Chapter
3
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Agho Musengwa Katonda yaakoba Yona omukuzi ogwokubiri ati:
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"Situkiramu oje eri abantu ab'omu kibuga Nineve, ekibuga ekikologho ekyo, obakobere obukwenda bwe nakukoba."
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Yona yaasitukiramu yaaja e Nineve nga Musengwa Katonda bwe yamukoba. Nineve kyali kikologho, ng'okutambula okukibitamu omala enaku isatu.
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Yona yatoolera okutambula mu kibuga okumala olunaku lulamba, agho yaalangirira ati: "Nga ghabiseegho enaku amakumi ana (40) Nineve kija kuzikirizibwa."
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Abantu ab'e Nineve baikiriza obukwenda bwa Katonda, era baalangirira buli muntu okusiiba endhala okuviira irala ku babbede okutuukira irala ku basembayo ghansi. Baavaala ekutiya okwoleka okwenenia kwaibwe.
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Kyabazinga w'e Nineve bwe yabiwulira, yaaleka ghale ekityamo kye n'ebivaalo bye eby'obwakyabazinga, yaavaala ekutiya era yaatyama mu ivu okwoleka okwenenia kwe.
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Era yaalangirira mu biketezo byonabyona eby'e Nineve ng'akoba ati: "Kino kiragiro okuva ye kyabazinga n'abakungu be, ekikoba kiti, 'Ghatabaagho muntu yeenayeena alya oba anhwa kintu kyonakyona, oba okuganha ekisolo kyonakyona eky'omuntu okulya oba okunhwa.
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Buli muntu ateekwa okwesiba ekutiya, na buli nsolo esibibwe ekutiya. Buli muntu ateekwa okulekayo ebibi by'akola n'ebikolwa eby'obukambwe, yeeghembe Katonda n'omwoyo mulala okumusonigha.
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Tomanha, oba katyo Katonda asobola okukyusa ekirowoozo kye, yaalekera okusungughala ekibitiriire, yaaloba kutuzikiriza.' "
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Katonda bwe yabona bino bye baakola, ni balekayo ebikolwa byaibwe ebibi, yaakyusa ekidhuubo kye, yaaloba kubazikiriza nga bwe yali akobye.