Genesis 12:1-20 tell how Abram journey from Haran to Canaan. E also talk about di problem wey happen for Egypt when Abram lie about his wife, Sarai.
1. Na God talk to Abram, say, “Make you come out from your papa house, your family, and di country wey you know well well. Go di place wey I go show you.”
2. “I go make you great nation. I go bless you, and I go make your name big. You go be blessing to plenty people.”
3. “I go bless dem wey go bless you, and I go curse dem wey go curse you. All di nations for di earth go bless themselves through you.”
4. So, Abram obey God and waka as God talk. Abram carry Sarai, im wife, and Lot, im brother’s son, and dem waka with all di people and things wey dem get.
5. Abram and im family leave Haran, and dem begin journey go Canaan. When dem reach Canaan, di Lord show Abram di land, and God tell am, “Dis land go belong to your pikin dem.”
6. So, Abram build altar for di Lord wey show am di place.
7. Abram waka go di land wey dem call Bethel, to di east of di place wey im bin build di altar. He go settle there, and he continue to call di name of di Lord.
8. Na famine happen for dat land, so Abram move from Canaan go Egypt to find food because di famine too strong.
9. As Abram dey near Egypt, im tell Sarai, im wife, say, “I know say you fine well well. Your beauty go make di people for Egypt want take you for wife.”
10. “If dem see say you be my wife, dem go kill me because of you, but if dem see say you no be my wife, dem go leave me alone.”
11. “So, I beg you, say you be my sister. Then dem go treat me well because of you, and I go live.”
12. So, when Abram reach Egypt, di Egyptians see say Sarai fine well well.
13. Pharaoh’s officials see am and praise am to Pharaoh, and Sarai go carry go Pharaoh palace.
14. Pharaoh treat Abram well for Sarai’s sake. He give Abram sheep, cows, donkeys, slaves, camels, and all.
15. But God cause Pharaoh and im household to face serious problems because of Sarai, Abram wife.
16. Pharaoh call Abram, and he talk say, “Wetin you do me? Why you never tell me say Sarai be your wife?”
17. “Why you say she be your sister, and I take her for wife? Now, here di wife wey be your own, take am. Go with your people.”
18. Pharaoh command his men to take Abram and im wife, Sarai, and all di things wey dem get, and make dem go.
19. Pharaoh talk say, "Wetin you do me? Why you no tell me say Sarai na your wife? Why you lie, say she be your sister? Now I don take your wife, and I never even touch am. Make I give you back your wife."
20. Pharaoh tell him men, make dem take Abram, Sarai, and all their things, and make dem leave Egypt.
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