Chapter 1

 Nish haink goo yn Chiarn gys Jonah mac Amittai gra,

 Trog ort, immee gys Nineveh yn ard valley mooar shen, as trog seose dty choraa noi eck, son ta'n mee chraueeaght oc er jeet seose kiongoyrt rhym.

 Agh dirree Jonah seose dy roie er-chea gys Tarshish veih fenish y Chiarn, as hie eh sheese gys Joppa; as hooar eh lhong goll gys Tarshish: myr shen deeck eh yn leagh-shiaullee, as hie eh er boayrd, dy gholl maroo gys Tarshish, veih fenish y Chiarn.

 Agh hug y Chiarn magh geay vooar er yn aarkey, as va sterrym dorrinagh ayns y cheayn, myr shen dy row yn lhong ayns gaue brishey.

 Eisht va aggle er ny marrinee, as deie ad dagh dooinney gys e yee, as hilg ad magh yn chooid v'er boayrd 'sy cheayn, dy eddrymaghey yn lhong: agh va Jonah ersooyl sheese 'sy chabbane, as lhie eh, as v'eh trome ny chadley.

 Myr shen haink mainshtyr y lhong huggey, as dooyrt eh rish, Kys t'ou cadley myr shoh, y chadlag? irree, eie er dty Yee, my she shen dy jean Jee smooinaghtyn orrin, nagh bee mayd caillit.

 As dooyrt ad, dagh fer rish e heshey, Tar-jee, as lhig dooin lottyn y hayrn, dy vod fys y ve ain, quoi by-chyndagh ta'n olk shoh er jeet orrin. Myr shen hilg ad lottyn, as huitt y lot er Jonah.

 Eisht dooyrt ad rish, Insh dooin, ta shin guee ort, quoi by-chyndagh ta'n olk shoh er jeet orrin: cre ta dty aght beaghee? as cre voish t'ou? cre'n cheer t'ou jeh? as cre'n sleih t'ou jeh?

 As dooyrt eh roo, She Hebrew mee, as ta mee goaill aggle roish y Chiarn, Jee ny flaunys, t'er chroo yn aarkey as y thalloo chirrym.

 Eisht va ny deiney erskyn-towse agglagh, as dooyrt ad rish, Cre'n-fa t'ou uss er n'yannoo shoh? (son va fys ec ny deiney dy row eh er-chea veih fenish y Chiarn, son v'eh er n'insh daue).

 Eisht dooyrt ad rish, Cre nee mayd rhyt, dy vod y keayn ve kiune dooin? (son va'n keayn freaney, as erskyn-towse stermagh).

 As dooyrt eh roo, Trog-jee mee seose, as tilg-jee mee magh 'sy cheayn; myr shen vees y keayn kiune diuish: son ta fys aym dy nee by-chyndagh rhym's ta'n sterrym mooar shoh er jeet erriu.

 . Ny-yeih, ren ny deiney gymmyrt dy doccaragh, dy chosney yn thalloo, agh cha voddagh ad roshtyn, son va'n keayn freaney, as dowil-dorrinagh noi oc.

 Shen-y-fa, deie ad gys y Chiarn, as dooyrt ad, Ta shin guee ort, O Hiarn, ta shin guee ort, ny lhig dooin cherraghtyn son bioys yn dooinney shoh, as ny cur gys nyn lieh yn uill gyn-loght; son t'ou uss, O Hiarn, er n'yannoo myr s'gooidsave lhiat.

 Myr shen hrog ad seose Jonah, as hilg ad eh magh 'sy cheayn, as ghow yn aarkey kiunid veih freaney.

 Eisht ghow ny deiney aggle roish y Chiarn erskyn-towse, as ren ad breearrey dy hebbal oural da'n Chiarn.

 Nish va'n Chiarn er chiarail eeast mooar dy lhuggey seose Jonah, as va Jonah ayns bolg yn eeast, three laa as three oieghyn.