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Nigerian Pidgin Bible

Genesis 36

1 Na the account of Esau family be this.

2 Esau marry Canaanite woman Adah wey be daughter if Ekin the Hittite, Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

3 and Basemath wey be daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 Adah born Eliphaz and Basemath born Reuel,

5 and Aholibamah born Jeush, Jalam and Korah. Na Canaan land them born these sons to Esau.

6 Esau come take him wives, him sons, him daughters, and all the people wey dey him house, together with him livestocks and everything wey him don acquire for the land of Canaan. He come leave Jacob him brother to another land.

7 He leave because the land wey him and Jacob dey live no fit contain them again. Dem get plenty animals and livestocks so them no fit stay together again.

8 Naso Esau come dey live for the hill country of Edom.

9 Na this be the descendants of Esau wey be ancestor of Edomite.

10 Esau wife Adah born one son for him, Eliphaz,

11 and Eliphaz get five sons Temar, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.

12 And another wife Timna born one son Amalek. Esau wife Basemath born one son for him, Reuel.

13 And Reuel get four sons Nahath, Zerah, Shanmah and Mizzah.

14 Esau wife Aholibamah wey be daughter of Anah son of Zibeon born three sons for him. Jeush,Jalaam and Korah.

15 Na the tribes wey descend from Esau be this. Na Esau first son Eliphaz be the ancestor of this tribe: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

16 Korah, Gatam and Amalek. All of them na descendants of Esau wife Adah.

17 Na Esau son Reuel be the father of these tribes: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. Na them be the descendants of Esau wife Basemath.

18 Na the tribe wey descend from Esau wife Aholibamah be this. Jeush, Jaalam and Korah.

19 Na all these tribes descend from Esau.

20 Na these be the names of tribes wey descend from Seir the Horite. Dem live for land of Edom. Lotan, Shobar, Zibeon, Anah,

21 Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. Dem be Horite clan leaders, descendants of Sier wey live for land of Edom.

22 Hori and Hemam na descendants of Lotan, Timna na Lotan sister.

23 Descendants of Shobal na Alvan, Manahath, Ebal,Shepho and Onam.

24 Descendants of Zibeon na Aiah and Anah. This na the Anah wey find hot river for wilderness when he dey take care of him father donkey.

25 Descendant of Anah na him son Dishon and him daughter Aholibamah.

26 Descendant of Dishon na Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran.

27 Descendant of Ezer na Bilhan,Zaavan and Akan.

28 Descendant of Dishan na Uz and Aran.

29 Na these be the leader of Horites. Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

30 Dishon, Ezer, Dishan. Horite families dey get names after the names of their leaders wey live for the land of Sier.

31 These na the kings wey reign for Edom before any Israelite king reign.

32 Bela the son of Beor wey rule Edom from him city Dinhabah.

33 When Bela die, Jobab son of Zerah wey come from Bozrah become king after him.

34 When Jobab die, Husham wey cime from Teman land become king.

35 When Husham die, Hadad, son of Bedad become king and he dey rule from city of Avith. Na him be the one wey defeat Midianites for the land of Moab.

36 When Hadad die, Samlah wey come from Masrekah city become king.

37 When Samlah die, Shaul wey come from Rehoboth of the river city become king.

38 When Shaul die, Baalhanan son of Achbor become king.

39 When Baalhanan son of Achbor die, Hadar become king. And he dey rule from Pau city. Him wife na Mehetabel daughter of Matred and grand daughter of Mezahab.

40 These na the name of clan leaders wey descend from Esau wey live for the place wey them name after them. Timnah, Alvah, Jetheth,

41 Aholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

43 Magdiel and Iram. Na these be leaders if Edom clans. Dem list them according to settlement of land wey dem occupy. All of them descend from Esau the Ancestor of Edomites.

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