Maeka
1 Hemia tok blong Jehova we i kamtru long Maeka,*+ we i blong Moreset. Hemia long ol dei blong Jotam,+ Ahas,+ mo Hesekia,+ we oli ol king blong Juda.+ Hem i kasem ol tok ya long wan vison, long saed blong ol man Sameria mo Jerusalem, i se:
2 “!Yufala i harem, yufala evriwan!
Yu wol mo ol samting we oli stap long yu, yufala i lesin gud,
I gud Hae Masta Jehova i stap olsem wan witnes agensem yufala,+
Yes, Jehova we i stap long tabu tempol blong hem.
3 !Yufala i luk! Jehova i aot long ples blong hem,
Bambae hem i kamdaon, i wokbaot antap long ol hae ples blong wol.
4 Ol bigfala hil aninit long hem bambae oli melt,+
Mo ol vali* bambae oli split long tu haf
Olsem waks klosap long faea,
Mo olsem wota we i stap ron i godaon long saed blong hil.
5 Olgeta samting ya oli kamaot from we Jekob i rebel,
Yes, from ol sin blong olgeta long haos blong Isrel.+
?Hu i mekem se Jekob i rebel?
Hemia Sameria.+
?Wanem ya ol hae ples blong Juda?+
Hemia Jerusalem.
6 Bambae mi mekem Sameria i kam olsem hip blong ol doti long open ples,
Mo wan ples blong planem ol plantesen blong grep.
Bambae mi slingim* ol ston blong hem i godaon long vali,
Mo bambae mi mekem ol fandesen blong hem oli kam long klia ples.
7 Bambae ol man oli smasem evri aedol blong hem long smosmol pis,+
Mo olgeta presen we hem i kasem from seks,* bambae oli bonem long faea.+
Bambae mi distroem evri aedol blong hem.
From hem i kasem olgeta tru long pei we hem i kasem from fasin blong prostitut,
Mo bambae oli kam olsem pei blong ol prostitut bakegen.”
8 Bambae mi krae mo mi stap singaot bigwan from fasin ya,+
Bambae mi wokbaot drae leg mo neked nomo.+
Bambae mi krae bigwan olsem ol wael dog ya jakol,
Mo bambae mi krae sore olsem ol ostrij.
Rabis sik ya i kasem finis get blong ol man blong mi, hemia Jerusalem.+
10 “Yufala i no mas talemaot samting ya long Gat,
Yufala i no mas krae nating.
Mo long Betafra,* i gud yufala i rol olbaot long das.
11 Ol man Safiri,* i gud yufala i gokros neked nomo we yufala i sem bitim mak.
Ol man Jahanan* oli no kam aotsaed.
Bambae ol man oli stap krae long taon ya Betejel, mo bambae hem i no moa sapotem yufala.
12 From ol man Marot* oli bin wet long wan gudfala samting,
Be Jehova i mekem wan nogud samting i kamdaon long get blong Jerusalem.
13 Ol man Lakis,*+ yufala i fasem jariot long grup blong ol hos.
Yufala nao i stamba blong sin blong dota blong Saeon,
From Isrel i stap rebel insaed long yu.+
14 Taswe bambae yu givim ol presen blong seraot* long Moresetgat.
Olgeta long haos blong Aksib+ oli olsem wan samting blong trikim ol king blong Isrel.
15 Ol man Maresa,+ bambae mi tekem man blong winim faet* i kam long yufala.+
Glori* blong Isrel bambae i go kasem Adulam.+
16 Yufala i mas kam bolhed, yes yufala i mas sevemaot hea blong yufala from ol pikinini ya blong yufala we yufala i lavem olgeta tumas.
Yufala i mas kam bolhed olsem wan igel,
From we oli tekemaot ol pikinini blong yufala i go long narafala kantri finis.”+