Di Remnant Run Go Egypt
Johanan and the others call Jeremiah liar, dem say no be we Papa send am, dem blame Baruch, then carry the whole remnant go Egypt, Jeremiah join dem. For Tahpanhes e bury stones for where Nebuchadnezzar throne go stand. The danger wey dem run from dey follow dem come.
43 1As Jeremiah finish to tell all di people all di words of dia Papa—all di words wey dia Papa send am make e talk give dem. 2Azariah pikin of Hoshaiah, Johanan pikin of Kareah, and all di proud men talk give Jeremiah say, “You dey lie! Our Papa no send you make you talk say, ‘No go settle for Egypt.’ 3No o, na Baruch pikin of Neriah dey turn you against us, make you hand us give di Babylon people make dem kill us or carry us go exile for Babylon.”
4So Johanan pikin of Kareah, all di force commanders, and all di people no obey our Papa voice make dem stay for di land of Judah. 5So Johanan pikin of Kareah and all di force commanders carry di whole remnant of Judah wey don comot from all di nations wey dem scatter dem, come back make dem live for Judah land. 6Di men, women, pikin dem, di king im daughters, and everybody wey Nebuzaradan di captain of di guard bin leave with Gedaliah pikin of Ahikam, pikin of Shaphan, plus Jeremiah di prophet and Baruch pikin of Neriah. 7So dem enter Egypt, dem no obey our Papa voice, and dem reach as far as Tahpanhes.
8Den di word of our Papa come to Jeremiah for Tahpanhes:
9“Take big-big stones for your hand and bury dem inside di clay, for di brick pavement wey dey di entrance of Pharaoh im palace for Tahpanhes, as di men of Judah dey watch. 10Den tell dem: ‘Na wetin di Papa of heaven army, our Papa of Israel, talk be dis: I dey send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I go set im throne on top dis stones wey I bury for here, and e go spread im royal canopy on top dem. 11E go come strike Egypt: death for those wey suppose die, captivity for those wey suppose go captivity, di sword for those wey suppose meet di sword. 12I go set fire for di temples of Egypt gods; Nebuchadnezzar go burn dem and carry dem comot. E go wrap di land of Egypt round imself like shepherd wey dey wrap im cloak, and e go comot from there without any wound. 13E go break di sacred pillars of Heliopolis for di land of Egypt and burn di temples of Egypt gods.’” a a v13 For here “Beth-shemesh” (“house of di sun”) na di Egyptian city wey di Greek people call Heliopolis, di center of Egypt sun worship — no be di town wey carry di same name for Judah.
