Manasseh still kill many innocent pipol and dia blood don stain Jerusalem from one end go rish di oda end. E even still dey enkourage Judah pipol to sin against God.
Even doh wi bi slave before, Yu nor leave us as slave. Yu make Persia king favor us kon allow us go ribuild yor temple wey skata and make wi wey dey Judah and Jerusalem get peace.
Den I sey, “My God, Yu don forget Judah pipol? Na so Yu hate Zion town? Wetin make Yu dey do us like dis, sotey wi nor dey okay again? Wi dey hope for peace, but na wahala wi dey si. Wi dey bilive sey wi go well, instead na trobol dey follow us.
Why Yu bi like pesin wey nor know before dem attack am or like sojas wey nor fit save pesin? But my God, Yu still really dey with us! Wi bi yor pipol, abeg, make Yu nor abandon us.”
I go do am, bikos di pipol don forget mi kon dirty dis place as dem dey sakrifice give gods wey dem or dia grand-grand papa or Judah kings nor know and dem kill innocent pipol for here too.
So, dis na wetin mi wey bi God dey tok about Jerusalem profets: ‘I go give dem bitter food chop kon give dem wota wey dem poizin, drink, bikos dem don spread sin for di whole land.’ ”
Dis na wetin Oga God tok: “Just as nobody go fit measure di heavens or open di eart foundashon, na so too I nor go ever rijet Israel pipol bikos of wetin dem do. Mi, wey bi God, don tok!”
I go kom meet and save una. I go distroy all di nashons where I skata una go, but I nor go distroy una. I go must ponish una, but I go do am to korrect una. Mi, wey bi God, don tok.”
Wen dat time rish, sin nor go dey for Israel land again and wikedness nor go dey Judah, bikos I go forgive doz wey I save dia life. Mi, wey bi God, don tok.”
God kon tell mi, “Man pikin, yu dey si dat one too? All dis bad tins wey Judah pipol dey do and wey don spread for di land, nor do dem, but dem still dey do am for my Holy Place and e dey make mi vex for dem more-more. Si as dem dey curse mi for outside!
God ansa, “Israel and Judah pipol don sin well-well. Dem don kill pipol for di land and dem nor dey obey my law again. Dem sey mi God don leave dem and I nor dey si wetin dem dey do.
But di time dey kom wen Israel pipol go plenty like san-san for sea wey nobody fit kount or measure. Aldo God dey sey, “Una nor bi my pipol,” but di day dey kom wen God go sey, “God wey nor dey die, na-im bi una papa!”
If e nor gri stop, I go naked am, just as e bi wen dem born am. I go make am bi like dry land, where nor-tin dey grow and I go let wota hongry am till e die.
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.
E nor get anoda god like Yu; Yu dey forgive yor pipol wey survive. Yu nor dey vex forever, instead, Yu dey happy to show yor pipol yor love wey nor dey end.
For dat day, I go make Judah leaders bi like fire wey dey burn forest and farm wey ripe korn full. Dem go distroy all di nashons wey surround dem, den Jerusalem pipol go dey save.
For dat time, God go protet doz wey dey stay Jerusalem and even doz wey weak pass among dem, go dey strong, just as David, dia grand-grand papa bi. David shidren-shidren go lead dem like God angel and dem go bi like God.