Di Papa Show Ezekiel How Dem Betray di Temple
Dem carry Ezekiel go Jerusalem by one lock of en hair, and our Papa show am wetin full di temple: one image of jealousy for di gate, seventy elders wey dey burn incense give animals wey dem carve for one hidden room, women wey dey cry for Tammuz, men wey dey bow face east.
8 1For di sixth year, sixth month, for di fifth day, as I sidon for my house wit di elders of Judah for my front, di hand of di Sovereign Papa fall on me for dia. 2I look come see something wey be like fire: from wetin be like im waist come down, na fire; from im waist come up, na brightness like metal wey dey shine. 3He stretch out wetin be like hand come grab me for my hair, and di Spirit of our Papa lift me up between ground and heaven come carry me, inside vision from our Papa, go Jerusalem—go di entrance of di inner gate wey face north, wia di image of jealousy wey dey provoke jealousy dey stand. 4Di glory of our Papa dey dia, like di vision wey I bin see for di valley.
5Then he tell me, “Pikin of man, look toward di north.” So I look, and dia for north of di altar gate, for di entrance, na dis image of jealousy dey.
6He tell me, “Pikin of man, you see wetin dem dey do—di big abomination things wey di house of Israel dey commit for hia, wey dey drive me far from my sanctuary? But you go still see abomination things wey pass dis one.”
7He carry me go di court entrance; I look, and dia na hole for di wall.
8He tell me, “Pikin of man, dig troway di wall.” So I dig troway di wall, and dia na doorway.
9He tell me, “Enter go inside come see di wicked abomination things wey dem dey do for hia.”
10So I enter go inside come look, and dia for di wall all around na carvings of every crawling thing and beast wey dem hate, and all di idols of Israel. 11Seventy elders of di house of Israel stand for dia front, wit Jaazaniah di pikin of Shaphan among dem, each one dey hold im censer, and fragrant cloud of incense dey rise up.
12He tell me, “Pikin of man, you don see wetin di elders of Israel house dey do for dark, each one for di shrine of im carved image? Because dem dey talk say, ‘God no dey see us; God don forsake di land.’” a a v12 Dis na di words of Israel wey no dey faithful—dem dey claim say our Papa no dey see and no send. Na di oldest lie, say di Papa dey far and no dey around. He dey see everytin; na why e dey pain im heart. 13He tell me, “Turn again, and you go see abomination things wey even pass dis wan wey dem dey do.”
14He carry me go di entrance of di north gate of di house of our Papa, wia women sidon dey cry for Tammuz. b b v14 Tammuz na Babylonian god wey im followers bin dey mourn for im mythical seasonal death. Di women dey do dis pagan ritual for di very gate of our Papa temple.
15He tell me, “You don see dis, pikin of man? Turn again; you go see abomination things wey pass dis dem.”
16He carry me go di inner court of our Papa house; for di temple entrance, between di portico and di altar, na about twenty-five men, dia back turn to di temple, dia face face east, dem dey bow to di sun for east.
17He tell me, “You don see dis, pikin of man? E be small thing for di house of Judah to dey do di abomination things wey dem dey do hia, wey dem still fill di land wit violence come dey provoke me to anger again and again? Look, dem put di branch to dia nose. c c v17 To put di branch to di nose fit refer to some pagan worship gesture; wetin e mean exactly no clear. 18So me too I go act wit vex. My eye no go spare, and I no go show pity. Even if dem cry loud for my ears, I no go listen to dem.”
