Di Papa Send Im Prophet
Our Papa make Ezekiel stand up for en feet and e send am go, to pipol wey dem describe as rebellious, wey get strong face, and wey fit refuse. Dem tell am make e tok anyhow and make e no fear dem, den dem give am one scroll wey dem write for both sides — lamentation, mourning and woe.
2 1E tell me sey, “Pikin of man, stand for your leg, make I talk to you.” a a v1 For here “pikin of man” just mean “person wey go die” — e dey mark Ezekiel as weak human being wey stand before di living God, e no be di royal title wey Jesus come take for imself later.
2Di Spirit of our Papa enter me as our Papa dey talk, e set me for my leg, and I hear am dey talk to me.
3E tell me sey, “Pikin of man, I dey send you go meet Israel people, stubborn nations wey don rebel against me. Dem and dem papa-dem don sin against me reach today so. 4Dem get hard face and hard heart. I dey send you go meet dem, and you go tell dem sey, ‘Na wetin di Sovereign Papa talk be dis.’ 5Weda dem listen or dem refuse—because dem na stubborn house—dem go know sey prophet don dey among dem. 6And you, pikin of man, no fear dem or dem word, even if thorn-bush and thorn dey with you and you dey live among scorpion. No fear dem word or make your mind no cut because of dem face, because dem na stubborn house. 7You must talk my word give dem, weda dem listen or dem refuse, because dem na stubborn people. 8But you, pikin of man, hear wetin I dey talk to you. No rebel like dat stubborn house. Open your mouth and chop wetin I give you.”
9I look, and hand dey reach out to me, and inside am na scroll of book. 10E open am spread am before me; for front and for back dem write cry-cry, mourning, and trouble.
