Bel and Nebo Bend Down
Na tired animal dem dey drag Babylon god dem for cart, and dem no fit save themselves. Against dat picture, our Papa talk say e don carry Israel since before dem born and e go still carry dem reach when their hair don grey. Idol na load; na him dey do the lifting.
46 1Bel dey bend down, Nebo dey stoop low; dem don load im idol dem on top animal and cattle. Di things wey una dey carry, dem don pack am up, e be load for di animal dem wey don tire. a a v1 Bel and Nebo na di chief god dem for Babylon; di picture dey show as dem dey load dia statue dem for cart as di city dey fall. 2Together dem stoop, dem bend down; dem no fit save demsef, and dem dey go for captivity.
3"Hear me, house of Jacob, all di remnant of di house of Israel—una wey I don carry since before dem born una, wey I lift up from di belle. 4Even reach when una old, na me be am, and reach when una hair don gray I go carry una. Na me make una, and I go bear una; I go carry una and I go rescue una. b b v4 Unlike di idol dem wey dia worshipper dem must carry, our Papa dey carry im pikin dem — from di belle reach old age, e no dey ever drop dem down.
5"Who una go liken me to, or count me say we equal? Who una go compare me to, wey we go resemble each other? 6Some people dey pour gold comot from dia purse and weigh silver for scale; dem dey hire goldsmith, and e go turn am into god—den dem go bend down, yes, dem go worship am. 7Dem go lift am put for dia shoulder and carry am; dem go put am for im place, and na there e go stand—from im spot e no dey move. If person cry to am, e no fit answer or save am from im trouble.
8"Remember dis one and stand firm; make e enter una heart, una rebel dem. 9Remember di former things wey don pass long time, because I be your Papa, and no other one dey; I be your Papa, and nothing be like me. 10I dey talk di end from di beginning, and from ancient time di things wey never happen yet, I dey talk say, 'My purpose go stand, and I go do everything wey please me.' 11I dey call one bird wey dey hunt from di east, di man wey go carry out my purpose from land wey dey far. Wetin I don talk, I go make am happen; wetin I don plan, I go do am. c c v11 Di bird wey dey hunt from di east na Cyrus of Persia, wey conquer Babylon and release God im people.
12"Hear me, una wey get stubborn heart, una wey dey far from correct-and-holy way: 13I dey bring my correct-and-holy way come near—e no dey far—and my salvation no go delay. I go give salvation for Zion, my splendor to Israel."
