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Exodus 35

1 Moses come call all people of Israel together and tell them say, "Na wetin God don command una to do be this:

2 Una get six days wey una go dey use do una work, but the seventh day go be holy, solemn day of rest wey una go dedicate to me, the LORD. Anyone wey work that day, make una kill am.

3 Make una no even light fire for una house on Sabbath."

4 Moses tell all people of Israel say, "Na wetin God don command be this:

5 Make offering to God. Everyone wey wan do so go bring offering of gold, silver, or bronze;

6 fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth wey dem make with goat hair;

7 ram skin wey dem dye red; fine leather; acacia wood;

8 oil for lamp; spices for anointing oil and for sweet-smelling incense;

9 carnelians and other jewels wey una go use set High Priest ephod and for him breastpiece.

10 "All workers wey get skill among una go come make everything wey God don command:

11 the Tent, the cover and the outer cover, the hook and frame, the crossbars, the posts, and bases;

12 the Covenant Box, the poles, the lid, and the curtain;

13 the table, poles, and accessories; the bread wey una go offer to God;

14 the lampstand for light and accessories; the lamps with their oil;

15 the altar to dey burn incense; the curtain for Tent entrance;

16 the altar to dey burn offerings, with bronze grating attach to am, poles, and all accessories; the washbasin and stand;

17 the curtain for enclosure, poles, and bases; the curtain for entrance of enclosure;

18 the pegs and ropes for the Tent and enclosure;

19 and the magnificent garment wey the priests go wear when dem dey serve for Holy Place " the holy cloth for Aaron the priest and him sons."

20 All people of Israel come leave,

21 and everyone wey wish to do so bring offering to God make dem use am build the Tabernacle. Dem bring everything wey dem need for worship and for making priest garments.

22 All wey wan do, both men and women go bring decorative pins, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kind jewelry and dem dedicate am to the LORD.

23 Everyone wey get fine linen; blue, purple, or red wool; goat hair cloth; ram skin wey don turn red; or fine leather, bring am.

24 Everyone wey fit contribute silver or bronze bring their offering for God, and all people who get acacia wood wey dem fit use for any of the work bring am.

25 Women wey get skill bring fine linen thread and thread of blue, purple, and red wool, wey dem don make.

26 Dem also make thread of goat hair.

27 The leaders bring carnelians and other jewels, make dem set am up for the ephod and the breastpiece

28 and spices and oil for lamps, for anointing oil, and for sweet-smelling incense.

29 All people of Israel wey wan bring offering come bring am to God for the work wey he don command Moses to do.

30 Moses tell the Israelites say, "God don choose Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from tribe of Judah.

31 God don fill am with him power and give am skill, ability, and understanding for every kind art work,

32 to dey plan skillful design and dey work them in gold, silver, and bronze;

33 to dey cut jewels wey dem go set; to carve wood; and for every other kind art work.

34 God don give him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, from tribe of Dan, the ability to dey teach their craft to others.

35 He don give them skill to dey do all kind work wey engravers, designers, and fine linen weavers dey do; blue, purple, and red wool; and other cloth. Dem fit do all kind work, and dem be skillful designers.

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