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Dey Bring Da Box Fo No Foget Da Deal
Inside Jerusalem
(2 Samuel 5:17-25)
1 Afta David make buildings fo him inside David Town, he make one place ready fo da Box Fo No Foget Da Deal Wit God, an he put up one tent fo da Box.
2 Den David tell, “No mo nobody can carry da Box Fo God, ony da Levi ohana guys. Cuz Da One In Charge wen pick dem fo carry da Box an fo work fo him foeva.”
3 David tell all da Israel peopo fo come togedda inside Jerusalem, fo bring up da Box Fo Da One In Charge an put um inside da place he wen make ready fo um.
4 He call togedda da pries guys dat come from Aaron an da odda Levi ohana guys:
5 From da Kohat ohana, Uriel da leada wit 120 ohana guys.
6 From da Merari ohana, Asaiah da leada wit 220 ohana guys.
7 From da Gershon ohana, Joel da leada wit 130 ohana guys.
8 From da Elizafan ohana, Shemaiah da leada, wit 200 ohana guys.
9 From da Hebron ohana, Eliel da leada, wit 80 ohana guys.
10 From da Uzziel ohana, Amminadab da leada, wit 112 ohana guys.
11 Den David tell da pries guys Zadok an Abiatar fo come, an da Levi ohana leada guys too: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, an Amminadab.
12 He tell dem, “You guys da main guys fo da Levi ohana. Make you an da odda Levi guys ready fo come in front God. Den go an bring da Box Fo No Foget Da Deal Wit Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo, an put da Box inside da place I wen make ready fo um.
13 Was cuz you Levi ohana guys neva bring da Box da firs time dat oua God, Da One In Charge, come real huhu wit us guys. Befo we start us neva aks him how fo do um da right way.”
14 Da pries guys an da Levi ohana guys make ready fo come in front God, fo dem bring da Box Fo Da One In Charge, da God fo da Israel peopo.
15 Az how dat time da Levi guys carry da Box Fo God wit da poles on top dea shouldas, jalike Moses wen tell um fo do da way Da One In Charge wen tell.
16 Same time, David tell da leada guys fo da Levi ohana fo pick some a dea braddahs fo come singa guys, fo sing da kine songs dat show dat da peopo stay real good inside. Dey goin use da kine tings dat make music: da twelve-string bass harp, da small harp, an da loud high cymbals.
17 So da Levi guys give Heman, Joel boy, dat job, an same ting fo his relatives Asaf Berekiah boy, an Ethan Kushaiah boy, from dea odda relatives da Merari ohana.
18 Fo dea helpa guys, da Levi guys give dea younga relatives: Zekariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattitiah, Elifelehu, Mikneiah, an da security guard guys fo da Tent, Obed-Edom an Jeiel.
19 Da main music guys, Heman, Asaf, an Ethan, dey suppose to play da bronze cymbals.
20 Zekariah, Aziel, Shemiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, an Benaiah suppose to play da bass harps an sing falsetto kine.
21 Mattitiah, Elifelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, an Azaziah suppose to play da small harps, an make music Sheminit kine style.
22 Kenaniah, da main Levi ohana guy, get da kuleana fo teach um how fo make da music, cuz he know um real good.
23 Berekiah an Elkanah, dey two a da security guard guys fo da Box.
24 Shebaniah, Joshafat, Netanel, Amasai, Zekariah, Benaiah, an Eliezer da pries guys, dey suppose to blow da long metal trumpets in front da Box Fo God. Obed-Edom an Jehiah, dey security guard guys fo da Box too.
25 Dass how David, da older leadas fo da Israel peopo, an da leadas fo tousan an hundred army guys go fo bring up da Box Fo No Foget Da Deal Wit Da One In Charge from Obed-Edom house. Dey all stay real good inside.
26 An cuz God wen help da Levi guys dat carry da Box Fo No Foget Da Deal Wit Da One In Charge, dey make one sacrifice wit seven bulls an seven boy kine sheeps.
27 David, he get one linen kine robe wrap aroun him, an all da Levi guys dat carry da Box wear um too, an da guys dat sing, an Kenaniah, dat lead all da guys dat sing. An David wear one white linen pries kine ves too.
28 Dass how all da Israel peopo bring up da Box Fo No Foget Da Deal Wit Da One In Charge. Dey yell cuz dey feel good inside, an dey make noise wit da sheep horn trumpets an da long metal trumpets, da cymbals, da bass harps, an da small harps.
29 Wen da Box Fo No Foget Da Deal Wit Da One In Charge reach David Town, Michal, Saul girl, watch from one window. An wen she see King David dancing an laughing, she tink he no ack pono.