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Dey Fill Up Jerusalem Town Wit Peopo
1 Da leada guys fo da peopo live inside Jerusalem town. So all da odda peopo wen pull name fo pick one small ohana from ery ten ohanas. Da ones dey pick, gotta move house fo live inside Jerusalem, da town dat stay spesho fo God. Da odda nine ohanas stay inside da towns wea dey stay. 2 Get odda peopo wen like go live inside Jerusalem town too, an da odda peopo wen tell dem, “Us guys like fo God do good tings fo you guys!”
3 ✡Dis da names a da main leada guys fo da districk dat wen go live inside Jerusalem town. (Inside da odda Judah towns, all da Israel peopo dat stay dea live on dea property, da peopo an da prieses an da Levi ohana guys, da guys dat stay work inside da Temple, an odda peopo dat come from da guys dat wen work fo King Solomon.) 4 But inside Jerusalem town, get some a da peopo from da Judah an da Benjamin ohanas dat live dea too.
From da Judah ohana: Ataiah, his faddah Uzziah an his odda ancesta guys Zekariah, Amariah, Shefatiah, Mahalalel, all da way back to Perez. 5 Maaseiah, his faddah Baruk an his odda ancesta guys Kol-Hozeh, Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, anodda Zekariah, all da way back to Judah boy Shelah. 6 Get 468 army guys dat good fo fight an get Perez fo dea ancesta guy, dat live inside Jerusalem town.
7 From da Benjamin ohana: Sallu, his faddah Meshullam, his odda ancestas Joed, Pedaiah, Kolaiah, anodda Maaseiah, Itiel, all da way back to Jeshaiah. 8 Sallu get two odda ohana guys dat follow him Jerusalem side, Gabbai an Sallai. Dat make 928 guys. 9 Joel, Zikri boy, stay in charge a dem, an Judah, Hassenuah boy, stay da numba two guy in charge a da big town.
10 From da pries guys, get Jedaiah Joiarib boy, Jakin, 11 Seriah Hilkiah boy, his odda ancesta guys Meshullam, Zadok, Meraiot, an Ahitub, dat befo time was da guy in charge a da Temple Fo God. 12 Wit dea helpa guys dat stay do da work fo da Temple, get 822 guys. An get Adaiah, Jeroham boy, dat get ancestas Pelaliah, Amzi, anodda Zekariah, Pash-hur, an Malkijah. 13 Adiah get odda helpa guys dat was da main guys fo da ol ohanas, an togedda dey make 242 guys. Get anodda pries guy Amash-sai, Azarel boy, his ancestas Ahzai, Meshillemot, an Immer. 14 Wit dem an all dea helpa army guys dat stay good fo fight, 128, wit Zabdiel, Haggedolim boy, in charge a dem.
15 Anodda Levi ohana guy in Jerusalem: Shemaiah Hasshub boy, wit ancestas Azrikam, Hashabiah, an Bunni. 16 Had Shabbetai an Jozabad too, dat was two leadas fo da Levi ohana peopo dat stay in charge a da guys dat do da work outside da Temple Fo God. 17 Mattaniah, Mika boy, wit ancestas Zabdi an Asaf, was da leada dat help da peopo start fo tell God “Mahalo plenny!” an pray to God, an His helpa guy was Bakbukiah, an had Abda Shammua too wit ancestas Galal an Jedutun. 18 All da Levi ohana guys dat stay live inside Jerusalem, da Town Dass Spesho Fo God, dey 284 guys.
19 Da guys dat watch da gates fo da Temple, Akkub an Talmon an dea helpas, 172 guys dat stay watch da gates.
20 All da odda pries guys an Levi ohana guys an da res a da Israel peopo, dey live inside da small towns Judah side, an erybody dea get dea ohana land. 21 But da guys dat stay work inside da Temple Fo God, dey live on top Ofel Hill nea da Temple, an Ziha an Gishpa stay in charge a dem.
22 Inside Jerusalem, da guy dat stay in charge a da Levi ohana guys was Uzzi, Bani boy, his odda ancestas Hashabiah, Mattaniah, an Mika. All dese guys come from Asaf. Dey da singa guys, an dey stay in charge a da music fo da Temple Fo God. 23 Da Persia King tell da singa guys dass wat dey gotta do, an dass wat dey do ery day. 24 Petahiah Meshezabel boy, dat get Zerah an Judah fo his ancesta guys, he da one dat tell da King bout eryting da peopo need.
Da Small Towns Nea Jerusalem
25 Had plenny small towns dat no mo strong wall, but all dem get fields. Some a da Judah peopo go inside Kiriat-Arba an da small towns aroun dea fo live, oddas inside Dibon an da towns ova dea, oddas inside Jekabzeel an da towns ova dea. 26 Get peopo live inside odda small towns too, Jeshua, Moladah, Bet-Pelet, 27 Hazar-Shual. Oddas go Beer-Sheba an da small towns aroun dea, 28 Ziklag, Mekonah an da towns dea, 29 En-rimmon, Zorah, Jarmut, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, da small towns dea, Lakish an da fields aroun da town, Azekah an da small towns dea. Dey make house from Beer-Sheba to da Hinnom Valley. 31 Da Benjamin peopo, dey live Geba town, Mikmash, Aija, Bethel an da towns aroun dea, 32 Anatot, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, an Ono inside da valley wea da guys dat make fancy kine tings live. 36 Some ohanas from da Levi peopo dat stay inside Judah wen go live wit da Benjamin peopo.
✡ 11:3 11:3: Neh 7:73