1 Chronicles 4

4 ¹Di pikin-pikin of Judah be: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, an Shobal. ²Reaiah pikin Shobal born Jahath; Jahath born Ahumai an Lahad—na dem be di clan of di Zorathite people. ³Dis na di sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, an Idbash; an dem sister name na Hazzelelponi. ⁴Penuel born Gedor, an Ezer born Hushah. Dis na di sons of Hur, di firstborn of Ephrathah, wey be papa of Bethlehem. ⁵Ashhur di papa of Tekoa get two wife, Helah an Naarah. ⁶Naarah born Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, an Haahashtari. Dis na Naarah im sons. ⁷Di sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, an Ethnan. ⁸Koz born Anub an Zobebah, an di clan of Aharhel pikin Harum.

⁹Dem honour Jabez pass im brothers; im mama call im name Jabez, wey she talk sey, “Because I born am for inside pain.” ^a a v9 Di name Jabez sound like di word for “pain” — di very word wey im mama talk wen she born am.

¹⁰Jabez cry out to our Papa of Israel: “Ah, if only You go really bless me an make my land big! Make Your hand dey with me, an keep me from harm so dat I no go suffer any pain.” An our Papa gree do wetin im ask.

¹¹Chelub di brother of Shuhah born Mehir, wey be papa of Eshton. ¹²Eshton born Beth-rapha, Paseah, an Tehinnah di papa of Ir-nahash. Dis na di men of Recah. ¹³Di sons of Kenaz: Othniel an Seraiah; an di sons of Othniel: Hathath an Meonothai. ¹⁴Meonothai born Ophrah. Seraiah born Joab, papa of Ge-harashim, di Craftsmen Valley—im people na craftsmen. ¹⁵Di sons of Caleb pikin Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, an Naam; an di son of Elah: Kenaz. ¹⁶Di sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, an Asarel. ¹⁷Ezrah im sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, an Jalon. Mered im wife born Miriam, Shammai, an Ishbah, papa of Eshtemoa. ¹⁸Im Judean wife born Jered papa of Gedor, Heber papa of Soco, an Jekuthiel papa of Zanoah—dem na di sons of Bithiah, Pharaoh im pikin-woman, wey Mered marry. ¹⁹Di sons of Hodiah im wife, di sister of Naham, born Keilah di Garmite an Eshtemoa di Maacathite. ²⁰Di sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, an Tilon. Di sons of Ishi: Zoheth an Ben-zoheth. ²¹Di sons of Shelah pikin Judah: Er papa of Lecah, Laadah papa of Mareshah, an di clan of di linen-worker people of Beth-ashbea. ²²Jokim, di men of Cozeba, Joash, an Saraph, wey rule for Moab, den come back go Bethlehem—dis records na from long-long time ago. ²³Dis na di potters wey dey live for Netaim an Gederah, wey stay dia to work for di king.

Simeon Im Line: Dem Clan an Di Place Wey Dem Settle

²⁴Di sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, an Shaul; ²⁵Shallum im son, Mibsam im son, Mishma im son. ²⁶Di sons of Mishma: Hammuel im son, Zaccur im son, Shimei im son. ²⁷Shimei get sixteen sons an six daughters, but im brothers no get plenty pikin, an dem clan no ever grow reach as Judah own. ²⁸Dem live for Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, ²⁹Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, ³⁰Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, an Shaaraim. Dis na dem towns until David come be king. ³²Di villages wey surround dem na Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, an Ashan—five towns, ³³an all di villages wey dey round dis towns, reach as far as Baal. Dis na di place wey dem settle, an dem keep dem own family records. ³⁴Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah di son of Amaziah, ³⁵Joel, Jehu di son of Joshibiah, di son of Seraiah, di son of Asiel, ³⁶Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, ³⁷an Ziza di son of Shiphi, di son of Allon, di son of Jedaiah, di son of Shimri, di son of Shemaiah. ³⁸Dis men wey dem list by name na leaders for dem clan, an dem families grow well-well for number. ³⁹Dem waka go di entrance of Gedor, for di east side of di valley, dey find grass for dem animals to chop. ⁴⁰Dem find rich, good grass; di land wide, quiet, an peaceful, because na Ham people bin dey live dia before. ⁴¹Dis men, wey dem write dem name down, come for di time of Hezekiah king of Judah, attack di tents of di Ham people an di Meunites wey dem find dia, destroy dem finish reach today, an settle for dem place, because grass dey dia for dem animals to chop. ⁴²Some of di Simeon people—500, wey Ishi im sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, an Uzziel lead—go Mount Seir. ⁴³Dem kill di remnant of di Amalekite people wey still remain, an dem don dey live dia reach today.