Judah my pikin, yu bi yong lion wey just chop wetin e kill finish. Yu dey kill like lion kon kwayet dey look; yu bi like woman lion, na who go fit fight am?
Den God ansa, “Jeremaya, if yu don taya to follow dis pipol run, how yu won take follow horse run? If yu nor fit stand for open land, how yu won take stay for forest near Jordan?
“Like lion wey run kom from Jordan bush kon katch sheep for fine betta land, na so too I go make Edom pipol run komot from dia kountry. Den di leaders wey I choose go rule di nashon. Bikos e nor get anybody wey bi like mi and nobody fit shalenge mi! Wish ruler fit go against wetin I tok?
Like lion wey kom out from bush near Jordan, na so too, mi wey bi God go kom attack and porshu Babilon pipol komot from dia town. Den di leaders wey I choose go rule di nashon. Bikos nobody bi like mi and who go fit shalenge mi? Wish ruler fit follow mi make mout?
Di nashon bi like strong lion; wen e dey sleep, nobody fit wake am. Anybody wey bless Israel pipol, go dey bless and anybody wey curse Israel pipol, curse go follow am.’ ”