1 Chronicles 9

9 ¹Dem write all Israel for genealogy, record am for di Book of di Kings of Israel. And dem carry Judah go exile for Babylon becos dem no dey faithful. ²Di first people wey come settle back for dem own property for dem cities na Israel, di priests, di Levites, and di people wey dey serve for di temple. ³And for Jerusalem some of di people of Judah, of Benjamin, and of Ephraim and Manasseh come dey live: ⁴Uthai pikin of Ammihud pikin of Omri pikin of Imri pikin of Bani, from di sons of Perez pikin of Judah. ⁵And from di Shilonites: Asaiah di firstborn, and im sons. ⁶From Zerah sons: Jeuel and dem relatives, 690. ⁷And from Benjamin sons: Sallu pikin of Meshullam, pikin of Hodaviah, pikin of Hassenuah, ⁸Ibneiah pikin of Jeroham; Elah pikin of Uzzi pikin of Michri; Meshullam pikin of Shephatiah pikin of Reuel pikin of Ibnijah, ⁹and dem relatives, wey dem list by family line, 956. All dis ones na heads of dem ancestral families.

¹⁰And from di priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, ¹¹and Azariah pikin of Hilkiah, pikin of Meshullam, pikin of Zadok, pikin of Meraioth, pikin of Ahitub, di chief officer of our Papa house. ¹²Adaiah pikin of Jeroham, of Pashhur, of Malchijah; and Maasai pikin of Adiel, of Jahzerah, of Meshullam, of Meshillemith, of Immer; ¹³and dem relatives—heads of dem families—1,760, strong men wey fit serve for di house of our Papa.

¹⁴From di Levites: Shemaiah pikin of Hasshub, pikin of Azrikam, pikin of Hashabiah, from di sons of Merari, ¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah pikin of Mica, pikin of Zichri, pikin of Asaph; ¹⁶and Obadiah pikin of Shemaiah, pikin of Galal, pikin of Jeduthun, and Berechiah pikin of Asa, pikin of Elkanah, wey dey live for di villages of di Netophathites.

¹⁷Di gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and dem relatives; Shallum na di chief. ¹⁸Reach today dem still dey stand for di King Gate, for di east side. Na dis ones be di gatekeepers of di Levite camps. ¹⁹Shallum pikin of Kore, of Ebiasaph, of Korah, and im relatives from im father house, di Korahites, dey oversee di work of service, dey guard di doorways of di tent; dem fathers bin dey oversee di camp of our Papa, dey guard di entrance. ²⁰Phinehas pikin of Eleazar na di leader over dem for before; our Papa dey with am. ²¹Zechariah di pikin of Meshelemiah na gatekeeper for di entrance of di tent of meeting. ²²All of dem, wey dem choose as gatekeepers of di gates, come reach 212, wey dem write for genealogy for dem villages. David and Samuel di seer bin appoint dem for dis office wey dem fit trust. ²³Dem and dem sons dey guard di gates of di house of our Papa, di house of di tent, as guards. ²⁴Di gatekeepers dey stand for di four sides: east, west, north, and south. ²⁵Dem relatives for dem villages suppose come every seven days, from time to time, to dey with dem. ²⁶Di four chief gatekeepers, wey be Levites, na dem dem trust with di chambers and di treasuries of di house of our Papa. ²⁷Dem dey sleep for night round about our Papa house, becos na dem get di guard duty, and na dem dey open am, every morning.

²⁸Some of dem dey take charge of di service vessels, dey count dem as dem dey bring dem in and carry dem out. ²⁹Others dey take charge of di furnishings, di sacred utensils, di fine flour, di wine, di oil, di incense, and di spices. ³⁰And some of di priests sons dey mix di spices. ³¹Mattithiah, one of di Levites, di firstborn of Shallum di Korahite, na im dey take charge of baking di flat cakes. ³²Some of dem Kohathite relatives get di responsibility to prepare di rows of bread every Sabbath. ^a a v32 Bread of di rows: twelve sacred loaves wey dem arrange for two rows on di sanctuary table and dem dey change am every Sabbath.

³³Dis singers, heads of Levite families, dey stay for di temple chambers, dem no dey do any oda duty—dem dey on duty day and night. ³⁴Na dis ones be di heads of Levite families, leaders wey dem list by family line; and dem dey live for Jerusalem.

Saul Family Line: Tracing Am Back to Gibeon

³⁵For Gibeon Jeiel di father of Gibeon dey live, and im wife name na Maacah, ³⁶and im firstborn son na Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, ³⁷Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ³⁸Mikloth born Shimeam; dem too dey live with dem relatives for Jerusalem, opposite dem relatives. ³⁹And Ner born Kish, Kish born Saul, and Saul born Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. ⁴⁰And di son of Jonathan na Merib-baal, and Merib-baal born Micah. ⁴¹Di sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz. ⁴²And Ahaz born Jarah, and Jarah born Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri born Moza. ⁴³And Moza born Binea, and Rephaiah na im son, Eleasah im son, and Azel im son. ⁴⁴Azel get six sons, wey dem name Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan—na dis ones be Azel sons.