Nigerian Pidgin Bible
Nehemiah 10
1 Na the governor, Nehemiah son of Hacaliah be the first to sign, and then Zedekiah con sign. The people wey follow also come sign too.
2 Priests wey sign na: Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaniah.
9 Levites wey sign na: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui for the clan of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mica, Rehob, Hasbabiah,
12 Zaccuer, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 Leaders of the people wey sign na: Parosh, Pahath Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah, Bigval, Adin,
17 Ater, Jezekiah, Azzur,
18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Meshzabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea, Hanaiah, Hasshub,
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch,Harim, and Baanah
28 We, the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple guards, the temple musicians, the temple workmen, and all others wey dey obey the law of God and wey don separate themselves from the foreigners wey dey live for our land, we, together with our wives and all our children wey dey old enough to understand,
29 We dey join our leaders in oath, say we go dey live according to the law of God, wey God give through him servant Moses; say we go obey everything wey the LORD, our God, don command us; and say we go keep all him laws and everything wey he ask us to do. Make bad things happen to us if we no keep our promise.
30 We no go marry the foreigners wey dey live for our land.
31 If foreigners bring corn or any other thing to come sell to us on Sabbath or on any other holy day, we no go buy from them. We no go dey farm the land every seventh year, and we go dey cancel all debts.
32 Each one of us go dey contribute five grams of silver to help pay for the expenses of the Temple every year.
33 We go provide the things wey follow for the temple worship: the holy bread, the daily grain offering, the animals wey we go dey burn each day for sacrifice, the holy offering for Sabbath, New Moon Festivals, and other festivals, the other holy offerings, the offering wey go take the sins of Israel away, and any other thing wey we need for Temple.
34 We, the people, priests, and Levites, go draw lots each year to determine which clan go provide wood to burn the sacrifice wey we go offer to the LORD our God, according to wetin dey the law.
35 We go take offering of first corn wey we harvest and first fruit wey ripe on top our trees to the Temple each year.
36 We go take the first son wey each of us born to the priest for the Temple and for there, as e dey for law, we go dedicate him to God. We go also dedicate the firstborn wey each of our cows born, and the firstborn of our sheep and goats.
37 We go take the dough wey we make from the first corn wey we harvest each year to the priest for Temple, and our other offerings of wines, olive oil, and all kind fruit. We go take the tithe from the crop wey grow on our land to the Levite, wey dey collect tithe for our farming villages.
38 Make the Priests wey be Aaron descendant dey with the Levites when dem dey collect the tithe, make the Levite take one tenth of the tithe wey dem don collect to the temple storerooms for use in the Temple.
39 Make the people of Israel and the Levites take the contributions of corn, wine, and olive oil go the storerooms where dem dey keep the tools for the Temple and where the priests wey dey on duty, the temple guards, and the members of the temple choir get their quarters. We no go abandon the house of God.