17 But dem nor still listin to di leaders, instead dem still dey serve and woship oda gods and dem nor do like dia grand-grand papa wey obey all God kommand.
Dem kwik-kwik turn komot from di way wey I kommand dem o-o! Dem melt gold take make melu for demsef and dem don dey bow and offa sakrifice to am sey, ‘Israel pipol, dis na awa god wey take us komot from Egypt.’ ”
Wen King Josaya dey rule for Judah, God tell mi sey, “Israel pipol wey nor dey faithful, yu si all wetin dem dey do? Dem don waka leave mi kon dey do ashawo for under evry green tree and high hill.
God tell en pipol, “Make una stop and look round. Mi, wey bi God, don tok. Ask for di old way wey bi God own and make una follow am.” But dem ansa, “Dat nor bi di way wey wi like to follow!”
God sey, “Bikos Judah pipol don too sin, I go ponish dem naw. Dem hate wetin I tish dem and nor gri obey my kommand. Di same lie-lie gods wey dia grand-grand papa dem serve, don deceive dem too.
Den God tell Moses, “Yu go soon die, den di pipol go kon dey sin with strenj gods for di land where dem dey go. Dem go rijet mi kon break my kovenant wey I make with dem.
Den God sey, “Make yu get up! Just dey go at wons, bikos di pipol wey yu bring out from Egypt don dey sin. Dem kwik-kwik forget kon komot from di way wey I sey make dem dey live dia life! Dem don melt gold take make juju for demsef!”
Wen I rish where una dey, I si sey una don really sin against di Oga una God and una don make juju for unasef; una don kwik-kwik turn komot from di way wey God kommand una!
Thru-out di time wey Joshua dey alive with doz leaders wey dey with am (before all of dem die), Israel pipol woship God. Dis leaders don si evritin wey God do for Israel pipol.
So thru-out Joshua time, Israel pipol serve God and even afta e don die, dem still kontinue to dey serve am, since di leaders wey si all di good-good tins wey God do for dem still dey alive.
Abi nor bi di time to harvest grain bi dis? I go koll God, so dat E go send betta tonda and rain kom. Make una open una eye kon si how una don sin rish, wen una ask God for king wey go lead una.”