Gift From Babylon
Because envoys from Babylon sweet-mouth am, Hezekiah show dem everything wey e get. Isaiah bring our Papa word say all of am, plus him sons, go end up for Babylon. Hezekiah call the word good — because the loss go happen after him lifetime. Dat answer just stand like dat without comment.
39 1For dat time, Merodach-baladan, di pikin of Baladan, wey be king of Babylon, send letters and gift give Hezekiah, becos e don hear say Hezekiah bin sick and don get better. 2Hezekiah receive dem well-well wit happiness and show dem im treasure house—di silver, di gold, di spices, di fine oil, im whole armory, everyting wey dey inside im storehouses. Notin dey im house or im kingdom wey Hezekiah no show dem. 3Den Isaiah di prophet come meet King Hezekiah and ask am, “Wetin dis men talk, and where dem comot?” Hezekiah answer, “Dem comot from far land, from Babylon.”
4E ask am, “Wetin dem see for your house?” Hezekiah answer, “Dem see everyting wey dey my house. Notin dey my storehouses wey I no show dem.”
5Den Isaiah tell Hezekiah, “Hear di word of di Papa wey be di Oga of di armies of heaven:
6Di days dey come wey everyting wey dey your house, everyting wey your papa-papa gada reach now, dem go carry am go Babylon. Notin no go remain, na so our Papa talk. 7Some of your own pikin, wey comot from your own body, dem go take dem go serve as officials for di palace of di king of Babylon.”
8Den Hezekiah tell Isaiah, “Di word of our Papa wey you don talk good.” Becos e tink for im mind, “Peace and safety go dey for as I still dey alive.”
