But God look Israel pipol kon sorry for dem. God help dem, bikos of di promise wey E make with Abraham, Isaak and Jakob. Till today, E nor like to distroy or remove dem from en present.
Wen King Asa hear dis word and wetin Profet Oded tok, en heart kon strong. E distroy all di juju for Judah and Benjamin land and for all di towns wey e take from Efraim hill. So e ripair God altar wey dey di temple front.
So God ansa, “Israel, una bi my shidren wey I love well-well. I dey always tink of una with love wen ever I remember una name. Una dey for my heart and I go really sorry for una.
Efraim pipol, how I won take leave or abandon una? I nor fit distroy una just as I distroy Admah pipol or trit una as I trit Zeboiim pipol? My heart nor go let mi do am, bikos di love wey I get for una, too strong.
Efraim pipol nor go get anytin to do with juju again. I go ansa dia prayers kon kare for dem. I go give dem house like betta green fig tree and na mi go bless dem.”
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.
As long as di leaders wey God give di pipol dey alive, E help and diliver dem from dia enemies. God sorry for dem well-well wen dem kry to am with pain, bikos of wetin dia enemies dey do dem.
Den Israel pipol kry to God sey, ‘Wi know sey wi don sin, bikos wi don forget Yu and wi dey serve juju and Ashtoret image. Abeg! Make Yu kom save us from awa enemies hand and wi go serve Yu forever.’
Samuel kon tell Israel pipol, “If una don really turn from sin kom meet God with all una heart, make una remove all di small-small Ashtoret gods wey una get. Make una give una heart to God kon serve only en. Den E go save una from Filistia pipol pawa.”