2 Chronicles 15

15 ¹Di Spirit of our Papa come rest for Azariah, di pikin of Oded. ²E come out go meet Asa, e tell am say, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: our Papa dey with una as long as una dey with am. If una look for am, una go find am; but if una comot leave am, e go comot leave una. ³For long time, Israel no get our Papa, dem no get priest wey dey teach, and dem no get law. ⁴But for dem trouble, dem turn go meet our Papa, di God of Israel, dem look for am, and dem find am. ⁵For dat time, person wey dey comot or dey enter no dey safe, because plenty wahala come catch everybody wey dey for di lands. ⁶Nation crush nation, and city crush city, because our Papa trouble dem with every kind wahala. ⁷But una, make una strong; make una no lose heart, because una work go get reward.”

⁸As Asa hear dis words, di prophecy of Oded di prophet, e take courage, e come comot di idol wey dey make person belle turn, from all di land of Judah and Benjamin, and from di cities wey e capture for di hill country of Ephraim. E come repair di altar of our Papa wey dey for front of di entrance to im temple. ⁹E gather all Judah and Benjamin, plus dem people from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon wey dey live among dem, because plenty people for Israel don cross come meet am when dem see say our Papa dey with am. ¹⁰Dem gather for Jerusalem for di third month of di fifteenth year wey Asa dey rule. ¹¹For dat day, dem sacrifice to our Papa from di things wey dem carry for war—700 cow and 7,000 sheep. ¹²Dem cut Covenant say dem go look for our Papa, di God of dem ancestors, with all dem heart and with all dem soul. ¹³Anybody wey no go look for our Papa, di God of Israel, na to kill am, whether e small or e big, whether na man or na woman. ¹⁴Dem swear to our Papa with loud voice, with shout, and with trumpet and horn. ¹⁵All Judah rejoice because of di oath, because dem swear with dem whole heart, dem look for am with dem whole desire, and dem find am. And our Papa give dem rest for every side.

¹⁶King Asa still comot im mama Maacah from being queen mama, because she don make one idol wey dey make person belle turn for Asherah; e cut am down, e grind am make e turn dust, e come burn am for di Kidron Valley. ¹⁷Even though dem no comot di high places from Israel, Asa heart still dey give am-self complete for our Papa all im life. ^a a v17 High places na shrine wey dey for top hill wey dem dey offer sacrifice, plenty time to pagan gods. ¹⁸E carry come inside di house of our Papa di dedicated gifts wey im papa give and di dedicated gifts wey e im-self give—silver, gold, and utensils. ¹⁹And no war no dey until di thirty-fifth year wey Asa dey rule.