Genesis 50:1-26 talk about how Joseph bury his father Jacob in Canaan, forgive his brothers, and live in Egypt until he die.
1. Joseph cry put for e papa body, e hug am and kiss am.
2. Then e tell di doctors wey dey work for am make dem embalm e papa body, so dem embalm Israel body.
3. Di whole process take forty days, because na di time wey dem dey use for embalming, and Egypt people cry for Jacob for seventy days.
4. When di mourning time finish, Joseph go meet Pharaoh people say, "Abeg, make una help me tell Pharaoh say,
5. 'My papa make me swear say, when e die, make I bury am for di tomb wey e dig for Canaan. So abeg, make I go bury my papa, I go come back.'"
6. Pharaoh tell am say, "Go bury your papa as you take promise am."
7. So Joseph go bury e papa, and all Pharaoh officials follow am go—di elders of Pharaoh house and all di elders of Egypt.
8. Joseph family, e brothers, and e papa house follow am go. Only di small pikin dem and di animals remain for Goshen.
9. Chariot and horsemen follow dem, di crowd wey go bury Jacob plenty.
10. When dem reach di threshing floor of Atad near Jordan, dem cry well well for seven days.
11. When di Canaanite people see dem dey cry, dem say, "See di big mourning wey dey happen for Egypt." So dem call di place Abel Mizraim.
12. Jacob pikin dem do as e don command dem.
13. Dem carry am go Canaan, bury am for di cave for Machpelah wey Abraham buy as burial land.
14. After Joseph bury e papa, e return Egypt with e brothers and all di people wey follow am.
15. Joseph brothers come dey fear say, "Now wey our papa don die, Joseph fit take revenge for wetin we do am."
16. So dem send message to Joseph say, "Before our papa die, e tell us say,
17. 'Make una beg Joseph say make e forgive una for di wickedness wey una do am.' So abeg, forgive us, we be servant of di God of your papa." Joseph cry as dem talk to am.
18. Then e brothers come kneel down for ground before am say, "We be your servant."
19. But Joseph tell dem say, "Make una no fear, I no be God.
20. Una plan evil for me, but God turn am to good, make plenty people see life today.
21. So make una no fear, I go take care of una and una pikin dem." E talk to dem with kind heart.
22. Joseph stay for Egypt with e papa family, e live reach 110 years.
23. E see e great-grandpikin dem, di pikin of Makir wey be Manasseh pikin, Joseph carry dem for e lap.
24. Joseph tell e brothers say, "I go soon die, but God go visit una, carry una go di land wey e swear give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
25. Joseph make dem swear say, "God go visit una, make una carry my bone comot from here."
26. So Joseph die when e be 110 years, dem embalm am and put am for coffin for Egypt.
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