Vision Concerning di Wilderness Sea
Vision from di Papa wey get all power make di prophet bend down like woman wey dey labor, as e dey watch men dey feast until dem sound alarm. Dem post watchman, and when horsemen come e shout say Babylon don fall. When dem ask am how di night dey go, e answer: morning dey come, and night too.
21 1Di oracle about di wilderness of di sea. Just like whirlwind wey dey sweep pass di Negev, e dey comot from di wilderness, from land wey dey make person fear well well. 2Dem don show me one hard vision: di person wey dey betray dey betray, and di person wey dey destroy dey destroy. Rise up, Elam! Surround dem, Media! I don put end to all di groaning wey she cause. 3Na im make pain grip my body; sharp pain don catch me, like di pain of woman wey dey born pikin. Di pain bend me double reach say I no fit hear, and fear don grip me reach say I no fit see. 4My heart dey shake; horror don cover me. Di evening wey I dey long for don turn to trembling for me. 5Dem set di table, dem spread di rug, dem dey chop, dem dey drink. Rise up, una princes! Rub oil for di shields! a a v5 To rub oil for leather shield dey make am soft and ready for battle — na so soldiers for olden days dey take prepare demsef for war.
6Because na dis one di Oga Papa tell me: “Go, put di watchman for im place; make e report wetin e see. 7As e see riders, horse riders wey dey go two-two, riders wey dey ride donkey, riders wey dey ride camel, make e watch am well well, sharp sharp.”
8Den di watchman shout: “Lion! For di watchtower, O Oga Papa, I dey stand every time for daytime, and for my post I dey keep watch all through di nights.” 9And see—riders dey come here! Horse riders wey dey go two-two! And e answer say, “E don fall, e don fall, na Babylon, and all di carved images of her gods dey scatter for ground.” 10O my people wey dem don thresh, pikin of my threshing floor, wetin I don hear from di Papa wey get di army of heaven, na im I dey declare give una.
Watchman, Wetin Dey Happen for Night?
11One oracle about Dumah. Person dey call me from Seir: “Watchman, wetin dey happen for night? Watchman, wetin dey happen for night?” b b v11 Dumah mean “silence” — e fit dis oracle wey dey against Edom, di land of Seir, well well. 12Di watchman talk say, “Morning dey come, and night sef dey come. If you wan ask, den ask; come back again.”
Word Concerning Arabia
13Di oracle concerning Arabia. For inside Arabia bush una go spend di night, una Dedan caravans. 14Bring water give di people wey thirst dey catch; una wey dey live for di land of Tema, bring bread give di person wey dey run for im life. 15Because dem don run comot from di swords—from di sword wey dem don draw, from di bow wey dem don bend, and from di weight of battle.
16Because di Oga Papa tell me: “Within one year, di way person wey dem hire dey count am, all di glory of Kedar go finish. 17Di archers wey remain, di warrior sons of Kedar, dem go be small small, because our Papa don talk.”
