Jeremiah 52

52 ¹Zedekiah be twenty-one years wen dem crown am king, and e rule Jerusalem for eleven years. Im mama na Hamutal, di pikin of Jeremiah wey come from Libnah. ²E do bad-bad tin for our Papa eye, just di same way wey Jehoiakim don do am. ³Na because our Papa vex reach so, dis tin take happen for Jerusalem and Judah, till e comot dem from im front. Den Zedekiah rise up against di king of Babylon.

⁴For di ninth year wey Zedekiah dey rule, for di tenth month, for di tenth day, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon come fight Jerusalem wit im whole army, dem camp round am, and dem build siege wall round am. ⁵So dem siege di city till di eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

⁶For di fourth month, di ninth day, hunger hold di city well-well; food no remain for di people of di land. ⁷Den dem break di city wall enter. All di soldiers run comot, dem slip comot for night through di gate wey dey between di two walls near di king garden, wen di Babylon people surround di city, and dem face road go di Arabah. ^a a v7 Di Arabah na di low land of Jordan Valley wey dey run go south from di Sea of Galilee reach di Dead Sea. ⁸But di Babylon soldiers chase di king and catch Zedekiah for di plain of Jericho, and im whole army scatter comot from am. ⁹Dem catch di king and carry am go meet di king of Babylon for Riblah wey dey Hamath, and e judge am. ¹⁰Di king of Babylon kill Zedekiah pikin dem right for im front, and e kill all di Judah officials for Riblah too. ¹¹E blind Zedekiah eye, tie am wit bronze chain, and di king of Babylon carry am go Babylon, and e put am for prison till di day e die.

Dem Destroy our Papa House

¹²For di fifth month, di tenth day—na di nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar—Nebuzaradan, di captain of di guard, wey be servant to King Nebuchadnezzar, come Jerusalem. ¹³E burn our Papa house, di king house, and all di houses for Jerusalem—every big house e burn wit fire. ¹⁴All di Babylon army wey dey wit di guard commander break down all di walls wey surround Jerusalem. ¹⁵Nebuzaradan, di captain of di guard, carry go exile some of di poorest people, dem wey remain for di city, di ones wey run go join di king of Babylon, and di rest of di craftsmen. ¹⁶But Nebuzaradan, di captain of di guard, leave some of di poorest people for di land make dem work di vineyard and di farm.

¹⁷Di bronze pillars of our Papa house, and di stands and di bronze sea for our Papa house—di Babylon people break dem and carry all di bronze go Babylon. ^b b v17 Di bronze sea na one big round basin wey di priests dey use wash for ritual. ¹⁸Dem carry di pots, di shovels, di wick trimmers, di basins, di dishes, and all di bronze vessels wey dem dey use for temple service. ¹⁹Di captain of di guard also carry di small bowls, di fire pans, di basins, di pots, di lampstands, di incense dishes, and di drink-offering bowls—whatever be gold, e take am as gold, and whatever be silver, e take am as silver.

²⁰Di two pillars, di bronze sea, di twelve bronze bulls wey dey under di stands, wey King Solomon make for our Papa house—di bronze of all dis tins pass wetin dem fit weigh. ²¹Each pillar stand about twenty-seven feet high, eighteen feet round, and di wall of am thick reach three inches, and e empty inside. ²²Di bronze cap for im top high reach about seven and a half feet, wit network and pomegranates round am, all na bronze. Di second pillar be di same, wit pomegranates. ²³Ninety-six pomegranates dey for di sides; all di pomegranates for di network round am come reach one hundred.

²⁴Di guard commander carry Seraiah di chief priest, Zephaniah di second priest, and di three door-keepers, ²⁵and from di city e carry di officer wey dey over di soldiers, seven of di king advisers wey dem find for di city, di secretary of di army commander wey dey gather di people of di land for army, and sixty men of di land wey dem find for di city. ²⁶Nebuzaradan, di captain of di guard, carry dem go meet di king of Babylon for Riblah. ²⁷Di king of Babylon beat dem down and kill dem for Riblah wey dey Hamath. So Judah waka go exile comot from im land.

²⁸Na dis be di number of di people wey Nebuchadnezzar carry go exile: for di seventh year, 3,023 people from Judah;

²⁹for di eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, 832 people from Jerusalem;

³⁰for di twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan di guard commander carry 745 people from Judah go exile; di total come be 4,600 people.

Dem Comot Jehoiachin From Prison

³¹For di thirty-seventh year afta dem carry Jehoiachin king of Judah go exile, for di twelfth month, di twenty-fifth day, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, for im first year as king, show Jehoiachin king of Judah favour and comot am from prison. ³²E talk fine-fine word to am, and e put im throne pass di throne of di oda kings wey dey wit am for Babylon. ³³So Jehoiachin comot im prison cloth and e dey chop for di king table every day, all di days of im life. ³⁴Di king of Babylon dey give am wetin e need every day, all di days of im life, till di day wey e die.