2 Kings 17

17 ¹For di twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea di son of Elah come be king ova Israel for Samaria, and e rule for nine years. ²E do wetin bad for our Papa eye, but no be like di kings of Israel wey dey before am. ³Shalmaneser king of Assyria march come up against am, and Hoshea come be im servant wey dey pay am tribute. ⁴But di king of Assyria discover say Hoshea dey plan betrayal: e don send messengers go meet So king of Egypt, and e stop to dey pay di king of Assyria di tribute wey e dey pay every year. So di king of Assyria catch am, tie am, put am for prison. ⁵Di king of Assyria invade di whole land, march go up to Samaria, and surround am for three years.

Samaria Fall Enter Assyria Hand

⁶For Hoshea ninth year, di king of Assyria take Samaria, carry Israel go exile for Assyria, and e settle dem for Halah, for di Habor, di river of Gozan, and for di towns of Media.

⁷All dis one happen because Israel sin against our Papa, wey bring dem comot from Egypt, from under di hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and dem come dey worship oda gods, ⁸and dem follow di custom of di nations wey our Papa drive comot before dem, and di ones wey di kings of Israel bring come. ⁹For hide-hide, Israel do wetin no correct against our Papa, dem build high places for all dia towns, from watchtower go reach fortified city. ¹⁰Dem set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles for every high hill and under every green tree. ¹¹For every high place dem burn incense, like di nations wey our Papa drive comot before dem. Dem do wetin bad wey vex our Papa.

¹²Dem serve idols, even though our Papa don tell dem say, “Una no fit do dis kind thing.” ¹³Our Papa warn Israel and Judah through every prophet and seer say: “Turn from una bad ways and keep my commands and decrees—di whole law wey I give una ancestors and send give una through my servants di prophets.”

¹⁴But dem no gree hear. Dem make dia neck stiff like dia ancestors, wey no trust our Papa. ¹⁵Dem reject im decrees, di Covenant wey e make with dia ancestors, and im warnings. Dem run after idols wey no get value and demsef come be nothing, dem copy di nations wey surround dem, wey our Papa tell dem say make dem no copy. ¹⁶Dem abandon all di commandments of our Papa, dem make two cast calf idols and one Asherah pole, dem bow to all di star army of heaven, and dem serve Baal. ¹⁷Dem burn dia sons and daughters as sacrifice, dem dey do fortune-telling and witchcraft, dem sell demsef to do wetin bad for our Papa eye, dem come vex am. ¹⁸So our Papa vex well-well with Israel, e comot dem from im presence. Na only di tribe of Judah remain, ¹⁹Even Judah too no keep di commands of our Papa, but dem follow di way wey Israel dey do. ²⁰So our Papa reject all di descendants of Israel, e bring suffer-suffer on dem, and e hand dem give raiders until e throw dem comot from im presence. ²¹When our Papa tear Israel comot from di house of David, dem crown Jeroboam di son of Nebat as dia king. Jeroboam drive Israel from following our Papa and lead dem enter big sin. ²²Israel continue for all di sins wey Jeroboam do; dem no turn from dem, ²³until our Papa comot Israel from im presence, just as e talk through all im servant prophets. So dem carry Israel comot from dia land go exile for Assyria, and dem still dey there till today.

Strangers Come Settle for di Land

²⁴Di king of Assyria bring people come from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, e settle dem for di towns of Samaria to replace Israel. Dem take ova Samaria and live for im towns. ²⁵When dem first come live there, dem no dey worship our Papa; so e send lions enter among dem wey kill some of dem. ²⁶Dem tell di king of Assyria say: “Di nations wey you carry go settle for di towns of Samaria no sabi wetin di god of di land dey require. So e don send lions enter among dem, wey dey kill dem, because dem no sabi wetin di god of di land dey require.”

²⁷Di king of Assyria order say: “Send back one priest wey una carry comot from Samaria. Make e go live there and teach di people wetin di god of di land dey require.”

²⁸So one of di priests wey dem carry comot from Samaria come settle for Bethel and teach dem how to worship our Papa.

²⁹But every nation make dia own gods and set dem for di high-place shrines wey di Samaritans build, every nation for di towns wey dem dey live. ³⁰Di people from Babylon make Succoth-benoth, di ones from Cuth make Nergal, di ones from Hamath make Ashima, ³¹di Avvites make Nibhaz and Tartak, di Sepharvites burn dia children for fire as sacrifice to Adrammelech and Anammelech, di gods of Sepharvaim. ³²Dem worship our Papa but still dem appoint from among demsef all kind priests for di high places, wey dey do sacrifice for dem for di shrines. ³³Dem worship our Papa, but still dem serve dia own gods according to di custom of di nations wey dem carry dem comot from. ³⁴Till today dem still dey keep dia former custom. Dem no dey worship our Papa, and dem no dey follow di statutes, rules, law, and commandment wey our Papa give di children of Jacob, wey e name Israel.

³⁵When our Papa make Covenant with dem, e command dem say: “No worship, no bow to, no serve, and no do sacrifice to oda gods. ³⁶But your Papa bring una comot from Egypt with great power and arm wey e stretch out—na am una go worship. Bow to am; offer sacrifice to am. ³⁷Always dey careful to keep di statutes, rules, law, and commandment wey e write for una. No worship oda gods. ³⁸No forget di Covenant wey I make with una, and no worship oda gods. ³⁹But worship your Papa, and e go save una from di hand of all una enemies.”

⁴⁰But dem no gree hear, rather dem continue for dia former custom. ⁴¹Dis nations worship our Papa but still dem serve dia idols. Dia children and grand-children dey do just as dia ancestors do, till today.