Da Numba Two Book Bout
Da King Guys
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Elijah Tell King Ahaziah,
Ahaziah Goin Mahke
1 Afta King Ahab mahke, da Moab peopo make war fo ovathrow da Israel territorial govmen dat stay ova Moab.
2 One time King Ahaziah stay inside his upstairs room inside da Samaria palace, an he fall down an broke da criss-cross kine sticks ova da window. Dat make him fall down thru da window an hit da groun. He hurt plenny. He tell some messenja guys fo go Ekron side an find out from Baal-Zebub, da god fo da Ekron peopo, if he goin come good one mo time, o if he goin mahke cuz a da hurt.
3 But one angel from Da One In Charge tell Elijah from Tishbe town, “Go up meet da messenja guys from da Samaria king, an aks dem, ‘Wot?! No mo God inside Israel, o wat?! Az why you gotta go Ekron side fo aks dea god Baal-Zebub wat goin happen?!’ 4 Cuz you do dis, dis wat Da One In Charge tell: ‘King Ahaziah, you no goin stan up one mo time from da punee wea you stay lay down. Fo shua, you goin mahke!’ ”
Elijah go an tell da messenja guys dis.
5 Wen da messenja guys come back by da king, he aks dem, “How come you guys come back awready?!”
6 Dey tell um, “One guy come meet us, an he tell us fo go back by you da king dat wen sen us guys, an tell you, ‘Dis wat Da One In Charge tell: Wot?! No mo God inside Israel, o wat? Az why you guys gotta go Ekron side fo aks dea god Baal-Zebub wat goin happen?! Az why you no goin stan up one mo time from da punee wea you stay lay down. Fo shua you goin mahke!’ ”
7 Da king aks dem, “Wat kine guy wen come meet you guys an tell you dat?”
8 ✡Dey tell, “One guy wit plenny hair, wit one ledda belt aroun his middo.”
Da king tell, “Az Elijah from Tishbe!”
9 Den he sen one captain wit fifty guys by Elijah. Elijah, he stay sit da top a one hill. Da captain go up by Elijah, an tell, “Da king tell, ‘You one guy dat stay tight wit God. But dat no matta, da king tell you gotta come down hea!’ ”
10 ✡Elijah tell da captain, “If fo real I one guy dat stay tight wit God, I like fire come down from da sky, an burn up you an yoa fifty guys!” Right den an dea, da fire come down from da sky, an burn um all up.
11 Den da king sen anodda captain an his fifty guys by Elijah. Da captain tell Elijah, “Da king tell, ‘You one guy dat stay tight wit God. But dat no matta, da king tell you gotta come down hea now!’ ”
12 Elijah tell, “If fo real I one guy dat stay tight wit God, I like fire come down from da sky, an burn up you an yoa fifty guys!” Right den an dea, da fire from God come down from da sky an burn up dat captain an his fifty guys too.
13 Den da king sen da captain numba three an his fifty guys. Dis captain go all da way up by Elijah, an go down on top his knees. He beg Elijah fo no hurt him. He tell, “You da guy dat stay tight wit God! Give us chance, me an dese fifty guys hea! Let us live! 14 Look! Da fire wen come down from da sky an burn up da firs two captains an all dea guys. So make jalike my life stay worth someting to you, an no make us mahke!”
15 Den da angel from Da One In Charge tell Elijah, “No sked dis guy. Go down dea wit him.” So Elijah stan up an go down wit da captain, by da king.
16 Wen Elijah see da king, he tell um, “Dis wat Da One In Charge tell: You tink no mo God inside Israel fo aks him wat fo do, so you sen guys Ekron side fo aks dea god Baal-Zebub wat fo do? Cuz you wen make lidat, you no goin get off da punee you stay lay on top. Fo shua you goin mahke!” 17 An King Ahaziah mahke, jalike Da One In Charge wen tell Elijah.
An cuz Ahaziah no mo boy, his braddah Joram come da nex Israel king. 18 Had odda stuff wen happen wen Ahaziah stay king. All dat stay inside da Record Book Fo Da Israel Kings.
✡ 1:8 1:8: Matt 3:4; Mark 1:6 ✡ 1:10 1:10: Luke 9:54