Judgment on Ammon im Mockery
Four short judgment for the neighbors wey happy when Jerusalem fall: Ammon because e dey laugh, Moab because e talk say Judah na ordinary nation, Edom because e take revenge, Philistia because of old wickedness. Each one end the same way, with promise say dem go know who the Papa be.
25 1Di word of our Papa come meet me, e talk say:
2“Pikin of man, face di Ammon people well-well and prophesy against dem. 3Talk give di Ammon people say, ‘Make una hear di word of di Sovereign Papa. Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: Because una shout “Aha!” over my holy place wen dem spoil am, and over di land of Israel wen dem waste am, and over di house of Judah wen dem carry dem go captivity, 4na im make Me go hand una over give di people of di East make dem own una. Dem go set dem camp for una middle and build dem house for dia; dem go chop una fruit and drink una milk. 5I go turn Rabbah to place wia camel dey graze, and di land of di Ammon people to resting-place for animal. Den una go know say na Me be di Papa. 6Because dis na wetin di Sovereign Papa talk: Because una clap una hand and stamp una foot and rejoice wit all di bad-mind wey dey una heart against di land of Israel, 7na im make Me go stretch my hand against una and hand una over give di nations make dem loot una. I go cut una off from di peoples and wipe una comot from di lands; I go destroy una. Den una go know say na Me be di Papa.’
Judgment on Moab im Disrespect
8Di Sovereign Papa talk say: Because Moab and Seir talk say, ‘Look, di house of Judah just be like all di oda nations,’ 9na im make Me go open Moab side, starting from di cities, di cities wey dey im border, di glory of di land: Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. 10I go give am, together wit Ammon, to di people of di East make dem own am, so dat dem no go remember Ammon again among di nations. 11And I go carry out judgment on Moab. Den dem go know say na Me be di Papa.
Judgment on Edom im Revenge
12Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: Because Edom revenge for di house of Judah and carry big guilt for im head as e take pay dem back, 13na im make di Sovereign Papa talk say: I go stretch my hand against Edom, cut off man and animal from am, turn am to waste-land; from Teman go reach Dedan dem go fall by sword. a a v13 Teman and Dedan mark di two opposite end of Edom land — di talk mean di whole land, from north go reach south. 14I go put my payback on Edom through my people Israel; dem go deal wit Edom according to my vex and my hot anger. Den dem go know my justice, na so di Sovereign Papa talk.
Judgment on Philistia im Bad-Mind
15Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: Because di Philistine people take revenge, dey pay back wit bad-mind for dem heart, dey destroy because of old-old bad blood, 16na im make di Sovereign Papa talk say: I dey stretch my hand against di Philistine people. I go cut off di Cherethite people and destroy dose wey remain for di seaside. b b v16 Di Cherethite people na people wey close well-well to di Philistine people, e fit be say dem come from Crete, dey live for di southern seaside. 17I go carry out big acts of justice against dem, dey punish dem wit anger. Den dem go know say na Me be di Papa, wen I put my payback on dem.”
