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Da Messenja Guy From Da One In Charge
(Matthew 3:3; 11:10; Mark 1:2-4; Luke 1:76; 7:27)
1 ✡Da One In Charge, da God Ova All Da Armies, tell dis:
“You know wat I goin do?
I stay ready fo sen my messenja guy.
He goin make ready da road befo I go dea.
Da boss guy goin show up
Befo you tink he goin come
Ova dea inside his Temple!
Dat messenja guy da one
Dat you guys tell you stay look fo him,
He da messenja dat tell bout da deal.
An you guys tell,
‘Us guys goin stay real good inside wen he come!’
You neva know, o wat?! Fo shua he goin come!
2 ✡“Da messenja guy goin come,
An you figga you can handle wen he come?! No way!
He goin show up,
An you tink you can face him
An no run away?
Not even!
Cuz him, he real strong,
Jalike da real hot fire dat da peopo use
Fo take da junk stuff outa da silva,
An jalike da wash soap
Da peopo use fo make da clotheses come real clean.
3 Da messenja guy goin make jalike da guy
Dat melt da silva fo take out da junk stuff.
Da guys dat come from Levi,
He goin make dem come all clean inside.
He goin throw out all da junk kine stuff inside dem,
Jalike he melt da gold an silva fo burn up da junks.
Den, da Levi peopo goin be da ones
Dat make da sacrifices fo Da One In Charge.
Cuz den, dey goin be da kine peopo
Dat stay do da right ting.
4 Wen da Judah ohana an da Jerusalem peopo
Bring dea sacrifice fo Da One In Charge,
Goin be jalike da ol days, long time befo time,
Jalike how was wen da sacrifice was good kine.”
5 Da One In Charge Ova All Da Armies tell dis too:
“I goin go by you guys in front da judge right den an dea,
I goin tell da judge wat I know bout you guys,
Bout da ones dat make kahuna kine ceremony,
An da ones dat fool aroun behind dea wife o husban back,
An da ones dat make one strong promise but dey bulai,
An da ones dat make trouble fo dea worka guys cuz dey no like pay um,
An make trouble fo da widows an da kids dat no mo faddah o muddah,
An da ones dat give one hard time to da peopo from anodda place.
All dose peopo, dey no sked me!”
Time Fo Tink Diffren Kine
6 Da One In Charge, he tell dis too:
“Me, Da One In Charge,
An I no change how I ack.
I still da same.
Az why you guys from da Jacob ohana no stay wipe out!
7 From da time dat yoa ancesta guys wen live,
You guys erytime turn aroun an go da odda way from my Rules.
An you guys no stick wit um.
Go come back an be my guys one mo time!
An I goin come back to you guys!
Me, Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies,
Dass wat I tell.”
But you guys tell, “How us guys goin come back?! Us guys neva go way!”
8 Da One In Charge tell,
“You guys tink anybody can steal someting from God, o wat? No way!
Cuz you da ones dat stay steal stuff from me, you know.”
But you guys tell, “How us guys stay steal from you?!”
Da One In Charge tell, “You guys owe me ten percent a eryting you get, an odda gifs, you know. Wen you guys no pay, you stay steal from me! 9 Az why erybody inside da whole nation get kahuna on top dem, cuz you guys stay steal from me.
10 ✡“Go bring all da ten percent you owe me
Inside da temple storage place.
Den goin get food inside my house.
So, try see if I fo real bout all dat!
See if I no goin open da windows inside da sky
An pour down fo you guys plenny good tings,
Too plenny fo you guys handle!
Me Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, an dass wat I tell.
11 I goin chase away da bugs so dey no eat wat you guys plant.
Dey no goin wipe out da tings dat grow outa da groun.
Da grapes no goin fall down from da grape plants befo dey ready.
Me Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, an dass wat I tell.
12 “Den all da peopos from diffren place goin tell
You guys can stay good inside,
Cuz yoa land, one real nice place.
Dass wat I tell,
An me Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies.”
13 Da One In Charge tell, “You guys, you talk bad about me!”
But you guys tell, “Wot, us guys talk bad about you?! No way!”
14 You guys tell, “Ony wase time, work fo God! Wat we goin get from dat?! Notting! Us guys do all da religious kine ceremonies fo God awready, an now, us stay make real sad face in front Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies. 15 So den, from now, us guys goin figga, ‘Da peopo dat ack jalike dey mo betta den all da odda peopo an no give a rip bout nobody, dey da ones dat stay good inside.’ Da peopo dat do wass wrong, dey da ones dat come rich! Even wen dey push God fo see if he goin punish dem, notting bad happen to dem!”
God Give Chance To Da Peopo
Dat Do Da Right Ting
16 But den, get da odda peopo dat stay feel jalike dey real sked wen dey in front Da One In Charge. All dem talk wit odda guys dat tink da same ting jalike dem. Da One In Charge, he lissen plenny an hear wat dose guys tell. He write down eryting on top one paypa dat stay in front him, fo no foget wat da peopo tell. Da One In Charge do all dat fo da ones dat stay feel jalike dey real sked in front him, an dat tink plenny bout wat kine god he stay.
17 Den Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies tell: “Wen da time come fo me make dem my spesho peopo, dey goin come mines. 18 Den you guys goin see jalike befo time, da peopo dat stay do wass right, dey stay diffren den da peopo dat stay do wass wrong, an da peopo dat work fo God stay diffren den da peopo dat no work fo God.”
✡ 3:1 3:1: Matt 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 1:76; 7:27 ✡ 3:2 3:2: Joel 2:11; JShow 6:17 ✡ 3:10 3:10: Pries 27:30; Census 18:21-24; Rules2 12:6; 14:22-29; Neh 13:12