Joshua 18

18 ¹Den di whole Israel community gada for Shiloh come put di tent of meeting for dia, bicos dem don conquer di land finish. ²Seven tribe still remain among di children of Israel wey neva collect dia inheritance. ³Den Joshua ask di Israel people, “How long una go still waka slow before una go enta go possess di land wey our Papa, di God of una fathers, don give una? ⁴Bring three men from each tribe; I go send dem make dem waka go through di land, write am down for dia inheritance, come back to me. ⁵Dem go divide am into seven part: Judah go stay for im territory for di south, and Joseph house go stay for im territory for di north. ⁶Write di land down for seven part come bring am here to me, and I go cast lot for una here before our Papa. ⁷Di Levites no get portion among una—di priesthood of our Papa na dia inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and half di tribe of Manasseh don collect dia inheritance already for di east side of Jordan, wey Moses, servant of our Papa, give dem.”

⁸Di men comot, and Joshua give dose wey dey go write di land down dis order: “Go, waka through di land, write am down, come back to me, and here I go cast lot for una before our Papa for Shiloh.”

⁹Di men go, cross di land, write am down city by city into seven portion for one scroll, come back to Joshua for di camp for Shiloh. ¹⁰Joshua cast lot for dem for Shiloh before our Papa, and for dia Joshua divide di land among di Israel people, giving each one dia own portion.

Di Gift wey Papa Give Benjamin

¹¹Di lot for di tribe of di descendants of Benjamin come out by dia families; di border of dia lot comot between di descendants of Judah and di descendants of Joseph. ¹²Dia north border start from Jordan, climb reach di ridge for di north of Jericho, go up through di hills go west, come end for di wilderness of Beth-aven. ¹³From dia di border cross go south reach Luz, to im slope (Bethel), den go down reach Ataroth-addar, for di hill for di south of Lower Beth-horon. ¹⁴Di border curve come turn go south for di west side, from di hill wey face Beth-horon go south, come end for Kiriath-baal (Kiriath-jearim), one town of Judah descendants. Dis na di west side. ¹⁵Di south side start from di edge of Kiriath-jearim; di border run go west reach di spring of Nephtoah waters. ¹⁶Di border go down reach di edge of di hill wey face di Valley of Ben-hinnom, for di north end of di Valley of Rephaim, den go down di Valley of Hinnom reach di south slope of di Jebusites, and continue reach En-rogel. ¹⁷E turn go north reach En-shemesh, continue reach Geliloth wey face di ascent of Adummim, den go down reach di Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. ¹⁸E pass go di slope wey face di Arabah for di north, den go down enta di Arabah. ¹⁹Di border run go di north slope of Beth-hoglah, come end for di north bay of di Dead Sea, for di south end of Jordan. Dis na di south border. ²⁰Jordan border am for di east. Dis na di inheritance of di Benjaminites, wit di borders wey surround am, by dia families. ²¹Di cities of Benjamin tribe, by clan, na Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, ²²Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, ²³Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, ²⁴Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities wit dia villages. ²⁵Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, ²⁶Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, ²⁷Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, ²⁸Zela, Haeleph, di Jebusite city—Jerusalem—Gibeah, and Kiriath: fourteen cities wit dia villages. Dis na di inheritance of Benjamin descendants by dia families.