Ezekiel 14

14 ¹Den some of di elders of Israel come meet me come sidon for my front. ²And di word of our Papa come to me say:

³Pikin of Man, dis men don carry dem idols put for inside dem heart, and dem don set di stumbling block of dem guilt for dem front. Abi make I gree make dem come ask me anytin at all? ⁴So talk to dem, tell dem say: Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: Wen anybody for di house of Israel carry im idols put for im heart, and set di stumbling block of im guilt for im front, den come meet di prophet, I, your Papa, go answer am myself according to im plenty idols, ⁵so dat I go fit hold di hearts of Israel im house, wey all of dem don comot from me because of dem idols.

⁶So tell di house of Israel say: Di Sovereign Papa talk say: “Repent! Turn comot from una idols, and turn una face comot from all una tins wey I no fit stand at all. ⁷Wen any Israelite or stranger wey dey live for Israel separate imself from me, carry idols put for im heart, set di stumbling block of im guilt for im front, den come meet a prophet make e ask me, I, your Papa, go answer am myself. ⁸I go set my face against dat man, and make am turn to a sign and a proverb; I go cut am comot from my people. Den una go know say I be una Papa.

⁹If dem lure di prophet make e talk a word, na I, your Papa, lure dat prophet; I go stretch out my hand against am, and destroy am comot from among my people Israel. ¹⁰Dem go carry dem guilt—di guilt of di one wey ask go equal di prophet own, ¹¹so dat di house of Israel no go stray comot from me again, or make demself unclean with all dem rebellion. Dem go be my pikin dem, and I go be dem Papa, na di Sovereign Papa talk am.”

Papa Im Four Judgment Wey Dey Fear

¹²And di word of our Papa come to me say:

¹³Pikin of Man, if a land do sin against me by no dey faithful, I go stretch my hand against am make I cut off im food supply, send hunger come am, and cut off from am both people and animal, ¹⁴even if dis three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—dey inside am, dem go save only demself by dem correct-and-holy way, na di Sovereign Papa talk am.

¹⁵Or if I send wild beast dem pass troughout dat land, and dem leave am bare wey no people dey, and e turn desolate, wey nobody fit pass because of di beast dem, ¹⁶as I dey alive so, na di Sovereign Papa talk am, even if dis three men dey inside am, dem no go fit save neither son nor daughter. Na only demself go save, but di land go turn desolate.

¹⁷Or if I bring sword against dat land and talk say, ‘Make di sword pass trough di land,’ dey cut off both people and animal from am, ¹⁸as I dey alive so, na di Sovereign Papa talk am, even if dis three men dey inside am, dem no go fit save neither son nor daughter; na only demself go save.

¹⁹Or if I send plague enter dat land, and pour out my anger on am with blood, make I cut off from am man and beast. ²⁰As I dey alive so, na di Sovereign Papa talk am, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job dey inside am, dem no go fit save son or daughter; na only demself, by dem correct-and-holy way.

²¹Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: E go worse well well wen I send my four terrible judgment—sword, hunger, wild beast, and plague—against Jerusalem make I cut off both people and animal! ²²Still, some wey survive go remain inside am, sons and daughters wey dem bring comot. Dem go come meet you, and wen you see dem ways and dem doings, you go take heart concerning di trouble wey I bring on Jerusalem—all di tin wey I bring on am. ²³Dem go comfort you wen you see dem conduct and dem doings, and you go know say na for reason I do everytin wey I do for dia, na di Sovereign Papa talk am.