Papa Restore di High Priest
Joshua the high priest stand for there with dirty cloth and the Accuser dey near am. Nobody answer the accusation with argument: we Papa make dem remove the dirty cloth from am, give am clean robe, remove the guilt of the land for one day, and announce the Branch.
3 1Den e show me Joshua di high priest wey stand for front of di messenja of our Papa, and di Accuser dey for im right hand to accuse am.
2And our Papa tell di Accuser say, “Make e rebuke you, Accuser! Make di One wey don choose Jerusalem rebuke you! Abi dis man no be firewood wey dem snatch comot from di fire?”
3Now Joshua wear dirty-dirty cloth as e stand for front of di messenja. 4E tell dem wey stand for im front say, “Comot dis dirty cloth for im body.” Den e tell Joshua say: “See, I don carry your guilt comot, and I go dress you with fine robe.”
5Den I talk say, “Put clean turban for im head.” So dem put am for im head and dress am, while di messenja of our Papa dey stand near.
6Den di messenja of our Papa charge Joshua well-well say:
7“Na dis di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk: If you waka for my way and keep wetin I want, you go rule my house and watch over my courts, and I go give you place among dis ones wey stand here. 8Listen now, Joshua di high priest, you and your companion dem wey sit for your front, for dem be men wey be sign: I dey about to bring my servant, di Branch—Jesus. a a v8 Di Branch na one of di clearest name for di Old Testament for di Messiah wey dey come, wey fulfil for Jesus, di Servant wey our Papa send (Jeremiah 23:5; Isaiah 11:1). 9Look di stone wey I put for Joshua front: seven eyes dey for dat one stone. I go carve im writing, na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk, and I go comot dis land guilt for one day. b b v9 Di seven eyes for di stone stand for God complete, watchful care over di whole earth. 10For dat day, na so di Papa wey get all di army for heaven talk, everybody go invite im neighbour come under im vine and under im fig tree.”
