Di River Wey Dey Flow Comot For Di Temple
Water dey drop from under di temple doorway and, as dem dey measure am small small, e rise reach ankle, knee, waist and pass wetin person fit swim. E make Dead Sea water fresh, fill am with fish, and trees wey dey bear fruit every month line di river side. Foreigners go inherit land as our Papa command.
47 1Den e carry me come back for di temple door, and water dey flow comot from under di door-step dey go east, because di temple face east. Di water dey flow down from under di south side of di temple, for south of di altar. 2E carry me comot for di north gate and waka round di outside go reach di outside gate wey face east; water dey drip small-small comot for di south side.
3As di man dey go east wit measuring line for im hand, e measure like 1,500 feet and carry me pass water wey reach my ankle. 4E measure anoda 1,500 feet and carry me pass—water reach my knee. E measure anoda 1,500 feet and carry me pass—water reach my waist. 5E measure anoda 1,500 feet—na river wey I no fit cross, because di water don rise, water deep well-well reach say person go fit swim inside, river wey person no fit cross.
6E tell me say, “Pikin of Man, you don see dis one?” Den e carry me go back for di bank of di river.
7As I dey go back, I see plenty-plenty tree for di two sides of di river bank. 8E tell me say, “Dis water dey flow go di eastern side, dey go down enter di Arabah, and e enter di sea, di sea wey im water no dey move, and di water go come fresh. 9Any place wey di river flow reach, every living ting wey dey plenty-plenty go live, and fish go plenty well-well; because dis water reach dia, di sea water go come fresh, and everyting go live any place wey di river reach. 10Fisherman go stand for im side; from En-gedi go reach En-eglaim, e go be place wey dem go spread net. Im fish, plenty kind, like di fish of di Mediterranean Sea. Plenty pass measure. 11But im swamp and im marsh no go come fresh; dem leave dem for salt. 12Fruit tree of every kind go grow for di two sides of di bank. Dia leaf no go dry and dia fruit no go finish; every month dem go bear fresh fruit, because im water dey flow comot for di sanctuary. Dia fruit na food, dia leaf na medicine wey dey heal.” a a v12 Di river wey dey comot for our Papa sanctuary, wey tree line di two sides and dia leaf dey bring healing, dey flow again for John im vision—di river of life wey dey comot for di throne, wit di tree wey im leaf dey heal di nations (Revelation 22:1-2).
Di Papa Share Di Land
13Di Oga Papa talk say: “Na dis be di boundary wey una go take share di land as inheritance among di twelve tribe of Israel: Joseph go get two portion. 14Share am equal-equal; I swear say I go give am to una papa-papa, and dis land fall to una as una inheritance.
15Na dis be di boundary of di land: for north side, from di Mediterranean Sea pass Hethlon go reach Lebo-hamath, Zedad,
16Berothah, Sibraim (wey dey between di border of Damascus and Hamath), and Hazer-hatticon, wey dey for di border of Hauran. 17So di boundary go run from di sea go reach Hazar-enan, for Damascus border, wit Hamath border for di north side. Na dis be di north side.
18Di east side go run between Hauran and Damascus, follow di Jordan between Gilead and di land of Israel, go reach di eastern sea as far as Tamar. Na dis be di east side.
19Di south side go run from Tamar go reach di waters of Meribath-kadesh, den follow di Brook of Egypt go reach di Mediterranean Sea. Na dis be di south side, wey face di Negev.
20For di west side, di Mediterranean Sea go be di boundary go reach di place wey dey opposite Lebo-hamath. Na dis be di west side.
21So share dis land among unaselves according to di tribe of Israel. 22Divide am as inheritance for unaselves and for di foreigner wey dey live among una wey don born pikin among una. Treat dem like Israelite wey dem born for di land; wit una dem go collect inheritance among di tribe of Israel.” 23For whichever tribe wey di foreigner dey stay, give am im inheritance for dia, na so di Oga Papa talk am.
