Word Wey Come Against Babylon
Di army wey dey gather for di mountains na our Papa own, wey e call come against Babylon. Di day wey dem describe wicked — star dark, heart melt, dem kill small pikin, nobody show mercy. Di jewel of all kingdoms end as ruin wey desert animal dey howl inside.
13 1Di message wey Isaiah, Amoz im pikin, see about Babylon.
2“Raise flag for on top hill wey no get anytin; shout give dem, wave your hand so dat dem fit enter di gate of di big-big people. 3Na me myself don give order to di people wey I don set apart; I don call my war-people to carry out my vex—dem wey dey happy for my greatness.”
4Listen—plenty noise dey for di mountains, like di noise of one big-big crowd! Listen—di roar of kingdoms, of nations wey dey gada togeda! Di Papa wey dey command all di army of heaven dey gada army for war. 5Dem dey comot from land wey dey far well-well, from di end of di heavens—our Papa and di weapon of im vex—to scatter di whole earth. 6Cry loud, because di day of our Papa don near; e dey come like destruction from di Almighty One. a a v6 Di ‘day of the LORD’ na di name wey di prophets take call our Papa im day of judgment. Im judgment dey flow from di same heart wey love im children — dey defend dem, dey put end to di tins wey dey destroy dem. 7Because of dis, every hand go weak, and every human being im heart go melt. 8Fear go hold dem tight; pain and suffer go grip dem; dem go dey twist like woman wey dey born pikin. Dem go dey look each oda with shock, dem face go dey red like fire. 9Look—di day of our Papa dey come, wicked, with vex and anger wey dey burn, to make di earth turn empty land and to destroy di sinners wey dey inside am. 10Di stars of di heavens and dem groups no go give light; di sun go dark when e rise, and di moon no go shine im glow.
11“I go bring judgment on top di world because of im evil, and on top di wicked people because of dem guilt; I go put end to di pride of dem wey dey feel say dem big pass, and I go bring down di pride of di people wey dey wicked rule oda people. 12I go make people scarce pass pure gold, human being go scarce pass di gold of Ophir. 13So I go make di heavens shake, and di earth go comot from im place, because of di vex of di Papa wey dey command all di army of heaven, for di day of im anger wey dey burn.”
14Like antelope wey person dey hunt, like sheep wey no get person to gada dem, everybody go turn go back to im own people, everybody go run go im own land. 15Anybody wey dem find go die by sword, and anybody wey dem catch go fall by di sword. 16Dem go smash dem small-small pikin to pieces for dem front; dem go tif di property for dem house and rape dem wife.
17“Look—I dey wake up di Medes against dem, people wey no send silver and no dey find joy for gold. b b v17 Di Medes na one strong ancient empire wey come from di north-west part of Iran, wey later join hand with Persia to conquer Babylon. 18Dem bow-and-arrow go cut down di young men; dem no go show any mercy to small-small pikin; dem no go pity di children at all.”
19And Babylon, di fine jewel among kingdoms, di glory and pride of di Babylon people, go be like Sodom and Gomorrah when our Papa turn dem upside down. 20Nobody go ever live dere or settle dere for all generations; no Arab go camp dere, no shepherd go rest dem sheep dere. 21But di animals of di desert go lie down dere, and dem house go full with animals wey dey howl; ostriches go stay dere, and wild goats go dey jump around. 22Hyenas go howl for inside im strong-house, and jackals for inside im fine-fine palace. Im time don near, and im days no go last long.
