Two Sisters Wey Betray Dem Papa
Samaria and Jerusalem na two sisters wey betray their Papa, Oholah and Oholibah, and dem tell their alliance with foreign nations like rough sexual betrayal wey dey worse every time. The lovers wey dem dey chase come turn to army wey strip dem and cut their body. The language dey shock person, and e no give comfort for the end.
23 1Di word of our Papa come reach me:
2"Pikin of man, two women dey wey be pikin of di same mama. 3Dem sell demsef as ashawo for Egypt, for dem young time. Na dia dem press dem breast, dem handle di nipple of dem virgin body. 4Oholah na di senior one, Oholibah na im sister. Dem come be my own and born sons and daughters. Dia names: Oholah na Samaria, Oholibah na Jerusalem. a a v4 Di two names na play for word: Oholah mean "her own tent" — na di worship wey Samaria make for imsef — and Oholibah mean "my tent dey inside am," bicos na for Jerusalem my own holy place stand.
5"Oholah sell imsef as ashawo while she still be my own; she dey crave her lovers, di Assyria people, di war-men, 6wey dress for blue cloth, governors and commanders, all of dem fine young men wey person go want, horsemen wey dey ride horse. 7She give her ashawo body to dem—di best men of Assyria, all of dem—and she make imsef dirty with every idol of di people she dey crave. 8She no stop di ashawo work wey she start for Egypt, wia for her young time men come lie down with her, press her virgin breast, and pour dem craze lust on top her. 9Na why I hand her over give her lovers, give di Assyria people wey she dey crave. 10Dem strip her naked, grab her sons and daughters, kill her with sword; she come get bad name among women, and judgement fall on top her.
11"Her sister Oholibah see dis, but her lust bad pass her sister own, and her ashawo work rotten pass. 12She dey crave di Assyria people—governors, commanders, war-men wey wear full armor, horsemen on top horse, all of dem fine young men wey person go want. 13I see say she too don make imsef dirty; di two of dem waka di same road.
14"But she carry her ashawo work go far pass. She see men wey dem draw for wall, di picture of Babylon people for bright red colour, 15belt tie for dem waist, big turban dey flow for dem head, all of dem look like officers, di picture of Babylon people wey dem home land na Babylonia. 16Di moment she set eye on dem, she come crave dem and send messengers go meet dem for Babylonia. 17Di Babylon people come reach her, to di bed of love, and dem make her dirty with dem ashawo work. After dem don make her dirty, she come turn her face comot from dem with disgust. 18As she flaunt her ashawo work and open her nakedness, I come turn my face comot from her with disgust, di same way wey I turn comot from her sister. 19She add plenty more to her ashawo work, dey remember di days of her young time, wen she sell imsef as ashawo for di land of Egypt, 20and she crave her lovers for dia, dem wey dem private part big like donkey own and dem discharge plenty like horse own. 21So you come long for di dirty disgrace of your young time, wen di Egypt people handle di breast of your young time."
22So, Oholibah, di Sovereign Papa talk say: "I go wake up your lovers against you, di ones wey you turn comot from with disgust, and I go bring dem come face you from every side.
23"Babylon men with all di Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all di Assyria people: fine young men, all of dem governors and commanders, captains, men wey get big name, all of dem dey ride horse. 24Dem go come face you from di north with chariot, wagon, and plenty crowd of people, dem go line up against you all around with big shield and small shield and helmet. I go hand di judgement give dem, and dem go judge you by dia own rules. 25I go set my jealousy against you, and dem go act against you with anger. Dem go cut off your nose and your ears; di ones wey remain of you go fall by sword. Dem go grab your sons and daughters, and di remnant of you, fire go chop. 26Dem go strip your cloth comot from you and carry your fine jewels go. 27So I go put end to your dirty disgrace and di ashawo work wey you start for Egypt, so dat you no go ever look dem with craving again or remember Egypt again."
28Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: "I dey hand you over give di ones wey you hate, di ones wey you turn comot from with disgust. 29Dem go treat you with hatred, grab everything wey you work for, and leave you naked and bare, dey open di nakedness of your ashawo work. Your dirty disgrace and ashawo work, 30na dem bring dis thing come on top you, bicos you sell imsef as ashawo with di nations and make imsef dirty with dem idols. 31You don waka for your sister footstep; so I go put her cup for your hand."
32Di Sovereign Papa talk say: "You go drink your sister cup, deep and wide; dem go laugh you and mock you, bicos e hold plenty. 33Drunkness and grief go full you— cup of horror and waste, di cup of your sister Samaria. 34You go drink am and drain am dry, and gnaw di broken pieces, and tear your own breast; bicos na me don talk, di Sovereign Papa declare. b b v34 "Tear your own breast" — to claw or beat your own chest na gesture of deep-deep grief for di ancient Near East.
35So na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: "Bicos you forget me and throway me for your back, you must carry your dirty disgrace and your ashawo work.
36Our Papa tell me: "Pikin of man, you go judge Oholah and Oholibah? Den confront dem with dem detestable things.
37"Dem commit adultery, blood dey dem hand. Dem commit adultery with dem idols, and dem even pass di children wey dem born give me through di fire as food for dem idols. 38Dem also do dis thing to me: di same day dem defile my holy place and disgrace my Sabbath days. 39Di very day wey dem slaughter dem children give dem idols, dem enter my holy place to spoil am. Na so dem do inside my house.
40"Dem even send call men from far away—messengers go, and dem come. For dem sake you bath, paint your eye, and wear your jewels. 41You sidon on top grand couch with table set in front of am, wia you put my incense and my oil. 42Di sound of crowd wey no get worry dey with her; and with di rabble, dem bring drunkards come from di wilderness, and dem put bangle for di women wrist and fine crown for dem head." 43So I talk about dis woman wey adultery don wear her out, 'Now dem go continue to use her for ashawo, and she gree.' 44"Dem sleep with her like dem dey sleep with ashawo; so dem go inside meet Oholah and Oholibah, dis dirty women. 45But correct-and-holy men go pass sentence on dem as adulterous women and murderers, bicos dem be adulterous women wey get blood for dem hand."
46Bicos na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: "Bring crowd of people against dem, and hand dem over give terror and looting. 47Di crowd go stone dem and cut dem down with dem swords; dem go kill dem sons and daughters and burn dem houses. 48So I go put end to dirty disgrace for di land, so dat all women go take warning and no imitate your dirty disgrace. 49Dem go pay back your dirty disgrace on top you; you go carry di guilt of your idol worship, and know say na me be di Sovereign Papa."
