1 Jerusalem pipol, make una dey great and strong again! God holy town, make una wear pride like klot! Pipol wey nor know God nor go enter una gate again.
Di pipol leaders kon dey stay for di holy town for Jerusalem and if dem divide di pipol for Judah and Benjamin town into ten, na one part dey stay der, while di rest dey stay where dem dey before.
One fine road go dey der and dem go koll am, “Holiness Road.” No sina go travel pass dat road and foolish pipol nor go fit deceive doz wey dey waka pass der.
Make una look round kon si wetin dey happen! Make all una sons gada kom meet una! Naw God dey sey, as long as una shidren dey alive, dem go bi like pomade for una body; una go wear dem like di gown wey woman wey won marry dey wear.
Jerusalem, make una wake-up! Make una karry unasef up! Una don drink from di ponishment cup wey God give una, bikos E dey vex. Una drink am and e dey make una stagga.
Oga God, make Yu raiz-up kon help us! Save us with yor pawa. Make Yu use yor pawa, just as Yu dey do before. Di monsta wey dem dey koll Rahab wey dey di sea, na Yu kut am to pieces.
Jerusalem pipol dey happy, bikos of wetin God don do. E bi like yong woman wey dem dress ready for marriage. God don wear salvashon and viktory klot for en body.
E sey, instead of sadnes, E go give joy and happiness to doz wey dey mourn for Zion. Instead of sorrow, E go put praiz song for dia mout. Dem go bi like tree wey God plant by ensef. All of dem go do wetin dey rite and dem go praiz God for wetin E don do.
Israel God wey dey rule evribody sey, “Wen I don bring di pipol kom back to dia land, dem go tok for Judah sey, ‘Make God bless Jerusalem hill; di holy place wey E dey stay.’
Mi wey bi God wey get pawa, dey kommand una sey, strenjas wey neva sekonsaiz; doz wey nor dey obey mi, make dem nor ever enter my temple, even if na strenjas wey dey stay with my pipol.”
“Den, Israel pipol, una go know sey na mi bi di Oga una God. I dey stay for Zion wey bi my holy hill. Jerusalem go bi holy town and strenjas nor go fit win am again.
Si! One messenja dey from di mountin kom give una good news! E dey bring peace message kom. So my pipol for Judah, make una celebrate kon do wetin una promise, bikos una wiked enemies nor go ever enter una land again and God go distroy dem finish.
But naw, Oga God sey: Zerubabel make yor heart strong, Joshua, Jehozadak pikin wey bi High Priest, make yu don fear too. All di pipol wey dey di land, make una mind strong. Make una bigin work, bikos I dey with una.
Den di angel tell doz wey stand near am, “Make una pul di dirty klot wey dis man wear so, komot from en body.” Den e tell Joshua, “I don forgive yu all yor sins and naw, I go give yu new klot make yu wear.”
Na di faith wey pesin get for Jesus Christ go make am dey good for God eye. Anybody wey bilive Jesus, God dey make en faith strong, weda e bi Jew or Gentile pesin.
Bikos na lite dey make evritin shine kom out and na dis make dem rite sey: “Wake-up; yu wey dey sleep! Make yu raiz from grave and Christ go shine for yor life!”
But know dirty or yeye tin go ever enter di town. Pesin wey dey do bad or dey lie, nor go ever enter der, but di pipol wey go enter, na only doz wey dem rite dia name for di Lamb Life Book.