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8: 1 Dɛn gret gret granpa dɛn ya naw, ɛn dis na di famili layn fɔ
di wan dɛn we bin go wit mi frɔm Babilɔn, di tɛm we Atazaksis bin de rul
kiŋ.
8: 2 Na Finehas in pikin dɛn; Gɛshɔm: na Itama in pikin dɛn; Daniɛl: na di
Devid in pikin dɛn; Hattush bin de du am.
8: 3 Na Shekanaya in pikin dɛn, Fɛrosh in pikin dɛn; Zɛkaraya: ɛn wit
dɛn bin kɔnt am bay di famili layn fɔ di man dɛn wan ɔndrɛd ɛn fifti.
8: 4 Na Paatmoab in pikin dɛn; Ilaynai, we na Zɛraya in pikin, ɛn wit am
tu ɔndrɛd man dɛn.
8: 5 Na Shekanaya in pikin dɛn; na Jahaziɛl in pikin, ɛn tri pipul dɛn wit am
ɔndrɛd man dɛn.
8: 6 Na Adin in pikin dɛn bak; Ibɛd we na Jonɛthan in pikin, ɛn fifti man bin de wit am
man dɛn.
8: 7 Ɛn pan Ilam in pikin dɛn; Jɛshaya, we na Atlaya in pikin, ɛn wit am
sɛvinti man dɛn.
8: 8 Ɛn pan Shɛfaya in pikin dɛn; Zebadia, we na Maykɛl in pikin, ɛn wit am
fɔskɔr man dɛn.
8: 9 Na Joab in pikin dɛn; Obadia, we na Jehiɛl in pikin, ɛn tu ɔndrɛd wit am
ɛn ettin man dɛn.
8: 10 Ɛn pan Shelomit in pikin dɛn; Josifaya in pikin, ɛn wit am ɛn
ɔndrɛd ɛn triskɔ man dɛn.
8: 11 Ɛn pan Bɛbay in pikin dɛn; Zɛkaraya we na Bebay in pikin, ɛn wit am
twɛnti ɛn et man dɛn.
8: 12 Ɛn pan Azgad in pikin dɛn; Johanan we na Hakkatan in pikin, ɛn wit am wan
ɔndrɛd ɛn tɛn man dɛn.
8: 13 Ɛn pan di las bɔy pikin dɛn we nem Ɛlifɛlɛt.
Jeiɛl, ɛn Shɛmaya, ɛn 60 man dɛn bin de wit dɛn.
8: 14 Na Bigvai in pikin dɛn bak; Yutay, Zabud, ɛn wit dɛn sɛvinti
man dɛn.
8: 15 A gɛda dɛn na di riva we de rɔn go na Eava. ɛn
na de wi bin de na tɛnt fɔ tri dez, ɛn a bin de wach di pipul dɛn, ɛn di
prist dɛn, ɛn dɛn nɔ si ɛni wan pan Livay in pikin dɛn de.
8: 16 Dɔn a sɛn fɔ kɔl Ɛlieza, Ariɛl, Shɛmaya, ɛn Ɛlnatan, ɛn
fɔ Jarib, Ɛlnatan, Netan, Zɛkaraya, ɛn fɔ
Mɛshulam, we na di bigman dɛn; ɛn bak fɔ Joyarib ɛn fɔ Ɛlnatan, we na man dɛn
ɔndastandin.
8: 17 A sɛn dɛn wit kɔmand to Ido we na di edman na di ples
Mi ɛn Kasifia tɛl dɛn wetin dɛn fɔ tɛl Ido ɛn in yon
brɔda dɛn we na di Netinim dɛn, na di ples we dɛn kɔl Kasifia, fɔ mek dɛn kam wit dɛn
to wi we de wok fɔ wi Gɔd in os.
8: 18 Ɛn wit di gud an we wi Gɔd gɛt pan wi, dɛn mek wi bi wan man we
ɔndastandin bɔt Mali in pikin dɛn, we na Livay in pikin, we na Izrɛl in pikin;
ɛn Sherebia wit in bɔy pikin dɛn ɛn in brɔda dɛn, 18;
8: 19 Ɛn Eshabia ɛn Jɛshaya we kɔmɔt na Mɛrari in pikin dɛn, we na in brɔda dɛn
ɛn dɛn bɔy pikin dɛn, twɛnti;
8: 20 Dɔn bak pan di Netinim dɛn, we Devid ɛn di prins dɛn bin dɔn pik fɔ di...
Savis fɔ di Livayt dɛn, tu ɔndrɛd ɛn twɛnti Netinim dɛn
dɛn bin de sho dɛn bay dɛn nem.
