David Comot Go Bring di Ark
As dem dey bring di ark come house for new cart, Uzzah hold am make e no fall, and e die; David vex, den e fear, and e leave am three months with Obed-edom, and God bless im house. E go carry am again with sacrifices, dey dance for our Papa front inside linen ephod, while Michal dey look am with contempt.
6 1David gather all di chosen men of Israel again, 30,000 of dem. 2David comot with all im people from Baale-juda go bring up from dia di ark of our Papa, wey dem dey call by di Name, di name of di Papa of di army for heaven wey dey sidon for di cherubim. 3Dem put di ark of our Papa for one new cart come carry am comot from Abinadab house wey dey for di hill; Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab pikin dem, na dem drive di new cart, 4with di ark of our Papa, and Ahio waka for front of di ark.
5David and all di house of Israel dey celebrate for front of our Papa with all dia power—song, lyre, harp, tambourine, castanet, and cymbal.
6As dem reach Nacon threshing floor, Uzzah stretch im hand hold our Papa im ark, because di cattle don almost fall. 7Di vex of our Papa burn against Uzzah; e strike am for dia because e no show respect, and e die dia for side di ark of our Papa. a a v7 Our Papa don give careful instruction on how dem go carry di ark; dis wahala show di weight of im holy presence among im people, no be sey na Papa wey dey rush to strike im pikin dem. 8David vex because our Papa burst out against Uzzah; dem still dey call di place Perez-uzzah till today. b b v8 Perez-uzzah mean "di outburst against Uzzah" — dem name di place for wetin happen dia. 9David fear our Papa dat day come talk sey, "How di ark of our Papa go take come reach me?" 10David no gree bring di ark of our Papa enter di City of David, instead e carry am go Obed-edom di Gittite house. 11Di ark of our Papa stay three months for Obed-edom di Gittite house, and our Papa bless Obed-edom and im whole household.
12Dem tell King David sey, "Our Papa don bless Obed-edom household and everything wey e get because of di ark." So David go bring di ark of our Papa comot from Obed-edom house go di city of David with plenty joy.
13As di people wey dey carry our Papa im ark don waka six step, David sacrifice one ox and one calf wey dem don fatten. 14Den David dance for front of our Papa with all im power, wey e wear linen ephod. c c v14 Linen ephod na simple priest cloth — e good for worship, but no be di fine royal robe wey people dey expect king to wear. 15David and all di house of Israel bring up di ark of our Papa with plenty shout and di sound of ram horn.
How Michal Despise David
16As di ark of our Papa dey enter di city of David, Michal, Saul pikin, look down from di window come see King David dey jump and dance for front of our Papa—and she despise am for her heart. 17Dem bring di ark of our Papa come inside, put am for im place inside di tent wey David don pitch for am, and David offer burnt offering and peace offering for front of our Papa. 18As David finish to offer di burnt offering and peace offering, e bless di people for di name of di Papa of di army for heaven. 19E give all di people—di whole crowd of Israel, man and woman—to each one, one loaf of bread, one date cake, and one raisin cake. Den everybody go, each person go im own house.
20As David come back to bless im own household, Michal di pikin of Saul comot come meet am come talk sey, "See as di king of Israel don honour imsef today, wey e uncover imsef for di eye of di household servant girls, just like how any useless man go take shameless uncover imsef!"
21David tell Michal, "Na for front of our Papa, wey choose me pass your papa and all im house, to make me ruler over our Papa im people, over Israel. So I go celebrate for im front. 22I go humble mysef even pass dis, small for my own eye; but with di maidservant dem wey you talk about, na with dem I go get honour."
23And Michal di pikin of Saul no born pikin until di day wey she die.
