¹Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika rwechipiri kuna Jona, richiti,

²Simuka, uende Ninivhe, riya guta guru, undoriparidzira zvandichakuraira kuti uparidze.

³Ipapo Jona akasimuka, akaenda Ninivhe, sezvaakarairwa neshoko raJehovha. Zvino Ninivhe raiva guta guru-guru, rwendo rwamazuva matatu kupfuura nomo.

⁴Jona akatanga kupinda muguta, achifamba rwendo rwezuva rimwe, akadana, achiti, Kwasara mazuva makumi mana, ipapo Ninivhe richaparadzwa.

⁵Vanhu veNinivhe vakatenda Mwari, vakatara nguva yokutsanya, vakafuka masaga, kubva kuvakuru pakati pavo kusvikira kuvaduku pakati pavo.

⁶Shoko rikasvika kuna mambo weNinivhe, akasimuka pachigaro chake choushe, akabvisa nguvo yake, akafuka saga, nokugara mumadota.

⁷Akaraira, akaparidza muNinivhe rose chirevo chamambo nechavakuru vake achiti, Vanhu kana zvipfuwo, kana mombe kana makwai, ngazvirege kutongoravira chinhu, ngazvirege kufura kana kumwa mvura;

⁸asi vanhu nezvipfuwo ngazvifukidzwe masaga, ngavadane kuna Mwari nesimba; ngavatendeuke mumwe nomumwe panzira yake yakaipa napakuita nesimba namaoko ake.

⁹Ndianiko angaziva, zvimwe Mwari ungadzoka akazvidemba, akadzoka pakutsamwa kwake kukuru, tikarega kuparadzwa?

¹⁰Mwari akaona zvavakaita, kuti vakatendeuka panzira yavo yakaipa, Mwari akazvidemba pamusoro pezvakaipa zvaakati ndichavaitira; akasazviita.