Jeremaya 2:11 - Holy Bible Nigerian Pidgin English
11 No oda nashon don ever shange dia god, even wen dem know sey dia gods nor bi god at-all. But my pipol don shange mi God wey give dem honor, with gods wey nor go fit help dem.
I go do dis tin, bikos Solomon rijet mi kon bigin woship oda gods. E dey woship Astarte wey bi Sidon juju; Kemosh wey bi Moab pipol god and Milkom, wey Ammon pipol dey serve. Solomon nor obey mi; e dey do bad tins and e nor keep my laws and kommand, just as David en papa keep am.
But God angel tell Profet Elijah wey kom from Tishbe, “Get up! Go meet di messenjas wey Samaria king send kon tell dem, ‘Wetin make una won go ask Baal-Zebub wey bi Ekron god? Na bikos una tink sey Israel pipol nor get God?
Shebi yu porshu Levi pipol and God priest wey bi Aaron shidren-shidren? Yu put doz wey nor suppose bi priest for dia place, just as oda nashons dey do. Anybody wey kom with seven melu or seven ram fit bi priest for dat fake juju wey yu koll god.
God still sey, “Ask di oda nashon if dis kind tin don ever happen before. Israel pipol for bi like woman wey neva ever sleep with man wons, but dem don really do wiked tins.
Una priests nor even ask sey, ‘Where Oga God dey?’ Doz wey dey tish my law nor even know mi. Una rulers don turn from mi. Una profets dey profesai with Baal name and una leaders dey woship juju wey nor fit help or save dem.
God ask, “Jerusalem pipol! Wetin nor go make mi ponish una wen e bi sey, una leave mi kon go woship gods wey nor bi god at-all? Even doh I dey give una evritin wey una wont, una still dey bihave like wife wey go sleep with who nor bi en husband and una dey stay with ashawo.
“So Jerusalem pipol make una listin: Na mi bi Oga God! Una nor gri obey my laws or tishings, instead una dey do wetin di oda nashons dey do. Una even sturbon pass di tribes wey dey near una.
Dem don make mi dey vex for di gods wey dem dey serve; dem don make mi dey vex well-well with tins wey nor mean anytin: So, I go make dem jealous doz wey nor bi human being: I go make dem vex well-well for kountry wey nor get sense.
Israel pipol, si as una dey happy! Who bi like una? Una bi pipol wey God diliver, bikos na God dey protet una and na-im bi una swod. Make una enemies kry before una and una go mash dia back pass.”
Una know sey, God free una from di empty life wey una kollect from una grand-grand papa dem and E nor buy una with sometin wey fit spoil like silva or gold,
E koll di pikin Ikabod, wey mean “God glory don komot from Israel,” e dey tok about di Kovenant Box wey Filistia pipol don karry go, en husband and husband papa wey don die.