1約拿tī魚ê腹肚內祈禱伊ê上帝耶和華，講：Iok-ná tī hî ê pak-tó͘-lāi kî-tó i ê Siōng-tè Iâ-hô-hoa, kóng:

2我tú-tio̍h患難求叫耶和華； 祂就聽我； 我tùi陰府ê腹內喉叫； 祢就聽我ê聲。Góa tú-tio̍h hoān-lān kiû-kiò Iâ-hô-hoa; I chiū thiaⁿ góa; Góa tùi im-hú ê pak-lāi âu-kiò; Lí chiū thiaⁿ góa ê siaⁿ.

3因為你bat hiat我落深淵，就是tī海底； 大水圍我； 狂波大湧lóng蓋密我。In-ūi Lí bat hiat góa lo̍h chhim-ian, chiū-sī tī hái-tóe; Tōa-chúi ûi góa; Kông-pho tōa-éng lóng khàm-ba̍t góa.

4我就講，我受趕逐，離開祢ê目前； 總是我iáu teh ǹg祢ê聖殿。Góa chiū kóng, Góa siū kóaⁿ-tio̍k, lī-khui Lí ê ba̍k-chêng; Chóng-sī góa iáu teh ǹg Lí ê sèng-tiān.

5chiah-ê水圍我險險無性命； 深淵圍困我； 海草包我ê頭殼。Chiah ê chúi ûi góa hiám-hiám bô sìⁿ-miā; Chhim-ian ûi-khùn góa; Hái-chháu pau góa ê thâu-khak.

6我落到山底： 地ê門栱永永kā我關teh； 耶和華，我ê上帝ah，總是祢有救我ê性命脫離死無。Góa lo̍h kàu soaⁿ-tóe: Tōe ê mn̂g-kông éng-éng kā góa koaiⁿ-teh; Iâ-hô-hoa, góa ê Siōng-tè ah, chóng-sī Lí ū kiù góa ê sìⁿ-miā thoat-lī sí-bô.

7我ê心神暈去ê時，我就siàu念耶和華； 我ê祈禱到祢ê面前，入祢ê聖殿。Góa ê sim-sîn hūn--khì ê sî, góa chiū siàu-liām Iâ-hô-hoa; Góa ê kî-tó kàu Lí ê bīn-chêng, ji̍p Lí ê sèng-tiān.

8見若對重虛假ê人， 棄sak in慈愛ê主。Kìⁿ-nā tùi-tiōng hu-ké ê lâng, Khì-sak in chû-ài ê Chú.

9總是我beh用感恩ê聲獻祭hō͘祢， 謝我所hē ê願： 拯救出tī耶和華。Chóng-sī góa beh ēng kám-un ê siaⁿ hiàn-chè hō͘ Lí, Siā góa só͘ hē ê goān: Chín-kiù chhut tī Iâ-hô-hoa.

10耶和華命令hit尾魚，伊就吐出約拿tī乾地。Iâ-hô-hoa bēng-lēng hit bé hî, i chiū thò͘-chhut Iok-ná tī ta-tōe.

1耶和華ê話第二pái臨到約拿講，你起來，去尼尼微hit-ê大城；Iâ-hô-hoa ê ōe tē-jī-pái lîm-kàu Iok-ná kóng, Lí khí-lâi, khì Nî-nî-bî hit ê tōa-siâⁿ;

2我所命令你傳ê，你傳hō͘伊。Góa só͘ bēng-lēng lí thoân--ê, lí thoân hō͘ i.

3約拿就照耶和華ê話起來，去尼尼微；尼尼微是極大ê城，tio̍h行三日chiah會thàng。Iok-ná chiū chiàu Iâ-hô-hoa ê ōe khí--lâi, khì Nî-nî-bî; Nî-nî-bî sī ke̍k-tōa ê siâⁿ, tio̍h kiâⁿ saⁿ-ji̍t chiah ōe thàng.

4約拿入城起身行一日ê路，傳講，Koh四十日，尼尼微beh倒壞。Iok-ná ji̍p siâⁿ khí-sin kiâⁿ chi̍t-ji̍t ê lō͘, thoân kóng, Koh sì-cha̍p-ji̍t, Nî-nî-bî beh tó-hoāi.

5尼尼微人信上帝，就宣佈禁食，tùi大到細，lóng穿麻衫。Nî-nî-bî lâng sìn Siōng-tè, chiū soan-pò͘ kìm-chia̍h, tùi-tōa kàu-sòe, lóng chhēng môa-saⁿ.

6Chit-ê消息傳到hō͘尼尼微王聽見；伊就對伊ê座位起來，thǹg伊ê禮服，穿麻，坐tī火灰。Chit ê siau-sit thoân-kàu hō͘ Nî-nî-bî ông thiaⁿ-kìⁿ; i chiū tùi i ê chō-ūi khí--lâi, thǹg i ê lé-ho̍k, chhēng môa, chē tī hé-hu.

7Koh出告示，照王kap貴族ê命令傳hō͘尼尼微thong城講，人kap cheng-siⁿ牛群羊群，lóng m̄-thang食，m̄-thang lim水，連試看也m̄-thang。Koh chhut kò-sī, chiàu ông kap kùi-cho̍k ê bēng-lēng thoân hō͘ Nî-nî-bî thong-siâⁿ kóng, Lâng kap cheng-siⁿ gû-kûn iûⁿ-kûn, lóng m̄-thang chia̍h, m̄-thang lim-chúi, liân chhì-khòaⁿ iā m̄-thang.

