abakade bengalaleli , lapho ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu kubalindele ezinsukwini zikaNowa umkhumbi usakhiwa , abasindiswa ngawo abayingcosana, okungukuthi abayisishiyagalombili ngawo amanzi;

unokukholwa nonembeza omuhle , okuthe abanye bekulahlile , bafelwa umkhumbi wokukholwa,

ngashaywa kathathu ngezinduku, ngakhandwa kanye ngamatshe, kathathu ngalinyalelwa umkhumbi, ngaba semanzini olwandle ubusuku bunye nemini;

sesifumene umkhumbi owelela eFenike, sangena kuwo, samuka.

Kwathi sekuqhamuke iKhupro , sesilishiyile ngakwesokhohlo , saqonda eSiriya, sehlika eTire, ngokuba umkhumbi wawuzakwethula khona impahla.

kodwa umkhumbi usududulwa ungasenakubhekana nomoya , sayeka saqhutshwa nje.

sebe sikhuphulile basebenzisa izinto zokusiza , bawuzongolozela umkhumbi ngezintambo; kuthe besaba ukuthi bazakukhahleleka eSirti , behlisa izindwangu zomkhumbi, baqhutshwa kanjalo.

Kepha manje senginiluleka ukuba nime isibindi , ngokuba akuyikufa muntu kini, umkhumbi kuphela.

Sebesuthi ukudla benza lula umkhumbi belahla ukolweni elwandle.

Sekusile, abalazanga izwe , kepha babona itheku elithile elinesihlabathi abanquma ukuba baqhubele kulo umkhumbi, uma kungenzeka.

Batheleka endaweni enolwandle nxazombili , baqhubela umkhumbi kuyo , inhloko yomkhumbi yagxumekeka , yema ingenakunyakaziswa , kepha ingasemuva laphulwa ngamandla amaza.

Lapho-ke induna yafumana umkhumbi wase -Aleksandriya oqonde e -Italiya, yasingenisa kuwo.

Ngokukholwa uNowa exwayisiwe nge zinto ebezingakabonwa , esaba uNkulunkulu, wakha umkhumbi wokusindisa indlu yakhe , okungakho walahla izwe, waba yindlalifa yokulunga okuvela ngokukholwa.

Khona bafuna ukumngenisa emkhunjini, umkhumbi wawusufika masinyane ezweni ababeya kulo. Isinkwa sokuphila

Babaqhweba omana babo abakomunye umkhumbi ukuba beze , bababambise. Beza-ke, bayigcwalisa imikhumbi yomibili, yaze yathi ayizike.

Kwase kuvuka isivunguvungu esikhulu somoya , amaza aphonseka phakathi emkhunjini, umkhumbi waze waqala ukugcwala.

Kwathi sekuhlwile , umkhumbi wawuphakathi nolwandle , yena eyedwa emhlabathini.

Kepha umkhumbi wawususukile amastadiyu amaningi emhlabathini , ushukunyiswa ngamaza, ngokuba umoya wawuphambene nabo.

Base beshiya masinyane umkhumbi noyise, bamlandela.

Bheka, kwavuka isiphepho esikhulu elwandle , umkhumbi waze wagujuzelwa ngamaza; kepha yena wayelele.

Yakha umkhumbi ngemithi yegofere , wenze amakamelo emkhunjini , uwuhuqe ngaphakathi nangaphandle ngekolitayi.

Kwaba nguzamcolo emhlabeni izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ; amanzi anda, aphakamisa umkhumbi; waphakama phezu komhlaba.

Amanzi akhula , anda kakhulu emhlabeni ; umkhumbi wahamba ebusweni bamanzi.

Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngosuku lweshumi nesikhombisa enyangeni umkhumbi wema ezintabeni zase-Ararati.

Kepha uJona wasuka ebusweni bukaJehova ukuba abalekele eTharishishi , wehlela eJopha , wafumana umkhumbi obuyakuya eTharishishi ; wakhokha imali yawo, wakhwela kuwo, ukuba ahambe nawo , aye eTharishishi, asuke ebusweni bukaJehova.

Kodwa uJehova waphonsa umoya omkhulu elwandle , kwaba yisiphepho esikhulu elwandle; kwacatshangwa ukuthi umkhumbi uyakwaphulwa.