4 Make una nor bi like una grand-grand papa dem. Before-before, my profets prish give dem sey, make dem stop to sin and do evil, but dem nor gri listin or obey dem.
Di messenja give evribody for Israel and Judah, di king and di ofisas leta. Wetin di king rite for di leta na, “My pipol Israel, make una turn back kom meet Abraham, Isaak and Israel God, so dat E go kom meet una wey E save from Assyria kings.
“Make una go pray give God for mi and di pipol wey remain for Judah and Israel. Den ask am about di words wey dey dis book wey dem si, bikos God dey vex for us, bikos awa grand-grand papa nor obey en word as dem rite am for dis book!”
From awa grand-grand papa time kon rish naw, wi wey bi yor pipol don sin well-well. Na bikos of awa sin, wi, awa kings and priests, fall for strenj kings hand and dem kill, tif and karry us go as prisonas. Dem don disgrace us well-well as wi dey today.
But with all dis tins, di pipol go against Yu. Dem nor gri obey Yu and dem turn from yor law. Dem kill di profets wey kom warn and tell dem to turn kom meet Yu. Dem curse Yu many-many times,
Bikos of yor love, Yu dey patient with dem for many years. Yu send yor Spirit wey warn dem thru di profets. But yet, dem nor gri listin! So Yu allow oda nashons attack dem again.
So naw, tell Judah and Jerusalem pipol sey, ‘I dey plan and dey ready to ponish dem.’ Tell dem make dem stop to dey sin kon shange di way dem dey live dia life and di tins wey dem dey do.
How I wish dem know wetin I dey tink for my mind, den dem for fit prish my message give my pipol, so dat dem go stop di kind life wey dem dey live and di bad-bad tins wey dem dey do.
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.
God sey make I go tell Israel pipol for nort sey, “Una wey nor dey faithful, make una kom back kom meet mi. I go sorry for una and I nor go vex again! I nor go vex for una forever.
“Pipol wey nor dey faithful, make una kom back kom meet mi, bikos na mi get una. Among una, I go choose one pesin from each town and two pesin from each family, den bring una kom back to Mount Zion.
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.
Instead, I warn di yong pipol wey dey with dem sey: ‘Make una nor follow di laws wey una papa dem make or follow wetin dem dey do or serve di juju wey dem dey serve.
Tell dem sey, ‘God sey, “As long as mi wey get pawa dey alive, I nor dey happy to si doz wey dey sin, dey die. I prefer make dem stop to sin, so dat dem go get life wey nor dey end. So, Israel pipol, make una stop di wiked tins wey una dey do. Na wetin make una won kill unasef finish?” ’
so make yu tell di pipol sey, “Dis na wetin God wey dey lead heaven sojas tok: ‘Make una turn kom meet mi and I go kom meet una too, dis na wetin Oga God wey dey rule ova evritin, tok.’
Dis nor bi di same message wey God tell una thru en profets before-before wen Jerusalem and Judah town dey stay for peace and wen Negev and Judah pipol still plenty?’ ”
but I first go Damaskus, go tell di pipol wey dey der and den, I kon go meet di pipol wey dey for Jerusalem and Judea. Afta, I go meet Gentile pipol sey, make dem turn from sin kom meet God and make dem do tins wey go show sey, dem don really turn from sin kom meet God.
Una know sey, God free una from di empty life wey una kollect from una grand-grand papa dem and E nor buy una with sometin wey fit spoil like silva or gold,