Chapter 4

Agh va Jonah erskyn-towse jymmoosagh, as v'eh feer chorree.

As ghow eh padjer gys y Chiarn, as dooyrt eh, Guee-ym ort, O Hiarn, nagh nee shoh va my raa, choud as va mee foast ayns my heer hene? shen-y-fa chossyn mee roym (dy gholl) gys Tarshish: son va fys aym dy vel oo Jee graysoil as myghinagh, moal gys corree, as jeh kenjallys vooar, as meiygh chreeagh ayns kerraghey.

Shen-y-fa nish, O Hiarn, gow, ta mee guee ort, my vioys voym; son te ny share dooys dy gheddyn baase, na dy ve bio.

Eisht dooyrt y Chiarn, Vel uss jannoo dy mie, ayns dy vel oo corree?

Er shoh hie Jonah magh ass yn ard valley as hoie eh er cheu-har jeh'n ard valley, as hrog eh bwaag da hene ayns shen, as hoie eh fo yn scadoo echey, dy chur-my-ner cre'n erree harragh er yn ard-valley.

As chiare yn Chiarn Jee gourd, as hug eh er gaase seose harrish Jonah, son scadoo harrish e chione, dy gherjaghey eh ayns e hrimshey. My shen ghow Jonah boggey erskyn-towse jeh'n ghourd.

Agh chiare Jee beishteig, moghrey yn laa er-giyn, as woaill eh yn gourd, dy ren eh fioghey.

As haink eh gy-kione, tra dirree yn ghrian, dy doardee Jee geay-niar fowanagh; as cha lajer shen va chiass ny greiney er kione Yonah, dy huitt eh my-neealloo, as yeearree eh ayns e chree, dy gheddyn baase, as dooyrt eh, Te ny share dooys dy ve marroo na dy ve bio.

As dooyrt Jee rish Jonah, Vel uss jannoo dy mie, dy vel dty chorree er ny vrasnaghey son y ghourd? As dooyrt eh, Ta mee jannoo dy mie dy ve corree, eer gys sproght baaish.

Eisht dooyrt y Chiarn, Ta chymmey er ve ayd's jeh'n ghourd, er y hon cha vel oo er laboragh, chamoo she uss hug er gaase, son daase eh ayns oie, as hie eh naardey ayns oie.

As nagh lhisin's sparail Nineveh yn ard-valley mooar shen, ayn ta ny smoo na shey feed thousane persoon, nagh vel fys oc er nyn laue yesh shaghey nyn laue chiare, as myrgeddin ymmodee maase?