STORY 25
One Tent Fo Worship
Wen Moses wuz on top Mount Sinai, Jehovah wen tell him fo build one spesho tent wea da Israel peopo could worship Him. Wea eva dey wen go, dey could move Da Tent wit dem.
Jehovah had tell Moses: ‘Tell da peopo fo give wat dey can fo help build Da Tent.’ So da Israel peopo wen give gold, silva, bronze, all kine pretty stones, an jewelry. Dey wen even give wool string, linen cloth, animal skins, an plenny odda stuffs. Dey had give so much dat Moses had fo tell dem: ‘Nuff awready! No need bring notting else.’
Had peopo who wen help work on Da Tent dat had plenny skillz. Jehovah had give dem da smarts fo get da job done right. Some of dem wen make da string, make da cloth, or sew some stuffs on um. Odda guys wen work wit da gold, da stones, or carve da wood.
Da peopo wen build Da Tent jalike Jehovah had tell um. Dey wen make one nice big curtain fo make two rooms. One room wuz called Da Spesho Place. In dis room, had da gold stand fo da lamps, one table, an one altar fo burn incense. Da room on da odda side of da curtain wuz called Da Supa Spesho Place. In dis room, had one box made outa koa wood an gold called Da Box Fo Da Promise Wit God. Da Box had help da Israel guys rememba da spesho promise dey wen make fo lissen to Jehovah. Outside Da Tent in da open lanai wuz one huge bronze watta tank an one big altar.
Jehovah wen pick Aaron an his boys fo be da pries in Da Tent. Dey had fo take kea Da Tent an make sacrifices to Jehovah ova dea. Ony Aaron, da main pries, could go inside da Supa Spesho Place. One time ery year, he wen make one sacrifice fo da bad kine stuff dat him, his ohana, an da Israel peopo wen do.
Da Israel peopo wen pau build Da Tent one year afta dey wen leave Egypt. Now dey get one place fo worship Jehovah.
Jehovah wen show dat he wuz happy wit Da Tent an had put one cloud ova um. Az long az da cloud wuz on top Da Tent, da Israel peopo had fo stay wea dey wuz. But wen da cloud had go up, dey wen kno wuz time fo move camp an hele on. Dey would break down Da Tent an follow da cloud.
“I wen hear one loud voice from da throne tell, “Try look! God’s tent stay wit da peopo, an he going live wit dem, an dey going be his peopo. An God going be wit dem.””—Jesus Show 21:3, NWT