The First Book of Chronicles

6 The sons of Le′vi na Ger′shon, Ko′hath, and Me·rar′i. 2 The sons of Ko′hath na Am′ram, Iz′har, Heb′ron, and Uz′zi·el. 3 Am′ram children* na Aaron, Moses, and Mir′i·am. And the sons of Aaron na Na′dab, A·bi′hu, El·e·a′zar, and Ith′a·mar. 4 El·e·a′zar come be Phin′e·has papa; Phin′e·has come be Ab·i·shu′a papa. 5 Ab·i·shu′a come be Buk′ki papa; Buk′ki come be Uz′zi papa. 6 Uz′zi come be Zer·a·hi′ah papa; Zer·a·hi′ah come be Me·ra′ioth papa. 7 Me·ra′ioth come be Am·a·ri′ah papa; Am·a·ri′ah come be A·hi′tub papa. 8 A·hi′tub come be Za′dok papa; Za′dok come be A·him′a·az papa. 9 A·him′a·az come be Az·a·ri′ah papa; Az·a·ri′ah come be Jo·ha′nan papa. 10 Jo·ha′nan come be Az·a·ri′ah papa. E work as priest for the house wey Sol′o·mon build for Jerusalem.

11 Az·a·ri′ah come be Am·a·ri′ah papa; Am·a·ri′ah come be A·hi′tub papa. 12 A·hi′tub come be Za′dok papa; Za′dok come be Shal′lum papa. 13 Shal′lum come be Hil·ki′ah papa; Hil·ki′ah come be Az·a·ri′ah papa. 14 Az·a·ri′ah come be Se·rai′ah papa; Se·rai′ah come be Je·hoz′a·dak papa. 15 And them carry Je·hoz′a·dak go as slave when Jehovah use Neb·u·chad·nez′zar carry Judah and Jerusalem people comot as slaves.

16 The sons of Le′vi na Ger′shom, Ko′hath, and Me·rar′i. 17 The names of the sons of Ger′shom na: Lib′ni and Shim′e·i. 18 The sons of Ko′hath na Am′ram, Iz′har, Heb′ron, and Uz′zi·el. 19 The sons of Me·rar′i na Mah′li and Mu′shi.

This na the families of the Levites according to their papa-papa them: 20 The son of Ger′shom na Lib′ni, the son of Lib′ni na Ja′hath, the son of Ja′hath na Zim′mah, 21 the son of Zim′mah na Jo′ah, the son of Jo′ah na Id′do, the son of Id′do na Ze′rah, the son of Ze′rah na Je·ath′e·rai. 22 The sons* of Ko′hath na Am·min′a·dab, the son of Am·min′a·dab na Kor′ah, the son of Kor′ah na As′sir, 23 The son of As′sir na El·ka′nah, the son of El·ka′nah na E·bi′a·saph, the son of E·bi′a·saph na As′sir, 24 The son of As′sir na Ta′hath, the son of Ta′hath na U·ri′el, the son of U·ri′el na Uz·zi′ah, the son of Uz·zi′ah na Sha′ul. 25 The sons of El·ka′nah na A·ma′sai and A·hi′moth. 26 As for El·ka′nah,* the sons of El·ka′nah na Zo′phai, the son of Zo′phai na Na′hath, 27 the son of Na′hath na E·li′ab, the son of E·li′ab na Je·ro′ham, the son of Je·ro′ham na El·ka′nah. 28 The sons of Samuel na Joel wey be the firstborn and A·bi′jah wey be the second one. 29 The sons* of Me·rar′i na Mah′li, the son of Mah′li na Lib′ni, the son of Lib′ni na Shim′e·i, the son of Shim′e·i na Uz′zah, 30 the son of Uz′zah na Shim′e·a, the son of Shim′e·a na Hag·gi′ah, the son of Hag·gi′ah na A·sai′ah.

31 Na this people David choose to direct the people wey de sing for the house of Jehovah after them don carry the Ark come keep for there. 32 Na them de care for the work wey concern to sing for the tabernacle wey be the tent of meeting until Sol′o·mon build the house of Jehovah for Jerusalem, and them de do their work as them tell them. 33 Na this men and their sons do the work: For Ko′hath family, the person wey come from there na, He′man wey be the singer, wey be the son of Joel son of Samuel 34 son of El·ka′nah son of Je·ro′ham son of E′li·el son of To′ah 35 son of Zuph son of El·ka′nah son of Ma′hath son of A·ma′sai 36 son of El·ka′nah son of Joel son of Az·a·ri′ah son of Zeph·a·ni′ah 37 son of Ta′hath son of As′sir son of E·bi′a·saph son of Kor′ah 38 son of Iz′har son of Ko′hath son of Le′vi son of Israel.

