Di Papa Hear Jehoahaz Cry
Jehoahaz beg our Papa as Aram dey oppress dem, and Papa send person wey go rescue dem, but the calves and the Asherah pole still dey stand. As Elisha dey die, e make the king shoot arrow, den e vex say e knock the ground only three times. One dead body wey touch Elisha bone stand up.
13 1For di twenty-three year of Joash pikin of Ahaziah, king of Judah, na Jehoahaz pikin of Jehu come be king ova Israel for Samaria, and e rule for seventeen years. 2E do evil for our Papa eye and follow di sins of Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, wey lead Israel go sin; e no turn comot from dem. 3So our Papa vex burn against Israel, and e continue to dey hand dem ova to Hazael king of Aram and to Ben-Hadad pikin of Hazael. 4Jehoahaz beg our Papa well well, and our Papa listen, as e see how di king of Aram dey oppress Israel. 5So our Papa give Israel person wey go rescue dem; dem escape from di power of Aram and live for dem own house like before. 6But dem still hold di sins of di house of Jeroboam, wey lead Israel go sin; dem waka inside am. Di Asherah pole sef still dey stand for Samaria. 7Nothing remain for Jehoahaz army except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and 10,000 foot soldier, because di king of Aram don destroy dem and make dem like dust for di time wey dem dey thresh corn. 8Di rest of Jehoahaz doings, everything wey e do, and im power—dem no write am for di book of di history of di kings of Israel? 9Jehoahaz rest with im papa-papa dem and dem bury am for Samaria. Im pikin Joash rule for im place.
Jehoash Rule Israel
10For di thirty-seven year of Joash king of Judah, na Jehoash pikin of Jehoahaz come be king of Israel for Samaria, and e rule for sixteen years. 11E do evil for our Papa eye; e no turn comot from any of di sins of Jeroboam pikin of Nebat, wey lead Israel go sin, but e continue inside dem. 12Di rest of Joash doings, everything wey e do, im power wey e take fight Amaziah king of Judah—dem no write am for di book of di history of di kings of Israel? 13Joash rest with im papa-papa dem; Jeroboam take im throne. Dem bury Joash for Samaria with di kings of Israel.
Di Papa Last Word Through Elisha
14Elisha come sick with di sickness wey go kill am. Joash king of Israel come down go meet am, cry ova am, and talk say, “My papa, my papa! Di chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
15Elisha tell am, “Take bow and arrows.” So e take bow and arrows. 16Then e tell di king of Israel, “Put your hand for di bow.” So e put im hand for am, and Elisha put im own hands ontop di king hands. 17“Open di window wey dey face east,” e talk. E open am. “Shoot!” Elisha talk. E shoot. Then Elisha talk say, “Di arrow of our Papa victory, di arrow of victory ova Aram! You go beat Aram down for Aphek sotay you destroy dem.”
18E talk say, “Take di arrows,” and e take dem. E tell di king of Israel, “Strike di ground.” E strike am three times and stop. 19But di man of our Papa vex with am: “You for strike am five or six times; then you for beat Aram sotay you destroy am. But now na three times you go strike Aram.”
20Then Elisha die, and dem bury am. Now Moabite raiders dem dey enter di land every spring.
21As some men dey bury one man, dem see one raiding band, so dem throw di man inside Elisha grave. As di dead man touch Elisha bones, e come back to life and stand up.
22Now Hazael king of Aram oppress Israel throughout di time wey Jehoahaz dey rule. 23But our Papa show dem grace; im belle dey pain am for dem with tender mercy, and e turn come dem side because of im Covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Till today e refuse to destroy dem or comot dem from im presence.
24Then Hazael king of Aram die, and Ben-Hadad im pikin come be king for im place. 25Jehoash pikin of Jehoahaz take back from Ben-Hadad pikin of Hazael di towns wey Ben-Hadad don seize for war from im papa Jehoahaz. Three times Joash beat am, and e recover di towns of Israel.