8人kap cheng-siⁿ lóng tio̍h穿麻，大聲求叫上帝，ta̍k人也tio̍h離開伊ê pháiⁿ路，kap伊ê手所做ê強暴。Lâng kap cheng-siⁿ lóng tio̍h chhēng-môa, tōa-siaⁿ kiû-kiò Siōng-tè, ta̍k-lâng iā tio̍h lī-khui i ê pháiⁿ-lō͘, kap i ê chhiú só͘ chòe ê kiông-pō.

9Kiám-chhái上帝回心轉意，挽回伊ê大受氣，hō͘咱無滅無也敢。Kiám-chhái Siōng-tè hê-sim tńg-ì, bán-hôe I ê tōa siū-khì, hō͘ lán bô bia̍t-bô iā káⁿ.

10Tùi án-ni，上帝看in ê行做，有離開in ê pháiⁿ路；上帝就退悔祂所講beh降hō͘ in ê災厄，亦無降落。Tùi án-ni Siōng-tè khòaⁿ in ê kiâⁿ-chòe, ū lī-khui in ê pháiⁿ-lō͘; Siōng-tè chiū thè-hóe I só͘ kóng beh kàng hō͘ in ê chai-ē, ia̍h bô kàng-lo̍h.

1總是chit-ê事約拿真無歡喜，大大受氣；Chóng-sī chit ê sū Iok-ná chin bô hoaⁿ-hí, tōa-tōa siū-khì;

2就祈禱耶和華講，耶和華ah，taⁿ求祢，我tī本國ê時，kiám m̄是án-ni講？所以我趕緊走去Tha-si，因為我知祢是有恩典ê上帝，充滿憐憫，無快受氣，有豐盛ê慈愛，koh退悔所講beh降落ê災厄。chiū kî-tó Iâ-hô-hoa kóng, Iâ-hô-hoa ah, taⁿ kiû Lí, góa tī pún-kok ê sî, kiám-m̄-sī án-ni kóng? Só͘-í góa kóaⁿ-kín cháu-khì Tha-si, in-ūi góa chai Lí sī ū un-tián ê Siōng-tè, chhiong-móa lîn-bín, bô khoài siū-khì, ū hong-sēng ê chû-ài, koh thè-hóe só͘ kóng beh kàng-lo̍h ê chai-ē.

3耶和華ah，taⁿ求祢取我ê性命；因為我死比活khah好。Iâ-hô-hoa ah, taⁿ kiû Lí chhú góa ê sìⁿ-miā; in-ūi góa sí pí oa̍h khah-hó.

4耶和華講，你án-ni受氣合理mah？Iâ-hô-hoa kóng, Lí án-ni siū-khì ha̍p-lí mah?

5Tùi án-ni，約拿出城，坐tī城ê東勢，tī-hia為家己搭寮á，坐tī蔭影下，ài-beh看hit-ê城到底怎樣。Tùi án-ni Iok-ná chhut-siâⁿ, chē tī siâⁿ ê tang--sì, tī-hia ūi ka-kī tah liâu-á, chē tī ìm-ńg-ē, ài-beh khòaⁿ hit ê siâⁿ tàu-tí cháiⁿ-iūⁿ.

6耶和華上帝備辦一叢箄麻，hō͘伊發生khah高約拿，做蔭影遮伊ê頭殼，hō͘伊免艱苦；約拿因為chit叢箄麻，大大歡喜。Iâ-hô-hoa Siōng-tè pī-pān chi̍t-châng pi-môa, hō͘ i hoat-siⁿ khah-koâiⁿ Iok-ná, chòe ìm-ńg jia i ê thâu-khak, hō͘ i bián kan-khó͘; Iok-ná in-ūi chit châng pi-môa, tōa-tōa hoaⁿ-hí.

7總是隔日，天phú光，上帝備辦一尾蟲，食chit叢箄麻，致到枯焦。Chóng-sī keh-ji̍t, thiⁿ-phú-kng, Siōng-tè pī-pān chi̍t bé thâng, chia̍h chit châng pi-môa, tì-kàu ko͘-tâ.

8日出ê時，上帝備辦炎熱ê東風，koh日曝約拿ê頭殼，hō͘伊暈去；伊就為家己求死，講，我死比活khah好。Ji̍t chhut ê sî, Siōng-tè pī-pān iām-jia̍t ê tang-hong, koh ji̍t pha̍k Iok-ná ê thâu-khak, hō͘ i hūn--khì; i chiū ūi ka-kī kiû sí, kóng, Góa sí pí oa̍h khah-hó.

9上帝對約拿講，你因為chit叢箄麻受氣合理mah？應講，我受氣到死亦合理。Siōng-tè tùi Iok-ná kóng, Lí in-ūi chit châng pi-môa siū-khì ha̍p-lí mah? Ìn kóng, Góa siū-khì kàu-sí ia̍h ha̍p-lí.

10耶和華講，Chit叢箄麻，你無為伊tio̍h磨，你無hō͘伊大叢，一暝發生，一暝死去，你iáu-kú疼惜；Iâ-hô-hoa kóng, Chit châng pi-môa, lí bô ūi i tio̍h-bôa, lí bô hō͘ i tōa-châng, chi̍t-mî hoat-siⁿ, chi̍t-mî sí-khì, lí iáu-kú thiàⁿ-sioh;

11何況我，我kiám m̄-tio̍h疼惜尼尼微，chit-ê大城mah？其中bōe能分別左右手ê，m̄-nā十二萬，koh有chōe-chōe cheng-siⁿ？hô-hòng Góa, Góa kiám-m̄-tio̍h thiàⁿ-sioh Nî-nî-bî, chit ê tōa-siâⁿ mah? Kî-tiong bōe-ōe hun-piat chó-iū chhiú--ê, m̄-nā cha̍p-jī-bān, koh ū chōe-chōe cheng-siⁿ?