Nigerian Pidgin Bible
Joshua 21
1 The leaders of Levite families go meet Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of families of all Israel tribes.
2 Dem tell them for Shiloh in Canaan land say, God command through Moses say make una give us cities to dey live, and make grassland round them for our animals.
3 Naso the people of Israel give Levites cities and grasslands out of their own territories, according to wetin God don command.
4 Na the families of Levite clan of Kohath be the first to get cities. The families wey come from Aaron the priest get thirteen cities from the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 Rest of Kohath clan get ten cities from territories of Ephraim, Dan, and West Manasseh.
6 Gershon clan get thirteen cities from territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and East Manasseh.
7 Merari clan get twelve cities from territories of Rueben, Gad , and Zebulun.
8 The people of Israel draw lots to give these cities and grassland to Levites, as God don command through Moses.
9 Na these be the names of the cities from territories of Judah and Simeon wey dem give
10 to the descendants of Aaron wey be part of Kohath clan, wey been descend from Levi. Na them first get their own portion.
11 Dem get the city of Arba (Arba na Anak papa), wey dem dey call Hebron now, for hill country of Judah, with the grassland wey dey surround am.
12 But dem don already give the fields of the city and the towns to Caleb son of Jephunneh as him own.
13 Plus Hebron (one of the safety cities), dem give the descendants of Aaron the priest the cities wey follow: Libnah,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holon, Debir,
16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, with their grassland: nine city from Judah and Simeon tribe.
17 Dem get four cities from Benjamin territory: Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth, and Almon, with their grassland.
19 Thirteen cities all together, with their grassland, na hin the priest, descendants of Aaron get.
20 The other family of the Levite clan of Kohath get some cities from Ephraim territory.
21 Dem give them four cities: Shechem and hin grassland for hill country of Ephraim (wey be one of the safety cities), Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, with their grassland.
23 Dem get four cities from Dan territory: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon, and Gathrimmon, with all their grassland.
25 Dem get two cities from West Manasseh territory: Taanach and Gathrimmon, with their grassland..
26 Na ten cities these families of Kohath clan get, with their grassland.
27 Another Levite group, Gershon clan, receive two cities from East Manasseh territory: Golan for Bashan (wey be one of the safety cities) and Beeshterah, with their grassland.
28 Dem receive four cities from Issachar territory: Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their grassland.
30 Dem get four cities from Asher territory: Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath, and Rehob, with their grassland.
32 Dem get three cities from Naphtali territory: Kadesh for Galilee, with the grassland (wey be one of the safety cities), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, with their grassland.
33 The families of Gershon clan receive thirteen cities with their grassland.
34 The rest of the Levites, wey be Merari clan receive four cities from Zebulun territory: Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, with their grassland.
36 Dem receive four cities from Reuben territory: Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Maphaath, with their grassland.
38 Dem receive four cities from Gad tribe: dem be Ramoth for Gilead, with the grassland (wey be one of the safety cities), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer, with their grassland.
40 So, na a total of 12 cities Merari clan receive.
41 From the land wey people of Israel take as their own,
42 dem give the Levites a total of 48 cities, with the grassland wey dey around am.
43 Naso God give Israel all the land wey he don promise their ancestors say he go give them. When dem don take am, dem settle down for there.
44 God give them peace all through the land, just as he done promise their ancestors. None of their enemies fit stand against them, because God give Israelites victory on top all their enemies.
45 God keep all the promise wey he don make to the people of Israel.