Ezekiel 34

34 ¹Di word of our Papa come to me:

²"Pikin of Man, prophesy against di shepherd dem for Israel. Prophesy and tell dem, di shepherd dem: Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: Trouble dey for di shepherd dem for Israel wey dey feed only demsef! No be di flock shepherd dem suppose feed? ³'Una dey chop di fat, wear di wool, kill di animal dem wey don fat, but una no dey feed di flock. ⁴Una never strengthen di weak ones, una no heal di sick ones, una no tie bandage for di ones wey injure, una no bring back di ones wey waka comot, una no find di ones wey lost. Instead, una rule dem with force and hard hand. ⁵Dem scatter because dem no get shepherd, and as dem scatter dem come turn food for every wild animal. ⁶My sheep dem waka lost for all di mountain dem and every high hill, dem scatter across di whole earth, and nobody dey search or look for dem.

⁷"So, una shepherd dem, hear di word of our Papa:' ⁸As I dey alive so, na so di Sovereign Papa talk: because dem rob my flock and e come turn food for every wild animal, since e no get shepherd, and my shepherd dem no search for my flock but dem feed demsef instead of my flock, ⁹so, una shepherd dem, hear di word of our Papa: ¹⁰Na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: I dey against di shepherd dem. I go demand my flock back from dem and stop dem from dey mind di sheep, so dat dem no fit feed dem again. I go pull my flock comot from dem mouth; my sheep no go be dem food.

¹¹Because di Sovereign Papa talk say: "Na me myself go search for my sheep and take care of dem. ^a a v11 For here, our Papa take di shepherd work for imsef — na di same heart wey Jesus claim wen e talk say, "Na me be di good shepherd" (John 10:11). Di Papa wey dey search come be di Pikin wey lay down im life for di sheep. ¹²'As shepherd dey mind im flock wey scatter wen e dey among dem, na so I go mind my sheep. I go rescue dem from every place wey dem scatter go for di day of cloud and darkness. ¹³I go bring dem comot from di people dem, gather dem from di countries, and bring dem enter dem own land. I go shepherd dem for Israel mountain dem, for di valley dem, and everywhere wey people dey live for di land. ¹⁴I go feed dem for good pasture; di high mountain of Israel go be dem grazing land. For there dem go lie down for good grazing land, and dem go feed for rich pasture for di mountain of Israel.' ¹⁵Na me myself go mind my flock and make dem lie down, na so di Sovereign Papa talk. ¹⁶I go find di ones wey lost, bring back di ones wey waka comot, tie bandage for di ones wey injure, strengthen di weak ones, but I go destroy di fat and strong ones. I go shepherd dem with justice.

¹⁷Una, my flock, na dis di Sovereign Papa talk: "I go judge between sheep and sheep, between di ram dem and di goat dem. ¹⁸'No be say to graze for di best pasture do una, wey una still dey trample di rest? No be say to drink clean water do una, wey una still dey make di rest dirty with una leg? ¹⁹My flock go come dey feed for wetin una don trample and drink wetin una don make muddy with una leg?'

²⁰So di Sovereign Papa talk give dem say: "Na me myself go judge between di fat sheep and di lean sheep. ²¹'Because una dey push with una side and shoulder, dey butt all di weak ones with una horn till una drive dem comot, ²²I go save my flock; dem no go be prey again. I go judge between sheep and sheep. ²³I go put one shepherd over dem, my servant David; e go mind dem; e go mind dem and be dem shepherd. ^b b v23 Plenty hundred years after David die, our Papa promise one shepherd from David family wey go mind im flock forever. Jesus na dat Shepherd — "Na me be di good shepherd... e go get one flock, one shepherd" (John 10:11, 16). ²⁴Me, di Papa, go be dem Papa; my servant David go be prince among dem. Me, di Papa, don talk.

²⁵"I go make Covenant of peace with dem and clear wild animal comot from di land, so dat dem go live safe for di wilderness and sleep for di forest. ²⁶I go make dem and di area round my hill turn blessing, and I go send rain for im season—rain of blessing. ²⁷Di tree dem for field go bear dem fruit and di ground go bring im crops; di people go live safe for dem land. Dem go know say na me be dem Papa wen I break di bar of dem yoke and rescue dem from di hand of di ones wey make dem slave. ²⁸Di nations no go rob dem again, and wild animal no go chop dem. Dem go live safe, and nobody go make dem fear. ²⁹I go give dem land wey get name for crops; dem no go suffer famine for there again or carry di shame wey di nations dey put for dem head. ³⁰Den dem go know say me, dem Papa, dey with dem, and dem, di house of Israel, na my people, na so di Sovereign Papa talk. ³¹Una na my sheep, di sheep of my pasture, and na me be una Papa, na so di Sovereign Papa talk."'