Jonah's Prayer
1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:

2 When I was in trouble, Lord,
I prayed to you,
and you listened to me.
From deep in the world
of the dead,
I begged for your help,
and you answered my prayer.

3 You threw me down
to the bottom of the sea.
The water was churning
all around;
I was completely covered
by your mighty waves.
4 I thought I was swept away
from your sight,
never again to see
your holy temple.

5 I was almost drowned
by the swirling waters
that surrounded me.
Seaweed had wrapped
around my head.
6 I had sunk down deep
below the mountains
beneath the sea.
I knew that forever,
I would be a prisoner there.

But, you, Lord God,
rescued me from that pit.
7 When my life was slipping away,
I remembered you—
and in your holy temple
you heard my prayer.

8 All who worship worthless idols
turn from the God
who offers them mercy.
9 But with shouts of praise,
I will offer a sacrifice
to you, my Lord.
I will keep my promise,
because you are the one
with power to save.

10 The Lord commanded the fish to vomit up Jonah on the shore. And it did.
Jona medimo loshi Eilikano laye nemangululo
1 Ndele Jona okwa ilikana Omwene Kalunga kaye medimo loshi, ndele ta ti:
2 “Moudjuu wange onda kuwa kOmwene,
ndele Ye a uda nge.
Moshovafi onda kuwa onghuwo,
Ove owa uda ondaka yange.
3 Ove wa ekela nge mokule mwi koshi yefuta
opo omatondokelo omeva a dingilila nge,
okwiilauka kwomakufikufi oye aeshe a tuvikila nge.
4 Opo nee ame nda tya:
Ame onda tewa po koshipala shoye.
Nande ongaha ohandi ka tala vali
otembeli yoye iyapuki.
5 Omeva okwa dingilila nge fiyo okomwenyo wange,
oule owe lidingilila nge,
omanenge okwa tangaela nge komutwe wange.
6 Ame onda ninginina mo
fiyo okomikangha deemhunda.
Oidilifo yedu ya patela nge mo fiyo alushe.
Ndelenee Ove wa shila mo omwenyo mekololo,
Omwene, Kalunga kange.
7 Omwenyo wange eshi we liumbilila mwaame,
onda dimbulukwa Omwene
neilikano lange la fika kwoove,
motembeli yoye iyapuki.
8 Ovo tava fimaneke oikalunga yongaho,
otava ekeleshi ou te va filonghenda.
9 Ndelenee ame nda hala oku ku yambela
nondaka yepandulo.
Eshi nde shi udanekela, ohandi ke shi wanifa.
Exupifo oli li mOmwene.”
10 Opo Omwene okwa lombwela oshi oyo, i kungile Jona koukukutu.