Lakini Yona akaondoka akimbilie Tarshishi, apate kujiepusha na uso wa Bwana; akatelemka hata Yafa, akaona merikebu inayokwenda Tarshishi; basi, akatoa nauli, akapanda merikebuni, aende pamoja nao Tarshishi, ajiepushe na uso wa Bwana.