Why my pipol nor ansa wen I go meet dem sey I go save dem? Why dem nor ansa wen I koll dem? I nor get pawa rish to save dem? But I fit kommand di sea make e dry kon turn river to desert, so dat di fish dem go die.
una go die yeye deat, bikos na so una wont am and una nor ansa wen I koll una or listin wen I tok to una. Una nor gri obey mi, instead una kon dey do wiked tins.
So, I go bring wahala and di tins wey dem dey fear, bikos wen I koll, nobody ansa and wen I dey tok to dem, nobody gri listin to mi. Evritin wey dem do dey make mi vex and dia ways nor bi my ways.”
But dem nor gri listin or obey mi. Instead, dem dey do as dia sturbon and wiked heart tell dem. Na dis make mi curse dem, bikos of my kovenant and dem nor gri do wetin I kommand.”
Dis wiked pipol nor gri obey mi. Dem dey follow dia sturbon and wiked heart kon dey woship and serve oda gods. So dem go bi like dis nika wey nor get value again.
Just as nika fine and dey tight pesin for waist, na so I wont make Israel and Jerusalem pipol whole mi tight. So dat dem go bi my pipol wey go dey praiz and honor my name; but dem nor gri obey mi.”
“For twenty-three years, from di thirtint year wey Amon pikin, Josaya bi king for Judah kon rish naw, na-im God don dey tok to mi and I nor dey fail to tell una wetin E tok, but una nor gri listin.
My savants wey I send kom meet una, make una dey listin to evritin wey dem tell una. I dey always send dem kom meet una, but una nor gri listin to dem.
But Jehonadab shidren-shidren obey wetin e kommand, wen e sey make dem nor drink wine. And until naw, dem neva drink wine. Even doh I dey always tok to una, una nor gri obey mi.
I send my savant, di profets kom meet una sey make una stop di bad tins wey una dey do kon do di korrect tin. Dem warn una sey make una nor woship and serve oda gods, so dat una go kontinue to stay for dis land wey I give una and una grand-grand papa, but una nor gri listin or hear dem.
So, mi wey bi Israel God dey sey, ‘I go distroy Judah and Jerusalem pipol, even don I bin don promise dem good tins. I go do am, bikos una nor dey gri listin to anytin wey I tok and wen I koll una, una nor dey ansa.’ ”
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.
“O! Jerusalem pipol, O! Jerusalem pipol! Una wey kill di profets and stone di pipol wey God send kom meet una! I don dey try to gada una shidren as fawol dey gada en shidren under am, but una nor let mi do am.