Di Day of Doom for Egypt
Crying chant over Egypt and her allies, e dey call city after city, Memphis, Thebes, Pelusium, Tahpanhes, wey dem set fire or carry go as captive. Our Papa don already break Pharaoh arm and nobody go tie am make e heal, and instead dem put the sword for Babylon hand.
30 1Di word of our Papa come meet me:
2Pikin of man, prophesy talk say: Di Sovereign Papa talk say: "Cry loud loud, 'Chai, dis day!' 3Because di day dey near, di day of our Papa dey near—a day of cloud, na time of doom for di nations. 4Sword go come against Egypt, and pain go dey for Cush wen dem wey dem kill fall for Egypt, wen dem carry im wealth commot and dem tear down im foundation. 5Cush, Put, and Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and di people of di Covenant land go fall with dem by di sword. 6Na dis di our Papa talk: "Dem wey dey support Egypt go fall, and im proud strength go come down; from Migdol reach Aswan dem go fall inside am by di sword, na so di Sovereign Papa talk. 7Dem go turn empty land among empty land, and im cities go lie among cities wey don scatter. 8Den dem go know say na Me be di Papa, wen I set fire for Egypt and all im helpers scatter.
9For dat day messengers go sail commot from Me go put fear for Cush wey dey feel secure, and pain go grip dem for Egypt day—because e dey sure to come.
10Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: "I go put end to di plenty crowd of Egypt by di hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. 11Am and im army wey dey with am, di most wicked among di nations, dem go bring dem come destroy di land; dem go draw dem sword against Egypt and full di land with dead body. 12I go dry up di streams of di Nile and sell di land give bad people; I go make di land turn waste, and everything wey dey inside am, by di hand of foreigners. Me, di Papa, na Me don talk am."
13Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: "I go destroy di idols and put end to di useless images for Memphis. Prince no go dey again for di land of Egypt, and I go spread fear all over di land. a a v13 Memphis na di old capital of Lower Egypt — for Ezekiel Hebrew dem call am Noph. 14I go make Pathros turn waste, set fire for Zoan, and bring judgment for Thebes. b b v14 Thebes na di great city of Upper Egypt — for Ezekiel Hebrew dem call am No. 15I go pour out my anger for Pelusium, di strong place of Egypt, and cut off di plenty crowd of Thebes. 16I go set fire for Egypt; Pelusium go dey twist for pain, dem go break through Thebes, and Memphis go face enemies for daytime. 17Di young men of Heliopolis and Pi-beseth go fall by di sword, and di cities demself go go captivity. 18For Tahpanhes di day go turn dark wen I break Egypt yoke for there, and im proud strength go come to an end inside am. Cloud go cover am, and im daughter-towns go go captivity. 19So I go bring judgment for Egypt. Den dem go know say na Me be di Papa."
Di Papa Break Pharaoh Hand
20For di eleventh year, first month, seventh day, di word of our Papa come meet me:
21Pikin of man, I don break di arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; dem neva tie am for healing or put splint, so e go strong reach to hold di sword. 22So na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: "I dey against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I go break im arms—di strong one and di one wey don break—and make di sword fall from im hand. 23I go scatter di Egyptians among di nations and spread dem for di countries. 24I go make di arms of Babylon king strong and put my sword for im hand, but I go break Pharaoh arms, and Pharaoh go dey groan for front of Babylon king like man wey dey die. 25I go make di arms of Babylon king strong, but Pharaoh arms go fall. Den dem go know say na Me be di Papa, wen I put my sword for di hand of Babylon king and e stretch am against di land of Egypt. 26I go scatter di Egyptians among di nations and spread dem for di countries. Den dem go know say na Me be di Papa."
