1 Chronicles 26

26 ¹Di gatekeeper divisions: for di Korahite people, Meshelemiah pikin of Kore, wey come from Asaph im sons. ²Meshelemiah get sons: Zechariah na di firstborn, Jediael na di second, Zebadiah na di third, Jathniel na di fourth, ³Elam na di fifth, Jehohanan na di sixth, Eliehoenai na di seventh. ⁴Obed-edom too get sons: Shemaiah na di firstborn, Jehozabad na second, Joah na third, Sachar na fourth, Nethanel na fifth, ⁵Ammiel na di sixth, Issachar na di seventh, Peullethai na di eighth, because our Papa don bless am. ⁶Shemaiah im pikin too get sons wey dey rule dem papa house, because dem be men wey get plenty mind for battle. ⁷Di sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad, wey dem brothers Elihu and Semachiah too be men wey sabi work well. ⁸All dis ones dey among di sons of Obed-edom—dem, dem sons, and dem brothers, strong men wey sabi di work: sixty-two of Obed-edom. ⁹Meshelemiah get sons and brothers, men wey sabi work—eighteen altogether. ¹⁰Hosah, wey come from Merari im sons, get sons: Shimri na di chief—even as e no be di firstborn, im papa make am chief. ¹¹Hilkiah na second, Tebaliah na third, Zechariah na fourth; Hosah im sons and brothers na thirteen altogether.

¹²Dis gatekeeper divisions, wey dem give work by dem chief men, dey serve like dem brothers for our Papa house. ¹³Dem cast lots, di small ones and di big ones, by dem families, for each gate. ¹⁴Di east lot fall to Shelemiah. For im pikin Zechariah, wey be counselor wey get sense, dem cast lots, and im own lot come out north. ¹⁵Di south fall to Obed-edom, and di storehouse fall to im sons. ¹⁶Di west fall to Shuppim and Hosah, wit Shallecheth Gate for di road wey dey climb up, watch dey face watch. ¹⁷Six Levite men stand for east, four every day for north, four every day for south, and dem stand two-two for di storehouse. ¹⁸For di pavilion wey dey west: four for di road and two for di pavilion. ¹⁹Dis na di divisions of di gatekeepers among di Korahite people and di Merarite people.

our Papa Treasurers, Officers, and Judges

²⁰Ahijah di Levite dey watch over di treasuries of our Papa house and di treasuries of di gifts wey dem set apart. ²¹Di sons of Ladan, di Gershonite people wey belong to Ladan, di family leaders of Ladan di Gershonite: Jehieli. ²²Jehieli im sons, Zetham and Joel im brother, dey watch over di storerooms of our Papa house. ²³For di Amramite people, di Izharite people, di Hebronite people, and di Uzzielite people: ²⁴Shebuel pikin of Gershom, wey be pikin of Moses, na di chief officer wey dey over di treasuries. ²⁵Im relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah im pikin, Jeshaiah im pikin, Joram im pikin, Zichri im pikin, Shelomith im pikin. ²⁶Shelomith and im brothers dey watch over all di treasuries of gifts wey King David set apart, wit di family heads, di commanders of thousands and hundreds, and di army commanders. ²⁷From di things wey dem win for battle dem set apart gifts to take keep di house of our Papa. ²⁸Everything wey Samuel di seer, Saul pikin of Kish, Abner pikin of Ner, and Joab pikin of Zeruiah set apart—every thing wey dem set apart—Shelomith and im brothers dey watch over am.

²⁹For di Izharite people, Chenaniah and im sons dey manage Israel im outside matters as officers and judges. ³⁰For di Hebronite people, Hashabiah and im relatives—1,700 men wey sabi work—dey watch over Israel for di west side of Jordan, for all our Papa work and di king im service. ³¹Among di Hebronite people, Jerijah na di chief, by dem family records. For David im fortieth year, dem search find men wey sabi work among dem for Jazer wey dey Gilead. ³²Jerijah im relatives na 2,700 men wey sabi work, family heads. King David put dem over di Reubenite people, di Gadite people, and di half-tribe of Manasseh, for every matter of our Papa and di king.