Numbers 4

4 ¹Our Papa talk give Moses and Aaron, say:

²“Count di Kohathite people wey dey among di Levi people, by dem family and by dem papa house. ³From person wey don reach thirty years go reach fifty years, everybody wey fit enter di work for di tent of meeting.

⁴“Na dis one be di work of Kohath im pikin dem for di tent of meeting: to take care of di things wey holy pass. ⁵When di camp wan move, Aaron and im pikin dem go bring down di curtain wey dey cover di holy place, and dem go use am cover di ark of di testimony. ⁶Dem go cover am with fine leather, spread cloth wey be blue anyhow on top, and put im carrying-stick dem.

⁷“For di table of di Presence dem go spread blue cloth, put di plate dem, di dish dem, di bowl dem, and di jar dem wey dem dey take pour drink; and di bread wey dem dey always keep go remain on top am. ⁸Dem go spread red cloth on top all of dem, cover am with fine leather, and put im carrying-stick dem.

⁹“Dem go take blue cloth cover di lampstand wey dey give light, im lamp dem, di tong dem, di tray dem, and all di oil container dem wey dem dey take serve am. ¹⁰Dem go wrap am and all im container dem inside fine leather, and put am on top di frame wey dem dey take carry am.

¹¹“On top di gold altar dem go spread blue cloth, cover am with fine leather, and put im carrying-stick dem. ¹²Dem must take all di work-things wey dem dey take serve for di holy place, put dem inside blue cloth, cover dem with fine leather, and put dem on top di carrying-pole.

¹³“Dem go comot di ash from di altar and spread purple cloth on top am. ¹⁴On top am dem go put all im serving-things—di firepan dem, di fork dem, di shovel dem, di basin dem, all di altar im things—den dem go spread fine leather covering on top am and put im carrying-stick dem.

¹⁵“When Aaron and im pikin dem don finish to cover di holy things and all di container dem of di holy place, and di camp dey set out, Kohath im pikin dem go come carry dem, but dem no must touch di holy things, so dem no go die. Na dis one be di load wey Kohath im pikin dem go carry for di tent of meeting.

¹⁶“Eleazar, di pikin of Aaron di priest, na im get responsibility for di lamp oil, di sweet-smell incense, di grain offering wey dem dey give every day, and di anointing oil—na im get responsibility for di whole holy place, everything wey dey inside am, di holy place and all im things.”

¹⁷Our Papa talk give Moses and Aaron, say:

¹⁸“No make di tribe of di Kohathite family dem waka comot from among di Levi people. ¹⁹Do dis one for dem so dem go live and no die when dem near di things wey holy pass: Aaron and im pikin dem must enter, give each person im own work and im own load. ²⁰But dem no must enter go look di holy things, even for one small time, if not dem go die.”

Di Work Wey Dem Give di Gershon People

²¹Our Papa talk give Moses, say:

²²“Count di pikin dem of Gershon too, by dem papa house and by dem family. ²³Count dem wey don reach thirty years go reach fifty years, wey dey serve, dey do work for di tent of meeting.

²⁴“Na dis one be di work of di Gershon family dem, for serving and for carrying: ²⁵Dem go carry di curtain dem of di holy place, di tent of meeting, im covering, di fine-leather covering wey dey on top am, and di screen for di door of di tent of meeting, ²⁶di curtain dem of di courtyard, di screen for di gate of di courtyard, wey dey round di holy place and di altar, dem rope dem, and all di work-things—dem go do anything wey dis things need. ²⁷Aaron and im pikin dem go direct all di work of di Gershon people—dem carrying and dem duty; give dem everything wey dem must carry. ²⁸Na dis one be di work of di Gershon family dem for di tent of meeting, dem duty under Ithamar, di pikin of Aaron di priest.

Di Pikin dem of Merari

²⁹“As for di pikin dem of Merari, you go count dem by dem family and by dem papa house. ³⁰Count everybody wey don reach thirty years go reach fifty years, wey fit enter di work to do labour for di tent of meeting. ³¹Na dis one be dem work, dem service for di tent of meeting: di frame dem, di bar dem, di post dem, and di base dem of di holy place. ³²Di pillar dem of di courtyard wey dey round am, with dem base dem, dem peg dem, and dem rope dem, all dem equipment and service—call each person by im name and give am wetin e go carry. ³³Na dis one be di work of di Merari family dem for di Tent of Meeting, under Ithamar, di pikin of Aaron di priest.”

Dem Count Everybody by Im Name

³⁴So Moses, Aaron, and di leader dem of di people count di pikin dem of di Kohathite people by dem family and by dem household, ³⁵dem wey don reach thirty years go reach fifty years, everybody wey join di work for di tent of meeting. ³⁶Dem wey dem count by dem family na 2,750. ³⁷Na dis be di count of di Kohathite family dem, everybody wey serve for di tent of meeting, wey Moses and Aaron count as our Papa command through Moses.

³⁸Dem wey dem count for di pikin dem of Gershon, by dem family and by dem papa house, ³⁹from person wey don reach thirty years go reach fifty years, everybody wey enter di work for di tent of meeting. ⁴⁰Dem wey dem count by dem family and by dem papa house na 2,630. ⁴¹Na dis dem be wey dem count from di Gershon family dem, everybody wey serve for di tent of meeting, wey Moses and Aaron count as our Papa command.

⁴²Dem wey dem count for di family dem of di pikin dem of Merari, by dem family and by dem papa house, ⁴³from thirty years go reach fifty years, everybody wey enter di work for di tent of meeting, ⁴⁴dem wey dem count by dem family na 3,200. ⁴⁵Na dis dem be wey dem count for di family dem of Merari im pikin dem, wey Moses and Aaron count as our Papa command through Moses.

⁴⁶Na all dis dem be wey Moses, Aaron, and di leader dem of Israel count among di Levi people, by dem family and by dem papa house. ⁴⁷From person wey don reach thirty years go reach fifty years, everybody wey serve and carry load for di tent of meeting. ⁴⁸Dem wey dem count na 8,580. ⁴⁹As our Papa command, Moses give each person im own work and im own load, and count dem, just as our Papa command Moses.