Love wey no dey ever end
Homecoming for Israel wey scatter: Rachel crying get answer, Ephraim come back like first son, mourning turn to dancing, and new covenant wey dem write for heart no be for stone, where dem forgive sin and everybody know di Papa directly, from di smallest reach di biggest.
31 1"For dat time," na wetin our Papa talk, "I go be di Papa of all di families of Israel, and dem go be my pikin dem."
2Na dis one our Papa talk: Di people wey survive di sword find grace for di wilderness; Israel go find rest.
3From far-far place our Papa show imself to me: "I don love you with love wey no dey ever end; so I don draw you come my side with love wey dey faithful."
4"Again I go build you, and you go stand well-well, virgin Israel! Again you go carry your tambourine dem and comot go for di dance of people wey dey celebrate. 5Again you go plant vineyard dem for di hills of Samaria; di people wey plant go plant and enjoy di fruit." 6Because day go come wey di watchmen go shout for di hill country of Ephraim: "Wake up, make we go up to Zion, to our Papa!"
7Because na dis one our Papa talk: Sing with joy for Jacob, shout for di greatest of di nations; announce am, praise, and talk, 'Our Papa, save your people, di remnant of Israel!' 8"See, I go bring dem from di land of di north and gather dem from di farthest parts of di earth—among dem di blind and di lame, di woman wey get belle and di one wey dey labour. Together dem go return come here, one big-big company. 9With cry dem go come, and with begging for mercy I go lead dem; I go make dem waka for streams of water, for smooth road wey dem no go stumble, because I don become papa to Israel, and Ephraim na my firstborn."
10Hear di word of our Papa, una nations, and announce am for di coastlands wey dey far; talk, "Di one wey scatter Israel go gather am, and go keep am di way shepherd dey keep im flock." 11Because our Papa don pay ransom for Jacob and don redeem am from hand wey too strong pass am. 12Dem go come and sing loud for di height of Zion, and dem go dey shine over di goodness of our Papa—over di grain, di new wine, and di oil, and over di young ones of di flock and di herd. Their life go be like garden wey dem dey water, and sorrow no go ever wear dem down again.
13"Den di young women go rejoice for di dance, and di young men and di old ones together. I go turn their mourning to joy; I go comfort dem and give dem gladness for di place of their sorrow. 14I go fill di priests with plenty plenty, and my pikin dem go satisfy with my goodness," na wetin our Papa talk.
15Na dis one our Papa talk: Dem hear voice for Ramah—wailing and bitter cry. Rachel dey cry for her pikin dem; she no gree make dem comfort her for her pikin dem, because dem don go. a a v15 Matthew see dis lament come pass for di cry for Bethlehem wen Herod kill di children (Matthew 2:18) — and di promise of our Papa say dem go return for di verses wey follow dey point to di hope wey pass di grief.
16Na dis one our Papa talk: Hold your voice back from crying, your eyes from tears, because your work get reward, na wetin our Papa talk; dem go return from di land of di enemy. 17"Hope dey for your future, na wetin our Papa talk, and your pikin dem go return to their own land. 18For true I don hear Ephraim dey grieve: 'You correct me, and I take correction, like calf wey dem never train; bring me back make I fit return, because na you be my Papa.' 19Because after I turn comot, I repent; after dem teach me, I knack my thigh. Shame catch me and my face no fit up, because I carry di disgrace of my young days. b b v19 To knack thigh na old-time way to show deep grief or horror. 20Ephraim na my dear pikin? Na im be my darling child? Because as many times as I talk against am, I still dey remember am. Na why my belle dey pain me with tender mercy for am; for true I go show am mercy," na wetin our Papa talk. 21"Set up road markers for yourself; make signpost dem for yourself. Fix your mind for di highway, di road wey you waka. Return, virgin Israel, return to your own cities. 22How long you go dey waka anyhow, daughter wey no dey faithful? Because I don create new thing for di earth: woman go surround man."
23Na dis one di Papa of heaven army dem, di Papa of Israel, talk: Wen I bring back their better fortune, dem go talk dis one again for di land of Judah and im cities: 'Our Papa bless you, home of correct-and-holy way, holy mountain!' 24Judah and all im cities go live dia together—farmers and dem wey dey move with their flock. 25"Because I go refresh di tired soul and fill every soul wey sorrow don wear down."
26For dis one I wake up and look, and my sleep sweet me well-well.
27"Days dey come, na wetin our Papa talk, wen I go sow di house of Israel and di house of Judah with di seed of man and of animal. 28As I watch over dem to pull comot, break down, throway, destroy, and bring harm, so I go watch over dem to build and to plant," na wetin our Papa talk. 29"For dose days dem no go talk again say: 'Papas eat sour grapes, and their pikin teeth dey set on edge.'"
30"Each person go die for im own sin. Whoever eat sour grapes, na im own teeth go set on edge."
31"Di days dey come, na wetin our Papa talk, wen I go make new Covenant with di house of Israel and di house of Judah. c c v31 Jesus start dis new Covenant for di Last Supper, with im own blood (Luke 22:20); Hebrews call am di mediator wey make di promise of our Papa sure (Hebrews 8:8-12). 32E no go be like di Covenant wey I make with their ancestors for di day wey I hold dem by hand to bring dem comot from di land of Egypt—my Covenant wey dem break, even though I be husband to dem," na wetin our Papa talk. 33"But na dis one be di Covenant wey I go make with di house of Israel after dose days, na wetin our Papa talk: I go put my instruction inside dem, and I go write am for their heart. I go be their Papa, and dem go be my pikin dem. 34Nobody go teach im neighbour or im brother again, dey talk, 'Know our Papa,' because all of dem go know me, from di smallest of dem to di greatest, na wetin our Papa talk. Because I go forgive their wrongdoing, and I no go remember their sin again."
35Na dis one our Papa talk, di one wey dey give di sun for light for day and di fixed order of di moon and stars for light for night, wey dey stir up di sea so im waves dey roar—di Papa of heaven army dem na im name:
36"If dis fixed order ever comot from my front, na wetin our Papa talk, den di children of Israel go stop to be nation for my front forever." 37Na dis one our Papa talk: If dem fit measure di heavens for up and search di foundations of di earth for down, den I go reject all di children of Israel for all wetin dem don do, na wetin our Papa talk.
38"Days dey come, na wetin our Papa talk, wen dem go rebuild di city for me, from di Tower of Hananel to di Corner Gate. 39Di measuring line go stretch far more, straight to di hill of Gareb, den turn go Goah. 40Di whole valley of dead bodies and ashes, and all di terraces to di Kidron Valley, to di corner of di Horse Gate for di east, go be holy to our Papa—dem no go ever pull am comot or break am down again."
