Heaven Open For Top Exile
Visions of judgment and glory for the people wey dey exile for Babylon—and promise say our Papa Himself go do wetin the shepherds fail to do: E go gather His flock wey don scatter.
1 1For di thirtieth year, di fourth month, di fifth day, as I dey among di people wey dem carry go exile for di side of Kebar River, heaven open and I see visions of our Papa. a a v1 Di thirtieth year most likely na Ezekiel own age — di year wey priest dem dey normally enter temple service.
2For di fifth day of di month—e be di fifth year wey dem don carry King Jehoiachin go exile, 3di word of our Papa come reach Ezekiel di priest, wey be Buzi im pikin, direct, for di land of di Babylon people for di side of Kebar River; na for dia di hand of our Papa dey on top am.
4I look: windstorm come from di north—one big cloud, fire dey flash, and plenty bright light dey shine all around. Inside di fire, something wey resemble metal wey dey glow, 5and inside am na di likeness of four living creatures. Na so dem look: dem get body like human being, 6but each one get four face, and each of dem get four wing. 7Dia leg dem dey straight, and di sole of dia foot resemble di hoof of calf, wey dey shine like bronze wey dem don polish well. 8Human hand dey under dia wing for dia four side; all di four get face and wing, 9and dia wing dem join one anoda; each one dey go straight ahead, and dem no dey turn as dem dey move.
10As e concern dia face: each of di four get human face, lion face for di right, ox face for di left, and each one get eagle face. 11Na so dia face dem be. Dia wing dem spread go up; each one get two wing wey join di one of anoda one for both side, and two wey dey cover im body. 12Each one dey go straight ahead. Anywhere di spirit wan go, na dia dem dey go, and dem no dey turn as dem dey move. 13Di living creatures dem resemble burning coal of fire, like torch. Fire dey move up and down among dem; e dey bright, and lightning dey flash comot from am. 14And di living creatures dem dey dart up and down like flash of lightning.
15As I dey look di living creatures, I see one wheel for ground for side of each one, wit im four face. 16Na so di wheels dem look and how dem make dem: dem dey shine like topaz, all di four dey di same, and each one be like wheel wey dey inside anoda wheel. 17As dem dey move, dem fit go any of di four direction wey di creatures dem face; di wheels dem no dey turn as di creatures dem dey go. 18Dia rim dem dey tall and dem dey make person fear, and all di four rim full wit eye all around. 19Wen di living creatures dem move, di wheels dem for dia side move too; wen di creatures dem rise comot from ground, di wheels dem rise too. 20Anywhere di spirit wan go, na dia dem dey go, and di wheels dem dey rise wit dem, because di spirit of di living creatures dey inside di wheels. 21Wen di creatures dem move, di wheels dem move; wen dem stand still, di wheels dem stand still; wen dem rise comot from ground, di wheels dem rise wit dem, because di spirit of di living creatures dey inside di wheels.
22For on top di head of di living creatures dem, na di likeness of one wide space wey dey stretch, wey dey shine like crystal wey dey make person wonder, spread on top dia head. 23Under di wide space, dia wing dem stretch straight face each oda; each one get two wey dey cover im body. 24Wen dem move, I hear dia wing dem—like di roar of plenty water, like di voice of di Almighty, plenty noise like di sound of army. Wen dem stand still, dem lower dia wing.
25One voice come from on top di wide space wey dey over dia head; wen dem stand, dem lower dia wing. 26For on top di wide space wey dey over dia head na di likeness of one throne, wey resemble sapphire; and wey sidon on top di likeness of di throne na one likeness wey resemble human being. 27From di place wey look like im waist go up I see something wey resemble metal wey dey glow wit fire round am; from di place wey look like im waist go down I see something wey resemble fire, wit plenty bright light all around am. 28Di glow around am resemble rainbow wey dey inside rain cloud. Na so di likeness of di glory of our Papa look. Wen I see dis one, I fall face down and I hear one voice wey dey talk to me. b b v28 Ezekiel im throne-vision na di glory of our Papa — di same throne wey John later see for heaven (Revelation 4), wey rainbow surround, di rainbow wey dey bring to mind im Covenant mercy.
