Yona 4 : 2 Jonah chapter 4 verse 2

Akamwomba Bwana, akasema, Nakuomba, Ee Bwana; sivyo hivyo nilivyosema, hapo nilipokuwa katika nchi yangu? Hii ndiyo sababu nalifanya haraka kukimbilia Tarshishi; kwa maana nalijua ya kuwa wewe u Mungu mwenye neema, umejaa huruma, si mwepesi wa hasira, u mwingi wa rehema, nawe waghairi mabaya.
soma Mlango wa 4

He prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please, Yahweh, wasn't this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you repent of the evil.