Dem kon tell mi, “Tins hard for di pipol wey kom back. Dem dey for big trobol and disgrace. Dem neva fit ribuild Jerusalem wall and di gate wey awa enemies burn, still dey groun.”
Day neva break well wen I leave di town kon pass thru di Valley Gate for west go di sout-side, den I pass Dragon Well go di Dirty Gate. As I dey go, I dey look all di wall wey don break for di town and di gates wey fire distroy.
so I tell di king, “My king, make yu live forever! Wetin nor go make my face look like who dey sick wen e bi sey dem skata and burn di gates for di town where dem beri my grand-grand papa put.”
Dem don tif all wetin e get; all en betta tins don vanish. E dey look as strenjas dey use di holy temple anyhow; di place wey God sey make dem nor enter.
“So naw, God, make Yu hear my prayer and as I dey beg Yu. Make Yu sorry for yor temple wey dem don distroy; so dat evribody go know sey na only Yu bi di God wey nor dey die.
“ ‘Dat ruler go enter agriment with many pipol for one week, den for di middle of dat week, e go stop all di sakrifice and ofrin. Den e go start one bad tin wey go kause wahala and tins go bi like dat, until di time wey God sey E won distroy di wayo pesin wey kause di wahala.’ ”
Dem go use swod kill some, karry some as prisona go anoda kountry and di Gentile pipol go distroy Jerusalem, until di time wey God sey Israel must sofa, go end.
Wen dem bring di kings kom meet Joshua, e koll Israel men kon tell di sojas oga wey dey with am sey, “Make una kom here kon mash dis kings for dia neck.” So dem kom put dia legs for di kings neck.