Mi, God wey dey mighty, na mi kreate una for Israel and Judah and I go bring wahala kom meet una. Yes! Na una kause dis wahala for unasef, bikos una don sin; una make mi vex wen una offa sakrifice give Baal juju.”
“Wen yu don tell di pipol about all dis tins, dem go ask, ‘Why God won ponish us like dis? Wetin wi do? Wish kind sin wi kommit wey make di Oga awa God dey vex?’
Why una dey woship juju and sakrifice give Egypt gods? Na bikos una dey stay der? Abi una nor know sey una dey make mi vex? Una dey distroy unasef and na dis make all di nashons for di eart dey trit una anyhow kon use una name as curse!
So Jeremaya, anytime wey yor pipol ask, “Wetin make di Oga God ponish us like dis? Make yu ansa, ‘Na bikos dem leave God go woship oda gods for dia land and bikos of dat, una must go serve as slave for anoda land.’ ”
Bikos Jerusalem sin well-well, God kon rijet dem like dirty rag. All di pipol wey dey honor am before, don hate am naw, bikos dem don si en nakednes and shame. Di only tin wey e fit do naw, na to dey kry with pain and hide en face with shame.
God ansa, “Israel and Judah pipol don sin well-well. Dem don kill pipol for di land and dem nor dey obey my law again. Dem sey mi God don leave dem and I nor dey si wetin dem dey do.
Instead make dem sakrifice give God, dem dey sakrifice give juju and gods wey dem nor know; new gods wey dem just si, even gods wey dia grand-grand papa dem nor know about.