1 Chronicles 13

13 ¹David talk with di commanders wey dey lead thousand-thousand and hundred-hundred soldiers, and with every leader. ²David talk to di whole assembly of Israel say, “If e good for una, and if e come from our Papa, make we send message go reach far and wide give our brothers wey remain for all di lands of Israel, and with dem di priests and Levites wey dey for dem cities and grazing-lands, make dem gather come meet us. ³Make we carry di ark of our Papa come back to us, because we no go find am for di days of Saul.”

⁴And di whole assembly gree say make dem do so, because e correct for di eyes of all di people.

⁵So David gather all Israel from Shihor for Egypt reach Lebo-hamath, make dem carry di ark of our Papa come from Kiriath-jearim.

⁶David and all Israel waka go up to Baalah, wey be Kiriath-jearim for Judah, make dem carry come from there di ark of our Papa, wey dey seat for on top di cherubim, di place wey dem dey call im Name. ⁷Dem carry di ark of our Papa put for one new cart from di house of Abinadab; Uzza and Ahio dey drive di cart. ⁸David and all Israel dey celebrate for front of our Papa with all dem strength—dem dey sing songs, and dey play lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

⁹As dem reach di threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza stretch im hand grab di ark, because di oxen stumble. ¹⁰Then di anger of our Papa burn against Uzza, and e strike am down because e stretch im hand touch di ark; e die there for front of our Papa. ¹¹David vex say our Papa burst out against Uzza, so dem dey call di place Perez-uzza till today. ¹²David fear our Papa for that day, e talk say, “How I go take bring di ark of our Papa come to me?” ¹³So David no carry di ark go di city of David; e turn am comot go di house of Obed-edom di Gittite. ¹⁴Di ark of our Papa stay with di household of Obed-edom for im house three months, and our Papa bless di household of Obed-edom and everything wey e get.