Haggai 2

2 ¹For di seventh month, on di twenty-first day, di word of our Papa come through Haggai di prophet:

²“Talk now to Zerubbabel, pikin of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to Joshua, pikin of Jehozadak, di high priest, and to di rest of di people: ³Who among una remain? Who dey here wey see dis house for im glory wey dey before? How e take dey look now? E no be like notin for una eye?’ ⁴But now, make you strong, Zerubbabel, na di Papa talk am; make you strong, Joshua, pikin of Jehozadak, di high priest; and make una strong, all una people of di land, na di Papa talk am, and work, because I dey with una, na di Papa of di army of heaven talk am. ⁵Just as I promise una wen una comot from Egypt, my Spirit still dey among una; make una no fear. ⁶Na dis di Papa of di army of heaven talk: One more time, small time from now, I go shake di heaven, di earth, di sea, and di dry land. ⁷And I go shake all di nations, and di ting wey all di nations dey want pass go come, and I go fill dis house with glory, na di Papa of di army of heaven talk. ⁸Na my own be di silver and na my own be di gold, na di Papa of di army of heaven talk am. ⁹Di last glory of dis house go pass di first one, na di Papa of di army of heaven talk; and for dis place I go give peace, na di Papa of di army of heaven talk am.” ^a a v9 Di promise wey di Papa make say di glory of di second temple go pass Solomon own come happen wen Jesus waka inside dis same temple — di glory wey fill di house na di Pikin imself, di shining of di Papa glory (Hebrews 1:3).

Dirty Ting and New Day

¹⁰For di twenty-fourth day of di ninth month, for di second year of Darius, di word of our Papa come to Haggai di prophet:

¹¹Na dis di Papa of di army of heaven talk: Ask di priests make dem give ruling: ¹²If man carry holy meat for di fold of im cloth and e take am touch bread, stew, wine, oil, or any food, e go come holy? Di priests answer, No.

¹³Haggai ask, If person wey don dirty because of dead body touch any of dis ting dem, e go come dirty? Yes, e go come dirty, na so di priests answer.

¹⁴Den Haggai talk: Na so e be with dis people and dis nation for my front, na di Papa talk am; na so e be with everytin wey dem dey make, and wetin dem dey offer for there dirty. ¹⁵“Now, make una think am well well from dis day go: before dem put stone on top stone for di temple of our Papa. ¹⁶How e take be for una? Wen una come to heap of grain to find twenty, na ten dey there; wen una come to di wine vat to draw fifty, na twenty dey there. ¹⁷I take blight, mildew, and hail beat una and all di work of una hand, but una no turn come meet me, na di Papa talk am. ¹⁸Think am well well from dis day go—from di twenty-fourth day of di ninth month, di day wey dem lay di foundation of di temple of our Papa—think am well well: ¹⁹Seed still dey inside barn? Di vine, fig, pomegranate, and olive tree never bear fruit sef. But from dis day go I go bless una.”

Second Word to Zerubbabel

²⁰Di word of our Papa come to Haggai di second time for di twenty-fourth day of di month:

²¹“Talk to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I dey near to shake di heaven and di earth. ²²I go scatter di throne dem of di kingdoms and I go spoil di power of di kingdoms of di nations. I go turn chariots and di people wey dey ride dem upside down; horses and di people wey dey ride dem go fall, each one by di sword of im broda.’ ²³For dat day, na di Papa of di army of heaven talk am, I go take you, Zerubbabel, pikin of Shealtiel, my servant, na di Papa talk am, and I go make you like signet ring, because I don choose you, na di Papa of di army of heaven talk am.” ^b b v23 Dem bin throway Jehoiachin, Zerubbabel im grandpapa, like signet ring (Jeremiah 22:24); for here, di Papa give di signet back to Zerubbabel, dey keep di line of David wey dey run through am reach all di way to Jesus, di true Pikin of David (Matthew 1:12-13).