The Father Im Twelve: Di Sons of Israel
Di list come narrow quick: for inside Israel twelve pikin dem, na Judah get di space. E run pass Tamar pikin Perez go reach Jesse and David, di number seven pikin, and e still keep di ugly names — Er wickedness for our Papa front, Achan wey bring wahala — inside di family record.
2 1Na dis be di sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Di Papa Trace Im Line Through Judah
3Judah im sons: Er, Onan, Shelah—three wey Shua im Canaanite pikin-girl born for am. Er, di firstborn, na bad person for our Papa im eye, so E kill am. 4Tamar, Judah im pikin-in-law, born Perez and Zerah for am. Judah get five sons altogether.
5Di sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 6Di sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of dem altogether. 7Carmi im son: Achar, di one wey bring trouble give Israel, wey no keep faith over di things wey dem set apart. a a v7 Achar im name sound like di word for "trouble" — di writer name am for di wahala wey e bring on top Israel. 8Di son of Ethan: Azariah.
9Di sons wey born for Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10Ram born Amminadab, and Amminadab born Nahshon, oga for di people of Judah. 11Nahshon born Salma, and Salma born Boaz, 12Boaz born Obed, and Obed born Jesse. 13Jesse born Eliab im firstborn, Abinadab di second, Shimea di third, 14Nethanel di fourth, Raddai di fifth, 15Ozem di sixth, and David di seventh. 16Dia sisters na Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah im sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three. 17Abigail born Amasa, and di papa of Amasa na Jether di Ishmaelite.
18Caleb son of Hezron get pikin from im wife Azubah and from Jerioth; her sons na Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19Wen Azubah die, Caleb marry Ephrath, and she born Hur for am. 20Hur born Uri, and Uri born Bezalel.
21After dat, Hezron sleep with di pikin-girl of Machir di papa of Gilead, wey e marry wen e reach sixty year; she born Segub for am. 22Segub born Jair, wey hold twenty-three towns for di land of Gilead. 23But Geshur and Aram collect Havvoth-jair from dem, plus Kenath and im villages—sixty towns. All dis na sons of Machir, papa of Gilead. 24After Hezron die for Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron im wife, born Ashhur for am, di papa of Tekoa.
25Di sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron im firstborn: Ram im firstborn, den Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26Jerahmeel get anoda wife, wey im name na Atarah; she na di mama of Onam. 27Di sons of Ram, Jerahmeel im firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28Di sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. Di sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. 29Abishur im wife name na Abihail, and she born Ahban and Molid for am. 30Di sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled die without pikin. 31Di son of Appaim: Ishi. Di son of Ishi: Sheshan. Di pikin of Sheshan: Ahlai. 32Di sons of Jada, Shammai im broda: Jether and Jonathan. Jether die without pikin. 33Di sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. Na dis be di descendants of Jerahmeel. 34Now Sheshan no get sons, na only pikin-girls. E get one Egyptian servant wey im name na Jarha, 35and Sheshan give im pikin-girl make she marry Jarha im servant, and she born Attai for am. 36Attai born Nathan, and Nathan born Zabad, 37Zabad born Ephlal, and Ephlal born Obed, 38Obed born Jehu, and Jehu born Azariah, 39Azariah born Helez, and Helez born Eleasah, 40Eleasah born Sismai, and Sismai born Shallum, 41Shallum born Jekamiah, and Jekamiah born Elishama.
42Sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel im broda: Mesha im firstborn, papa of Ziph; and di sons of Mareshah di papa of Hebron. 43Di sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44Shema born Raham, di papa of Jorkeam, and Rekem born Shammai. 45Di son of Shammai na Maon, and Maon na di papa of Beth-zur. 46Ephah, Caleb im concubine, born Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran born Gazez. 47Di sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48Maacah, Caleb im concubine, born Sheber and Tirhanah. 49She born Shaaph, papa of Madmannah, and Sheva, papa of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb im pikin-girl na Achsah. 50Na dis be di descendants of Caleb. Di sons of Hur, di firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal di papa of Kiriath-jearim, 51Salma di papa of Bethlehem, and Hareph di papa of Beth-gader. 52Shobal di papa of Kiriath-jearim get oda sons: Haroeh, and half of di Menuhoth. 53Di clans of Kiriath-jearim: Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, Mishraites—from dem di Zorathites and Eshtaolites come. 54Di descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, di Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half of di Manahathites, and di Zorites. 55Di scribe clans wey dey live for Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Sucathites—Kenites wey come from Hammath, papa of di house of Rechab.
