2 Ɛsdras
4: 1 Ɛn di enjɛl we dɛn sɛn to mi, we nem Yuriɛl, gi mi wan
ansa,
4: 2 Ɛn i se: “Yu at dɔn go fa fawe na dis wɔl, ɛn yu tink se yu go du am.”
ɔndastand di we aw di Wan we Ay pas ɔlman gɛt?
4: 3 Dɔn a se, “Yɛs, mi masta.” Ɛn i tɛl mi se: “Dɛn sɛn mi to.”
sho yu tri we, ɛn sho yu tri tin dɛn we fiba yu.
4: 4 If yu ebul fɔ se mi na wan, a go sho yu bak di we aw dɛn de du dat
yu want fɔ si, ɛn a go sho yu usay di wikɛd at kɔmɔt
de kam.
4: 5 Ɛn a se, “Mi masta, tɛl am.” Dɔn i tɛl mi se: “Go yu we, wej mi.”
di wet we faya de mek, ɔ mɛzhɔ mi di briz we de blo, ɔ kɔl mi
bak di de we dɔn pas.
4: 6 Dɔn a ansa se, “Usman we ebul fɔ du dat, na yu.”
shud aks mi dis kayn tin?
4: 7 I tɛl mi se, “If a aks yu aw big big ples dɛn de na di
midul di si, ɔ ɔmɔs spring dɛn de na di biginin fɔ di dip, .
ɔ ɔmɔs spring dɛn de ɔp di skay, ɔ uswan na di say dɛn we de kɔmɔt
fɔ paradays:
4: 8 Sɔntɛm yu go tɛl mi se, ‘A nɔ ɛva go dɔŋ di dip dip ples.
ɔ as yet na ɛlfaya, ɛn a nɔ ɛva klaym ɔp na ɛvin.
4: 9 Bɔt naw a dɔn aks yu bɔt faya ɛn briz ɛn fɔ
di de we yu dɔn pas, ɛn di tin dɛn we yu dɔn pas
yu nɔ go ebul fɔ separet, ɛn yet yu nɔ go ebul fɔ gi mi ɛni ansa fɔ dɛn.
4: 10 I tɛl mi bak se, “Yu yon tin ɛn di wan dɛn we dɔn big.”
wit yu, yu nɔ go ebul fɔ no;
4: 11 Aw yu ship go ebul fɔ ɔndastand di rod we di Wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman de waka;
ɛn, di wɔl dɔn kɔrɔpt naw na do fɔ ɔndastand di
kɔrɔpshɔn we de sho klia wan na mi yay?
4: 12 Dɔn a tɛl am se: “I bɛtɛ lɛ wi nɔ de atɔl pas dat.”
wi fɔ liv stil insay wikɛd tin, ɛn fɔ sɔfa, ɛn nɔ fɔ no
na dat mek.
4: 13 I ansa mi se, “A go na wan fɔrɛst na wan ples we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ grɔn, ɛn di
tik dɛn bin tek advays, .
4: 14 Ɛn i se: “Kam, lɛ wi go fɛt di si so dat i go ebul fɔ fɛt.”
kɔmɔt bifo wi, ɛn so dat wi go mek wi mɔ wud.
4: 15 Di wata we bin de rɔn na di si bin de tink se: “Kam!
lɛ wi go ɔp ɛn put di bush dɛn na di ples we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ grɔn, so dat wi go de de bak
mek wi ɔda kɔntri.
4: 16 Na fɔ natin a tink bɔt di wud, bikɔs di faya kam ɛn bɔn am.
4: 17 Di tink bɔt di wata we bin de rɔn na di si bin kam fɔ natin, bikɔs di...
san bin tinap ɛn stɔp dɛn.
4: 18 If yu bin de jɔj dɛn tu pipul ya naw, udat yu go bigin fɔ jɔj
gi rizin? ɔ udat yu go kɔndɛm?
4: 19 A ansa se, “Fɔ tru, na ful tin we dɛn ɔl tu de tink.”
dɛn mek am, bikɔs dɛn dɔn gi di grɔn to di tik dɛn, ɛn di si sɛf gɛt am.”
in ples fɔ bia in wata we de rɔn.
4: 20 Dɔn i tɛl mi se: “Yu dɔn jɔj di rayt we, bɔt wetin mek.”
yu nɔ de jɔj yusɛf bak?
4: 21 Na jɔs lɛk aw dɛn gi di grɔn to di wud ɛn di si to in yon
flɔd: ivin so dat di wan dɛn we de na di wɔl nɔ go ɔndastand natin
bɔt di wan we de na di wɔl, ɛn di wan we de ɔp di ɛvin
kin jɔs ɔndastand di tin dɛn we de ɔp di ayt we de na ɛvin.
4: 22 Dɔn a ansa se: “A de beg yu, O Masta, mek a gɛt am.”
ɔndastandin: .
4: 23 Na mi maynd nɔ bin want fɔ no bɔt di tin dɛn we ay pas ɔl, bɔt a bin want fɔ no bɔt di wan dɛn we de
pas nia wi ɛvride, dat na, na dat mek Izrɛl dɛn dɔn giv ɔp as badnem to
di neshɔn dɛn, ɛn fɔ wetin mek dɛn gi di pipul dɛn we yu lɛk
to neshɔn dɛn we nɔ de wɔship Gɔd, ɛn wetin mek dɛn briŋ wi gret gret granpa dɛn lɔ
na natin, ɛn di agrimɛnt dɛn we dɛn rayt nɔ de wok, .
4: 24 Ɛn wi de pas na di wɔl lɛk gras, ɛn wi layf dɔn de
sɔprayz ɛn fred, ɛn wi nɔ fit fɔ gɛt sɔri-at.
