1 Chronicles 6

6 ¹Di sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ²Di sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ³Di pikin dem of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Di sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ⁴Eleazar born Phinehas, Phinehas born Abishua, ⁵Abishua born Bukki, Bukki born Uzzi, ⁶Uzzi born Zerahiah, Zerahiah born Meraioth, ⁷Meraioth born Amariah, Amariah born Ahitub, ⁸Ahitub born Zadok, Zadok born Ahimaaz, ⁹Ahimaaz born Azariah, Azariah born Johanan, ¹⁰Johanan born Azariah, wey serve as priest for di temple wey Solomon build for Jerusalem. ¹¹Azariah born Amariah, Amariah born Ahitub, ¹²Ahitub born Zadok, Zadok born Shallum, ¹³Shallum born Hilkiah, Hilkiah born Azariah, ¹⁴Azariah born Seraiah, and Seraiah born Jehozadak. ¹⁵Jehozadak waka go exile wen our Papa send Judah and Jerusalem comot troway through Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁶Di sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. ¹⁷Na dis be di names of di sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. ¹⁸Di sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ¹⁹Merari im sons: Mahli and Mushi. Na dis be di Levite clan dem by dia papa house. ²⁰For Gershom: Libni im son, Jahath im son, Zimmah im son, ²¹Joah im son, Iddo im son, Zerah im son, Jeatherai im son. ²²Di pikin dem of Kohath: Amminadab im son, Korah im son, Assir im son, ²³Elkanah im son, Ebiasaph im son, Assir im son, ²⁴Tahath im son, Uriel im son, Uzziah im son, and Shaul im son. ²⁵Di sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth, ²⁶Elkanah im son, Zophai im son, Nahath im son, ²⁷Eliab im son, Jeroham im son, Elkanah im son. ²⁸Di sons of Samuel: Joel di firstborn and Abijah di second. ²⁹Di sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni im son, Shimei im son, Uzzah im son, ³⁰Shimea im son, Haggiah im son, and Asaiah im son.

³¹Na dis be di men wey David put in charge of music for our Papa house afta di ark come res. ³²Dem serve wit song for front of di tabernacle, di tent of meeting, until Solomon build di house of our Papa for Jerusalem, and dem carry out dia service according to di order wey dem give dem. ³³Na dis be di ones wey serve, wit dia sons. From di Kohathite dem: Heman di singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel, ³⁴di son of Elkanah, di son of Jeroham, di son of Eliel, di son of Toah, ³⁵di son of Zuph, di son of Elkanah, di son of Mahath, di son of Amasai, ³⁶di son of Elkanah, di son of Joel, di son of Azariah, di son of Zephaniah, ³⁷di son of Tahath, di son of Assir, di son of Ebiasaph, di son of Korah, ³⁸di son of Izhar, di son of Kohath, di son of Levi, di son of Israel. ³⁹Im broda Asaph stand for Heman im right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, son of Shimea, ⁴⁰di son of Michael, di son of Baaseiah, di son of Malkijah, ⁴¹di son of Ethni, di son of Zerah, di son of Adaiah, ⁴²di son of Ethan, di son of Zimmah, di son of Shimei, ⁴³di son of Jahath, di son of Gershom, di son of Levi. ⁴⁴For di left, dia broda dem, sons of Merari: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluk, ⁴⁵di son of Hashabiah, di son of Amaziah, di son of Hilkiah, ⁴⁶di son of Amzi, di son of Bani, di son of Shemer, ⁴⁷di son of Mahli, di son of Mushi, di son of Merari, di son of Levi.

⁴⁸Dia fellow Levite dem, dem appoint dem for all di service of di tabernacle, di house of our Papa. ⁴⁹But Aaron and im sons dey offer for di altar of burnt offering and for di altar of incense, dey do all di work of di Most Holy Place and dey make atonement for Israel, according to everytin wey Moses di servant of our Papa don command.

⁵⁰Na dis be di sons of Aaron: Eleazar im son, Phinehas im son, Abishua im son, ⁵¹Bukki im son, Uzzi im son, Zerahiah im son, ⁵²Meraioth im son, Amariah im son, Ahitub im son, ⁵³Zadok im son, and Ahimaaz im son.

⁵⁴Na dis be di places wey dem dey stay and dia settlement dem inside dia territory: Aaron im pikin dem of di Kohathite clan collect di first lot, ⁵⁵and dem give dem Hebron for di land of Judah, wit di pasture land wey dey round am. ⁵⁶But dem give di field dem of di city and im villages to Caleb di son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷So dem give Aaron im pikin dem di cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah wit im pasture land, Jattir, Eshtemoa wit im pasture land, ⁵⁸Hilen wit im pasture land, Debir wit im pasture land, ⁵⁹Ashan wit im pasture land, and Beth-shemesh wit im pasture land. ⁶⁰From di tribe of Benjamin: Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each one wit pasture land—thirteen cities altogether, by clan.

⁶¹Di res of di Kohathite dem, dem share ten cities give dem from di clan dem of di half-tribe of Manasseh. ⁶²Di Gershomite dem, by clan, dem give dem thirteen cities from Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and di part of Manasseh for Bashan. ⁶³Di Merarite dem, clan by clan, dem share twelve cities give dem from di tribe dem of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. ⁶⁴So di Israelite dem give di Levite dem dis cities, togeda wit dia pasture land. ⁶⁵From di tribe dem of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin dem share di cities wey dem call name for up.

⁶⁶Some of di Kohathite clan dem, dem give dem cities from di tribe of Ephraim as dia territory. ⁶⁷Dem give dem di cities of refuge: Shechem wit pasture land for Ephraim hill country, and Gezer wit pasture land, ⁶⁸Jokmeam wit im pasture land, Beth-horon wit im pasture land, ⁶⁹Aijalon wit im pasture land, and Gath-rimmon wit im pasture land. ⁷⁰From di half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner wit im pasture land and Bileam wit im pasture land, for di Kohathite clan dem wey remain.

⁷¹Di Gershomite dem collect from di clan of di half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan for Bashan wit im pasture land, and Ashtaroth wit im pasture land, ⁷²from di tribe of Issachar, Kedesh wit im pasture land, Daberath wit im pasture land, ⁷³Ramoth wit im pasture land, and Anem wit im pasture land; ⁷⁴from di tribe of Asher, Mashal wit im pasture land, Abdon wit im pasture land, ⁷⁵Hukok wit im pasture land, and Rehob wit im pasture land; ⁷⁶from di tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh for Galilee wit pasture land, Hammon wit pasture land, Kiriathaim wit pasture land.

⁷⁷Di res of di Merarite dem collect, from Zebulun im tribe, Rimmono wit im pasture land and Tabor wit im pasture land, ⁷⁸and for di oda side of Jordan, for east of Jericho, from Reuben im tribe: Bezer for di wilderness wit im pasture land, Jahzah wit im pasture land, ⁷⁹Kedemoth wit im pasture land, and Mephaath wit im pasture land; ⁸⁰and from di tribe of Gad, Ramoth for Gilead wit im pasture land, Mahanaim wit im pasture land, ⁸¹Heshbon wit im pasture land, and Jazer wit im pasture land.