9 No good we try find out how much bad kine stuff us guys can do befo Da One In Charge punish us. Some a da peopo wen do dat, an God wen sen snakes ova dea fo bite um an wipe um out.
Da peopo grumble to Moses. Dey tell um, “Give us guys watta fo drink!” Moses tell um, “Eh! How come you guys grumble to me? You no stay grumble to me, you stay grumble to Da One In Charge! How come you guys stay checking out Da One In Charge fo see if he can handle dis problem?!”
Da peopo give dat place da name Massah, cuz mean “Check Um Out.” Dey call um Meribah too, dat mean “Grumble,” cuz da Israel peopo wen grumble dea an check out Da One In Charge fo see if he can handle. Dey tell, “Fo real, Da One In Charge stay wit us guys, o not?”