From Jeriko, Elisha kon go Bethel. As e dey waka for di street, some small-small boys kom outside from di town kon dey curse am dey sey, “Bololo head! Bololo head!”
I kon sey, “Si as I dey vex! Wetin make my mama born mi at-all? Must I kworel and argue with evribody for di land! I neva ever borrow from pesin or borrow pesin money, yet evribody dey curse mi.”
Den I ansa, “My God! Yu know as I dey sofa. Abeg make Yu remember kon help mi. Make Yu revensh doz wey dey tok bad against mi. Nor sorry for dem, so dat dem nor go kill mi. Make Yu remember sey na bikos of Yu, dem dey curse mi.
But una must obey mi kon make di Sabat, holy. For dat day, una must nor karry any load pass Jerusalem gate, if una do am, I go burn di gate rish round. Fire go burn di palis rish groun too and nobody go fit kwensh am.’ ”
My God, Yu don deceive mi! Yu don deceive mi so dat I go bi yor profet? Yu strong pass mi and Yu get pawa well-well. Naw, evribody dey look and laf mi.
God sey, “Waka round Jerusalem street kon shek for where pipol gada weda una go si any good and raitious pesin. If una si, I nor go ponish di town again.
So just as lion dey attack oda animals for bush, na so too dia enemies go attack dem and just as wolf bi for desert, na so too dem go distroy dem. Na leopard go dey guide di town and if anybody won kom out from di town, dem go distroy am, bikos dia sin too many and dem don turn from God.
So I ansa, “If I go warn and tok to dem, na who go gri listin? Dia ear block, so dem nor go hear mi, bikos God word dey make dem vex well-well and dem nor like am at-all.
Why Yu allow mi dey face dis kind trobol? Must I si all dis wahala wey dey happen to mi? Anywhere wey I look, na only wahala and distroshon I dey si. Na pipol wey love to kworel and fight, dey round mi.
E feel sey e betta make dem laf am, bikos of di Mezaya wey dey kom, instead make e dey enjoy di fine-fine tins for Egypt. E do like dis, bikos e put en eye for God reward.