Di Sign of Quick Quick Wọwọ
Isaiah give im pikin name wey mean say scatter-scatter dey come quick, and di Assyria flood rise reach Judah neck. Dem tell am make e no join di people panic or dey call everytin conspiracy. Instead of to go ask di dead, e wait for Papa wey dey hide im face now.
8 1Our Papa tell me sey, "Take one big slate and write for im body clear clear: 'E belong to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.'" a a v1 Maher-shalal-hash-baz mean "quick to wọwọ, sharp to carry di loot" — na living sign sey Assyria go soon carry Damascus and Samaria go. 2So I call people wey dem fit trust make dem be witness for me—Uriah di priest and Zechariah, di pikin of Jeberechiah.
3Den I go meet di prophetess; she bele and she born one boy pikin, and our Papa tell me sey, "Call im name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4Bifor di pikin go sabi cry 'My papa' or 'My mama,' dem go don carry Damascus wealth and Samaria loot go bifor di king of Assyria."
5Our Papa talk to me again sey:
6"Bikos dis people don refuse di water of Shiloah wey dey flow softly softly, and dem dey rejoice ova Rezin and di pikin of Remaliah, b b v6 Shiloah na small, quiet stream wey dey flow near Jerusalem — na on purpose dem take am compare am wit di big Euphrates flood for verse 7. 7na dis mek di Papa wey be Oga pass all dey come bring against dem di strong strong flood water of di River—di king of Assyria and all im glory. E go rise ova all im channel and pour ova all im bank, 8and e go rush enter Judah, dey flood and dey pass through, reach sotay for neck; and im wing wey e open go full di whole width of your land, Immanuel."
9Make una scatter, una people, and make una break! Listen, all una far far land! Wear una armor and make una break; wear una armor and make una break! 10Plan una plan, but e no go work; talk una word, but e no go stand—bikos our Papa dey wit us.
11Bikos na dis be wetin our Papa tell me, as im strong hand dey on top me, dey warn me make I no waka for dis people road:
12"No dey call am conspiracy every wetin dis people dey call conspiracy; no fear wetin dem dey fear, and no let am shake you. 13Di Papa of heaven army—na im be di one wey you suppose hold as holy. Make im be your fear; make im be di one wey dey shake you. 14E go turn to place of safety; but to di two house of Israel, e go be stone wey dey mek dem stumble and rock wey dey mek dem fall, and to di people wey dey stay for Jerusalem, e go be trap and net. c c v14 Peter and Paul, di two of dem call Jesus dis stone — 1 Pet 2:8; Rom 9:33. 15Plenty among dem go stumble; dem go fall and break, dem go enter trap and dem go catch dem."
16Keep di testimony safe; seal di teaching among my disciples. 17I go wait for our Papa, wey dey hide im face from di house of Jacob; I go put my hope for im. 18See me here, me and di pikin dem wey our Papa give me—signs and wonder for Israel from di Papa of heaven army, wey dey live for Mount Zion. d d v18 Hebrews 2:13 put dis word for Jesus mouth — di pikin dem wey e dey claim na di ones wey our Papa give am.
19Wen dem tell you sey, "Go ask di medium dem and di ones wey dey consult spirit, wey dey whisper and dey mutter," abi people no suppose ask dem Papa? Dem go go consult di dead for di sake of di living? 20To di teaching and di testimony! If dem no talk according to dis word, dem no get di light of morning. 21Wit worry and hunger, dem go dey waka round di land; wen hunger catch dem, dem go vex and curse dem king and dem Papa, and dem go look up. 22Dem go look di ground and see only trouble and darkness, di gloom of pain wey heavy; and dem go push dem enter thick darkness.
