Place for di Papa Table
Di foreigner wey dey fear say dem go separate am comot, and di eunuch wey dey call imsef dry tree, dem two get place inside our Papa house, and name wey pass pikin. Den di tone change: Israel watchmen don blind, dem be dog wey no fit bark, shepherd wey don drunk and still dey expect more.
56 1Na wetin our Papa talk be dis: Hold justice tight and do wetin correct, because my salvation dey come soon, and my correct-and-holy way don near to show. 2Blessing dey for di person wey dey do dis, di person wey hold am tight: wey dey keep di Sabbath and no dey spoil am, and wey dey comot imself from doing any bad thing.
3Make di foreigner wey don join imself to our Papa no talk say, “For sure, our Papa go separate me from im people”; and make di eunuch no talk say, “Na dry tree I just be.” a a v3 ‘Dry tree’ dey paint picture of person wey no get pikin—so nobody dey to carry im name continue after e don die.
4Because na wetin our Papa talk be dis: “To di eunuchs wey dey keep my Sabbaths, wey dey choose wetin make me happy and hold my Covenant tight, 5to dem I go give, inside my house and inside my wall, sometin wey go remember dem and a name wey pass sons and daughters; I go give dem name wey go last forever, wey dem no go fit cut comot. b b v5 To dose wey no fit born pikin for body, our Papa promise sometin wey pass sons and daughters: place inside im house and name wey dem no go ever cut comot. Na our Papa dey give family identity, no be sometin wey person dey earn through blood line. 6And di foreigners wey join demself to our Papa, to serve am, to love di name of our Papa, and to be im servants—everybody wey dey keep di Sabbath and no dey spoil am and dey hold my Covenant tight, 7dis ones I go lead go up my holy mountain, and give dem joy inside my house of prayer; dia sacrifices and burnt offerings go welcome for my altar, because dem go call my house ‘house of prayer for all di people dem.’ c c v7 Our Papa house na for welcome every people from di start, no be one nation alone — and Jesus take dis same promise when e clear di temple courts (Matthew 21:13). 8Na wetin di Sovereign Papa, wey dey gather di people wey dem push comot for Israel, declare be dis: I go still gather oda people join dem, apart from dose wey I don already gather.”
Watchmen Wey No Go See
9All una animals for di field, come chop—all una animals inside di bush. 10Israel im watchmen don blind, all of dem; dem no know anything. All of dem na quiet dogs wey no fit bark, dey dream, dey lie down, dey love sleep. 11Di dogs get strong hunger; dem no dey ever belleful. Dem na shepherds wey no get understanding; all of dem don turn go dia own way, each person to im own gain, every single one of dem. 12“Come,” na so dem dey talk, “make I go bring wine; make we drink strong drink reach belleful. And tomorrow go be like today, big pass how person fit measure.”
