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Do Da Right Kine Tings An Give Chance,
Mo Betta Den Skip Food
1 Decemba 7, wen Darius stay king four year, Da One In Charge give one message to Zekariah one mo time.
2 Da peopo from Bethel wen sen Sharezer an Regem-Melek an dea guys, fo pray in front Da One In Charge.
3 Dey suppose to tell da pries guys inside da Temple fo Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, an da guys dat talk fo Da One In Charge, fo tell dis: “Wat? We suppose to stay sad inside an no eat food da month numba five, jalike we stay do fo plenny year?”
4 Den Da One In Charge, da God Ova All Da Armies, give me, Zekariah, one message:
5 “Tell all da peopo inside da land, an da pries guys, dis: Fo da las seventy year, da times you guys no eat so you can pray, an you stay sad inside, wen get da summa an da autumn, was fo real kine dat you guys no eat so you can pray to me, o wat?!
6 An da times you guys stay eat an drink fo da spesho ceremonies, was fo ony you dat you guys do um, aah?!
7 Az da same ting dat Da One In Charge wen tell da guys dat talk fo him befo time, da time da peopo inside Jerusalem an da towns aroun um stay quiet, an eryting go good, an peopo stay live inside da Negev Boonies an da low lands.”
8 Den Da One In Charge give anodda message to Zekariah:
9 “Dis wat Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell: Judge fair kine fo peopo trus you! Stay tight wit each odda, an show love an pity fo each odda!
10 No put presha on da widows o da kids dat no mo faddah, o da peopo from anodda place, o da peopo dat no mo notting. No make plan fo scam each odda.
11 “But dat time, da peopo no like lissen. Dey hard head, an dey turn dea back, an cova up dea ears fo no lissen.
12 Dey make dea head jalike da hard stone, fo dem no lissen da Rules From God, o da tings dat Da One In Charge, da God Ova All Da Armies, wen tell da guys dat talk fo him befo time by his Spirit. Az why Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, had it wit wat dose guys stay do.”
13 Den Da One In Charge, Da God Ova All Da Armies, tell, “I wen call dem, but dey no lissen. So wen dey goin call me, I no goin lissen!
14 An I scatta dem jalike wit one tornado, so dey gotta go wea all da odda nations stay. An no mo nobody know dem ova dea. Inside dea land, no mo peopo. Az why no mo nobody like come dea, an no mo nobody go way from dea. Az how dey make dis nice land come one place wea no mo nobody stay!”