Write di Vision Make E Clear
Habakkuk stand for di wall to hear answer, and our Papa give am one: write di vision clear, wait for am, di righteous go live by faith. Five woe fall on di person wey dey plunder, while di earth dey full with di knowledge of Papa glory.
2 1I go stand for my watch-post and take my position for di wall; I go dey watch make I see wetin e go talk to me, and wetin I go answer concerning my complain.
2Then our Papa answer me: “Write di vision; make e clear for tablets, so dat anybody wey read am fit run go tell odas.”
Di Proud Pesin and Di Faithful Pesin
3Because di vision still dey wait for im appointed time; e dey hurry go di end and e no go lie. Even if e dey slow, wait for am; e go sure come, e no go delay. 4Look—di proud man heart no correct—but di correct-and-holy pesin go live by im faith. a a v4 Paul quote dis verse three times to anchor di gospel — Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38. Di correct-and-holy pesin wey dey live by faith na di one wey dey trust our Papa promise even wen di vision dey slow to come. 5Sef, wine dey deceive; di arrogant man no go rest. E greedy like grave, and like death e no dey ever satisfy; e dey gada all di nations to imself and dey collect all di peoples as im own.
6Abi all of dem no go take up mockery against am, with mocking riddle, and talk: “Woe to di pesin wey dey pile wetin no be im own—how long?—and dey load imself with goods wey e seize as collateral!” 7Abi your creditors no go rise up sudden, and di ones wey dey make you shake no go wake up? Then you go turn to plunder for dem. 8Because you don plunder plenty nations, all di remnant of di peoples go plunder you—because of di blood of men and di violence wey dem do to di earth, to cities and all wey dey live inside dem. 9Woe to di pesin wey dey fill im house with evil profit, wey dey put im nest for high place to escape disaster hand! 10You don plan shame for your house by cutting off plenty peoples; you don throway your own life. 11Because di stone go cry out from di wall, and di beam go answer am from di woodwork. 12Woe to di pesin wey dey build city with bloodshed and dey establish town on injustice! 13Abi no be from di Papa of heaven armies dat di peoples dey labour just to fuel fire, and di nations dey tire demself for notin? 14Because di earth go full with di knowledge of di glory of our Papa, as di waters cover di sea. 15Woe to di pesin wey dey make im neighbours drink—dey pour out your wrath until dem drunk—so dat you fit gaze on their nakedness! 16You go full with shame instead of glory. Drink, you yourself, and stagger! Di cup wey dey for our Papa right hand go come round to you, and disgrace go cover your glory. 17Because di violence wey dem do to Lebanon go overwhelm you, and di destruction of im beasts go make you fear— because of di blood of men and di violence wey dem do to di earth, to cities and all wey dey live inside dem. 18Wetin good dey inside idol wen di one wey make am don carve am—a cast image, a teacher of lies? Because di one wey make am dey trust im own handiwork wen e dey make worthless idols wey no fit talk. 19Woe to di pesin wey dey talk to piece of wood, “Wake up!” or to silent stone, “Rise up!” E fit teach? Look— dem cover am with gold and silver, 20But our Papa dey inside im holy temple; make all di earth keep quiet before am.
