Exodus 6:1-30 show how God tell Moses say e go free Israel people, but Pharaoh still no wan gree let dem go.
1. Then di Lord tell Moses, "Now you go see wetin I go do to Pharaoh. Because of my strong hand, e go let dem go, and because of my power, e go drive dem comot from him land."
2. God talk to Moses again, e say, "I be di Lord."
3. "I show myself to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but dem no sabi me as di Lord."
4. "I don make covenant with dem say I go give dem di land of Canaan, di place wey dem be strangers before."
5. "I don hear di cry of di Israelites because Egyptians dey oppress dem, and I don remember my covenant."
6. "So tell di Israelites say, ‘I be di Lord, I go free una from di bondage of Egypt, I go save una with strong hand and great judgment.’"
7. "I go take una as my people, and I go be una God. Una go know say na me, di Lord, wey free una from Egypt."
8. "I go carry una enter di land wey I promise Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I go give am to una as inheritance. I be di Lord."
9. Moses go tell di Israelites wetin God talk, but dem no gree hear am because of di suffer wey dem dey go through.
10. Then di Lord tell Moses,
11. "Go meet Pharaoh, king of Egypt, tell am make e free di Israelites from him land."
12. But Moses answer di Lord, "If di Israelites no gree hear me, why Pharaoh go listen to me? I even get problem to talk well."
13. But di Lord still tell Moses and Aaron to go tell Pharaoh and di Israelites di things wey e don command dem.
14. These na di heads of dia families: Di sons of Reuben, di firstborn of Israel—Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Na dem be di family of Reuben.
15. Di sons of Simeon—Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul (wey be di son of one Canaanite woman). Na dem be di family of Simeon.
16. These na di names of di sons of Levi, according to dia generation—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi live for 137 years.
17. Di sons of Gershon—Libni and Shimei, with dia family.
18. Di sons of Kohath—Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath live for 133 years.
19. Di sons of Merari—Mahli and Mushi. These na di family of Levi.
20. Amram marry him papa sister Jochebed, and she born Aaron and Moses. Amram live for 137 years.
21. Di sons of Izhar—Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22. Di sons of Uzziel—Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23. Aaron marry Elisheba, di daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, and she born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24. Di sons of Korah—Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Na dem be di family of Korahites.
25. Eleazar, di son of Aaron, marry one of di daughters of Putiel, and she born Phinehas. These na di heads of di Levite families.
26. Na Aaron and Moses di Lord tell, "Carry di Israelites comot from Egypt with dia armies."
27. Na dem go talk to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to free di Israelites. Na Moses and Aaron.
28. Di Lord talk to Moses when e dey for Egypt,
29. E say, "I be di Lord. Talk to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, wetin I tell you."
30. But Moses still say, "I no sabi talk well, why Pharaoh go listen to me?"
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