Di Papa Im People Come Back Home
Di list of di exile dem wey dey return, family by family and town by town, priests, Levites, singers and temple servants, 42,360 altogether. Some no fit prove dia line, so dem hold dem back from priest food. When dem reach di house of our Papa wey don scatter, di leaders give freely to rebuild am.
2 1Na dis na di people of di province wey come up from di captivity—di ones wey Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon carry go Babylon. Dem come back go Jerusalem and Judah, everybody to im own town. 2Dem come with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah—di count of Israel im men:
3Di sons of Parosh, 2,172; 4di sons of Shephatiah, 372; 5di sons of Arah, 775; 6di sons of Pahath-moab, wey be di sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812; 7di sons of Elam, 1,254; 8di sons of Zattu, 945; 9di sons of Zaccai, 760; 10di sons of Bani, 642; 11di sons of Bebai, 623; 12di sons of Azgad, 1,222; 13di sons of Adonikam, 666; 14di sons of Bigvai, 2,056; 15di sons of Adin, 454; 16di sons of Ater, wey be of Hezekiah, 98; 17di sons of Bezai, 323; 18di sons of Jorah, 112; 19di sons of Hashum, 223; 20di sons of Gibbar, 95; 21di men of Bethlehem, 123; 22di men of Netophah, 56; 23di men of Anathoth, 128; 24di men of Azmaveth, 42; 25di men of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; 26di men of Ramah and Geba, 621; 27di men of Michmas, 122; 28di men of Bethel and Ai, 223; 29di men of Nebo, 52; 30di men of Magbish, 156; 31di sons of di oda Elam, 1,254; 32di sons of Harim, 320; 33di men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; 34di men of Jericho, 345; 35di men of Senaah, 3,630.
36Di priests: di sons of Jedaiah, of di house of Jeshua, 973; 37di sons of Immer, 1,052; 38di sons of Pashhur, 1,247; 39di sons of Harim, 1,017.
40Di Levites: di sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of di sons of Hodaviah, 74. 41Di singers: di sons of Asaph, 128. 42Di gatekeepers: di pikin dem of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai—139 altogether.
43Di temple servants: di sons of Ziha, di sons of Hasupha, di sons of Tabbaoth, 44di sons of Keros, di sons of Siaha, di sons of Padon, 45di sons of Lebanah, di sons of Hagabah, di sons of Akkub, 46di sons of Hagab, di sons of Shamlai, di sons of Hanan, 47di sons of Giddel, di sons of Gahar, di sons of Reaiah, 48di sons of Rezin, di sons of Nekoda, di sons of Gazzam, 49di sons of Uzza, di sons of Paseah, di sons of Besai, 50di sons of Asnah, di sons of Meunim, di sons of Nephisim, 51di sons of Bakbuk, di sons of Hakupha, di sons of Harhur, 52di sons of Bazluth, di sons of Mehida, di sons of Harsha, 53di sons of Barkos, di sons of Sisera, di sons of Temah, 54di sons of Neziah, and di sons of Hatipha.
55Di sons of Solomon im servants: di sons of Sotai, di sons of Hassophereth, di sons of Peruda, 56di sons of Jaalah, di sons of Darkon, di sons of Giddel, 57di sons of Shephatiah, di sons of Hattil, di sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and di sons of Ami. 58All di temple servants and di sons of Solomon im servants na 392.
59Di ones wey follow come up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but dem no fit prove sey dem or dia family na Israel people: 60di sons of Delaiah, di sons of Tobiah, and di sons of Nekoda, 652. 61From di priests im sons: di sons of Habaiah, di sons of Hakkoz, and di sons of Barzillai, wey marry one daughter of Barzillai di Gileadite and take dat family im name. 62Dem search di genealogy records for dia names, but no find any, so dem comot dem from di priesthood as people wey no clean. 63Di governor tell dem sey make dem no chop di most holy food until one priest go stand with di Urim and Thummim. a a v63 Di Urim and Thummim na sacred things wey di high priest dey carry, wey dem dey use to look for God im guidance for official decisions.
64Di whole assembly together na 42,360, 65apart from dia male and female servants, wey be 7,337; and dem get 200 male and female singers. 66Dia horses na 736, dia mules 245, 67dia camels 435, and dia donkeys 6,720.
68Wen dem reach di house of our Papa for Jerusalem, some of di family heads give offerings wey dem give with dia own mind for di house of our Papa, so dem go build am again for im place. 69As dem fit, dem give di work im treasury 61,000 gold coins, about 6,250 pounds of silver, and one hundred priests im cloth.
70Di priests, di Levites, some of di people, di singers, di gatekeepers, and di temple servants settle for dia towns—all Israel for dia towns.
