Our Papa Call Court Make E Sidon
Na psalm wey Asaph write.
Our Papa open court and e testify against im own people. Im complaint no be say sacrifice too small — every animal wey dey alive na im own — but worship from people wey dey recite im covenant while dem dey follow thief waka. Wetin e want na thanks and road wey change.
50 1Di Mighty One, our Papa, don talk; e call di earth come from where sun dey rise reach where e dey set. 2From Zion, wey fine reach perfect, our Papa dey shine come out. 3Our Papa dey come, and e no go keep quiet; for im front fire dey chop everytin, and around am big storm dey blow. 4E call di heavens for up, and di earth, so dat e fit judge im people.
5“Gada my faithful people come meet me, dem wey make Covenant with me through sacrifice.”
6And di heavens dey announce im correct-and-holy way, because na our Papa imsef be judge. Selah. a a v6 Selah na liturgy or music mark, e fit mean say make dem stop small or play interlude; wetin e mean well-well no too clear.
7“Hear, my people, and I go talk; Israel, I go testify against you: Na me be your Papa.” 8“I no dey scold you because of your sacrifices; your burnt offerings dey always for my front.” 9“I no go collect bull from your house, no goat from your pen.” 10“Because every animal for di bush na my own, di cattle wey dey for one thousand hills.” 11“I sabi every bird for di mountains, and everytin wey dey move for di field na my own.” 12“If hunger dey catch me, I no go tell you, because di world na my own, and everytin wey dey inside am.” 13“I dey chop meat of bull, abi I dey drink blood of goat?”
14“Bring thank offering give me, and pay wetin you promise to di Most High.” b b v14 ‘Thank offering’ na sacrifice wey person bring imsef go temple as a way to worship with thankful heart. 15“And call me wen wahala catch you; I go rescue you, and you go honor me.”
16But to di wicked person our Papa talk say: “Wetin give you di right to dey recite my laws, or to dey talk my Covenant with your mouth?” 17“You hate correction and you dey throway my words.” 18“Wen you see thief, you dey join am, and you dey follow adulterers waka.” 19“You dey use your mouth do evil, and your tongue dey weave lie.” 20“You dey sidon talk against your brother; you dey spoil di name of your own mama pikin.” 21“All dis tins na you do, and I keep quiet; you tink say I be just like you. But now I dey scold you, and I dey put di charge for your face.”
22“Understand dis tin now, una wey dey forget me, if not I go tear you into pieces and nobody go dey to rescue you.” 23“Anybody wey bring thank offering dey honor me; and to di person wey dey follow di correct road, I go show am my salvation.”
