Ashdod Fall for Assyria Hand
Our Papa tell Isaiah make e pull im sackcloth and im sandals and waka naked and barefoot for three years — living picture of prisoners wey dem march go wit dem body open. E target Judah confidence for dat allies. Di coastland dey ask how e go take escape.
20 1Di year wey di oga-commander come Ashdod, wey Sargon king of Assyria send am, e fight Ashdod come capture am.
2For dat time our Papa talk through Isaiah, di pikin of Amoz, say, “Comot di sackcloth for your waist and pull di sandals for your leg.” E do so, dey waka naked and barefoot. 3Den our Papa talk say, “Just as my servant Isaiah don waka naked and barefoot for three years, as sign and warning against Egypt and Cush, a a v3 Cush na di ancient name for di area wey Sudan and north Ethiopia dey cover now. 4so na so Assyria king go carry Egypt captives and Cush exiles go, young and old, naked, barefoot, dia yansh open—dey show Egypt shame. 5Den dem go scatter and shame catch dem because of Cush wey be dia hope and Egypt wey dem dey brag about. 6For dat day, di people for dis coastland go talk say, ‘See wetin our hope turn to, di place wey we run go for help, so dem go rescue us from di king of Assyria! How we go take escape?’”
