Nehemiah 2:17 - Hawaii Pidgin Bible17 But laytas, I tell all da guys, “You guys, you see da trouble we get. Jerusalem town stay all bus up. Da town gates all burn up. Eh you guys! We gotta do someting! We goin build da Jerusalem town wall one mo time. Shame, dis! Wen we pau, no mo shame!” Gade chapit la |
Dey tell me, “Da Babylon king wen take away oua peopo from dea land an bring um ova hea Babylon side. Laytas, plenny peopo wen go back Jerusalem side fo live inside Judah. But tings no stay good ova dea you know. Cuz stay real hard fo dem, an da odda peopos ova dea stay make dem plenny shame. Da Babylon army guys wen broke down da strong wall aroun Jerusalem town, an burn down da gates.
Da Fountain Gate, Shallun Kol-Hozeh boy, dat stay in charge a da Mizpah Districk, fix um. Him an his guys fix um one mo time an put roof on top. Den dey put up da big doors, da big kine bolt fo lock da doors, an da strong bars fo nobody broke down da door. Dey build da part a da wall dat go by da Siloam Watta Place wea da watta tunnel come out, to da King Park, an from dea to da stone steps dat go down from King David Town.
Even us guys wen stay slaves fo shua, you oua God, an you wen stay tight wit yoa peopo no matta us slaves. Az why you neva go way from us guys. You even make da king guys Persia side do good tings fo us. You make us jalike we come alive one mo time, fo us build yoa Temple one mo time, an fix da tings dat stay all bus up. You let us build one strong wall fo da Judah peopo Jerusalem side.