Genesis

49 And Jacob call im sons and talk say: “Make una gather unaself together so that I go tell una wetin go happen to una for the last part of the days. 2 Make una come together and listen, una wey be sons of Jacob, yes, make una listen to Israel una papa.

3 “Reu′ben, na you be my firstborn, my power and the start of my power wey I use de born children, na you be get respect and power pass. 4 As e be say you no fit control yourself like water wey de rush up and down, you no go dey front of your brothers again, because you climb your papa bed. That time, you spoil* my bed. You really climb ontop-am!

5 “Sim′e·on and Le′vi na brothers. Them de use their swords to fight and kill. 6 O my soul,* make you no join them. O my honor,* make you no get anything to do with their group, because them kill men when them de vex, and them break the leg of bulls, because e de sweet them. 7 Make curse follow their vex, because e make them dey harsh and do wicked thing. Make I scatter them for the land of Jacob, and scatter them for Israel.

8 “As for you, Judah, your brothers go praise you. Your hand go dey the neck of your enemies. The sons of your papa go bow down for your front. 9 Judah na lion pikin. My pikin, you go get up after you don chop the meat wey you kill. Judah lie down for ground de rest like lion, and as e be like lion, who go fit find im trouble? 10 The king rod no go comot from Judah, and the rod of the ruler no go comot from im leg, until Shi′loh* go come, and na im the people go obey. 11 E go tie im donkey for vine tree, and e go tie im donkey pikin for better vine tree. E go use wine wash im cloth, and na water from vine fruit e go use wash im cloth. 12 Wine go make im eyes red, and milk go make im teeth white.

13 “Zeb′u·lun go stay for the side of sea, the waterside wey them de tie ships put, the ending part of im boundary go dey the side wey Si′don dey.

14 “Is′sa·char na donkey wey im bone strong, and e lie down between two bags wey e carry. 15 E go see say the place wey e de rest good, and say the land dey fine. E go bend im shoulder to carry the load, and e go gree do hard work like slave.

16 “Dan wey be one of the tribes for Israel go judge the people. 17 Make Dan be snake wey dey for side of road, snake wey get horn wey dey near road, wey de bite the leg of horse, wey make the person wey de ride-am fall go back. 18 O Jehovah, I go wait for the time wey you go save us.

19 “As for Gad, group wey de attack people go attack-am, but e go attack them for back.*

20 “Ash′er food* go plenty,* and e go bring food wey even king fit chop.

21 “Naph′ta·li na female deer* wey get small body. E de talk better-better things.

22 “Joseph na branch of tree wey de produce fruit, tree wey dey near water and de produce fruit, and wey the branch them grow reach the other side of the wall. 23 But people wey de shoot arrow continue to trouble-am and shoot-am, and continue to hate-am. 24 Even with that one, im bow no comot from where e dey, and im hand strong and fast. This one na from the hand of the person wey get power wey de help Jacob, wey be the shepherd and the stone of Israel. 25 E* come from the God of your papa, and e go help you, and e dey with the Almighty. E go make you get the blessings wey come from the heavens, the blessing of water wey come from inside-inside ground, and e go bless you with plenty children and animals.* 26 The blessings of your papa go better pass the good things wey de come from the mountains wey de stay forever, and e go better pass the fine-fine things wey de come from the hills wey de stay forever. This blessings go continue to dey ontop Joseph head, them go dey the top of the head of the person wey them don choose among im brothers.

27 “Benjamin go continue to tear im enemies just as wolf de do. For morning, e go chop the animal wey e kill, and for evening e go share the things wey e pack from im enemy.”

28 The 12 tribes of Israel come from all this children and this one na wetin their papa tell them when e de bless them. E give them the blessing wey each of them suppose get.

29 After that one, e command them say: “Small time, I go die.* Make una bury me with my papa them, for the cave wey dey the land of E′phron wey be Hitʹtite person, 30 the cave for the land wey dey Mach·pe′lah for front of Mam′re for the land of Ca′naan, the land wey Abraham buy from E′phron wey be Hitʹtite person, as place wey them fit bury people. 31 Na there them bury Abraham and im wife Sarah. Na there them bury Isaac and im wife Re·bek′ah, and na there I bury Le′ah. 32 Them buy the land and the cave wey dey inside from the sons of Heth.”

33 So Jacob finish all this things wey e de tell im sons. Then e carry im leg put ontop the bed, and breathe for the last time, and them bury-am just as them bury im people.