Yona ipekel kalŋan ma iso: “Nio tomtom ki Iburu. Aŋzuŋzuŋ pa Yooba. Ni Anutu ki kar saamba ta iur tai mi toono. Tamen aŋko pini ta aŋmar i.” Tileŋ sua tana to, motoŋana biibi ikam zin. Mi tiso pini: “Waii, nu kam ŋoobo kat!” 11 To tiwi Yona ta kembei: “Ma iŋgi ko amkam parei pu bekena tai imeete mi taun isu?” Pa tai keteene isaana ma isaana kat.

12 Yona iso pizin ta kembei: “Kakam yo mi kupundu yo sula tai. Tonabe taun isu piom. Nio aŋute: Ina uunu tio ta ikam ma tai isaana kat mi tendeeŋe pataŋana taiŋgi.” 13 Tamen zin wal uraata kan ki wooŋgo lelen be tikam ta kembei som. Tana titoombo be tiŋgooro wooŋgo ma mburan papiriizi be sor lela peende uunu. Tamen miiri ikelkel mete, mi ipimilmiili zin ma timilmiili mini. 14 Tona titaŋroro Yooba ma tiso: “O Yooba, niam sombe ampundu tomtom taiŋgi isula tai, na pasaana yam ma ametmeete pepe. Ŋonoono, ni ikam ŋoobo mbulu sa piam som. Mi mbulu tabe amkam pini i, na pokot pepe. Pa nu itum ta ur kadoono pini. Ina ni sosor kini men. Sosor tiam som.”

15 Tana tikam Yona mi tipundu i sula tai, to loŋa men mi tai imeete ma taun isu. 16 Tiŋgi tabe ikam ma zin uraata kan ki wooŋgo timoto kat Yooba. Mi tikam patoronŋana pa Yooba, mi timbuk sua mbolŋana pini.

17 Mi Yooba iŋgo ye biibi ma ila mi iwon Yona. Mi Yona imbotmbot lela ye kopoono leleene ma irao aigule tel mi mbeŋ tel.✡ Mt 12:40, 16:4