Isaiah 45

45 ¹Na dis na wetin our Papa talk to im anointed one, to Cyrus, wey I don hold im right hand to conquer nations before am and to comot kings dia armor, to open doors before am so dat gates no go lock: ^a a v1 Cyrus, di Persian king, na di only foreign ruler wey Scripture call our Papa im "anointed one" — dem choose am as im tool to set Israel free comot from exile, no be di Messiah wey dem promise. ²I go go before you and make di mountains flat; I go break di doors of bronze and cut through di bars of iron. ³I go give you di treasures of darkness and di riches wey dem store for secret places, so dat you go know say na Me be di Papa of Israel, wey dey call you by your name. ⁴Because of my servant Jacob, and Israel wey I choose, I don call you by your name; I give you title of honor, even doh you no know Me. ⁵Na Me be di Papa, and no oda one dey; apart from Me nothing dey. I dey prepare you for battle, even doh you no know Me, ⁶so dat people go know, from where di sun dey rise reach where e dey set, say nothing dey apart from Me. Na Me be di Papa, and no oda one dey. ⁷I dey form light and create darkness, I dey make well-being and create wahala; Na Me be di Papa, wey dey do all dis tins. ^b b v7 Di word wey dem translate here as "wahala" mean disaster or hardship — di opposite of di well-being wey dem mention am wit — no be moral evil. Our Papa dey control every situation, even di ones wey dey pain. ⁸Rain come down, O heavens, from up, and make di skies pour down correct-and-holy way; make di earth open wide, so dat salvation go bear fruit and correct-and-holy way go grow up togeda. Na Me, di Papa, create am. ⁹Trouble dey for di person wey dey quarrel wit im Maker—one broken piece of pot among di broken pieces for ground! Abi clay go tell di person wey dey mould am, "Wetin you dey make?" abi, "Your work no get handle"? ^c c v9 Pot wey no get handle na spoilt and useless tin — dem no fit carry am or pour tin from am. ¹⁰Trouble dey for di person wey dey tell papa, "Wetin kind pikin you dey born?" abi to woman, "Wetin you dey bring to born?" ¹¹Na dis na wetin di Holy One of Israel—our Papa—and di one wey form am—talk: You go question Me about my pikin dem, and give Me order about di work of my hand? ¹²I make di earth and create human being on am. Na my hand stretch out di heavens, and I command all dia host. ¹³I don wake am up for correct-and-holy way, and I go make all im ways straight. E go rebuild my city and set my exiles free, no be for price or reward, na so di Papa of heaven army talk.

¹⁴Our Papa talk say: Di wealth of Egypt and di goods of Cush, and di Sabeans, tall men, go come over to you and become yours; dem go follow behind you, dey come wit chain. Dem go bow down to you and beg you, dey talk say, "Trueee God dey wit you, and no oda one dey; nothing dey apart from am."

¹⁵Trueee, You be Papa wey don hide Yourself, di Papa of Israel, di Savior. ¹⁶All of dem dey shame and disgrace; di people wey dey make idol dey go togeda for confusion. ¹⁷But our Papa don save Israel wit salvation wey no dey end; you no go shame or disgrace forever and ever.

¹⁸Na dis na wetin di Papa talk, wey create di heavens—Na Him be di Papa!—wey form di earth and make am; E establish am. E no create am empty; E form am so dat people go live inside: Na Me be di Papa, and no oda one dey. ¹⁹I no talk for secret, for land of darkness; I no tell di descendants of Jacob, "Look for Me for nothing." Na Me, your Papa, dey talk wetin correct; I dey declare wetin be true. ²⁰Gather togeda and come; draw near, una wey survive from di nations! Dem no get knowledge—dem wey dey carry dia wooden idol about and dey pray to god wey no fit save. ²¹Declare and bring your case; make dem consult togeda! Who talk dis before before and declare am from ancient times? No be Me, di Papa? No oda one dey apart from Me—correct-and-holy Papa and Savior; nothing dey apart from Me. ²²Turn come Me make dem save you, all di ends of di earth! Because na Me be di Papa, and no oda one dey. ²³I don swear by Myself; word don comot from my mouth for correct-and-holy way wey no go return: For Me every knee go bow, every tongue go swear allegiance. ^d d v23 Paul apply dis verse to Jesus for Philippians 2:10-11 — for di name of Jesus every knee dey bow and every tongue dey confess say Jesus Christ na Oga, to di glory of our Papa. Wetin our Papa swear by im own name, E don share am wit im Pikin. ²⁴Dem go talk about Me, "Na only for God correct-and-holy way and strength dey." To Am all di people wey vex against Am go come, and dem go shame. ²⁵For our Papa all di children of Israel go dey justified, and for Am dem go glory.