Kitaab Yuunus
min Kutub al‑Anbiya
Yuunus yidoor yajri baʼiid min Allah
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1 Yoom waahid,
Allah hajja le Yuunus wileed Amittaay wa gaal :
2 « Gumm amchi fi Niinawa,
al‑madiina al‑kabiire di.
Wa khabbir naas al‑madiina kadar al‑fasaala al‑humman gaaʼidiin yisawwuuha di,
ana chiftaha.
Khalli yingarʼu ! »
3 Khalaas,
Yuunus gamma arrad wa aba ma yichiil derib hana Niinawa laakin chaal derib hana hillit Tarchiich achaan yidoor yajri min Allah.
Wa wisil fi hillit Yaafa fi khachum al‑bahar al‑Abyad al‑Mutawassit wa ligi safiina maache Tarchiich.
Khalaas kaffa ujurtah wa rikib maʼa khaddaamiin al‑safiina le yamchi Tarchiich,
baʼiid min Allah.
4 Wa wakit maachiin fi l‑bahar da,
Allah rassal riih chadiide wa challaal chadiid gamma lahaddi yidoor yikassir al‑safiina.
5 Wa khaddaamiin al‑safiina khaafo bilheen wa ayyi waahid minhum gamma yasrakh le ilaahah achaan yinajjiihum.
Wa daffago al‑khumaam al‑fi l‑safiina fi l‑bahar achaan tabga khafiife.
Wa Yuunus kamaan dalla tihit fi lubb al‑safiina ragad wa naayim noom chadiid.
6 Wa masʼuul al‑safiina ja gaal leyah :
« Haay da !
Maalak naayim ?
Gumm asʼal ilaahak !
Akuun yifakkir foogna wa yinajjiina min al‑moot. »
7 Wa khaddaamiin al‑safiina gaalo ambeenaathum :
« Taʼaalu nisawwu amʼiyeedaat achaan naʼarfu yaatu al‑jaab leena al‑masiibe di.
» Khalaas sawwo amʼiyeedaat wa wagaʼ fi Yuunus.
8 Wa fi l‑bakaan da,
humman gaalo leyah :
« Ooriina chunu al‑jaab leena al‑masiibe di.
Inta jaayi min ween ?
Wa jiit tisawwi chunu ?
Wa baladak ween wa nafarak chunu ? »
9 Wa Yuunus radda leehum wa gaal :
« Ana Ibraani wa naʼabud Allah Rabb al‑samaawaat,
al‑khalag al‑ard wa l‑bahar.
10 Wa ana muʼarrid min Allah.
» Wa wakit humman simʼo kalaamah da,
khaafo khoof chadiid.
Wa gaalo leyah :
« Maala sawweet cheyy misil da ? »
11 Wa l‑challaal gaaʼid yatlaʼ be ziyaada.
Wa gaalo leyah :
« Hassaʼ da,
nisawwu leek chunu achaan al‑challaal yagiif leena ? »
12 Wa Yuunus gaal leehum :
« Chiiluuni wa azguluuni fi l‑bahar wa l‑challaal yagiif leeku.
Achaan ana naʼarif kadar al‑riih al‑chadiide di jaat fi chaani ana bas. »
13 Wa laakin khaddaamiin al‑safiina haawalo yigabbulu al‑safiina fi khachum al‑bahar.
Wa ma gidro achaan al‑challaal gaaʼid yatlaʼ be ziyaada.
14 Wa gammo yachhado Allah wa gaalo :
« Ya Allah !
Ma tahlikna fi chaan al‑raajil da wa ma tukhutt foogna dimmit bari.
Ya Allah !
Inta sawweet al‑cheyy al‑tidoorah. »
15 Khalaas,
chaalo Yuunus wa zagalooh fi l‑bahar wa tawwaali al‑challaal wagaf.
16 Wa l‑khaddaamiin khaafo khoof chadiid min Allah wa gaddamo leyah dahiiye wa aahado Allah achaan yaʼabuduuh be ziyaada.
17 *Wa fi l‑bakaan da,
Allah rassal huutaay kabiire zaratat Yuunus.
Wa khalaas,
Yuunus gaʼad fi batun al‑huutaay talaata yoom wa talaata leele.