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Numbers 19

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Di Red Cow: Water wey Dey Make Person Clean

Dem burn one red heifer wey no get defect outside di camp and keep di ash for di water of cleansing. Anybody wey touch dead body, dem go sprinkle am for di third and seventh day — dem no ignore death, dem wash am comot before e reach di sanctuary.

Chapter 19.

Our Papa talk give Moses and Aaron, sey:

"Na dis be di statute of di law wey our Papa command: Tell di Israelite pipo make dem bring you one red cow, wey no get any spot, wey no get any bad-bad thing for body, wey dem never put yoke for neck. Give am give Eleazar di priest; dem go carry am go outside di camp, and dem go kill am for im front. Eleazar di priest go dip im finger inside di blood, and go sprinkle am seven times face di front of di tent of meeting. As Eleazar dey watch, dem go burn di cow—im skin, im flesh, im blood, and im waste, all together. Di priest go take cedar wood, hyssop, and red thread, and throw dem inside di fire wey dey burn di cow. Di priest must wash im cloth, and bath im body for water, den e fit enter di camp—but e go still dey unclean sotay evening reach. Di person wey burn am must wash im cloth for water, bath im body for water, and e go dey unclean sotay evening reach.

"One man wey clean go gada di ashes of di cow and put am for one clean place outside di camp. Di community of Israel go keep am for water wey dey make person clean—e dey comot sin. Di person wey gada di ashes of di cow must wash im cloth, and e go dey unclean sotay evening reach. Dis na law wey no go ever change, for di Israelite pipo and for di stranger wey dey stay among dem.

"Anybody wey touch di dead body of any person go dey unclean for seven days. E must use di water make imself clean for di third day and for di seventh day; den e go clean. But if e no make imself clean for di third day and for di seventh day, e no go clean. Anybody wey touch dead body—di body of person wey don die—and e no make imself clean, e don make di tabernacle of our Papa unclean; dem go cut dat person comot from Israel. Since dem no sprinkle di water wey dey make person clean for im body, e still dey unclean; im uncleanness still dey on top am.

"Dis na di law: wen person die inside tent, everybody wey enter am and everybody wey dey inside am go dey unclean for seven days. And every open pot wey no get cover wey dem tie for im mouth go dey unclean.

"Anybody wey touch, for open field, person wey dem kill with sword, or person wey just die im own way, or human bone, or grave, go dey unclean for seven days.

"For di person wey dey unclean, dem go take di ashes from di burnt offering wey dem burn to make person clean, put am inside pot, and add fresh water wey dey flow. One person wey clean go take hyssop, dip am inside di water, and sprinkle am on top di tent, on top all di pot dem, on top everybody wey dey there, and on top anybody wey touch bone, or person wey dem kill, or dead body, or grave. Di person wey clean go sprinkle di one wey dey unclean for di third day and di seventh day, and go make am clean for di seventh day. E must wash im cloth, bath for water, and by evening e go clean. Anybody wey dey unclean and no make imself clean, dem must cut am comot from di assembly, because e don make di sanctuary of our Papa unclean; dem no sprinkle di water wey dey make person clean for im body—e dey unclean. Dis na statute wey no go ever change for dem: anybody wey sprinkle di water wey dey make person clean must wash im cloth; and anybody wey touch di water wey dey make person clean go dey unclean sotay evening reach. Anything wey di person wey dey unclean touch go come dey unclean; and anybody wey touch dat thing go dey unclean sotay evening reach."

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