Deuteronomy 14

14 ¹Una be pikin of una Papa—make una no cut una body or shave una forehead bald because of dead person. ^a a v1 Na Israel dem dey talk to direct-direct as our Papa im own pikin dem — na dat family bond be di foundation wey di whole law stand on. ²Because una be holy people, wey belong to una Papa—una Papa choose una make una be im special treasure comot for all di people wey dey for di face of di earth.

³Make una no chop anytin wey dirty wella. ⁴Na dis animals una fit chop: cow, sheep, and goat, ⁵deer, gazelle, roe deer, bush goat, ibex, antelope, and mountain sheep. ⁶Una fit chop any animal wey im hoof divide finish and wey dey chew di cud. ⁷But among dem wey dey chew di cud or wey im hoof divide, una no fit chop camel, rabbit, or rock badger—dem dey chew di cud but dem hoof no divide; dem dirty for una. ⁸Pig get hoof wey divide but e no dey chew di cud, so e dirty for una. Make una no chop dem meat or touch dem dead body. ⁹For all wey dey live inside water, una fit chop anytin wey get fins and scales. ¹⁰But anytin wey no get fins and scales, una no fit chop am—e dirty for una. ¹¹Una fit chop any clean bird. ¹²But na dis ones una no go chop: eagle, vulture, di black vulture, ¹³kite, falcon, buzzard of any kind, ¹⁴every raven of any kind, ¹⁵ostrich, nighthawk, seagull, hawk of any kind, ¹⁶di small owl, di big owl, di white owl, ¹⁷di desert owl, di scavenger bird, di cormorant, ¹⁸stork, heron of any kind, hoopoe, and bat. ¹⁹All insect wey get wing dirty for una; make una no chop dem. ²⁰But any clean tin wey get wing, una fit chop.

²¹Make una no chop anytin wey die by imsef. Una fit give am to di stranger wey dey una towns make e chop, or sell am to foreigner—una be holy people to una Papa. Make una no boil young goat inside im mama milk.

Bring Your Tithe Come Before your Papa

²²Bring di tenth part of everytin wey your farm produce every year, make you no fail. ²³Chop am before your Papa, for di place wey e go choose make im name dey live: di tenth part of your grain, new wine, and oil, and di firstborn of your cattle and sheep—so dat you go learn to dey fear your Papa always. ²⁴But if di journey too long for you to carry di tenth part—since di place wey your Papa choose for im name too far from you—wen your Papa don bless you, ²⁵turn am to money, carry am with you, and go di place wey your Papa go choose. ²⁶Use di money buy anytin wey your belle dey crave—cow, sheep, wine, or strong drink, anytin wey you want—chop am dere before your Papa, dey rejoice, you and your household. ²⁷Make you no abandon di Levite wey dey your towns, since e no get portion or inheritance with you. ²⁸For di end of every three years, bring out di full tenth part of dat year produce and store am for your towns. ²⁹Di Levite—since e no get portion or inheritance with you—and di foreigner, di orphan, and di widow wey dey your towns go come, chop, and belleful, so dat your Papa go bless you for all di work of your hands.