23 From Jeriko, Elisha kon go Bethel. As e dey waka for di street, some small-small boys kom outside from di town kon dey curse am dey sey, “Bololo head! Bololo head!”
Elijah kon tell Elisha, “Make yu stay here wait for mi, bikos God send mi go Bethel.” But Elisha ansa, “As long as God and yu dey alive, I nor go leave yu.” So dem kon go Bethel togeda.
My God, nor let dem disgrace mi, bikos I dey koll make Yu kom help mi. Instead, make disgrace follow wiked pipol and make dem die go dia grave, where dem go dey silent forever.
So, anytin wey go make yu sin, make yu remove dem from yor mind, so dat yor body go dey strong, bikos yong life na for enjoyment. But remember sey yu nor go yong forever o-o.
Una own don finish like who don die, bikos una pipol dey kommit sin. Una don spoil finish and dey do evil tins! Una sins dey bring una down, bikos una don rijet di Holy Pesin, wey bi Israel God kon turn against am.
Dem go dey fight each oda; Men go oppoz each oda and neighbours go fight against dia neighbour. Yong pipol nor go respet dia senior and foolish pipol go dey curse doz wey dem bin dey respet.”
My God, Yu don deceive mi! Yu don deceive mi so dat I go bi yor profet? Yu strong pass mi and Yu get pawa well-well. Naw, evribody dey look and laf mi.
Dia shidren dey gada firewood; men dey make di fire and di wimen dey mix flower wey dem go take bake kake for dat juju wey dem dey koll, ‘Heaven Kween.’ Dem still dey pour wine give oda gods as ofrin and dis tin dey make mi vex.
But even doh Israel pipol nor dey faithful to mi, make una, Judah pipol nor bihave like dem. Make una nor go woship for Gilgal or Bethel or use God name take make promise for der.
God sey, “Afta una, Israel pipol don go Bethel go sin for di holy place and woship juju for Gilgal, una go kon sakrifice animals for morning, den for evry three days, una go bring one out of evry ten tins wey una get kom.
Make una nor go Beersheba go woship. Make una nor find mi go Bethel, bikos Bethel nor mean anytin again. Make una nor go Gilgal, bikos dem go soon karry en pipol as slave go anoda land and Bethel go turn empty land.”