Jeremaya 23:1 - Holy Bible Nigerian Pidgin English
1 “E go bad well-well for doz leaders wey suppose kare for my pipol just as shepad dey kare for en sheep, but dem nor do am, instead dem distroy and skata my pipol.
But I still sey, “Dat na bikos awa leaders nor get sense. Dem nor gri go meet God make E tell dem wetin dem go do. So dem kon do tins like fools and all di pipol wey dem dey lead, don skata finish.
But as una nor gri listin, I dey kry for sekret, bikos of una pride; I go kry well-well till I nor fit kry again, bikos dem don karry God pipol go as slave.”
So God sey, “Just as dem dey disgrace tif wen dem katch am, na so too I go disgrace Israel pipol, dia kings, ofisas, priests and profets, bikos of wetin dem do.
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.
Dis na wetin di Oga wey bi Israel God tok about di rulers wey suppose kare for en pipol: Bikos una nor kare for my pipol and una skata and drive dem komot, I go ponish una for di wiked tins wey una do.
My pipol bi like sheep wey waka lost. Who dey guide dem don make dem lost. Dem dey waka anyhow for di mountins; dey from one hill go anoda. Dem don forget dia place where rest dey.
Just as sheep wey dem won offa as sakrifice dey full Jerusalem before di feast, na so too pipol go full di town wey bin dey empty. Den evribody go know sey na mi bi God.”
God sey, “Bikos I dey vex for doz strenjas wey dey rule my pipol, I go ponish dem well-well. Judah pipol na my own and mi wey bi di God wey dey mighty go kare for dem. Dem go bi my strong shariot.
Make una leave dem! Dem bi blind pipol wey dey show blind pipol road. If pesin wey blind dey show anoda blind pesin road, two of dem go fall inside gutta.”
Di pesin wey dem hire nor bi di shepad and bikos nor bi en get di sheep, e go run wen e si lion dey kom, so di lion go skata di sheep, kon kill di ones wey e katch.