Exodus 25

25 ¹Den our Papa talk to Moses, say:

²“Tell Israel people make dem gather offering for me. Collect my offering from everybody wey im heart dey move am. ³And na dis be di contribution wey una go collect from dem: gold, silver, and bronze, ⁴blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat hair, ⁵ram skin wey dem don tan, fine leather, and acacia wood, ⁶oil for di light, spices for di anointing oil and for di sweet-smell incense, ⁷onyx stones, and stones wey dem go set for inside di ephod and di breastpiece. ^a a v7 Di ephod na di sacred vest wey di high priest dey wear; di breastpiece na pouch wey dem dey wear on top am, wey dem set with twelve gemstones wey stand for Israel im twelve tribes. ⁸And make dem build sanctuary for me, so dat I fit live among dem. ^b b v8 Di whole sanctuary dey exist for one reason: so dat our Papa fit live among im pikin dem — di longing of im heart wey e later fulfill wen e come stay with us imself. ⁹Make di tabernacle and all im furnishings exactly as di pattern wey I show you.

Di Ark of Acacia Wood and Gold

¹⁰“Make dem build one ark with acacia wood: forty-five inches long, twenty-seven wide, and twenty-seven high. ¹¹Cover am with pure gold, inside and outside cover am, and make gold molding go round am. ¹²Cast four gold rings for am and put dem for im four feet: two rings for one side, two rings for di oda side. ¹³You go make poles with acacia wood and cover dem with gold. ¹⁴Put di poles inside di rings for di sides of di ark, so dat dem fit carry di ark with dem. ¹⁵Di poles go remain inside di rings of di ark; dem no go comot dem from am. ¹⁶And you go put inside di ark di testimony wey I go give you.

¹⁷“Make cover of atonement with pure gold—forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. ¹⁸Make two cherubim with gold wey dem hammer, for di two ends of di mercy seat. ¹⁹Make one cherub for one end and one cherub for di oda end, join am as one piece with di mercy seat, for im two ends. ²⁰Di cherubim go spread dia wings go up, dey cover di mercy seat with dia wings, dia faces dey look each oda, dey face di mercy seat. ²¹Put di mercy seat on top di ark, and inside di ark put di testimony wey I go give you. ²²I go meet you dia and talk with you on top di mercy seat, for between di two cherubim wey dey on top di ark of di testimony—everything wey I command for Israel people.

Di Table of di Presence

²³“Make table with acacia wood: three feet long, eighteen inches wide, twenty-seven inches high. ²⁴You go cover am with pure gold and make gold molding go round am. ²⁵Make rim go round am, three inches wide, and gold molding go round di rim. ²⁶Make four gold rings for am, and put dem for di four corners wey dey im four legs. ²⁷Di rings go dey near di rim, so dat dem fit hold di poles wey dem dey take carry di table. ²⁸Make di poles with acacia wood and cover dem with gold; na with dem dem go take carry di table. ²⁹Make im plates, incense pans, jars, and bowls for pouring drink offerings—all of dem with pure gold. ³⁰And you go set di bread of di Presence on top di table for my front all di time.

Di Lampstand Wey Dem Make with Gold

³¹“Make lampstand with pure gold, wey dem hammer—im base, shaft, cups, buds, and blossoms go be one piece with am. ³²Six branches go comot from im sides—three lampstand branches from one side, three lampstand branches from di oda side. ³³Three cups wey resemble almond, each one with bud and flower, for one branch, and three more, each one with bud and flower, for di oda—na so e go be for di six branches wey comot from di lampstand. ³⁴For di lampstand imself: four cups wey resemble almond-blossom, with dia buds and flowers, ³⁵and one bud wey be one piece with am go dey under each pair of di six branches wey comot from di lampstand. ³⁶Im buds and branches go be one piece with am, all of am na one piece of pure gold wey dem hammer. ³⁷Make seven lamps for am, and light dem make dem shine for im front. ³⁸Im tongs and dia trays go be pure gold. ³⁹Dem go make am, with all dis utensils, with about seventy-five pounds of pure gold. ⁴⁰Make sure say you make everything according to di pattern wey dem dey show you for di mountain.”