After Jesus beat death, He hung out with the crew for 40 days, proving He was really back and dropping wisdom about the Kingdom of God. They were all gathered up one last time, and the disciples asked, “Lord, is this it? You finna restore the kingdom to Israel right now?” Jesus told them, “Look, the timing ain’t for you to know. That’s the Father’s business. -- The squad went back to Jerusalem to wait. They stayed in an upstairs room, praying and staying solid. Since Judas had folded and was out of the picture, they needed to fill his spot to keep the twelve complete. They put forward two guys, prayed over it, and the lot fell on Matthias. He joined the starting lineup. This is a fun and engaging take on the Bible, translated into modern-day slang and African American Vernacular English (AAVE). AAVE is a recognized dialect of the English language. It is based on linguistic structures of African languages and retains features from West and Central African languages. Some of these include: 1. Tense and Aspect System – AAVE uses aspect markers like 'be' to indicate habitual actions (e.g., 'He be working' means 'He usually works'), similar to how aspect is marked in many Niger-Congo languages. 2. Zero Copula – AAVE sometimes omits the verb 'to be' in sentences like 'She tall' (meaning 'She is tall'), a feature found in several African languages. 3. Negation Patterns – AAVE has multiple negation (e.g., 'He ain't never been there'), a structure that parallels negative concord in some African languages. 4. Pronunciation and Phonetic Features – Features like final consonant cluster reduction (e.g., 'tes' instead of 'test') and the pronunciation of 'th' as 'd' or 't' (e.g., 'dem' for 'them') are also found in some West African languages. 5. Word Order and Syntax – Some sentence structures in AAVE resemble constructions in African languages, such as question formation without subject-verb inversion (e.g., 'What he doing?' instead of 'What is he doing?'). This translation paraphrases the Bible and is not a word-for-word translation. It is not intended to replace your literal translation Bible, but instead provide a way for you to enjoy and understand its larger concepts and teachings.