1 Va mbaŋa regha Giya Loi ghalɨŋae i mena weya Jona Amitai nariye. 2 I dagewe iŋa, “U yondovirɨ Jona, na e ghembako laghɨye Ninive e tɨne, u dage weŋgi lenji tharɨ i laghɨye moli na tene ya mukuwoŋgi.”

3 Ko iyemaeŋge Jona i voiteta Giya Loi na ma i wareriŋava ghemba regha idae Tasis. I wareri na i wa Jopa, na gheko ve vaidiya waŋga regha kaero ghambaŋa vara i wareri Tasis kaiwae. Jona i wa ve vamodo waŋgako, kaero i thawe na i wa Tasis kaiwae i munjeva i voiteta Giya Loi.

4 Amba Giya Loi i variya ndewendewe vurɨvurɨghegheniye regha na i nja weŋgi e ghɨnagha mborowa. Ndewendeweko le vurɨgheghe kaiwae waŋgako vama ina vara e tharɨ tɨne. 5 Gharelaghɨlaghɨ kaiwae waŋgako gharakakaiwo regha na regha tembe i goyawaru weya le loi thalavu kaiwae. Lenji renuwaŋa thɨ munjeva thɨ vamayaŋa waŋgako e vuyowoko tɨne, thɨ mbana doweko vavana thɨ yathu e njighɨko tɨne.

Ko iyemaeŋge e mbaŋako iyako Jona vambe ina e waŋgako gharɨghe, e tɨne bode i ghenetena yawaliye. 6 Waŋgako ghakapɨtan i nja na ve vaidi na i dagewe iŋa, “Ko iya ŋgoroŋga mbe len ghenaeŋge e waŋgako tɨne? U thuweiru na wo u naŋgo weya len loi. Mbwata ne ghare i nja weinda na ma valɨkaiwae raya mare.”

7 Waŋgako gharakakaiwo thɨ vedage weŋgi thɨŋa, “Wo ra tamwe thela le tharɨ kaiwae iya ra vaidiya vuyowoke iyake. Wo ra vakatha bigi regha ŋgoreiye sula.”*Kaiwae nuwanjiya thɨ ghareghare thela me vakatha ghanji vuyowo, thɨ vakatha bigi regha ŋgoreiye sula. Thɨ vakatha gharɨgharɨ ghanjinono e varɨvarɨ nanasiye vwatanji regha na regha. Amba thɨ mbanɨthuwole e nambo tɨne na lolo regha na i tuthiya varɨ regha. Ma i thuwe. Varɨko iyako loloko me vakatha ghanji vuyowoko ghanono inawe. E kamwathɨko iyako gharɨgharɨ thɨ loŋweghathɨ Loi i vatomwe weŋgi thela i vakatha ghanji vuyowo. Vaŋa lumo raŋa “casting lots”. Mbaŋa thɨ vakatha iyako ve nja weya Jona.

8 Iya kaiwae thɨ vaito thɨŋa, “E mbaŋake iyake wo u utu giyama weime, thela le tharɨ kaiwae na iya vuyowoke iyake i yomara weinda? U vakatha budakai gheke? The vanautuma loloniya ghen? The wabwi loloniya ghen?”

9 I gonjogha weŋgi iŋa, “Hibru loloniya ghino na ya kururu weya Giya Loi, Loi ina e buruburu, iye va i vakatha njighɨ na thelau.”

10 Waŋgako gharakakaiwo thɨ gharelaghɨlaghɨ laghɨye moli na thɨ dagewe thɨŋa, “Budakaiya iya mo vakathake?” (Thɨ ghareghare mendava i vo weya Giya Loi kaiwae me utu giya weŋgi.)

11 Lenji utuutuko e tɨne ndewendeweko ma i vurɨgheghe na i vurɨgheghe eŋge. Iya kaiwae thɨ vaito thɨŋa, “Ne wo vakatha budakai e ghen na mbala ndewendeweko i rowo towo na ghime yawalɨme?”

12 Jona i gonjogha weŋgi iŋa, “Hu woŋgo na hu duutuŋgo e njighɨke tɨne, ambane tad i ghagha. Ya ghareghare ghino kaiwaŋgu iya hu vaidiya vuyowoke iyake.”

13 Iyemaeŋge waŋgako gharakakaiwo thɨ wodo na thɨ munjeva thɨ goru vanatɨna — thɨ rovurɨgheghe laghɨye moli, ko iyemaeŋge ndewendeweko vama i vurɨgheghe eŋge na vanatɨna ma i bwagabwaga moli eŋge weŋgi. 14 Iya kaiwae thɨ goyawaru weya Jona le Loi thɨŋa, “Aee Giya Loi, wo naŋgo e ghen thava ne u lithɨ e ghime e mare kaiwae ne wo vakowana loloke iya ma ghawonjoweke yawaliye. Ghen mbe ghanɨmbereghana vara iya len renuwaŋa vakathake thiyake thɨ yomara.” 15 Thɨ wovaira Jona e nɨmanɨmanji na thɨ wokiyathuutu e njighɨko tɨne. E mbaŋako iyako tad i ghagha. 16 Iyako i vathaŋgiya waŋgako gharakakaiwo thɨ mararu laghɨye moli weya Giya Loi iya kaiwae thɨ vakatha vowo na i vorowe na thɨ vakatha ŋgoreiye lenji dagerawe.

17 Ko iyemaeŋge Jona kaiwae, Giya Loi i vivatharawa borogi laghɨye regha na i wovoŋgwa Jona. Jona va ina e borogiko ŋgamoiye ghararaghɨye thegheto na gougou gheneto.