Egalikano lyaJona
1 Mela lyohi Jona okwa galikana Omuwa a ti:
2 “Muudhigu wandje onde ku ithana, Omuwa,
nangoye owa yamukula ndje.
Omuule, muuyuni wokuusi onda kugile ekwatho,
nangoye owu uvu ndje.
3 Ongoye wa dhogele ndje muuleeleka,
sigo okondaandelo yefuta,
nkoka omeya ga li ga kuwike ndje,
nomakuthikuthi goye agehe goonkondo oga gwilile ndje pa.
4 Onda dhiladhila kutya onda pegulwa ko koshipala shOmuwa
nokandi na we mpo ne mono otempeli yoye ondjapuki.
5 Omeya oga siikile ndje taga li ndje oshuunguungu,
efuta olya kuwike ndje thiluthilu,
oombungufuta odha kutunine omutse gwandje.
6 Onda mbolokele sigo okomidhi dhoondundu,
eeno, sigo okoshilongo shomiyelo dha patwa aluheluhe.
Ihe ongoye, Omuwa Kalunga kandje,
owa galula omwenyo gwandje mombwili.
7 Sho nda li ndu uvite omwenyo gwandje tagu thigi ndje po,
onde ku galikana, Omuwa,
motempeli yoye ondjapuki ngoye nou uvu ndje.
8 Mboka haa simaneke iimenka kaayi na ntumbu,
otaa etha okuvulika kungoye.
9 Ihe ngame otandi ku imbile omahambelelo;
otandi ku yambele ondjambo
e tandi gwanitha shoka ndu uvaneke.
Ehupitho otali zi kOmuwa.”
10 Nena Omuwa okwa lombwele ohi, yi kungile Jona komunkulo, noye shi ningi.
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.
