Di Lampstand
Aaron set up di seven lamps, and dem wash di Levites, shave dem, and wave dem before our Papa as Israel living offering — dem give dem instead of di firstborn so di people fit come near without plague. Dia service na from twenty-five reach fifty.
8 1our Papa talk give Moses, say:
2“Tell Aaron: When you go set di lamp dem, di seven of dem must shine for front of di lampstand.”
3Aaron do so, e light im lamp dem make dem shine face di front of di lampstand, just as our Papa command Moses. 4Na so dem make di lampstand: na gold wey dem beat, dem beat am from di base go reach di flower dem—dem make am exactly as our Papa show Moses.
Dem Set Am Apart for our Papa
5our Papa talk give Moses, say:
6“Take di Levite dem comot from among di people of Israel, and make dem clean. 7To make dem clean, do dis tin: sprinkle di water of cleansing for dem body, run razor pass dem whole body, make dem wash dem cloth, and dem go clean. a a v7 Di water of cleansing na special water wey dem dey use clean, wey dem use for di Levite dem setting-apart, to show say dem don clean to serve for our Papa front. 8Make dem take one young bull from di herd, wit im grain offering of fine flour wey dem mix wit oil, and you go take second young bull from di herd for sin offering. 9Bring di Levite dem come front of di tent of meeting, and gather di whole community of di people of Israel. 10When you present di Levite dem for my front, di Israel people go put dem hand for di Levite dem body, 11Aaron go wave di Levite dem for my front, as offering from di Israel people, so dem go do my service. 12Di Levite dem go put dem hand for di bull dem head; offer one as sin offering, one as burnt offering give me, to make atonement for di Levite dem. 13Set di Levite dem for front of Aaron and im sons, and present dem give me as wave offering. 14Separate di Levite dem comot from among di people of Israel; di Levite dem na my own. 15Afta dat, di Levite dem go enter come serve for di tent of meeting, once you don make dem clean and wave dem as wave offering. 16Bicos dem dey fully given give me from among di sons of Israel, for place of every one wey first open belle—firstborn of all di sons of Israel—I take dem for myself. 17All di firstborn of Israel, whether human or animal, na my own; di day wey I strike all di firstborn for Egypt, I set dem apart for myself. 18And I don take di Levite dem for place of all di firstborn among di people of Israel. 19I don give di Levite dem give Aaron and im sons, as gift from di people of Israel, to serve di people of Israel for di tent of meeting, to make atonement for di people of Israel, so dat no plague go strike di people of Israel wey dey near di holy place.”
20Moses, Aaron, and di whole assembly of Israel do di Levite dem everytin wey our Papa command Moses concerning di Levite dem; na so di people of Israel do dem. 21Di Levite dem purify demsef comot from sin, dem wash dem cloth; Aaron offer dem as wave offering for our Papa front, e make atonement for dem to clean dem. 22Afta dat, di Levite dem come serve for di tent of meeting for front of Aaron and im sons; dem do di Levite dem just as our Papa command Moses.
23our Papa talk give Moses, say:
24“Dis one apply to di Levite dem: from age twenty-five, dem go come serve for di work for di tent of meeting. 25From age fifty dem must retire from di service work and dem no go serve again. 26Dem fit help dem brother dem for di tent of meeting by standing guard, but dem no go do di work. Na so you go share di duty dem give di Levite dem.”
