Di Army Wey Eye No See

Day never break well. One young servant waka comot outside, dey yawn, and e just stand still. Di hills wey surround di town full with soldiers, horses and chariots. Na im master dem come for. And im master calm well well.

Di king of Aram dey fight Israel. E dey plan im attack for secret with im officers. We go set camp for dis place or dat place. But every time, di army of Israel don already dey there, ready for dem. Di prophet Elisha dey warn di king of Israel. Make you no pass dat place, because di Arameans dey go down there. No be once, no be twice, but again and again. Vex catch di king of Aram. Which one of una dey support di king of Israel? One of im officers talk, None of us, my lord di king. Na Elisha, di prophet wey dey Israel. E dey tell di king of Israel di exact words wey you talk for inside your bedroom.

Go find out where e dey, di king command, make I send men go catch am. Di answer come back. Elisha dey Dothan. So di king send horses and chariots and one strong army. Dem travel for night and surround di town. For morning, Elisha servant wake up early, go outside, and see army wey surround di city, horses and chariots everywhere. E run go back inside. Ah, my master! Wetin we go do now?

Elisha answer am, No fear. Di people wey dey with us pass di people wey dey with dem. Di servant for don think, pass dem? Na only two of us dey here. Then Elisha pray. Lord, abeg open im eyes make e see. And Di Lord open di servant eyes. E look again. And di hills full with horses and chariots of fire, all round Elisha. Dem don dey there since. Na only say e no fit see dem.

As di enemy dey come down towards am, Elisha pray again. Make dese people no fit see. And Di Lord do am, exactly as Elisha ask. Then Elisha waka go meet di soldiers face to face. No be dis road, and no be dis town. Follow me, and I go carry una go meet di man wey una dey find. And e lead dem, all di way reach Samaria, di capital of Israel. When dem don enter inside di city, Elisha pray, Lord, open dese men eyes make dem see. Dem look round, and dem dey stand for di middle of Samaria, with Israel all round dem.

Di king of Israel no fit hold imself. Make I kill dem, my papa? Make I kill dem? No, Elisha talk. You go kill people wey you capture with your own sword and bow? Put food and water for dem front, make dem chop and drink and go back to dia master. So di king prepare one big feast. Di enemy soldiers chop and drink, and then e send dem go house. And di story end with one wonderful line. After dat, di bands of raiders from Aram stop to come inside Israel land.

Dothan na real town wey dey on top hill, small hours of waka north of Samaria, near one road wey traders dey use. Na di same place where, many hundred years before, Joseph brothers dey feed dia animals when dem sell am give one caravan of traders wey dey go down Egypt. So di hills wey surround Dothan don see young man wey fear catch before. Dis time, di story insist say di hills no empty. Dem full with Di Lord protection, whether anybody fit see am or not.

Di army wey eye no see. You go find am for Second Kings, chapter six, verse eight reach twenty-three. Di servant see only di enemy. Elisha see God protection all round. And then e do something wey need more courage pass fighting. E feed im enemies and send dem go house for peace. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. When you feel say trouble don surround you, wetin you fit see if God open your eyes?