1 Chronicles 14

14 ¹Hiram, di king of Tyre, send messenger go meet David, wit cedar wood, people wey sabi work stone, and carpenter, make dem build house for am. ²David sabi say na our Papa don make am king ova Israel, because im kingdom been dey lifted up high, for di sake of im people Israel.

³And David marry more wife for Jerusalem, and e born more son and daughter. ⁴Na dis be di name of di pikin dem wey born for am for Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, ⁵Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, ⁶Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

Our Papa Break Through di Philistine People

⁸Wen di Philistine people hear say dem don anoint David king ova all Israel, all of dem go up dey find David. David hear am and e comot go face dem. ⁹Now di Philistine people don come and dem don raid di Valley of Rephaim.

¹⁰David ask our Papa, “I go go up against di Philistine people? You go hand dem ova give me?” So our Papa tell am, “Go up, and I go hand dem ova give you.”

¹¹Dem go up go Baal-perazim; David beat dem for dia. David talk say, “Our Papa don break through my enemy dem by my hand like water wey burst flood.” So dem name dat place Baal-perazim. ^a a v11 Baal-perazim mean “di Oga wey dey burst through.” ¹²And di Philistine people leave dia gods for dia, and David give order, and dem burn dem.

¹³Anoda time di Philistine people raid di valley again.

¹⁴David ask our Papa again, and our Papa talk say, “No go up follow dem for back. Circle round dem and come meet dem for di front of di balsam tree dem. ¹⁵Wen you hear di sound of marching for di top of di balsam tree dem, den comot go fight—because your Papa don go out ahead of you go strike di Philistine soldier dem.”

¹⁶David do as our Papa command am, and dem strike di Philistine army from Gibeon reach Gezer. ¹⁷And David name spread go all di land dem, and our Papa make all di nation dem dey fear am.