God sey, “Dis pipol sey dem dey obey mi, dem dey tok good-good tins about mi, but dem nor really dey respet mi and evritin wey dem tok nor rish dia heart. Dia relijon na law and tradishon wey human being make with dia own hand.
E just bi like sey dem dey chop ashes. Di foolish tins wey dem dey tink don deceive dem and dem nor fit help demsef again or tell demsef sey, ‘Nor bi lie-lie God wi dey serve so?’ ”
But with evritin wey I tok, una plant wikedness kon harvest wetin una plant. Una don chop di fruit wey una lie-lie kause. Bikos una trust una shariot and di many sojas wey una get,
Na breeze Efraim pipol dey chop. Dem dey porshu breeze from morning go rish nite. Dem dey gada lie and wahala kon enter agriment with Assyria and dey do business with Egypt pipol.
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.
Dem nor dey keep di promise wey dem make. Instead, dem dey lie, kill, tif and sleep with oda pipol husband and wife. Na so-so wiked tins dem dey do and dem dey kill each oda evriday.
Dem dey always waka leave mi go meet and follow oda gods wey nor get pawa. Dem nor dey stabol; dem bi like bow wey bend. Bikos dia leaders dey tok anyhow, dia enemies go kill dem, den Egypt pipol go laf dem well-well.”