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How Jeremiah Gotta Live
1 Den Da One In Charge tell me: 2 “You no can marry nobody, an you no can get boys an girls inside dis land.” 3 Cuz dis da message from Da One In Charge bout da boys an girls dat goin born inside dis land, an bout da wahines dat stay dea muddahs, an da guys dat stay dea faddahs: 4 “Dey goin mahke cuz a all bad kine sick. No mo nobody goin stay sad inside an cry fo dem. No mo nobody goin bury dem. Dea mahke bodies goin lay on top da groun jalike rubbish. Dey goin mahke from da war, an cuz no mo food. Dea mahke bodies goin come food fo da birds an da wild animals.”
5 Dis anodda message from Da One In Charge: “Jeremiah, no go inside one house wea da peopo stay eat food fo one funeral. No cry fo show dat you stay sad inside, an no show pity fo dem. Cuz I pau awready fo make eryting come good fo dem. I no goin stay tight wit dis peopo no moa, an I no goin show love an pity fo dem. Az wat Da One In Charge tell.
6 “Da importan peopo an da not so importan kine peopo, dey all goin mahke inside dis land. No mo nobody goin bury dem, an no mo nobody goin stay sad inside an cry fo dem. No mo nobody goin cut dea body o make dea head bolohead fo show dey stay sad inside. 7 No mo nobody goin bring food o someting fo drink, fo try make da peopo dat stay sad inside feel mo betta. Not even wen dea muddah o dea faddah da one dat mahke.
8 “An no go inside one house wea peopo stay making party fo sit down wit da peopo dat stay eat an drink plenny. 9 ✡Me, Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, an da God fo da Israel peopo, an dis wat I tell: Dis wat I goin do in front you guys wen you guys still stay alive. I da One goin make um so nobody stay good inside an like make party. No mo nobody inside dis land goin feel good an get good fun. You guys no goin hear da bride an groom an da wedding party no moa.
10 “Wen you tell da peopo all dis stuff, dey goin tell, ‘How come Da One In Charge make all dis real bad kine stuff happen to us?! Wat we wen do dass wrong?! Wat bad kine stuff we wen do agains oua God, dass Da One In Charge a us?!’ 11 Den you tell dem, ‘Dis wat Da One In Charge tell: Yoa ancesta guys wen bag from me. Dey stay tight wit odda gods, dey work fo dem, an dey go down an pray in front dem. Dey bag from me, an no do wat my Rules tell. 12 But you guys, you do even mo worse kine stuff den yoa ancesta guys. Look how all you guys stay hard head an do da bad kine tings you make one plan fo do, an you guys no lissen me.’ 13 Az why I goin throw you guys outa dis land, an bring you inside one land dat you guys an yoa ancesta guys neva know befo time. Ova dea you guys goin work fo odda gods day time an nite time. Cuz I no goin give you guys chance.
14 “Me, Da One In Charge tell: But you know wat? Da time goin come wen peopo make one strong promise. Dey no goin make um lidis no moa. Dey no goin tell ‘Jalike fo shua Da One In Charge stay alive, da One dat wen bring da Israel peopo outa Egypt.’ 15 But bumbye, dis how dey goin tell um: ‘Jalike fo shua Da One In Charge stay alive, da One dat wen bring us Israel peopo outa da north land, an outa all da countries wea he wen make dem go.’ Den I goin bring dem back to da land I wen give dea ancesta guys befo time.”
16 Dis anodda message from Da One In Charge: “Right now, I goin tell plenny guys dat fish fo come, an dey goin catch da Israel peopo jalike dey catch fish. Afta dat, I goin tell plenny guys dat hunt animal fo come, an dey goin hunt fo da Israel peopo an bring um in from on top ery mountain an hill, an from inside da cracks inside da cliffs. 17 Cuz I can spock um, ery place dey go. Dey no can hide from me. Dey no can hide da bad kine stuff dey do fo me no see um. 18 Befo I bring back my peopo, I goin pay dem back double fo all da wrong kine tings an da bad kine stuff dey do. Cuz dey wen make my land come pilau wit dea bad kine idol kine gods dat I hate—gods dat no stay alive. Dey make da land dat I own come full wit uku pile a idol kine gods.”
Jeremiah Pray
19 ✡Me, Jeremiah, I pray lidis: “Eh, you Da One In Charge. You da One make me strong!
You give me one strong place fo hide!
I can run away dea wen get trouble!
All da nations all ova da world goin come by you
From da mos far places inside da world.
Dey goin tell, ‘Fo shua, oua ancesta guys ony get bulaia kine gods,
Idol kine gods dat good fo notting.
Da idol kine gods neva help dem.’
20 Az true, o wat? dat peopo make da kine gods dey like?
Fo shua dey make um!
But dose kine gods, dey not gods fo real kine!”
21 An Da One In Charge tell me, Jeremiah:
“Az why, dis time, I da One goin make all da countries know
How strong I stay,
An I not sked a notting!
Den dey goin know
Wat kine God me, Da One In Charge!”
✡ 16:9 16:9: Jer 7:34; 25:10; JShow 18:23 ✡ 16:19 16:19 Songs 37:40