Ezekiel 12

12 ¹Di word of our Papa come to me sey:

²"Pikin of man, you dey live inside stubborn house—dem get eyes to see but dem no dey see, dem get ears to hear but dem no dey hear, because dem be stubborn house.

³"So you, Pikin of man, pack your load for exile, and comot go exile for daytime as dem dey look you. Comot from your place go anoda place as dem dey look you. Maybe dem go see, even as dem be stubborn house.

⁴"Carry your load comot for daytime as dem dey look you, like load for exile; and you yourself comot for evening as dem dey look you, like person wey dey go exile.

⁵"As dem dey look you, dig through di wall, and carry your load comot pass am.

⁶"For dem eyes lift am put for your shoulder and carry am comot for darkness. Cover your face so you no go fit see di land, because I don make you a sign to di house of Israel."

⁷So I do as dem command me. For daytime I carry my load comot, load for exile, and for evening I dig through di wall with my hand. For darkness I carry am comot for my shoulder, as everybody dey look.

⁸For morning di word of our Papa come to me sey:

⁹"Pikin of man, abi di house of Israel, dat stubborn house, no ask you sey, 'Wetin you dey do?' ¹⁰Tell dem sey, 'Di Sovereign Papa talk sey: Dis message concern di prince for Jerusalem and all di house of Israel wey dey inside am.'

¹¹Talk sey, "'I be una sign. As I don do, na so e go be for dem; dem go go exile, go captivity. ¹²Di prince wey dey among dem go lift im load put for im shoulder for darkness and comot. Dem go dig through di wall to bring am comot pass am. E go cover im face so e no go fit see di land with im eyes. ¹³I go spread my net over am; e go enter my trap. I go carry am go Babylon, land of di Babylonians, but e no go see am—and na dia e go die. ^a a v13 Di prince na Zedekiah, di last king of Judah. Dem catch am as e dey run comot Jerusalem and dem blind am before dem carry am go Babylon — so e reach di city but e never see am, exactly as dem talk am before. ¹⁴I go scatter to every wind all around am—im helpers and all im soldiers—and I go pursue dem with sword.

¹⁵"Dem go know sey I be dem Papa when I scatter dem among di nations and spread dem for di lands.

¹⁶"But I go spare small among dem from sword, hunger, and plague, so dem go fit tell all dem dirty-dirty tin among di nations wey dem go. Den dem go know sey I be dem Papa."

¹⁷Den di word of our Papa come to me sey:

¹⁸"Pikin of man, chop your bread with shaking, and drink your water with shaking body and worry.

¹⁹"Tell di people of di land: Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk about dem wey dey live for Jerusalem for di land of Israel: Dem go chop dem bread with worry and drink dem water with fear, because dem land go lose everyting wey full am, because of di wickedness of all wey dey live dia.

²⁰"Di cities wey people dey live go scatter, and di land go turn empty place. Den una go know sey I be una Papa.'"

Papa End di Empty Proverb

²¹Den di word of our Papa come to me sey:

²²"Pikin of man, wetin be dis proverb wey dey for Israel: 'Di days dey drag on, and every vision dey fail'?

²³"So tell dem: 'Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: I go end dis proverb; dem no go quote am again for Israel.' Instead tell dem: 'Di days don near, and di fulfillment of every vision. ²⁴Because no false vision or sweet-mouth fortune-telling go remain for di house of Israel.

²⁵"Because I be una Papa; I go talk di word wey I talk, and e go happen. E no go delay again—because for una own days, una stubborn house, I go talk a word and do am, na so di Sovereign Papa talk.'"

²⁶Den di word of our Papa come to me sey:

²⁷"Pikin of man, di house of Israel dey talk sey, 'Di vision wey e dey see na for plenty years from now; e dey prophesy about times wey far.'

²⁸"So tell dem: Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: None of my words go delay again. Wetin I talk go happen, na so di Sovereign Papa talk."