8: 21 Dɔn a prich bɔt fast de nia di riva we nem Ahava, so dat wi go ebul fɔ du am
fɔ mek wi sɔfa bifo wi Gɔd, fɔ luk fɔ am di rayt we fɔ wi, ɛn
fɔ wi smɔl pikin dɛn, ɛn fɔ ɔl wi prɔpati dɛn.
8: 22 A bin shem fɔ aks di kiŋ wan grup fɔ sojaman dɛn ɛn ɔsman dɛn
fɔ ɛp wi fɔ fɛt di ɛnimi dɛn na rod, bikɔs wi bin dɔn tɔk to di
kiŋ, i se, “Wi Gɔd in an de pan ɔl di wan dɛn we de luk fɔ gud.”
in; bɔt in pawa ɛn in wamat de agens ɔl di wan dɛn we lɛf am.
8: 23 So wi fast ɛn beg wi Gɔd fɔ dis.
8: 24 Dɔn a sheb 12 pan di edman dɛn fɔ di prist dɛn we nem Shɛribia.
Eshabaya ɛn tɛn pan dɛn brɔda dɛn wit dɛn.
8: 25 Ɛn dɛn wej di silva, di gold, ɛn di tin dɛn we dɛn bin de yuz fɔ mek tin dɛn, ivin
di sakrifays fɔ wi Gɔd in os, we di kiŋ ɛn in yon
advaysa dɛn, in masta dɛn, ɛn ɔl di Izrɛlayt dɛn we bin de de, bin dɔn mek sakrifays.
8: 26 A bin ivin wej siks ɔndrɛd ɛn fifti talɛnt silva na dɛn an.
ɛn silva tin dɛn fɔ wan ɔndrɛd talɛnt, ɛn gold wan ɔndrɛd talɛnt;
8: 27 Dɔn bak, twɛnti gold we dɛn mek wit wan tawzin dram; ɛn tu tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit fayn fayn tin dɛn
kɔpa, we gɛt valyu lɛk gold.
8: 28 A tɛl dɛn se, “Una oli to PAPA GƆD; di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek tin dɛn oli
bak; ɛn di silva ɛn di gold na sakrifays to PAPA GƆD bay wilful
Gɔd fɔ una gret gret granpa dɛn.
8: 29 Una wach ɛn kip dɛn te una wej dɛn bifo di edman fɔ di
prist ɛn di Livayt dɛn, ɛn di edman dɛn pan di gret gret granpa dɛn na Izrɛl, na
Jerusɛlɛm, insay di rum dɛn na PAPA GƆD in os.
8:30 So di prist dɛn ɛn di Livayt dɛn tek di wet fɔ di silva ɛn di...
gold, ɛn di tin dɛn fɔ kɛr dɛn go na Jerusɛlɛm na wi os
Gɔd.
8: 31 Dɔn wi kɔmɔt na di riva we nem Ava di de we mek 12 insay di fɔs de
mɔnt, fɔ go na Jerusɛlɛm, ɛn wi Gɔd in an bin de pan wi ɛn in
bin sev wi frɔm di ɛnimi dɛn an, ɛn di wan dɛn we bin de wet fɔ wi
di we aw dɛn de du am.
8: 32 Wi rich na Jerusɛlɛm, ɛn wi de de fɔ tri dez.
8: 33 Di de we mek 4, di silva, di gold ɛn di tin dɛn we dɛn bin de yuz fɔ mek tin dɛn
wej na wi Gɔd in os wit Mɛrimɔt we na Yuraya in pikin in an
di prist; ɛn Ɛlieza we na Finehas in pikin bin de wit am; ɛn wit dɛn
na bin Jozabad we na Jishua in pikin ɛn Noadaya we na bin Binui in pikin, dɛn na bin Livayt;
8: 34 Dɛn rayt ɔl di wet na di nɔmba ɛn wet
da tɛm de.
8: 35 Ɛn di pikin dɛn we dɛn bin dɔn kɛr go, we bin kam
we dɛn bin dɔn kɛr go na slev, dɛn mek sakrifays dɛn we dɛn kin bɔn to Izrɛl in Gɔd.
12 kaw fɔ ɔl di Izrɛlayt dɛn, naynti siks ship dɛn, sɛvinti ɛn sɛvin
ship pikin, twɛlv got fɔ sakrifays fɔ sin
to PAPA GƆD.
8: 36 Dɛn gi di kiŋ in wok to di kiŋ in liɔtɛnant dɛn.
ɛn to di gɔvnɔ dɛn we de na dis say na di riva
pipul, ɛn Gɔd in os.