Jeremaya 2:28 - Holy Bible Nigerian Pidgin English
28 Where di gods wey una make for unasef? Wen ever una dey for trobol, make dem kom save una if dem fit! True-true, di gods wey dey Judah many like di towns wey dem get.
Elisha kon ask Israel king, “Wetin mi and yu get togeda? Make yu go meet yor papa and mama profets.” But Israel king ansa, “Nor tok like dat, bikos na God bring dis three kings togeda make Moab king and en pipol for kill us.”
God sey, “Una wey survive for di nashons, make una gada kom! Pipol wey dey waka for evriwhere with di wood juju wey dem dey serve kon dey pray give oda gods wey nor fit save dem, nor know anytin at-all!
Dem go karry am for dia shoulder dey waka kon go put am for where e go dey. E nor go fit komot for where dem put am. Even wen pesin pray to am, e nor go fit ansa or save di pesin from wahala.
Wen una kry for help, make una juju kom save una. Na one small breeze go karry dem go! But pipol wey trust mi go stay di land kon woship mi for my temple forever.”
Like dis, I go ponish my pipol for Jerusalem and Judah, bikos of dia wikedness. Dem forget mi kon dey woship and offa sakrifice give juju and oda gods wey dem make with dia own hand.
Den, Judah and Jerusalem pipol go kry go meet di gods wey dem dey sakrifice to, so dat dem go kom help dem. But doz gods nor go fit save dem wen di wahala start.
Judah pipol gods plenty, just as di towns wey dem get. And as Jerusalem street plenty rish, na so too di altar wey dem build for Baal juju, plenty too.
Di day wen una go face sirious wahala dey kom and dem nor go fit kompare am with any oda day. Even doh di wahala go too mush for my pipol, dem go survive am.”
Israel pipol bi like grape vine wey grape full. But di more dem dey prosper, di more dem dey build juju altars. Di more good-good tins dey happen for di town, di more dem dey make and woship juju.
Curse dey una head! Una dey tell ordinary wood and stone sey, ‘Make una wake-up kon save us!’ Juju go fit tell una anytin? Dem fit make am with silva and gold, but e nor get life at-all.