Nigerian Pidgin Bible
Ezra 2
1 Na the people of the province wey return from Babylon be this. Na King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon take these people as prisoners to Babylon. Dem just come back to Jerusalem and Judah, everyone to their own town.
2 Na the people wey return with Zerubbabel be these: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. Na the list of names and numbers of Israelites wey return from each clan be this:
3 The descendants of Parosh na 2,172;
4 The descendants of Shephatiah na 372;
5 The descendants of Arah na 775;
6 The descendants of Pahath Moab of the family of Jeshua and Joab na 2,812;
7 The descendants of Elam na 1,254;
8 The descendants of Zattu na 945;
9 The descendants of Zaccai na760;
10 The descendants of Bani na 642;
11 The descendants of Bebai na 623;
12 The descendants of Azgad na 1,222;
13 The descendants of Adonikam na 666;
14 The descendants of Bigvai na 2,056;
15 The descendants of Adin na 454;
16 The descendants of Ater through the family of Hezekiah na 98;
17 The descendants of Bezai na 323;
18 The descendants of Jorah na 112;
19 The descendants of Hashum na 223;
20 The descendants of Gibbar na 95.
21 People wey there ancestors don live from the towns wey follow also come back:From the town of Bethlehem na 123
22 Na 56 come back from the town of Netophah;
23 Na 128 come back from the town of Anathoth;
24 Na 42 come back from the town of Azmaveth;
25 Na 743 come back from the towns of Kiriath Jearim, Kephriah, and Beeroth;
26 Na 621 come back from the towns of Ramah and Geba;
27 Na 122 come back from the town of Micmash;
28 Na 223 come back from the towns of Bethel and Ai;
29 Na 52 come back from the town of Nebo;
30 Na 156 come back from the town of Magbish
31 Na 1,254 come back from the other town wey hin name na Elam;
32 Na 320 come back from the town of Harim;
33 Na 725 come back from the towns of Lod, Hadid, and Ono;
34 Na 345 come back from the town of Jericho;
35 Na 3,630 come back from the town of Senaah.
36 Na the list of the priests wey come back from foreign land be this:descendants of Jedaiah through the family of Jeshua na 973;
37 The descendants of Immer na 1,052;
38 The descendants of Pashhur na 1,247;
39 The descendants of Harim na 1,017.
40 Na the people from the tribe of Levi be this:the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel through the family of Hodaviah na 74.
41 Na the singers be these:the descendants of Asaph na 128.
42 Na the descendants of the Temple gatekeepers be these:the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai na 139.
43 Na the descendants of the special Temple servants be these:Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 Na the descendants of Solomon servants be these: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth Hazzebaim, and Ami,
58 the Temple servants and Solomon descendants na 392
59 Some people come Jerusalem from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. But these people no fit prove say their families na from the tribe of Israel:
60 the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda na 652
61 Descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai dey from the family of priests. (if a man marry a daughter of Barzillai from Gilead, dem count him as a descendant of Barzillai.)
62 These people don search for their family histories, but dem no fit find them. Their names no dey the list of priests. Dem no fit prove say their ancestors na priests, so dem no fit serve as priests.
63 The governor command them make dem no chop any of the holy food until priest dey wey fit use Urim and Thummim ask God wetin to do.
64 All together, na 42,360 people dey for the group wey come back. E no include their 7,337 men and women slaves.
65 Dem also get 200 men and women singers with them.
66 Dem get 760 horses, 245 mules,
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 When the people don arrive for the place where the Temple of God don dey in Jerusalem, the family leaders con give their gifts for building this house of God again. Dem wan build am for the same place.
69 Dem give wetin dem fit give. Na the things wey dem give to build the Temple be these: 1,100 pounds of gold, about 4 tons of silver, and 100 coats wey priests dey wear.
70 So the priests, the Levites, and some of the other priests move go Jerusalem and the area wey dey around am. This group include the Temple singers, gatekeepers, and the Temple servants. The other Israelites settle for their own towns.