Psalms 50

50 ¹ Di Mighty One, our Papa, don talk; e call di earth come from where sun dey rise reach where e dey set. ² From Zion, wey fine reach perfect, our Papa dey shine come out. ³ Our Papa dey come, and e no go keep quiet; for im front fire dey chop everytin, and around am big storm dey blow. ⁴ E call di heavens for up, and di earth, so dat e fit judge im people.

⁵ “Gada my faithful people come meet me, dem wey make Covenant with me through sacrifice.”

⁶ And di heavens dey announce im correct-and-holy way, because na our Papa imsef be judge. Selah. ^a a v6 Selah na liturgy or music mark, e fit mean say make dem stop small or play interlude; wetin e mean well-well no too clear.

⁷ “Hear, my people, and I go talk; Israel, I go testify against you: Na me be your Papa.” ⁸ “I no dey scold you because of your sacrifices; your burnt offerings dey always for my front.” ⁹ “I no go collect bull from your house, no goat from your pen.” ¹⁰ “Because every animal for di bush na my own, di cattle wey dey for one thousand hills.” ¹¹ “I sabi every bird for di mountains, and everytin wey dey move for di field na my own.” ¹² “If hunger dey catch me, I no go tell you, because di world na my own, and everytin wey dey inside am.” ¹³ “I dey chop meat of bull, abi I dey drink blood of goat?”

¹⁴ “Bring thank offering give me, and pay wetin you promise to di Most High.” ^b b v14 ‘Thank offering’ na sacrifice wey person bring imsef go temple as a way to worship with thankful heart. ¹⁵ “And call me wen wahala catch you; I go rescue you, and you go honor me.”

¹⁶ But to di wicked person our Papa talk say: “Wetin give you di right to dey recite my laws, or to dey talk my Covenant with your mouth?” ¹⁷ “You hate correction and you dey throway my words.” ¹⁸ “Wen you see thief, you dey join am, and you dey follow adulterers waka.” ¹⁹ “You dey use your mouth do evil, and your tongue dey weave lie.” ²⁰ “You dey sidon talk against your brother; you dey spoil di name of your own mama pikin.” ²¹ “All dis tins na you do, and I keep quiet; you tink say I be just like you. But now I dey scold you, and I dey put di charge for your face.”

²² “Understand dis tin now, una wey dey forget me, if not I go tear you into pieces and nobody go dey to rescue you.” ²³ “Anybody wey bring thank offering dey honor me; and to di person wey dey follow di correct road, I go show am my salvation.”