Exodus 18

18 ¹Jethro, wey be priest for Midian, Moses im papa-in-law, hear all wetin our Papa do for Moses an Israel im people, how e bring Israel comot from Egypt. ²Now Jethro, Moses im papa-in-law, don receive Zipporah, Moses im wife, back, afta Moses don send am go house, ³wit her two sons—dem call one Gershom, because Moses talk say, “I bin be stranger for land wey no be my own,” ⁴dem call di oda one Eliezer, because e talk say, “di God of my papa help me, an save me from Pharaoh im sword.” ^a a v4 Eliezer mean “my God na my help” — na di name wey Moses give im son as e take thank God for di way e save am from Pharaoh. ⁵Jethro, Moses im papa-in-law, come meet Moses wit im sons an im wife for where e camp for di wilderness, for our Papa im mountain. ⁶E send word give Moses say, “Na me, your papa-in-law Jethro, dey come meet you wit your wife an her two sons.”

⁷Moses comot go meet im papa-in-law, e bow down, an kiss am. Dem greet each oda, an ask each oda how e dey, den dem enter di tent. ⁸Moses tell im papa-in-law all wetin our Papa do to Pharaoh an Egypt because of Israel, all di suffer wey dem see for road, an how our Papa save dem. ⁹Jethro dey rejoice for all di good wey our Papa do for Israel, as e save dem from Egypt im hand. ¹⁰Jethro talk say, Make dem praise our Papa, wey save una from Egypt im hand an from Pharaoh im hand, wey save di people from under Egypt im hand. ¹¹Now I sabi say our Papa big pass all di gods, because e win dem for di very thing wey dem take dey do proud. ¹²Jethro, Moses im papa-in-law, bring burnt offering an sacrifice give our Papa; Aaron an all di elders of Israel come chop bread wit Moses im papa-in-law for front of our Papa.

¹³Di next day Moses siddon to judge di people, an dem stand around am from morning reach evening. ¹⁴As im papa-in-law see all wetin e dey do for di people, e talk say, “Wetin be dis wey you dey do for di people? Why you siddon alone, an everybody dey stand around you from morning reach evening?”

¹⁵Moses tell im papa-in-law say, “Na because di people dey come meet me to seek our Papa; ¹⁶wen dem get quarrel, dem dey come meet me; I dey judge between one person an im neighbor, an I dey explain our Papa im statutes an im laws.” ¹⁷Moses im papa-in-law talk give am say, “Wetin you dey do no good. ¹⁸You an dis people go tire finish—dis work too heavy for you; you no fit do am alone. ¹⁹Now listen to me: I go advise you—make our Papa dey wit you. You go stand for di people for im front an carry dem matter come give am. ²⁰Warn dem about di statutes an di laws, an show dem di way wey dem go waka an di work wey dem go do. ²¹From all di people, pick men wey get sense wey dey fear our Papa, men wey dey talk true an wey hate money wey dem take cheat person; put dem as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, an of tens. ²²Make dem dey judge di people all di time, an make dem bring every big matter come give you, but make dem settle every small matter demsef—so di load go light for you as dem dey carry am wit you. ²³If you do dis thing an our Papa command you so, you go fit endure, an all dis people go go dem place wit peace.”

²⁴So Moses listen to im papa-in-law an do all wetin e talk. ²⁵Moses pick men wey get sense from all Israel an make dem heads over di people—leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, an of tens. ²⁶Dem dey judge di people all di time, dem dey bring hard matter come give Moses but dem dey judge small matter demsef. ²⁷Den Moses send im papa-in-law comot for im way, an e go back go im own land.