Land Wey Don Spoil, Nobody Wey Dey Faithful
Micah talk say di faithful people don disappear, and even people for di same house no fit trust each other. From there e no argue find road comot, e dey wait. Even though I don fall, I go stand up. Di book end as e dey ask who be like our Papa, wey dey throw sin inside sea.
7 1See as my mind heavy so! I be like person wey dey gather fruit for dry season, like person wey dey pick di wetin remain for vineyard afta dem don harvest: no bunch dey to chop, no early fig wey my belle dey hungry for.
2Di people wey dey faithful don comot for di land, and nobody wey dey straight dey among di people; all of dem dey wait to shed blood, each one dey hunt im own brother with net. 3Dia hand sabi do evil well well: di big man dey demand bribe, di judge dey collect settlement, and di people wey get power dey talk wetin dem want—and so all of dem dey plan bad thing together. 4Di best among dem be like thorn, di one wey most dey straight bad pass thorn fence. Di day wey una watchmen warn una about, di day wey dem go settle una account, don reach; now dia confusion don near. 5No trust your neighbour; no put mind for close friend; watch wetin you dey talk even to di one wey dey lie down for your arm. 6Because di son dey treat im papa anyhow, di daughter dey rise against her mama, di daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; person own enemy na di people for im own house. a a v6 Jesus quote dis verse wen e warn say to follow am go even divide house (Matthew 10:35-36).
7But as for me, I go dey watch for our Papa; I go dey wait for di Papa wey dey save me; my Papa go hear me. 8No laugh me for trouble, my enemy! Even though I don fall, I go rise; even though I sidon for darkness, our Papa go be my light.
9I go carry di anger of our Papa, because I don sin against am, until e take up my matter and bring justice for me. E go bring me comot enter di light, and I go see as e clear my name. 10Den my enemy go see am and shame go cover am, di woman wey tell me say, “Wia Oga your God dey?” My eye go look am; now dem go trample am like mud for road.
11Di day to rebuild your wall go come, di day wey dem go stretch your border reach far far. 12For dat day dem go come to you from Assyria and di cities of Egypt, from Egypt reach di River, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain. b b v12 'Di River' na di Euphrates, di big river of ancient Mesopotamia. 13But di earth go turn to waste land because of di people wey dey live inside am, as di fruit of dia doings.
Our Papa Tender Mercy Wey Dey Pain Belle Go Last Forever
14Shepherd your people with your staff, di flock wey be your inheritance, wey dey live alone for forest in di middle of good pasture. Make dem graze for Bashan and Gilead as dem do for old times.
15As e be for di days wey you comot from di land of Egypt, I go show dem wonders.
16Di nations go see and shame go catch dem for all dia power; dem go put dia hand for dia mouth, and dia ear go deaf. 17Dem go lick sand like snake, like creatures wey dey crawl for ground. Dem go come dey shake comot from dia hideout; dem go turn to our Papa with fear, and dem go dey fear you.
18Who be like our Papa, wey dey forgive sin and dey pass over di rebellion of di remnant of im inheritance? E no dey hold im anger forever, because im heart dey find joy for Covenant love. c c v18 Di name Micah mean "Who be like Oga?" — and di prophet end im book dey answer im own name: nobody dey forgive like our Papa. 19E go show us tender mercy wey dey pain belle again; e go trample our wrongdoing under im foot. You go throw all our sins enter di deep part of di sea. 20You go dey faithful to Jacob and show Covenant love to Abraham, as you swear give our ancestors for old times.
