Di Papa Tell Jeremiah Say Make E No Marry
Our Papa tell Jeremiah make im no marry, make im no go burial, make im no join feast — im own life come be di sign say normal comfort dey end. When dem ask wetin dem do wrong, im tell dem straight. After exile, one homecoming wey pass di exodus.
16 1Di word of our Papa come reach me:
2"You no fit take wife, and you no fit get sons or daughters for dis place."
3Because na dis our Papa talk about di sons and daughters wey dem born for here, dia mamas wey born dem, and dia papas wey father dem for dis land:
4Dem go die from sickness wey dey kill, nobody go cry for dem, nobody go bury dem, dem go be like shit for ground. Sword and hunger go finish dem; dia dead body go be food for di birds of di sky and di animals of di earth.
5Na dis our Papa talk: No enter house wey people dey mourn, no go cry or feel sorry for dem, because I don comot my peace from dis people, na our Papa talk am—my Covenant love and tender mercy wey dey pain belle. 6Big and small go die for dis land and nobody go bury dem: nobody go mourn, cut demself, or shave dia head for dem. a a v6 To cut yourself and shave your head na di old way dem dey show mourning for ancient Israel. 7Nobody go break bread with di people wey dey mourn to comfort dem for di one wey don die, or give dem di cup of comfort for papa or mama. b b v7 Di "cup of comfort" na drink wey dem dey share give families wey dey grieve after burial; here even dis ordinary comfort dem don cut am off.
8And no enter house wey feast dey to sit with dem, to chop and drink. 9Na so di Papa of heaven army, di Papa of Israel talk: For your very eyes, for your own days, I go silence for dis place di sound of joy and gladness, di voice of di groom and di bride.
10Wen you tell dis people all dis words, dem go ask, 'Why our Papa don decree dis big disaster against us? Wetin be our guilt, wetin be our sin, wey we take sin against our Papa?'
11Den tell dem: Na because your papas abandon me, na our Papa talk am, dem follow oda gods, serve dem and bow for dem, abandon me, and no gree keep my instruction.
12You don do worse pass your ancestors, everybody dey follow im own stubborn, wicked heart, no dey hear me. 13So I go throway you comot from dis land go one land wey you and your papas neva know, make you serve oda gods for there day and night, because I no go show you any favor.
14"Days dey come," na our Papa talk am, "wen dem no go talk again say, 'As our Papa dey alive, wey bring Israel comot from Egypt,'
15but, 'As our Papa dey alive, wey bring Israel people comot from di north and from all di lands wey e don scatter dem go.' Because I go bring dem back come dia land wey I give dia papas. c c v15 Na di promise of a home-coming wey big pass di rescue from Egypt — our Papa dey gather im children back from every land wey e don scatter dem go.
16"Look, I dey send call plenty fishermen, na our Papa talk am; dem go catch dem. Den plenty hunters, wey go hunt dem from every mountain, every hill, and di crack for inside rock. 17Because my eyes dey on all dia ways, dem no dey hide from my face, and dia guilt no dey hide from my eyes. 18First I go pay back dia guilt and sin double—because dem take di dead body of dia dirty idols make my land unclean, and fill my inheritance with dia disgusting things."
19My Papa, my strength and my strong tower, my hiding place for di day of trouble—na to you di nations go come from di ends of di earth and talk say, "Our papas inherit nothing but lies, useless things wey no get any use. 20Person fit make gods for imself? But dis ones no be gods at all!"
21"Naim make, look—dis time I go make dem know; I go make dem know my hand and my power, and dem go know say my name na di Papa."
