Israel Tear Down Every Idol
Di festival end with people going out to scatter di pillars and high places. Then tithes begin come in so plenty say dem pile up like heap, dem must build storerooms, and dem arrange sharing by name so priests and Levites fit give demself to their Papa law.
31 1When dis one finish, all di Israel wey dey dia comot go di towns of Judah, dem break di sacred pillars, cut down di Asherah poles, and tear down di high places and altars for everywhere for Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, dem destroy dem finish. Den all Israel go back to dia towns, each person to im own property.
2Hezekiah put di priests and Levites for dia divisions, each one according to im work, priests and Levites di same, for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to serve, give tank you, and praise for di gates of our Papa camps.
3Di king give from im own wealth for di burnt offerings—morning and evening burnt offerings, and dose for Sabbaths, new moons, and di feasts wey dem set—as dem write am for our Papa law. 4E tell di people wey dey stay Jerusalem make dem give di priests' and Levites' portion, so dat dem fit give demsef fully to our Papa law. 5As di order just spread, di Israelites give plenty firstfruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and all di produce of di field, and dem bring in di tenth of everything plenty-plenty. 6Di Israelites and di Judah people wey dey stay for di towns of Judah bring di tenth of cattle and sheep too, and di tenth of di tins wey dem dedicate to our Papa, dem gada dem for heaps.
7Dem start to gada di heaps for di third month, and dem finish for di seventh. a a v7 Di third month dey fall for late May–June; di seventh month for September–October — about four months of giving. 8Hezekiah and di officials come, dem see di heaps, and dem bless our Papa and im people Israel. 9Hezekiah ask di priests and Levites about di heaps. 10Azariah di chief priest, from Zadok house, answer am sey, “Since di time wey people start to bring contributions enter our Papa house, we don chop well and plenty still remain, because our Papa bless im people, and e leave dis big surplus.”
11Den Hezekiah order dem make dem prepare storerooms for di house of our Papa, and dem prepare dem. 12Dem bring in di contributions, di tenth, and di dedicated gifts faithfully. Conaniah di Levite lead dem; Shimei im brother na di second. 13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah dey oversee, under Conaniah and im brother Shimei, wey King Hezekiah and Azariah, di chief officer of our Papa house, appoint. 14Kore pikin of Imnah, di Levite gatekeeper for di east side, dey oversee di offerings wey people give wit willing heart to our Papa, e dey share di contributions of our Papa and di most holy gifts. 15Under am, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah serve faithfully for di towns of di priests, dem dey share to dia fellow priests according to dia divisions, di big and di small di same, 16apart from di ones wey dem register by genealogy, males from three years and up—all wey dey enter di house of our Papa for dia daily duty—for dia service according to office and division. 17Dem register di priests by dia clans; and di Levites from twenty years and up, by dia duty and division. 18Dem register dem wit all dia small pikin, wives, sons, and daughters—di whole community—because dem dedicate demsef faithfully for holiness. 19For Aaron priestly descendants wey dey stay for di pasture-fields around dia towns, dem name men for each and every town to give share to every male priest and to all di Levites wey dem list by genealogy.
20Hezekiah do dis one for all Judah. E do wetin good, wetin correct, and wetin faithful before our Papa. 21For everything wey e start—serving di house of our Papa, keeping di law and di command, seeking our Papa—e give am im whole heart, and e prosper.
