Lamentashons 2:4 - Holy Bible Nigerian Pidgin English
4 E set arrow kon shot us like sey wi bi en enemies. Yes, en rite hand dey ready to shot. E kill us with awa strong men kon pour en vexnashon like fire for Zion head.
“Make una go pray give God for mi and di pipol wey remain for Judah and Israel. Den ask am about di words wey dey dis book wey dem si, bikos God dey vex for us, bikos awa grand-grand papa nor obey en word as dem rite am for dis book!”
Dem don rijet mi kon dey sakrifice give oda gods, so I dey vex for wetin dem do. I dey vex naw for Jerusalem and nor-tin go fit stop mi make I nor ponish dem.” ’
So E make us si how E dey vex kon make us sofa di pains. En vexnashon dey burn like fire for evriwhere for Israel, but wi nor know wetin bin dey happen and wi nor still learn anytin from am.
Dem don distroy awa house and di rope wey bin whole di house togeda, don kut. Dem don karry awa shidren go as slave and dem nor go kom back again, bikos of dat, nobody dey to help us build awa house or hang di curtains again.”
“Make una listin to wetin mi wey bi God dey tok. Make una make sure sey dem dey always give korrect judgement for kourt. Make una protet pesin wey dem dey opress from who dey opress am and bikos of di bad tins wey una dey do, my vexnashon go burn una like fire wey nor dey kwensh.
Doz wey love una, don forget una; dem nor kare about una again, bikos I don attack una like una enemy. Una ponishment go sirious well-well, bikos una wiked and don sin well-well.
Make una keep di kovenant wey una make with mi wey bi una God kon dedikate unasef to mi. If una nor do am and una kontinue di bad tins wey una dey do, my vexnashon go burn una like fire. E go burn well-well and nobody go fit kwensh am.”
Bikos Israel God sey, ‘Just as I pour my vexnashon and fire for Jerusalem pipol, na so too, I go pour my vexnashon for una head, if una go Egypt. Pipol go si una dey fear, dem go hate and use una name as curse. Una nor go ever si dis place again.’
So, di Oga God sey, “I go pour my vexnashon for dis land. I go pour am put for both pipol and animals body and even di trees and food wey dem plant. My vexnashon go burn like fire and nobody go fit kwensh am.”
Make una si as gold nor dey yuzful again. Di gold wey fine and dey shine well-well before, nor dey shine again and di temple stones don skata for di street.
God kon sey, “Man pikin, I go remove di strong temple wey bi dia joy and pride. Di temple wey dem dey like to look and visit. I go still take dia shidren komot dia hand.
So my vexnashon go end and my ponishment go rest for dia head, den I go dey okay. Wen all dis tins don happen, una go si, undastand and know sey na mi God, tok to una.
Doz wey dey stay far, na sickness go kill dem; doz wey dey here go die for war; doz wey survive, na honga go kill dem. Dem go feel how my vexnashon strong rish.
I go turn against una kon make una enemies win and di pipol wey hate una, go rule una. Fear go katch una sotey una go dey run wen nobody dey porshu una.
Na who fit stand wen God dey vex? Who fit survive en vexnashon wey bi like hot fire? En vexnashon dey burn like fire and mountins dey skata to pieces for en present.
Bikos my vexnashon don kause fire and e don burn rish di part wey deep pass for di grave kon distroy di eart and en plants, den e skata di mountins foundashon.