1
Ndipo Yona akamwomba Bwana, Mungu wake, katika tumbo la yule samaki,
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
2
Akasema, Nalimlilia Bwana kwa sababu ya shida yangu, Naye akaniitikia; Katika tumbo la kuzimu naliomba, Nawe ukasikia sauti yangu.
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
3
Maana ulinitupa vilindini, Ndani ya moyo wa bahari; Gharika ya maji ikanizunguka pande zote; Mawimbi yako yote na gharika zako zote zimepita juu yangu.
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
4
Nami nikasema, Nimetupwa mbali na macho yako; Lakini nitatazama tena kukabili hekalu lako takatifu.
At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
5
Maji yalinizunguka, hata nafsini mwangu; Vilindi vilinizunguka; Mwani ulikizinga kichwa changu;
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
6
Nalishuka hata pande za chini za milima; Hiyo nchi na mapingo yake yalinifunga hata milele; Lakini umeipandisha nafsi yangu kutoka shimoni, Ee Bwana, Mungu wangu,
To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
7
Roho yangu ilipozimia ndani yangu, Nalimkumbuka Bwana; Maombi yangu yakakuwasilia, Katika hekalu lako takatifu.
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
8
Watu waangaliao mambo ya ubatili na uongo Hujitenga na rehema zao wenyewe;
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
9
Lakini mimi nitakutolea sadaka kwa sauti ya shukrani; Nitaziondoa nadhiri zangu. Wokovu hutoka kwa Bwana.
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
10
Bwana akasema na yule samaki, naye akamtapika Yona pwani.
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.