2 Chronicles 2

2 ¹Solomon make up im mind to build one house for our Papa name, and one royal palace for imsef. ²Solomon give work to 70,000 carriers, 80,000 pipo wey dey cut stone for di mountains, and 3,600 pipo wey dey oversee dem.

³Solomon send message go give Huram king of Tyre: "Do for me di same way wey you do for my papa David, wey you send am cedar wood to build im house wey e go live inside. ⁴See, I dey build one house for di name of my Papa, to set am apart give am—to burn incense wey dey smell sweet for im front, put di bread of di Presence for table all di time, offer burnt offering for morning and evening, for sabbath days, new moons, and di feast wey our Papa appoint. Israel must do dis thing forever. ^a a v4 Bread of di Presence: ceremonial bread wey dem dey keep for permanent display for God front for inside di inner holy place.

⁵Di house wey I dey build go big well well, because our Papa big pass all gods. ⁶But who fit build house for am, wen heaven and di highest heavens no fit hold am? And who be me wey go build am one, except say I go burn sacrifice for im front?

⁷So now, send me one skilled workman wey sabi work gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue yarn, and wey sabi engrave, to work with my skilled workers for Judah and Jerusalem, wey my papa David provide.

⁸Send me cedar, cypress, and red sandalwood from Lebanon too, because I know say your servants sabi cut Lebanon wood well well; my servants go join your own. ⁹Prepare plenty wood give me, because di house wey I dey build go big and go fine well well. ¹⁰For your servants wey dey cut di wood, I go give about 125,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 125,000 of barley, 115,000 gallons of wine, and 115,000 of oil."

¹¹Huram king of Tyre write give Solomon: "Because Oga love im pipo, na im e make you dia king." ¹²Huram talk say: "Make dem bless Oga, di God of Israel, wey make heaven and earth! E give King David one pikin wey get wisdom, wey sabi and get understanding, to build one house for Oga and one royal palace for imsef.

¹³Now I dey send you one skilled workman wey sabi well well, wey get understanding, im name na Huram-abi, ¹⁴im mama na one woman among di daughters of Dan, im papa na man of Tyre—e sabi work gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. E fit do any engraving and carry out any design wey dem give am, wey e go work with your workmen and di own of my oga David, your papa.

¹⁵So make my oga send give im servants di wheat, barley, oil, and wine wey e promise, ¹⁶and we go cut all di wood wey you need from Lebanon, float am come you as raft for sea reach Joppa, and you fit haul am go up reach Jerusalem."

¹⁷Solomon count all di foreigners wey dey live for di land of Israel, di same way wey im papa David do; dem number reach 153,600. ¹⁸E give work to 70,000 as carriers, 80,000 as pipo wey dey cut stone for di mountains, and 3,600 as pipo wey dey oversee to make di pipo dey work.