Psalm Chapter 78

Baba-God Love Hin Pipo

1. Dis na Maskil of Asaph. Oh my pipo, make una hear wetin I dey teach una; listen to di words wey dey komot from my mouth.
2. I go open my mouth wit parables, I go tok plenty coded yarnings from olden days—
3. tins wey we don hear, and wey we know—wey awa papa don tell us.
4. We no go hide dem from awa pikin; we go tell di next generation about di praises of Baba-God, about hin pawa and hin ogbonge works wey he don do.
5. He give di law to Jacob, and he put law down for Israel—wey he tell awa ancestors
   to teach dia pikin,
6. so dat di generation wey go come go sabi dem, even di pikin wey dem neva born go
   rise—con tell dia pikin sef.
7. Make dem put dia hope on Baba-God, and make dem no fashi all di tins wey Baba-God don do, but make dem keep hin commandment;
8. and dem no go be like dia papa-papa papa—generation wey get coconut-head and
   wey no gree hear-word, wey no put dia heart straight, and wey dia spirit no dey follow Baba-God.
9. Di children of Ephraim turn back, even wit dia weapon and bows—for di day of war.
10. Dem no gree keep Baba-God agreement, and dem no gree obey Baba-God law.
11. Dem forget wetin Baba-God don do, di miracles wey he don show dem.
12. He do great miracles for dia papa front—for di land of Egypt, for di fields of
    Zoan.
13. He divide di big-river, con carry dem pass tru; he make di water stand up like wall.
14. He guide dem wit di cloud for day, and wit di light of faya for night.
15. He break di rock for desert, con give dem
    plenty water like big-river;
16. He make streams flow komot from rock, con make water flow like rivers.
17. But dem con dey commit sin more-more against Baba-God, becos dem no gree follow
    di word of Baba-God Most High—for inside desert.
18. Dem test Baba-God for dia heart—by asking for food wey dem wish for.
19. True-true, dem bad-mouth Baba-God, dem tok sey, “Abi Baba-God fit arrange
    table for us for inside desert?
20. Wen he nack di rock, water rush come out and stream flow brekete. But he go fit give us
    food sef? He fit give hin pipo meat?”
21. Baba-God hear dem, naso he vex well-well, hin faya change-am-for Jacob, and he
    para for Israel,
22. becos dem no gree believe Baba-God, or trust sey Baba-God go save dem.
23. Upon dat, he command di cloud for up, and he open di door of heavens;
24. manna fall from heaven like rain—so dat hin pipo go chop, he give dem food from
    heaven.
25. Men con dey chop angel food; he give dem enuff food to make dem belleful.
26. He make di east breeze blow for di heavens, and by hin pawa, he bring di south breeze.
27. He make meat drop from heaven like dust, fawo wit feather wey plenty like sand
    sand for beach.
28. He make di fawo fall around dia camp, and round where dem dey stay.
29. Dem chop—con belleful, and he give dem wetin dem want.
30. He no stop to give dem dia wish, but even wen di food still dey for dia mouth,
31. naso Baba-God vex for dem; he kill dia strongest men, con cut down di best men of
    Israel.
32. Upon all dis, dem still kontinu to dey sin, and dem no gree believe di ogbonge works of
    Baba-God.
33. So he waste dia life, and dem live dia life wit fear.
34. Any time wey Baba-God kill dem, dem go con dey fyne am; dem go con serious—rush go meet am again.
35. Dem con remember sey na Baba-God be dia rock, and sey na di Most High God dey save dem.
36. But dem con whyne am wit dia sweet mouth—and dem lie to Baba-God wit dia tongues.
37. Dia heart no gree obey Baba-God, and dem no dey faithful to hin agreement.
38. But becos of hin soft-heart, he forgive dia sins, and he no dabaru dem. Many times, he
    stop to dey vex for dem, and he no para for dem.
39. He remember sey dem just be flesh, like breeze wey dey blow dey go—and wey no dey come back.
40. Plenty-plenty times dem provoke am for inside di desert, and dem make am vex for
    inside di desert!
41. Everi time, everi time, dem test Baba God, and dem use small- eyes take look di
    Holy One of Israel.
42. Dem no remember hin pawa—and di day wey he save dem from dia enemy—
43. di day wey he show hin miracle signs for Egypt, and hin wonders for di fields of Zoan.
44. He turn dia river to blood, plus dia streams—sote dem no-fit drink from am.
45. He send plenty flies wey chop dem, plus frogs wey scata dem.
46. Baba-God send grasshopper to chop dia plants, and locust chop wetin dem produce.
47. He dabaru dia plants wit ice- stone, and dia fig trees wit plenty- water.
48. He use ice-stone nack dia malu, and lightning strike dia animals.
49. He change-am-for dem like faya; as he para, wit vex, plus kasala—by sending angels wey dey scata-scata among dem.
50. He prepare road for hin vex, and allow death swallow dem, and he let disease nack dem.
51. He kill all Egypt first born, di best of dia young men for di land of Ham.
52. But he carry hin pipo come out as shepherd dey lead sheep, he carry dem like sheep pass inside desert.
53. He guide dem safely—sote fear no catch dem, but water carry dia enemies go.
54. Naso he carry dem reach di border of hin Holy land, to one mountain wey hin right hand don choose.
55. He pursue nations komot from dia front, con give dem di land as dia own; he settle di
    tribes of Israel for dia tent.
56. But dem con dey test Baba-God, dem con dey provoke Baba-God, wey be Oga
    kpatakpata; and dem no gree follow hin
    word.
57. Like dia papa, dem turn back wit unfaithfulness, dia way con bend like bow
    wey don kpafuka.
58. Dem make am vex wit di shrine wey dem build for oda gods, and dem make am jealous—wit dia idols wey dem carve.
59. Wen Baba-God hear dem, naso vex catch am; he con reject Israel kpatakpata.
60. He fashi di worship-place of Shiloh; di place wey he dey stay among men.
61. He let enemies catch hin pawa, and hin levels enta hin enemies hand.
62. He let enemies kill hin pipo wit sword; he vex well-well for di pipo wey belong to am.
63. Faya burn dia young men, and dia young babes no-fit marry.
64. Dem kill dia priests wit sword, and dia widows no-fit cry.
65. Naso Baba-God con wake up—like sey he bin dey sleep, like strong man wey dey shout
    becos he don high.
66. He beat hin enemies back; he make shame catch dem forever.
67. Naso he fashi di house of Joseph, and he no gree choose di tribe of Ephraim;
68. but he choose di tribe of Judah, Mount Zion wey he love.
69. He build hin holy-place as high as di heavens, like di earth wey he stand gidigbam forever.
70. He choose David hin servant, con carry am from sheep-house;
71. from taking care of sheep—to be di leader of hin pipo—Jacob, and Israel—wey belong to am.
72. And David lead dem wit hin clean-heart, and he guide dem wit hin hand wey get skill.