This parallels "the belly of hell" with that of the whale. The whale's belly was truly a 'covered place', which is the fundamental meaning of the word 'sheol', translated 'hell'. Obviously, it was not a place of fire, and Jonah came out of "the belly of hell" when the whale vomited him out.
Tumbo la nyangumi kweli palikuwa ni'mahala pa uficho’ ambayo ndiyo maana ya neno msingi'Kuzimu’ lililotafsiriwa'kaburi’ Ni wazi haikuwa ni sehemu ya moto, Yona alitoka nje ya "tumbo la kuzimu" hapo nyangumi alipomtapika.