1 Kings 15

15 ¹For di eighteenth year of King Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, Abijam start to rule ova Judah. ²E rule for three years for Jerusalem. Im mama name na Maacah, pikin of Abishalom. ³E do all di sins wey im papa bin do before am; im heart no give imsef fully to our Papa, di way di heart of David im ancestor bin be. ⁴But because of David, our Papa give am one lamp for Jerusalem, E raise up im pikin afta am and keep Jerusalem stand. ⁵David bin do wetin correct for our Papa eye, and e no turn from anytin wey E command am, all im life—except for di matter of Uriah di Hittite. ⁶War dey between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all di days of dia life. ⁷Di oda tins wey Abijam do, everytin wey e do—dem no write am for di book of di chronicles of di kings of Judah? War continue between Abijam and Jeroboam. ⁸Abijam rest with im papa dem, dem bury am for di City of David. Im pikin Asa rule for im place.

Asa Dey Find our Papa Heart

⁹For di twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa start to rule ova Judah. ¹⁰E rule for forty-one years for Jerusalem. Im grand-mama name na Maacah, pikin of Abishalom. ¹¹Asa do wetin correct for di eye of our Papa, like David im ancestor. ¹²E chase di male shrine prostitutes comot for di land and remove all di idols wey im ancestors make. ¹³E remove im grand-mama Maacah as queen mama, because she make one dirty image for Asherah; Asa cut her image down and burn am for di Kidron Valley. ¹⁴Di high places still dey, but Asa heart give imsef fully to our Papa all im days. ¹⁵E bring inside our Papa house di holy tins wey im papa bin dedicate, and im own holy gifts: silver, gold, and sacred vessels.

¹⁶War dey between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all dia days. ¹⁷Baasha king of Israel march against Judah and build Ramah strong, e no let anybody comot or enter di area of Asa king of Judah. ¹⁸Den Asa take all di silver and gold wey remain for di treasuries of di house of our Papa and di treasuries of di royal palace, and give dem to im servants. King Asa send dem go meet Ben-Hadad pikin of Tabrimmon pikin of Hezion, king of Aram, wey dey rule for Damascus, with dis message: ¹⁹“Make Covenant dey between me and you, like di one wey bin dey between my papa and your papa. I dey send you silver and gold as gift. Go, break your Covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so dat e go comot from me.”

²⁰Ben-Hadad hear King Asa and send im army commanders against di towns of Israel. E strike down Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, all Kinnereth, and all di land of Naphtali. ²¹Wen Baasha hear dis tin, e stop to build Ramah strong and stay for Tirzah. ²²King Asa proclaim to all Judah—nobody get excuse—and dem carry comot di stones and wood wey Baasha bin dey use build Ramah. With dem Asa build Geba for Benjamin, and Mizpah. ²³Di rest of di tins wey Asa do, all im strength, everytin wey e do, and di towns wey e build—dem no write am for di annals of di kings of Judah? But for im old age e get sickness for im feet. ²⁴Asa sleep with im papa dem, and dem bury am with dem for di city of David im ancestor. Im pikin Jehoshaphat rule for im place.

Nadab Bad Rule for Israel

²⁵Nadab pikin of Jeroboam start to rule ova Israel for di second year of Asa king of Judah, e rule ova Israel for two years. ²⁶E do evil for our Papa eye, e waka for im papa way and for di sin wey e make Israel commit. ²⁷Baasha pikin of Ahijah, one Issacharite man, plan bad against am, and Baasha strike am down for Gibbethon, one Philistine town, wen Nadab and all Israel dey surround Gibbethon. ²⁸Baasha kill am for di third year of Asa king of Judah and rule for im place. ²⁹Wen e become king, e strike down all di house of Jeroboam, e no leave anybody wey dey breathe, until e destroy dem all, just as our Papa bin talk through im servant Ahijah di Shilonite, ³⁰because of di sins wey Jeroboam commit and make Israel commit, wey provoke our Papa, di God of Israel, to vex.

³¹Di rest of di tins wey Nadab do, everytin wey e do—dem no write am for di book of di chronicles of di kings of Israel? ³²War dey between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all dia days.

Baasha Dey Rule for Israel

³³For di third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha pikin of Ahijah become king ova all Israel for Tirzah for twenty-four years. ³⁴E do evil for di eye of our Papa, e waka for di way of Jeroboam and for di sin wey e make Israel commit.