8 ወሠሪቆ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ አዘዘ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ነፋሰ ፡ ሐሩረ ፡ [እግዚእ ፡ ]ዘያውዒ ፤ ወአሕመሞ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ርእሶ ፡ ለዮናስ ፡ ወዐንበዘ ፡ ወተቈጥዐ ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ወይቤ ፤ ይኄይሰኒ ፡ መዊት ፡ እምሐይው ።
8And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.