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God Make One Promise
Dat Da New Temple Goin Stay Awesome
(Hebrews 12:26)
1 Octoba 17 in da same year, Da One In Charge tell Haggai, da guy dat talk fo him:
2 “Try talk to Zerubbabel, Shealtiel boy, da govna fo Judah, an to Joshua Jehozadak boy, da Main Pries Guy, an to da res a da peopo dat stay hea now. Aks dem,
3 ‘Get anybody from you guys dat come back hea alive now, dat wen see dis house befo time? You wen see um wen stay real awesome? How you tink stay now? Fo shua you tink dis one look jalike notting, aah?!’
4 But now, me Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell dis: Zerubbabel, come strong! Joshua, Jehozadak boy, da Main Pries Guy, come strong too! An all you odda peopo dat live inside da land, come strong an do wat you gotta do! Cuz me, Da One In Charge, da Boss Ova All Da Armies, stay wit you guys!
5 Az da same deal I wen make wit yoa ancesta guys wen dey come outa Egypt. An my Spirit still yet stay right hea wit you guys. No sked!
6 “Dis wat me Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: ‘Pretty soon, one mo time I goin shake da sky an da earth, da ocean an da dry land.
7 I goin shake up all da diffren nations. Da rich kine stuffs from all da nations goin come hea. An I goin make dis Temple come real awesome. Az wat me Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell.
8 Da silva stay mines, an da gold mines too. Az wat me Da One In Charge, da Boss Ova All Da Armies, tell.
9 Dis Temple goin come mo awesome den da Temple from befo time. An dis da place wea I goin make eryting an erybody come pono.’ Az wat me Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies tell.”
God Goin Do Good Tings Fo Pilau Kine Peopo
10 Decemba 18, da year numba two wen Darius stay king, Da One In Charge give one message to Haggai, da guy dat talk fo him:
11 “Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: ‘Aks da pries guys wat da rules tell:
12 How you guys tink?! Suppose somebody carry sacrifice meat dat stay spesho fo me, an use da edge a his robe fo hold um. Den suppose dat part a his clotheses touch some bread, stew, wine, olive oil, o odda food. You tink dat odda food come spesho fo me too, o wat?’ ”
Wen Haggai aks da pries guys bout dis, dey tell, “No.”
13 Den Haggai tell, “Kay den. Wat if somebody stay pilau an no can go in front Da One In Charge cuz dey wen touch one mahke guy, an den dey touch one a dose food tings. You figga da ting dey touch goin come pilau, o wat?”
Da pries guys tell, “Yeah. Goin come pilau.”
14 Den Haggai tell, “Da One In Charge tell dis: ‘Az how stay wit dese peopo an dis nation, da way I see um. Wateva work dey do, an wateva dey bring fo make sacrifice ova dea, stay pilau.
15 “ ‘Try tink real good bout wat wen stay happening wit you guys befo you put one building stone on top da odda fo build my Temple.
16 Dat time, you guys wen tink you goin harves twenny bag wheat, but wen you get dea, az ony ten bag. You guys go one place fo step da grapes fo make fifty gallon wine, but you get ony twenny gallon dea.
17 All da work you guys wen do, me Da One In Charge stay wack um awready. I make da plants dry up from da hot wind, o get mildew, o I let dem mahke from da hail. Still yet you guys neva come my side! Az wat I tell.’
18 From today, Decemba 18, tink good bout dis day. Dis da day you guys put da foundation fo my Temple. Tink plenny bout dis:
19 No mo seeds inside da place fo store seed, cuz you wen plant um awready. An you stay wait fo da grape vine, da fig tree, da pomagram tree, an da olive tree dat goin give fruit.
“ ‘But from today I goin do good kine tings fo you guys.’ ”
Zerubbabel Da Guy
Da One In Charge Wen Pick
20 Decemba 18, Da One In Charge give one message to Haggai one mo time:
21 “Tell Zerubbabel da govna fo Judah dat I stay ready fo shake da sky an da earth.
22 I goin throw out kings an dea thrones, an wipe out da powa dat da kings from da odda lands get. I goin wipe out da war wagons an da guys dat ride um. Da horses goin fall down an da guys dat ride um goin kill each odda.
23 “Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies tell: ‘Dat time, I goin take you, my worka guy Zerubbabel, Shealtiel boy. I goin make you jalike my spesho ring fo seal my paypas, cuz I wen pick you.’ ”