2 Chronicles 6

6 ¹Den Solomon talk say, "our Papa don talk say im go dwell inside thick darkness. ²But I don build you one house wey high well-well, one place wey you go dey stay forever."

³Den di king turn round come bless di whole gathering of Israel as dem all stand. ⁴Im talk say, "Make we praise our Papa, di God of Israel, wey im hand don do wetin im mouth promise my papa David, wey im talk say,

⁵'Since di day wey I bring my people comot for Egypt, I no choose any city from all di tribes of Israel to build one house make my name go dey dia, and I no choose any man to rule my people Israel. ⁶But I choose Jerusalem make my name go dey dia, and I choose David to lead my people Israel.'

⁷David my papa get am for im heart to build one house for di name of our Papa, di God of Israel.

⁸But our Papa tell David my papa say, 'Bicos to build one house for my name dey inside your heart, you do well wey you plan dis one. ⁹But no be you go build di house; na your pikin, wey comot from your own body—na im go build di house for my name.'

¹⁰Now our Papa don do di word wey im talk: I don take David my papa place come sidon for Israel throne, as im promise, and I don build di house for di name of our Papa, di God of Israel. ¹¹For dia I put di ark, wey hold di Covenant wey our Papa make with di people of Israel."

Solomon Dedicate di House of our Papa For Prayer

¹²Den Solomon stand for front of di altar of our Papa for front of di whole gathering of Israel, come open im two hand wide. ¹³Solomon don make one bronze platform wey long reach seven and half feet, wide reach seven and half feet, and high reach four and half feet, and im put am for middle of di court. Im stand ontop am, kneel down for front of di whole gathering of Israel, come open im hand toward heaven. ¹⁴Im talk say, O my Papa, God of Israel, no Papa dey like you for heaven or for ground, wey dey keep Covenant and dey show loyal love to your servants wey dey waka for your front with dem whole heart. ¹⁵You keep your promise to your servant David my papa; wetin you talk with your mouth you don do am with your hand today.

¹⁶So now, my Papa, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my papa wetin you promise: "You go never lack man for my front to sidon for Israel throne, if only your pikin dem dey watch dem way to waka inside my law, as you don waka for my front." ¹⁷And now, my Papa, God of Israel, make di word wey you talk to your servant David come true.

¹⁸But our Papa go really come stay with people for ground? Di heaven and di highest heavens no fit hold you—how much more dis house wey I build. ^a a v18 Solomon dey wonder say our Papa go make im home with people for ground—one longing wey come get im full answer wen di Pikin come stay among us, and finally wen our Papa come dey stay with im children forever. ¹⁹Still, hear di prayer of your servant and im begging, O my Papa, and hear di cry and prayer wey your servant dey pray for your front. ²⁰Make your eyes dey open toward dis house day and night, toward di place wey you talk say you go put your name, to hear di prayer wey your servant dey pray toward dis place. ²¹Hear di begging of your servant and your people Israel wen dem pray toward dis place. Hear from heaven, di place wey you dey stay; and wen you hear, forgive.

²²If man sin against im neighbour and dem make am swear oath, and im come swear im oath for front of your altar for dis house, ²³den hear from heaven come act. Judge your servants: pay back di guilty one for wetin im do, and clear di person wey get correct-and-holy way, and reward am according to im correct-and-holy way.

²⁴If your people Israel, wey dem enemy conquer bicos dem sin against you, turn back come praise your name, pray, and beg you for dis house, ²⁵den hear from heaven, forgive di sin of your people Israel, come bring dem back to di land wey you give dem and dem ancestors.

²⁶Wen di sky lock and rain no dey fall bicos dem sin against you, if dem pray toward dis place, praise your name, come turn from dem sin wen you make dem suffer, ²⁷den hear from heaven, forgive di sin of your servants, your people Israel, wen you teach dem di good path to waka, come send rain ontop your land, wey you give your people as dem inheritance.

²⁸If hunger, plague, blight, mildew, locust, or caterpillar strike di land; if enemy siege dem for dem towns—any plague or sickness wey come, ²⁹any prayer or begging wey any person or all your people Israel make, each person wey know im own suffer and pain and dey open im hand toward dis house, ³⁰den hear from heaven, your home, come forgive, and pay each person according to all im ways, since you know im heart—bicos na you alone know every human heart, ³¹so dem go fit fear you and waka for your ways as long as dem dey live for di land wey you give our ancestors.

³²Also, wen stranger wey no be part of your people Israel come from far land bicos of your great name, your mighty hand, and your arm wey you stretch out—wen dem come pray toward dis house, ³³den hear from heaven wia you dey stay, come do everything wey di stranger dey ask, so all di people of di earth go know your name and fear you, as your people Israel dey do, and go know say dis house wey I build carry your name.

³⁴If your people go war against dem enemies for wia you send dem, and dem pray to you toward dis city wey you don choose and di house wey I build for your name, ³⁵den hear from heaven dem prayer and dem begging, come stand for dem case.

³⁶If dem sin against you—bicos no person dey without sin—and you vex with dem come hand dem over to enemy wey carry dem go as captive to land wey far or near,

³⁷still, if for di land of dem captivity dem take am for heart, come turn back and beg you for dia, dem talk say, "We don sin, we do wrong, we do bad-bad thing," ³⁸if dem turn back to you with dem whole heart and soul for di land of dem captivity wia dem carry dem go, and pray toward dem land wey you give dem ancestors, di city wey you choose, and di house wey I build for your name, ³⁹den hear from heaven, di place wey you dey stay, dem prayer and begging, stand for dem case, come forgive your people wey sin against you.

⁴⁰Now, my Papa, make your eyes dey open and your ears dey listen well to di prayer of dis place.

⁴¹And now rise up, my Papa, come to your resting place, you and di ark of your power. Make your priests, my Papa, wear salvation, and make your faithful ones rejoice for your goodness. ⁴²My Papa, no reject your anointed one. Remember your Covenant love for David your servant.