The First Book of Chronicles
25 Another thing be say, David and the leaders of the groups wey de work, choose some of the sons of A′saph, He′man, and Je·du′thun to de prophesy with harps, music instruments wey get strings, and cymbals. The names of the people wey them choose for this work na: 2 the people from among the sons of A′saph na: Zac′cur, Joseph, Neth·a·ni′ah, and Ash·a·re′lah. Na A′saph their papa de direct them and na the king de direct-am as e de prophesy. 3 The people wey come from among the sons of Je·du′thun na: Ged·a·li′ah, Ze′ri, Je·sha′iah, Shim′e·i, Hash·a·bi′ah, and Mat·ti·thi′ah, them be six, and na their papa Je·du′thun wey de prophesy with the harp,* wey de thank and praise Jehovah, de direct them. 4 The people wey come from among the sons of He′man na: Buk·ki′ah, Mat·ta·ni′ah, Uz′zi·el, Sheb′u·el, Jer′i·moth, Han·a·ni′ah, Ha·na′ni, E·li′a·thah, Gid·dal′ti, Ro·mam′ti-e′zer, Josh·be·kash′ah, Mal·lo′thi, Ho′thir, and Ma·ha′zi·oth. 5 All this people na the sons of He′man, wey be person wey de see vision for the king for matter wey concern the true God to honor-am;* so the true God give He′man 14 sons and 3 daughters. 6 All of them de use cymbals, music instruments wey get strings, and harps de sing for the house of Jehovah as the work wey them de do for the house of the true God, and their papa de direct them.
And na the king de direct A′saph, Je·du′thun, and He′man.
7 The number of them and their brothers wey them train to sing to Jehovah na 288, and all of them sabi sing well-well. 8 So them cast lots* to know the work wey them go de do, whether na small person or big person, whether the person sabi well-well or e de learn.
9 The first lot wey come out fall for Joseph wey be A′saph pikin, the second one fall for Ged·a·li′ah (im and im brothers and im sons na 12 people); 10 the third one fall for Zac′cur, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 11 the fourth one fall for Iz′ri, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 12 the fifth one fall for Neth·a·ni′ah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 13 the sixth one fall for Buk·ki′ah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 14 the seventh one fall for Jesh·a·re′lah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 15 the eighth one fall for Je·sha′iah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 16 the ninth one fall for Mat·ta·ni′ah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 17 the tenth one fall for Shim′e·i, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 18 the 11th one fall for Az′ar·el, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 19 the 12th one fall for Hash·a·bi′ah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 20 the 13th one fall for Shu′ba·el, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 21 the 14th one fall for Mat·ti·thi′ah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 22 the 15th one fall for Jer′e·moth, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 23 the 16th one fall for Han·a·ni′ah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 24 the 17th one fall for Josh·be·kash′ah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 25 the 18th one fall for Ha·na′ni, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 26 the 19th one fall for Mal·lo′thi, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 27 the 20th one fall for E·li′a·thah, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 28 the 21st one fall for Ho′thir, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 29 the 22nd one fall for Gid·dal′ti, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 30 the 23rd one fall for Ma·ha′zi·oth, im sons and im brothers, them be 12; 31 the 24th one fall for Ro·mam′ti-e′zer, im sons and im brothers, them be 12.