39 A′saph wey be im brother stand for im right hand side; A′saph na son of Ber·e·chi′ah son of Shim′e·a 40 son of Mi′cha·el son of Ba·a·se′iah son of Mal·chi′jah 41 son of Eth′ni son of Ze′rah son of A·dai′ah 42 son of E′than son of Zim′mah son of Shim′e·i 43 son of Ja′hath son of Ger′shom son of Le′vi.

44 The children-children of Me·rar′i wey be their brothers dey the left hand side. The person wey come from there na E′than son of Kish′i son of Ab′di son of Mal′luch 45 son of Hash·a·bi′ah son of Am·a·zi′ah son of Hil·ki′ah 46 son of Am′zi son of Ba′ni son of She′mer 47 son of Mah′li son of Mu′shi son of Me·rar′i son of Le′vi.

48 Them choose their brothers wey be the other Levites to do all the work for the tabernacle wey be the house of the true God. 49 Na Aaron and im sons be the people wey de make sacrifice smoke ontop the altar of offering wey them de burn and ontop the altar of incense, and them de do all the work wey concern the things wey holy pass, to make Israel clean from sin, according to everything wey Moses the servant of the true God be don command say make them do. 50 This na the children-children of Aaron: Aaron son na El·e·a′zar, El·e·a′zar son na Phin′e·has, Phin′e·has son na Ab·i·shu′a, 51 Ab·i·shu′a son na Buk′ki, Buk′ki son na Uz′zi, Uz′zi son na Zer·a·hi′ah, 52 Zer·a·hi′ah son na Me·ra′ioth, Me·ra′ioth son na Am·a·ri′ah, Am·a·ri′ah son na A·hi′tub, 53 A·hi′tub son na Za′dok, Za′dok son na A·him′a·az.

54 This na the place them wey them stay and set their camps for their land, for the children-children of Aaron wey come from the family of Ko′hath, wey be say na them the first lot* wey them cast fall for, 55 them give them Heb′ron for the land of Judah, with all the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals. 56 But them give the open place wey bush dey and the village them wey surround the city to Ca′leb wey be the son of Je·phun′neh. 57 And them give the children-children of Aaron the cities* wey person fit run go for protection, wey be Heb′ron, plus Lib′nah with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Jat′tir, Esh·te·mo′a with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 58 Hi′len with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, De′bir with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 59 A′shan with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and Beth-she′mesh with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals; 60 and from the tribe of Benjamin, them give them Ge′ba with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Al′e·meth with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and An′a·thoth with the place them wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals. All the cities wey their families get na 13 cities.

61 Them share ten cities give* the rest people wey come from Ko′hath family, them carry this cities from the families of other tribes, from the half tribe, wey be the half tribe of Ma·nas′seh.

62 Them give the different-different families wey come from the family of Ger′shom 13 cities from the tribe of Is′sa·char, the tribe of Ash′er, the tribe of Naph′ta·li, and the tribe of Ma·nas′seh for Ba′shan.

63 Them give the different-different families wey come from the family of Me·rar′i 12 cities from the tribe of Reu′ben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb′u·lun.

64 Na so Israel people take give the Levites this cities with the areas wey surround them wey grass dey for animals. 65 Another thing be say, them cast lot and share this cities from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Sim′e·on, and the tribe of Benjamin, wey them mention their names.

66 Some of the people from Ko′hath families get cities from the tribe of E′phra·im as their area. 67 Them give them the cities* wey person fit run go for protection, She′chem with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, wey dey for the area wey mountains dey for E′phra·im, Ge′zer with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 68 Jok′me·am with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Beth-ho′ron with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 69 Ai′ja·lon with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and Gath-rim′mon with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals; 70 and them give the rest people wey come from Ko′hath family this cities wey them take from the half tribe of Ma·nas′seh: A′ner with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals and Bil′e·am with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals.

71 From the half tribe of Ma·nas′seh, them give people wey come from Ger′shom family Go′lan wey dey for Ba′shan with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals and Ash′ta·roth with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals; 72 and from the tribe of Is′sa·char, them give them Ke′desh with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Dab′e·rath with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 73 Ra′moth with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and A′nem with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals; 74 and from the tribe of Ash′er, them give them Ma′shal with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Ab′don with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 75 Hu′kok with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and Re′hob with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals; 76 and from the tribe of Naph′ta·li, them give them Ke′desh wey dey for Gal′i·lee with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Ham′mon with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and Kir·i·a·tha′im with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals.

77 From the tribe of Zeb′u·lun, them give the rest people wey come from the family of Me·rar′i, Rim′mo·no with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Ta′bor with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals; 78 and for the area of River Jordan wey near Jer′i·cho, for the east of Jordan, wey dey the tribe of Reu′ben, them give them Be′zer wey dey for the wilderness with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Ja′haz with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 79 Ked′e·moth with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and Meph′a·ath with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals; 80 and from the tribe of Gad, them give them Ra′moth wey dey for Gil′e·ad with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, Ma·ha·na′im with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, 81 Hesh′bon with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals, and Ja′zer with the areas wey surround-am wey grass dey for animals.