Yunusa la duwaa
1 Kabiriŋ Yunusa be ñewo kono, a ye Yaawe* daani, a la Alla.
2 A ko:
“N na bataa kaŋ ŋa ite Yaawe kumandi le,
aduŋ i ye n danku le.
Ka bo kaburu dinkoolu to, ŋa i la maakoyiroo daani,
aduŋ i ye n kalamuta le.
3 I ye m fayi diinoŋo le to, ka taa fo baa duumoo to,
daameŋ jiyo be m baloo karoo bee la,
aduŋ i la baa baliŋo semboo bee ka naa n kaŋ ne.
4 Ŋa a miira le nuŋ ko, n yeemanta i la karoo la le.
Bari hani wo, m be i la buŋ senuŋo je la le kotenke.
5 Jiyo naata n kaŋ, aduŋ a maranta,
diinoŋo ye m muru karoo bee la.
Baato ñaamoo ye n kuŋo bee muura.
6 N taata fo baa duumoo to,
n dunta banku le to, meŋ bundaalu ka tu sorondiŋ fo abadaa.
Bari ite, hee Yaawe m Maariyo
i ye m bondi naŋ ñiŋ diinoŋo to le, m baluuta.
7 Kabiriŋ ŋa a loŋ ko, n na duniyaa ka naa baŋ ne,
n hakiloo bulata i la ŋa i daani,
aduŋ n na duwaa futata i ma le, i la buŋ senuŋo kono.
8 Moolu mennu ka jalaŋ nafantaŋolu batu,
wolu ye ì koo dii hiinoo la le,
meŋ ñanta ke la ì taa ti.
9 Bari m be sadaa* bo la i ye le,
ŋa i jayiraŋ suukuwo laa,
aduŋ ŋa n kali meŋ na, m be wo ke la le.
Kiisoo bota naŋ Yaawe le yaa.”
10 Bituŋ Yaawe ye ñewo yaamari, aduŋ a ye Yunusa foonoo naŋ banku jaaroo kaŋ.
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.
