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Kusaba kwa Yona
Yona b̯uyaali mu nda gya nsu̱, yaasabi̱ri̱ Mukama Ruhanga waamwe nakoba yati,
“Bunyaali mu kizubu kyange,
nyaataagi̱i̱ri̱ Mukama, kandi yankoonyera.
Hakati̱ wa ki̱i̱na kya rufu,
nyaalu̱ki̱ri̱ ninkusaba onkoonyere, waanyeetegeerya.
Wanju̱gu̱nyi̱ri̱ hakati̱ weitaka,
mali̱, mu ndiha gyeitaka,
mu̱hwi̱ gwa meezi̱ gwanyeelogoleerya,
na bijanga byamu byensei̱, byandaba hakyendi̱.
Kandi nyaateekeri̱i̱ze, ‘Mbi̱ngi̱i̱rwe kuruga mu mei̱so gaamu;
mali̱, ndi̱bu̱ni̱a mbone Yeekaru, Nyu̱mba gyamu gi̱tongoole.’
Meezi̱ gaanyeelogoleerye, heehi̱ ku̱nzi̱ta;
ndiha gyamereeri̱ ki̱mwei̱, na bisubi bya mwitaka byanyeelyobi̱ri̱ ku mu̱twe.
Nyaagi̱zi̱i̱ri̱ nyaadwa hansi wa nsau zaa mwitaka,
mu nsi gya baku̱u̱ ha nzi̱je zaagyo zanki̱ngi̱reeni̱ biro na biro.
Bei̱tu̱ we Mukama Ruhanga wange,
waaju̱ni̱ri̱ b̯womi bwange nobutoola mu ki̱i̱na.
Bunyaali nindi heehi̱ kukaba,
nyei̱zu̱ki̱ri̱ we Mukama,
kandi nawe, weegwa kusaba kwange,
noli mu Yeekaru, Nyu̱mba gyamu gi̱tongoole.
Babwo bahaamiira ku̱ramya bi̱si̱sani̱ bitali na mugasu,
beefeereza mbabazi̱ zaaku̱bbeeri̱ zaab̯u.
Bei̱tu̱ gya, nkwi̱za kukuhongera kyonzira
ni̱nku̱ku̱hi̱i̱mi̱ra kyembu kya ku̱ku̱si̱i̱ma.
Nkwi̱za kukora kiki ki̱nyeeragani̱si̱i̱rye,
kujunwa kuruga hali Mukama.”
10 Mwomwo Mukama yaaragi̱ra nsu̱, gyatunaka Yona ku mutanda.