Di Love Wey Papa Get For Israel
Di last voice for di Old Testament face people wey don turn cynical and cold, and e close di era dey look front to di dawn of healing wey dey come. E open wit di Father stubborn talk of love.
1 1Dis na di word wey our Papa talk to Israel, wey e pass through Malachi. a a v1 Di name Malachi mean "my messenger" — e fit di book wey dey close di Old Testament as e dey announce di messenger wey go prepare di road.
2"I don love una," na so our Papa talk. "But una dey ask, ‘How you take love us?’ Abi Esau no be Jacob im brother?" na so our Papa talk. "But I love Jacob, 3but Esau I hate. I make im hill country turn empty land, I leave im inheritance give di jackals wey dey live for desert." 4Edom fit talk say, "Dem don scatter us, but we go build di ruins back." But di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk say: "Dem fit build, but I go pull am down. Dem go call dem Di Wicked Land, di people wey our Papa vex for dem forever." 5Una own eye go see am, and una go talk say, ‘Our Papa big well well—pass Israel border!’
Priests Wey Dey Look Down For Papa Name
6"Pikin dey honor im papa, servant dey honor im master. If I be papa, wia my honor dey? If I be master, wia di respect wey una suppose give me? na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven dey talk to una priests wey dey look down for my name. But una dey ask, ‘How we take look down for your name?’" b b v6 For here, our Papa call imsef Papa clear-clear, and e dey ask im pikin dem for di honor wey pikin dey naturally give — na di heart-cry wey dey run through di whole book.
7"Una dey put dirty food for my altar, den una dey ask, ‘How we take make you dirty?’ Na by di way wey una dey call di table of our Papa somtin wey no worth anytin. 8When una bring animal wey blind, dat one no be bad tin? Bring di one wey lame and dey sick—dat one no be bad tin? Carry am go give your governor—e go happy with una? E go accept una?" na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk.
9"Now beg our Papa make e show us mercy. With dis kind offering wey comot for una hand, e go accept any one of una?" na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk.
10"If only one person among una fit close di door, so dat una no go light fire wey no get use for my altar! I no dey happy with una," na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk, "and I no go accept any offering wey comot for una hand. 11From wia sun dey rise reach wia e dey set, my name go big among di nations. Everywia, dem go bring incense and clean offerings give my name, because my name go big among di nations," na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk. 12"But una dey make am dirty, wey una dey talk say di table of di Papa wey be Oga over everytin dirty, and say di food wey dey on top am no worth anytin."
13"Una dey talk say, ‘See as e heavy!’ and una dey snort for am with bad mind," na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk. "Una dey bring animal wey una tief, wey lame, and wey get sickness come as offering—make I accept dem from una hand?" na so our Papa talk.
14"Curse dey for di cheat wey get correct male animal for im flock and e promise am, but e come sacrifice animal wey get defect give di Papa wey be Oga over everytin. Because I be great King," na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk, "and dem suppose fear my name among di nations."
