Di Papa Answer Zedekiah Im Beg
King Zedekiah send messengers, e dey hope for miracle against Babylon. Di answer na di opposite — our Papa go fight against im own city. Two road dey for di people front: die inside di wall, or surrender and live. Di king house must judge well well.
21 1Di word wey come to Jeremiah from our Papa wen King Zedekiah send Pashhur pikin of Malchiah and Zephaniah di priest, pikin of Maaseiah, come meet am: 2“Abeg, ask our Papa for us, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon dey attack us. Maybe our Papa go do wonder for us with all im wonder dem, so dat di enemy go comot from us.”
3Den Jeremiah tell dem sey, “Tell Zedekiah dis:
4Na dis di Papa of Israel talk: “I dey ready to turn back di weapon wey dey una hand, wey una dey take fight di king of Babylon and di Babylon people wey siege una for outside di wall, and I go gather dem for inside dis city. 5Na me myself go fight una with hand wey I stretch out and strong arm, with vex, anga, and plenty vexation. 6I go strike down di people wey dey live for dis city, both human being and animal; dem go die for one great plague. 7After dat, na our Papa talk am, I go hand Zedekiah king of Judah, im servant dem, and di people for dis city wey survive di plague, sword, and hunger, give Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, dia enemy wey dey find dia life. He go strike dem with sword—no pity, no sparing, no tender mercy wey dey pain belle.”
8Tell dis people wetin our Papa talk: I put for una front di way of life and di way of death. 9Anybody wey stay for dis city go die by sword, hunger, and plague; but anybody wey surrender to di Babylon people wey siege am go live, e go keep im life as spoil. 10I don set my face against dis city for bad, no be for good, na our Papa talk am. Dem go hand am give di king of Babylon, wey go burn am with fire.
Di Papa Im Word to David House
11Talk to di royal house of Judah sey: Hear di word of our Papa.
12House of David, na wetin our Papa talk be dis: Judge matter for correct way every morning, free di person wey dem rob from di hand of di one wey dey oppress am, if not my vex go flare up like fire, e go dey burn and nobody go fit quench am, because of di evil wey una dey do. 13Look, I dey against you, you wey dey live for on top di valley, you rock of di plain, na our Papa talk am—you wey dey sey, ‘Who fit come down against us? Who fit enter di place wey we dey live?’ a a v13 Jerusalem sidon for on top one high ridge wey dey above di valley dem wey surround am, wey give im people fake confidence sey nobody fit attack di city. 14I go punish you as wetin una do deserve, na our Papa talk am. I go light fire for her forest, and e go chop everything wey surround am.”
