Nehemiah
11 Now the leaders of the people be de live for Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots* to bring one person out of every ten people to come live for Jerusalem wey be the holy city, and the other nine people wey remain stay for the other cities. 2 Another thing be say, the people bless all the men wey use their mind come out to live for Jerusalem.
3 And this ones na the rulers of the area, them de live for Jerusalem. (The rest of Israel people, the priests, the Levites, the temple servants,* and the sons of the servants of Sol′o·mon, live for other cities for Judah, each person for im own property, for im city.
4 Some Judah people and some Benjamin people still live for Jerusalem.) Some of the Judah people na A·thai′ah wey be son of Uz·zi′ah son of Zech·a·ri′ah son of Am·a·ri′ah son of Sheph·a·ti′ah son of Ma·hal′a·lel wey come from among the sons of Pe′rez, 5 and Ma·a·sei′ah son of Bar′uch son of Col·ho′zeh son of Ha·zai′ah son of A·dai′ah son of Joi′a·rib son of Zech·a·ri′ah, wey be son of She·la′nite person. 6 All the sons of Pe′rez wey de live for Jerusalem na 468 strong men.
7 And na Benjamin people be this: Sal′lu son of Me·shul′lam son of Jo′ed son of Pe·dai′ah son of Ko·lai′ah son of Ma·a·sei′ah son of Ith′i·el son of Je·sha′iah, 8 and the people wey dey after-am na Gab·ba′i and Sal·la′i, and them be 928; 9 and na Joel wey be the son of Zich′ri be their overseer, and Judah wey be the son of Has·se·nu′ah na im be the second person wey de control the city.
10 The ones from among the priests na: Je·da′iah son of Joi′a·rib, Ja′chin, 11 Se·rai′ah son of Hil·ki′ah son of Me·shul′lam son of Za′dok son of Me·ra′ioth son of A·hi′tub, wey be leader for the house of the true God,* 12 and their brothers wey do the work of the house, them be 822; and A·dai′ah son of Je·ro′ham son of Pel·a·li′ah son of Am′zi son of Zech·a·ri′ah son of Pash′hur son of Mal·chi′jah, 13 and im brothers, wey be leaders of family groups for their papa side, them be 242; and A·mash′sai son of Az′ar·el son of Ah′zai son of Me·shil′le·moth son of Im′mer, 14 and their brothers wey be strong men wey no de fear, them be 128; and their overseer na Zab′di·el, wey come from one important family.
15 And the ones from among the Levites na: She·mai′ah son of Has′shub son of Az·ri′kam son of Hash·a·bi′ah son of Bun′ni, 16 and Shab′be·thai and Jo′za·bad, wey dey among the leaders of the Levites, wey dey in charge of other works for the house of the true God; 17 and Mat·ta·ni′ah, son of Mi′cah son of Zab′di son of A′saph, wey de direct people wey de sing and wey de lead for the songs wey them de sing to praise God when them de pray, and Bak·bu·ki′ah, wey be the second person among im brothers, and Ab′da son of Sham·mu′a son of Ga′lal son of Je·du′thun. 18 And all the Levites for the holy city na 284.
19 And the gatemen na Ak′kub, Tal′mon, and their brothers wey de watch the gates, them be 172.
20 The other Israel people, the priests, and the Levites, de stay for all the other cities of Judah, each person dey for im own land wey e don inherit. 21 The temple servants* de live for O′phel, and na Zi′ha and Gish′pa dey in charge of the temple servants.*
22 The overseer of the Levites wey dey Jerusalem na Uz′zi son of Ba′ni son of Hash·a·bi′ah son of Mat·ta·ni′ah son of Mi′ca, e come from among the sons of A′saph, wey be people wey de sing, na im dey in charge of the work of the house of the true God. 23 Because the king be don command the people wetin them go do for people wey de sing, and e get amount wey e talk say make them give people wey de sing as them go need each day. 24 And the person wey de advice the king* about any matter wey concern the people na Peth·a·hi′ah son of Me·shez′a·bel wey come from among the sons of Ze′rah wey be the son of Judah.
25 As for the different-different place wey people de stay and the lands wey surround them, na them be this: some of the people of Judah de live for Kir′i·ath-ar′ba and the towns wey surround-am, some de live for Di′bon and the towns wey surround-am, and some de live for Je·kab′ze·el and the village them wey surround-am, 26 for Jesh′u·a, for Mo·la′dah, for Beth-pel′et, 27 for Ha′zar-shu′al, for Be′er-she′ba and the towns wey surround-am, 28 for Zik′lag, for Me·co′nah and the towns wey surround-am, 29 for En-rim′mon, for Zor′ah, and for Jar′muth, 30 for Za·no′ah, for A·dul′lam and the village them wey surround-am, for La′chish and the lands wey surround-am, and for A·ze′kah and the towns wey surround-am. The place wey them de live* na from Be′er-she′ba go reach the Lowland* of Hin′nom.
31 And the people of Benjamin be dey for Ge′ba, Mich′mash, Ai′ja, Beth′el and the towns wey surround-am, 32 An′a·thoth, Nob, A·na·ni′ah, 33 Ha′zor, Ra′mah, Git′ta·im, 34 Ha′did, Ze·bo′im, Ne·bal′lat, 35 Lod, and O′no, the lowland of people wey sabi use hand make things. 36 And them talk say some of the Levites wey de stay for Judah area, make them go stay for Benjamin area.