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God Goin Bus Up Da Samaria Peopo
1 Amos tell dis too:
“Eh! You Samaria wahines! Lissen up!
You guys jalike da fat cows from Bashan
Dat eat grass on top da hills Samaria side!
You wahines give hard time to da peopo dat no mo powa
An you make any kine to da peopo dat no mo notting.
You guys erytime tell yoa husban,
‘Bring mo booze!’
2 Da One In Charge a me, he good an spesho.
Cuz a dat, he wen make one strong promise lidis:
Goin get one time,
Jalike peopo goin stick one meat hook inside you guys body
An drag you guys anodda place.
Dey goin stick big fish hooks in yoa okole
An drag you guys outa hea!
3 Dey goin drag all you wahines
Thru da places wea yoa town wall bus up an fall down
In front yoa house.
Dey goin throw out you guys
An take you guys away Harmon side.”
Dass wat Da One In Charge tell.
Da Israel Peopo Still No Learn Notting
(Amos 4:4-12; 5:18–6:14)
4 Amos tell: Dis wat da Boss tell:
“Eh! you Israel peopo!
Go Bethel side fo do bad kine stuff agains me!
Go Gilgal side fo go agains me still yet,
An do mo plenny bad kine stuff still yet!
So den, wen you go ova dea, nex day morning time,
Take da animal fo da sacrifice to da pries guy.
Da day afta dat, take da ten percent you suppose to give God.
5 Burn some a da bread you suppose to put wit da sacrifice
Fo tell God ‘Mahalo plenny!’
An talk big plenny wen you guys give God someting you no need give.
Cuz dass da way you Israel peopo do um cuz you tink dass real importan.”
Dass wat Da One In Charge a me tell.
6 Dis wat Da One In Charge a me tell too:
“Was me dat wen make da peopo inside ery town hungry to da max!
So neva have bread no place.
Still yet, you guys no like come back an be my guys.”
Dass wat Da One In Charge tell.
7 Da One In Charge tell:
“Da time you guys wen need da rain da mostes,
Fo three month befo you harves da food,
Was me dat hold back da rain.
I wen make da rain go one town an not da odda town.
Had rain one field, an anodda field dry up.
8 Had peopo from two-three towns,
Real thirsty, aah?
Dey stagga to anodda town
Fo try get watta fo drink,
But dey no can find enuff.
Still yet, you guys no like come back an be my guys!”
Dass wat Da One In Charge tell.
9 Da One In Charge tell:
“I wen wack da farms you guys own
An da fields wea you grow grape
Fo da hot wind an da groun worms jam up eryting.
Da locust kine grasshoppas wen eat up all da fig tree an olive tree dat you guys own.
Still yet, you guys no like come back an be my guys!”
Dass wat Da One In Charge tell.
10 Da One In Charge tell:
“Was me wen sen da sick fo make trouble fo you guys,
Same ting jalike befo time
I wen make da Egypt peopo come sick.
War time, was me wen kill yoa young guys
An let da odda peopos catch you guys horses.
Real sad! Haunas, da mahke army guys bodies inside yoa camp!
Still yet, you guys no like come back an be my guys!”
Dass wat Da One In Charge tell.
11 Da One In Charge tell:
“I wen wipe out some a da towns wea you guys live,
Same ting jalike I wen wipe out Sodom town an Gomorrah town befo time.
Some a you guys wen get outa yoa towns alive, aah?
Dey jalike sticks dat somebody pull out quick from da fire
Dat stay half burn awready.
Still yet, you guys no like come back an be my guys!”
Dass wat Da One In Charge tell.
12 Da One In Charge tell dis:
“Cuz a dat, I goin make all kine bad kine tings happen to you Israel peopo,
Jalike I wen tell you guys awready.
Eh! You Israel peopo!
Get ready fo stan in front me, yoa God!
Cuz I da Judge, an I goin punish you guys!”
God Get Da Powa Fo Make Eryting
(Amos 5:8-9; 9:5-6)
13 Amos tell dis:
“You know wat? Da One In Charge,
Him da One dat shape da mountains.
Him da One make da wind blow.
Him da One tell peopo eryting he tink.
Him da One change da morning light
Fo make um come dark one time.
Him da One walk on top da mos high places inside da world!
An him Da One In Charge A Da Armies.
Dass wat kine god him!”