Exodus 28

28 ¹“Bring your broda Aaron come near you, wit im pikin dem, from di Israel people, make dem serve me as priest: Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar. Na dis ones be di pikin dem of Aaron. ²Make holy cloth for Aaron your broda, for glory and for fine-fine beauty. ³Talk to everybody wey get skill for hand, wey I don fill wit spirit of wisdom, make dem sew Aaron im cloth to set am apart, make e serve me as priest. ⁴Na dis cloth dem go make: one breastpiece, one ephod, one robe, one woven tunic, one turban, and one sash. Dem go make dis holy cloth for your broda Aaron and im pikin dem, so dat dem fit serve me as priest. ⁵Dem go use gold, and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

Di Ephod

⁶“Make di ephod wit gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen wey dem twist well-well, di work of person wey sabi handwork. ⁷E go get two shoulder piece, wey dem join for im two edge, join together. ⁸Di waistband wey dey on top am must match am: gold, blue, purple, scarlet yarn, and linen wey dem twist well-well, worked as one piece. ⁹Take two onyx stone and carve for on top dem di name of di pikin dem of Israel. ¹⁰Six name for one stone, di oda six for di second stone, follow how dem take born dem. ¹¹As person wey dey carve stone dey carve seal, na so you go carve di two stone wit di name of Israel im pikin dem, den you go set dem inside gold filigree. ¹²Put di two stone for di shoulder piece of di ephod as memorial stone for Israel im pikin dem; Aaron go carry dia name for my front for im two shoulder as memorial. ¹³Make setting of gold filigree, ¹⁴and two chain of pure gold, wey dem twist like cord; and join di twisted chain to di setting.

Di Breastpiece

¹⁵“Make one breastpiece of judgment: skill work, make am like how dem make di ephod—gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and linen wey dem twist well-well. ¹⁶E go be square and dem go fold am double, e go long reach nine inch and wide reach nine inch. ¹⁷Set inside am four row of stone. Di first row go be carnelian, topaz, and beryl; ¹⁸di second row turquoise, lapis lazuli, and emerald; ¹⁹di third row jacinth, agate, and amethyst; ²⁰and di fourth row beryl, onyx, and jasper. Dem go set dem inside gold filigree. ²¹Twelve stone, one for evri name of Israel im pikin dem—dem go carve each one like seal wit im own name, for di twelve tribe. ²²For di breastpiece make chain of pure gold, wey dem twist like cord. ²³Make two gold ring for di breastpiece, and fasten di two ring for im two edge. ²⁴Den fasten di two gold cord to di two ring wey dey for di edge of di breastpiece. ²⁵Fasten di oda two end of di cord to di two filigree setting, join dem to di shoulder piece of di ephod for front. ²⁶Make two gold ring; put dem for di two end of di breastpiece, for im inside edge wey dey near di ephod. ²⁷Make two more gold ring and fix dem to di two shoulder piece of di ephod, low for front, near im seam, on top im woven band. ²⁸Dem go tie di breastpiece by im ring to di ring of di ephod wit blue cord, so dat e go rest on di woven band of di ephod and no go comot from am. ²⁹Aaron go carry di name of Israel im pikin dem on top im heart for di breastpiece of judgment wen e enter di Holy Place, as a reminder wey no go stop for my front. ³⁰Put di Urim and Thummim inside di breastpiece of judgment, so dat dem go dey on top Aaron im heart wen e come my front. Aaron go always carry di judgment of Israel im pikin dem on top im heart for my front. ^a a v30 Di Urim and Thummim na sacred things wey di high priest dey carry inside di breastpiece to sabi wetin our Papa decide for im people.

Di Robe and Di Gold Plate

³¹“Make di robe of di ephod, make am all wit blue. ³²Make one opening for di head for im center, wit woven rim round am like di collar of tunic, so dat e no go tear. ³³Make pomegranate wit blue, purple, and scarlet yarn round im hem, wit gold bell between dem. ³⁴Gold bell and pomegranate, gold bell and pomegranate, all round di hem of di robe. ³⁵Aaron must wear am wen e dey serve. Dem go hear im sound wen e dey enter and comot di Holy Place for my front, so dat e no go die.

³⁶“Make one pure gold plate; carve for on top am like how dem dey carve seal: ‘Holy to di Papa.’ ³⁷Fasten am to di turban wit blue cord, for di front of di turban. ³⁸E go dey on top Aaron im forehead; e go carry di guilt of di holy things wey di Israel people set apart as dia holy gift. E go stay for im forehead all di time, so dat dem go accept dem for my front. ³⁹Weave di fine linen tunic, make di fine linen turban, and make di sash, di work of person wey sabi embroidery. ⁴⁰For Aaron im pikin dem make tunic, sash, and cap, for glory and for fine-fine beauty. ⁴¹Dress Aaron your broda and im pikin dem wey dey wit am, anoint dem, ordain dem, set dem apart, so dat dem fit serve me as priest. ⁴²Make linen underwear for dem to cover dia bare body, e go reach from dia hips go dia thigh. ⁴³Aaron and im pikin dem must wear dem wenever dem enter di tent of meeting or come near di altar to serve for di Holy Place, so dat dem no go carry guilt and die. Dis na law wey go last for am and for im pikin-pikin wey go come afta am.”