Dem Free Jeremiah, E Come Betta Again
One Babylon officer loose Jeremiah from chain for Ramah and tell am make e go anywhere wey e like, but Jeremiah stay with Gedaliah for Mizpah. Judah people wey scatter come back and harvest plenty. Dem warn Gedaliah say Ishmael dey come kill am, but e no gree believe.
40 1Di word wey come to Jeremiah from our Papa afta Nebuzaradan, di oga of di guards, free am for Ramah, wey e don carry am wit chain among all di exiles of Jerusalem and Judah wey dem dey carry go Babylon. 2Di oga of di guards carry Jeremiah come, e tell am, "Your God na im talk say dis wahala go come dis place. a a v2 Dis words comot from one Babylon commander, no be from person wey be God own—so e call di LORD as di God wey dey judge, but no be as Papa; dat closeness na for God im pikin dem. 3Di LORD bring am, e do just as e talk, becos una all sin against di LORD, una no gree hear am—na why dis one happen to una. 4See, today I dey loose you from di chain wey dey your hand. If e good make you follow me go Babylon, come—I go watch over you. But if e no good, no come: di whole land dey your front; go anywhere wey good for your eye." 5Bifor Jeremiah comot, Nebuzaradan talk, "Go back to Gedaliah, di pikin of Ahikam, wey be pikin of Shaphan, wey di king of Babylon put ontop di towns of Judah—stay wit am among di people, abi go anywhere wey you tink say e betta." Den di oga of di guards give am food and gift, e send am comot.
6Jeremiah go meet Gedaliah, pikin of Ahikam, for Mizpah, e stay wit am among di people wey remain for di land.
Gedaliah Gada Di People Wey Remain
7Wen all di field commanders and dia men hear say di king of Babylon don put Gedaliah, pikin of Ahikam, ontop di land, and e give am charge over di men, women and pikin dem—di poorest people of di land wey dem no carry go exile for Babylon. 8Dem come meet Gedaliah for Mizpah: Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan di pikin dem of Kareah, Seraiah di pikin of Tanhumeth, di pikin dem of Ephai di Netophathite, and Jezaniah di pikin of di Maacathite—dem and dia men. 9Gedaliah, pikin of Ahikam, pikin of Shaphan, swear give dem and dia men: "No fear to serve di Babylon people. Stay for di land, serve di king of Babylon, and e go beta for una. b b v9 For Hebrew: di Chaldeans—dem dey use am here for di Babylon officials and soldiers. 10As for me, I go stay for Mizpah, to stand for una front wen di Babylon people come meet us. But make una gada wine, summer fruit and oil, keep dem for una pot, and stay for di towns wey una don take."
11All di Judah people wey dey Moab, Ammon, Edom, and every oda land, dem too hear say di king of Babylon don leave some people remain for Judah, and e don put Gedaliah, pikin of Ahikam, pikin of Shaphan, ontop dem. 12So all di Judah people return from everywhere wey dem scatter go, dem come meet Gedaliah for Mizpah for Judah, and dem gada plenty wine and summer fruit.
13Johanan di pikin of Kareah and all di army commanders wey dey for di bush come meet Gedaliah for Mizpah, 14dem talk, "You no sabi say Baalis di king of Ammon send Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah come kill you?" But Gedaliah, pikin of Ahikam, no believe dem.
15Den Johanan di pikin of Kareah tell Gedaliah for Mizpah for secret, "Make I go kill Ishmael di pikin of Nethaniah—nobody go know. Why you go let am take your life, make all di Judah people wey don gada come meet you scatter, so dat di people wey remain for Judah go die?"
16But Gedaliah, pikin of Ahikam, tell Johanan di pikin of Kareah, "No do dis tin; wetin you dey talk about Ishmael na lie."
