Àdúrà Jona
1Nígbà náà ni Jona gbàdúrà sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ̀ láti inú ẹja náà wá, 2Ó sì wí pé:
“Nínú ìpọ́njú mi ni mo kígbe sí Olúwa,
òun sì gbọ́ ohùn mi.
Mo kígbe láti inú ipò òkú, mo pè fún ìrànwọ́,
ìwọ sì gbọ́ ohùn mi.
3Nítorí tí ìwọ ti sọ mí sínú ibú,
ní àárín Òkun,
ìṣàn omi sì yí mi káàkiri;
gbogbo bíbì omi àti rírú omi
rékọjá lórí mi.
4Nígbà náà ni mo wí pé,
‘a ta mí nù kúrò níwájú rẹ;
ṣùgbọ́n síbẹ̀ èmi yóò tún
máa wo ìhà tẹmpili mímọ́ rẹ.’
5Omi yí mi káàkiri, àní títí dé ọkàn;
ibú yí mi káàkiri,
a fi koríko odò wé mi lórí.
6Èmi sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sí ìsàlẹ̀ àwọn òkè ńlá;
ilẹ̀ ayé pẹ̀lú ìdènà rẹ̀ yí mi ká títí:
ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ ti mú ẹ̀mí mi wá sókè láti inú ibú wá,
Olúwa Ọlọ́run mi.
7“Nígbà tí ó rẹ ọkàn mi nínú mi,
èmi rántí rẹ, Olúwa,
àdúrà mi sì wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ,
nínú tẹmpili mímọ́ rẹ.
8“Àwọn tí ń fàmọ́ òrìṣà èké
kọ àánú ara wọn sílẹ̀.
9Ṣùgbọ́n èmi yóò fi orin ọpẹ́, rú ẹbọ sí ọ.
Èmi yóò san ẹ̀jẹ́ tí mo ti jẹ́.
‘Ìgbàlà wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa.’ ”
10Olúwa sì pàṣẹ fún ẹja náà, ó sì pọ Jona sí orí ilẹ̀ gbígbẹ.
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.
