Jehoram Comot For our Papa Way
Jehoram secure im throne by killing all im brothers, follow di ways of Ahab house, and lead Judah comot from we Papa go idol worship. Elijah letter warn about plague and sickness wey go waste am. E die for pain afta eight years, nobody cry for am, dem bury am outside di kings tombs.
21 1Jehoshaphat rest with im ancestors, dem bury am with dem for di City of David; im pikin Jehoram come rule for im place. 2Jehoram im brothers, di pikin dem of Jehoshaphat na: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, Shephatiah. All dis ones na pikin of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel. 3Dia papa give dem plenty gift—silver, gold, and things wey cost—and cities wey get strong wall for Judah, but e give di kingdom to Jehoram, because na im be di first pikin. 4As Jehoram don rise ontop im papa im kingdom, e come strong well well, e take sword kill all im brothers, and even some officials of Israel. 5Jehoram be thirty-two years old wen e come be king, and e rule for eight years for Jerusalem. 6E waka for di way of di kings of Israel, just as di house of Ahab do, because Ahab im pikin-woman na im wife, and e do evil for our Papa im eye. 7But still, our Papa no gree destroy di house of David, because of di Covenant wey e make with David, and im promise say e go give am and im pikin dem lamp forever. a a v7 'Lamp' dey picture royal line wey no dey break — pesin from im family go dey always rule ontop David im throne.
8For Jehoram im time, Edom rebel against di rule of Judah and dem set up dia own king. 9Jehoram cross ova with im commanders and all im chariots. E rise for night, e strike di Edomites wey surround am and di chariot commanders. 10Edom rebel against di rule of Judah reach today; Libnah too rebel dat time, because Jehoram don leave our Papa, di God of im ancestors.
11E build high places ontop di hills of Judah, e lead di people of Jerusalem to dey do ashawo-worship, and e pull Judah go astray.
12One letter come reach am from Elijah di prophet: Your Papa, di God of your ancestor David, talk say: Because you no waka for di way of your papa Jehoshaphat, or di way of Asa, king of Judah, 13but you waka like di kings of Israel, you lead Judah and di people of Jerusalem to no dey faithful, just as di house of Ahab lead Israel, and you kill your brothers—your papa im house—men wey better pass you, 14now your Papa go strike your people, your pikin dem, your wives, and all your property with big plague. 15You go get bad-bad belle sickness, until day by day your intestine go dey comot.
16Our Papa stir up against Jehoram di spirit of di Philistines and Arabs wey dey near di Cushites. 17Dem attack Judah, dem enter am, and dem carry all di property wey dem find for di king im palace, plus im pikin dem and im wives, dem no leave am any pikin except Jehoahaz, im last-born.
18Afta all dis one, our Papa strike am with sickness for im intestine wey no get cure. 19As time dey go, afta two years, im intestine come comot because of im sickness, and e die for serious pain. Im people no make any fire for am, as dem do for im ancestors. 20E be thirty-two wen dem crown am king; e rule for eight years for Jerusalem. E die and nobody cry for am, dem bury am for di City of David, but no be among di kings dia grave.
