Vision Concerning Nineveh
One hundred years after Jonah, Nineveh don go back to wickedness, and Nahum announce say e go fall. For people wey Assyria don frighten tire, this book no be vengeance but comfort: their Papa na hiding place.
1 1Oracle concerning Nineveh. Di book of di vision wey Nahum di Elkoshite see. 2Our Papa dey jealous and E dey pay back; our Papa dey take vengeance and vex full im belle. Our Papa dey pay im enemies back, and E dey keep im vex for dem wey be im enemy. a a v2 Our Papa im love join correct-and-holy vex against dem wey dey harm im pikin dem — di same heart wey no dey quick vex and wey get mercy plenty (v.3) dey act with strong justice against dem wey dey oppress pipul.
E No Dey Quick Vex, E Get Plenty Power
3Our Papa no dey quick vex and E get plenty power, and E no go ever leave di guilty person without punishment. Im road dey inside di whirlwind and di storm, and di clouds na di dust wey dey under im foot. 4E dey rebuke di sea and E dey dry am up; E dey make all di rivers dry finish. Bashan and Carmel dey wither, and di flower of Lebanon dey fade. 5Di mountains dey shake before am, and di hills dey melt comot. Di earth dey shake for im presence—di world and everybody wey dey live inside am. 6Who fit stand before im fury? Who fit endure di heat of im vex? Im wrath dey pour comot like fire, and di rocks dey scatter before am. 7Our Papa good, na strong tower for di day of trouble; E know dem wey dey run come hide for inside am. 8But with flood wey go overpower everything E go put end to her place, and E go pursue im enemies enter darkness. 9Wetin una dey plot against our Papa? E go put complete end to am; trouble no go rise up second time. 10For even as dem tangle like thorns and soak inside dem drink, dem go burn finish like dry stubble. 11From you, Nineveh, one person comot wey dey plot evil against our Papa, counselor of wickedness.
12Na dis one our Papa talk: However strong and plenty dem be, dem go cut dem down and dem go disappear. Even doh I don make you suffer, I no go make you suffer again. 13Now I go break im yoke comot from your neck and tear away your chains.
14Our Papa don command about you, Nineveh: your name no go get pikin wey go follow. I go cut off di carved image and di cast idol from di house of your gods. I go dig your grave—you no worth anything.
15Look! For there on di mountains, di feet of person wey dey bring good news, wey dey proclaim peace! Celebrate your feasts, Judah; do wetin you swear to do. For dem wicked pipul no go ever invade you again; dem don cut dem off completely. b b v15 Paul quote dis verse about di apostle dem wey dey proclaim Jesus — “How beautiful di feet of dem wey dey preach di good news!” (Rom 10:15). Nahum im good news of peace after Assyria defeat dey show shadow of di gospel of peace wey dey come through Jesus.
