Our Papa Promise Say Pikin Go Come
Dem hand Israel to di Philistines for forty years. Our Papa messenger promise one woman wey no fit born say she go get son wey dem separate from womb, and e come back when Manoah ask. Di visitor name pass understanding; e rise inside di altar fire. Samson born and dem bless am.
13 1Di Israel people do wetin bad again for our Papa im eye, so e give dem into di hand of di Philistine people for forty years.
2One man wey im name na Manoah, from Zorah for di Danite clan, get wife wey no fit born—she no born any pikin at all.
3Di messenger of our Papa show imself to di woman, and e tell am, “You no fit born, you no get pikin, but you go carry belle and born one boy-pikin. 4So now, make you dey careful—no drink wine or strong drink, and no chop anytin wey no clean, 5because you go carry belle and born one boy-pikin. No razor go touch im head, because di boy go be our Papa im Nazirite from inside womb, and e go start to save Israel from di hand of di Philistine people.”
6Di woman go and tell her husband, “One man of God come meet me; im look be like di look of di messenger of our Papa, e dey make person fear well well. I no ask am wia e come from, and e no tell me im name.” 7But e tell me, “You go carry belle and born one boy-pikin. So now, no drink wine or strong drink, and no chop anytin wey no clean, because di boy go be Nazirite of our Papa from inside womb reach di day wey e go die.”
8Den Manoah beg our Papa: “Abeg, my Oga wey be my Papa, make di man of God wey You send come meet us again, and teach us wetin we go do for di boy wey we go born.”
9Our Papa hear Manoah im voice; di messenger of our Papa come again to di woman as she sidon for di field, but Manoah her husband no dey with her. 10Di woman run quick-quick go tell her husband, “Look am o, di man wey come meet me di oda day don show imself to me again!”
11Manoah stand up, follow im wife, and come meet di man. E ask am, “You be di man wey talk to di woman?” E answer, “Na me.”
12Manoah talk, “Wen your words go come true, wetin go dey control di boy im life and im work?”
13Di messenger of our Papa tell Manoah, “She must dey careful about everytin wey I tell her. 14She no go chop anytin wey come from di grape vine, she no go drink wine or strong drink, and she no go chop anytin wey no clean. She must keep everytin wey I command her.”
15Manoah tell di messenger of our Papa, “Abeg make we hold you small, and we go prepare young goat for you.”
16Di messenger of our Papa tell Manoah, “Even if you hold me, I no go chop your food; but if you prepare burnt offering, offer am to our Papa.” (Manoah no know say di visitor na di messenger of our Papa.)
17Manoah ask di messenger of our Papa, “Wetin be your name, so dat we fit honour you wen your words come true?”
18Di messenger of our Papa tell am, “Why you dey ask my name? E pass wetin person fit understand.”
19So Manoah take di young goat and di grain offering and offer dem on top di rock to our Papa, wey dey do wonder-wonder tin, as Manoah and im wife dey watch. 20As di flame of di altar dey rise go up to heaven, di messenger of our Papa rise inside di flame of di altar. Manoah and im wife see am, and dem fall face down for ground. 21Di messenger of our Papa no show imself again to Manoah and im wife. Na den Manoah come know say na di messenger of our Papa e be. 22“For sure we go die,” Manoah tell im wife, “because we don see our Papa!”
23Im wife tell am, “If na to kill us our Papa wan do, E for no collect burnt offering and grain offering from our hand, E for no show us all dis tin, or make we hear dis kind tin now.” 24Di woman born one boy-pikin and call im name Samson. Di boy grow, and our Papa bless am. 25And di Spirit of our Papa start to dey stir am for Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
