1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly, 2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.2.2 by…: or, out of mine affliction2.2 hell: or, the grave 3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.2.3 midst: Heb. heart 4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.2.6 bottoms: Heb. cuttings off2.6 corruption: or, the pit 7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
10¶ And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Maombi Ya Yona Katika Tumbo La Nyangumi
1Akiwa ndani ya tumbo la nyangumi, Yona alimwomba Bwana Mungu wake. 22:2 Za 18:6; 120:1; 86:13; Mao 3:55Akasema:
“Katika shida yangu nalimwita Bwana,
naye akanijibu.
Kutoka kina cha kaburi2:2 Kaburi hapa maana yake ni Kuzimu, kwa Kiebrania ni Sheol. niliomba msaada,
nawe ukasikiliza kilio changu.
32:3 Za 88:6; 42:7; 2Sam 22:5Ulinitupa kwenye kilindi,
ndani kabisa ya moyo wa bahari,
mikondo ya maji ilinizunguka,
mawimbi yako yote na viwimbi
vilipita juu yangu.
42:4 Za 31:22; Yer 7:15; Isa 49:14; 1Fal 8:38, 48Nikasema, ‘Nimefukuziwa
mbali na uso wako,
hata hivyo nitatazama tena
kuelekea Hekalu lako takatifu.’
52:5 Za 69:1-2Maji yaliyonimeza yalinitisha,
kilindi kilinizunguka;
mwani2:5 Mwani hapa maana yake ni magugu yaotayo kwenye sakafu ya kilindi cha bahari. ulijisokota kichwani pangu.
62:6 Ay 28:9; 17:16; 33:18; Za 30:3Nilizama chini sana mpaka pande za mwisho za milima,
makomeo ya hiyo nchi yalinifungia hata milele.
Lakini uliuleta uhai wangu kutoka shimoni,
Ee Bwana Mungu wangu.
72:7 Za 11:4; 18:6; 77:11-12; 34:6; 130:2; Yer 2:13; 2Nya 30:27“Wakati uhai wangu ulipokuwa unatoka,
nilikukumbuka wewe, Bwana,
nayo maombi yangu yalikufikia wewe,
katika Hekalu lako takatifu.
82:8 1Sam 12:21; Yer 10:8; 2Fal 17:15; Za 31:6; Kum 32:21“Wale watu wanaongʼangʼana na sanamu zisizofaa
hupoteza neema ile ambayo ingekuwa yao.
92:9 Hos 14:2; Ebr 13:15; Hes 30:2; Kut 15:2; Za 50:14; 116:14; 66:13-15; 3:8; 42:4Lakini mimi, kwa wimbo wa shukrani,
nitakutolea dhabihu.
Lile nililowekea nadhiri nitalitimiza.
Wokovu watoka kwa Bwana.”
102:10 Yn 1:17; Mt 8:9Basi Bwana akamwamuru yule nyangumi, naye akamtapika Yona katika nchi kavu.
