Jonah's Prayer
1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:
2 When I was in trouble, Lord,
I prayed to you,
and you listened to me.
From deep in the world
of the dead,
I begged for your help,
and you answered my prayer.
3 You threw me down
to the bottom of the sea.
The water was churning
all around;
I was completely covered
by your mighty waves.
4 I thought I was swept away
from your sight,
never again to see
your holy temple.
5 I was almost drowned
by the swirling waters
that surrounded me.
Seaweed had wrapped
around my head.
6 I had sunk down deep
below the mountains
beneath the sea.
I knew that forever,
I would be a prisoner there.
But, you, Lord God,
rescued me from that pit.
7 When my life was slipping away,
I remembered you—
and in your holy temple
you heard my prayer.
8 All who worship worthless idols
turn from the God
who offers them mercy.
9 But with shouts of praise,
I will offer a sacrifice
to you, my Lord.
I will keep my promise,
because you are the one
with power to save.
10 The Lord commanded the fish to vomit up Jonah on the shore. And it did.
Mätu Yona ro
1 'Dooko Yona ye mätu te OPI Lu ndaro ri ni ya ti'bi ro yasi.
2 Nda ekye: “Mäzi mi OPI te ni riti maro yasi,
ago mizatadri maro te,
ni ya 'buociekye avoro yasi, mayodrite miri,
ago nyeri driayo maro te.
3 Tana mivo ma te gyi'desi ya,
le kitoriya gyi'desi roya,
ago gyi gate lwi mädrisi;
rukanda cini miro ndi kpola miro be lävute mädrisi.
4 'Dooko musu ta te makye: ‘Avo ma te zwi ni miresi’;
ago makye: ‘Mago mandrena Yekalu
alokado miro ko tona.’
5 Gyi tako drî maro te, täṛi te drî maro te 'biṛi;
dradra baṛirute drî maro yasi gbikyi.
6 Macite le zevo 'bereŋwai ro gyi'desi zele ya.
Macite le 'bu ociekye ya käläsi na asete mädri äduako;
caoko nyolofo ma te lidriidriro ni 'buociekye yasi OPI Lu maro.
7 Ondro ma'dote mbaraako oko,
maye mätu te OPI ri;
ago mätu maro sate mire Yekalu alokado miro ya.
8 Ànya se kayibe lui edeedero ro awi mätuna
ayani iyi e'beyi mi orote,
9 oko malona tori ndi miri aro'boya oye be;
ŋgase ma'ba tao'bana be ozone mozona ndi.
Ŋgaopa kikyi ni mi OPI resi!”
10 Ago OPI atate ti'bi ri, ago anya 'dwe Yona te tesi kototi.