Now You Go See
After di failure, our Papa repeat who e be: di fathers know am as El Shaddai, but now e show imself by name as Papa. Seven promises follow — bring una out, rescue una, redeem una, take una as my children. But di people, wey hard slavery don crush, no gree listen, and Moses still dey complain.
6 1Then our Papa tell Moses, “Now you go see wetin I go do Pharaoh: with strong hand e go send dem comot; with strong hand e go drive dem comot from im land.”
2Our Papa talk to Moses and tell am, “Na I be your Papa. 3I show myself to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El Shaddai—our Papa wey get all power—but dem no know me by my name, Papa. a a v3 Di ol papa dem pray dis name (Genesis 15:2) — but to know am na to live am, and dat one dey start now (6:7). Plenty English Bible dey print am as “Oga.” 4I also confirm my Covenant with dem, to give dem Canaan, di land wey dem bin live as strangers. 5I don also hear di groaning of di Israelite people, wey di Egypt people dey use as slave, and I remember my Covenant. 6Tell Israel im pikins: Na I be your Papa. I go bring you comot from under Egypt heavy load, rescue you from dem slavery, and redeem you with arm wey I stretch out and great judgment. 7I go take you as my pikins, be your Papa. You go know say na I be your Papa, wey dey free you from under Egypt heavy load. 8I go bring you go di land wey I swear, with my hand raise up, to give Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I go give am to you as your own property. Na I be your Papa.”
9Moses tell di Israelite people dis one, but dem no gree hear Moses because dem spirit don break and dem slavery hard well well.
10Then our Papa tell Moses say,
11“Go, tell Pharaoh di king of Egypt make e let di Israelite people comot from im land.”
12But Moses talk for our Papa front say, “If di Israelite people no gree hear me, why Pharaoh go hear? My mouth no dey sweet for talk.” 13Now our Papa talk to Moses and Aaron, give dem order concerning di Israelite people and Pharaoh di king of Egypt, to bring di Israelite people comot from Egypt.
Levi Family Line: Moses and Aaron
14Di head of dem papa house dem: Reuben im pikins, Israel first pikin—Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi. Na dese be Reuben clan dem. 15Simeon im pikins: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul wey be pikin of one Canaan woman—Simeon clan dem. 16Di pikins of Levi by dem generation: Gershon, Kohath, Merari. Levi live for 137 years. 17Di pikins of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by dem clan. 18Di pikins of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath live for 133 years. 19Di pikins of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Na dese be di clan of Levi according to dem generation. 20Amram marry im papa sister Jochebed; she born Aaron and Moses for am. E live for 137 years. 21Di pikins of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22Di pikins of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23Aaron marry Elisheba wey be pikin of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon; she born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar for am. 24Di pikins of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Na dese be di clan of di Korah people. 25Eleazar, Aaron im pikin, marry one of Putiel im pikin-girl dem; she born Phinehas for am. Na dese be di head of Levite house dem, by clan.
26Na dis Aaron and Moses be di ones wey our Papa tell say, “Bring Israel comot from Egypt by dem group.”
27Na dese be di ones wey talk to Pharaoh di king of Egypt to bring di Israelite people comot from Egypt: Moses and Aaron.
28Now for di day wey our Papa talk to Moses for di land of Egypt,
29our Papa tell am say, “Na I be your Papa. Tell Pharaoh di king of Egypt everything wey I tell you.”
30But Moses talk for our Papa front say, “Since my mouth no dey sweet for talk, how Pharaoh go take hear me?”