4: 25 Wetin i go du to in nem we dɛn kɔl wi? pan dɛn tin ya
tin dɛn dɔn a aks.
4: 26 Dɔn i tɛl mi se: “Di mɔ yu de luk fɔ mi, na di mɔ yu de luk.”
go sɔprayz; bikɔs di wɔl de go kwik kwik wan, .
4: 27 Ɛn i nɔ ebul fɔ ɔndastand di tin dɛn we dɛn prɔmis di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt insay
tɛm we de kam: bikɔs dis wɔl ful-ɔp wit tin dɛn we nɔ rayt ɛn tin dɛn we wi nɔ ebul fɔ du.
4: 28 Bɔt bɔt di tin dɛn we yu aks mi bɔt, a go tɛl yu;
bikɔs dɛn dɔn plant di bad tin, bɔt di pwɛl pwɛl nɔ kam yet.
4: 29 So if di tin we dɛn plant nɔ tɔn ɔpsayd, ɛn if di
ples we dɛn plant di bad tin nɔ pas, den i nɔ go ebul fɔ kam dat na
we dɛn plant wit gud.
4: 30 Bikɔs dɛn dɔn plant bad sid na Adam in at frɔm di
bigin, ɛn aw i dɔn mek pipul dɛn nɔ de du wetin Gɔd want te to dis tɛm?
ɛn ɔmɔs i go bɔn te di tɛm we dɛn fɔ trit kam?
4: 31 Tink gud wan bɔt aw wikɛd frut big ɛn bad tin
sid dɔn bɔn.
4: 32 We dɛn go kɔt di yes dɛn we nɔ gɛt wan nɔmba, i go big
wan floa dɛn go ful-ɔp?
4: 33 Dɔn a aks se, “Aw ɛn ustɛm dɛn tin ya go apin?”
wetin mek wi ia dɛn nɔ bɔku ɛn wikɛd?
4: 34 Dɔn i ansa mi se: “Yu nɔ rɔsh pas di wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman.”
bikɔs yu rɔsh na fɔ natin fɔ pas am, bikɔs yu dɔn pas bɔku tin.
4: 35 Nɔto di sol dɛn bak fɔ di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt bin aks kwɛstyɔn bɔt dɛn tin ya insay
dɛn rum dɛn de se, “Aw lɔng a go op fɔ dis kayn we?” ustɛm
di frut we de na di flo de kam fɔ wi blɛsin?
4: 36 Yuriɛl we na di ay enjɛl tɛl dɛn se:
Ivin we di nɔmba fɔ di sid dɛn ful-ɔp insay una, bikɔs i dɔn wej di
wɔl insay di balans.
4: 37 I dɔn mɛzhɔ di tɛm; ɛn i dɔn kɔnta bay di nɔmba
di tɛm dɛn; ɛn i nɔ de muv ɔ stɔp dɛn, te di mɛzhɔ we dɛn tɔk bɔt bi
fulfil am.
4: 38 Dɔn a ansa se: “O Masta we de rul, wi ɔl dɔn ful-ɔp.”
fɔ lɛ dɛn nɔ de wɔship Gɔd.
4: 39 Ɛn fɔ wi sek, i go bi se na di flo fɔ di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt
nɔ ful-ɔp, bikɔs ɔf di sin dɛn we di wan dɛn we de na di wɔl dɔn du.
4: 40 So i ansa mi se, “Go to uman we gɛt bɛlɛ ɛn aks am.”
fɔ am we i dɔn du in nayn mɔnt, if in bɛlɛ go ebul fɔ kip di
bɔn ɛni lɔng insay am.
4: 41 Dɔn a se: “Nɔ, Masta, dat nɔ go ebul fɔ du dat.” En imbin tok langa mi, “In di...
grev di rum dɛn we de na di sol tan lɛk uman in bɛlɛ.
4: 42 Jɔs lɛk uman we de bɔn pikin kin rɔnawe kwik kwik wan
di travail: na so dɛn ples ya kin rɔsh fɔ gi dɛn tin dɛn de
we dɛn dɔn kɔmit to dɛn.
4: 43 Frɔm di biginin, luk, wetin yu want fɔ si, dɛn go sho am.”
yu.
4: 44 Dɔn a ansa se, “If a dɔn gɛt gudnɛs na yu yay ɛn if na so i bi.”
bi pɔsibul, ɛn if a mit so, .
4: 45 So, sho mi if mɔ tin de fɔ kam pas wetin dɔn pas, ɔ pas wetin dɔn pas
pas di wan we gɛt fɔ kam.
4: 46 A no wetin dɔn pas, bɔt a nɔ no wetin gɛt fɔ kam.
4: 47 I tɛl mi se, “Tinap na di rayt say, a go ɛksplen.”
di similitude to yu.
4: 48 So a tinap, a si, wan ɔt we de bɔn de pas bifo
mi: ɛn i apin se we di faya dɔn pas a luk, ɛn, .
luk, di smok bin stil de.
4: 49 Afta dis, wan klawd we gɛt wata pas bifo mi, ɛn i sɛn bɔku bɔku wata
ren wit big big briz; ɛn we di ren we bin de kam wit big big briz dɔn pas, di drɔp dɛn bin lɛf
stil.
4: 50 Dɔn i tɛl mi se: “Yu tink bɔt yusɛf. as di ren de pas
di drɔp dɛn, ɛn as di faya big pas di smok; bɔt di drɔp dɛn ɛn
di smok de biɛn: so di kwantiti we dɔn pas bin du mɔ pas.
4: 51 Dɔn a pre ɛn se, “Yu tink se a go ebul fɔ liv te da tɛm de?” ɔ
wetin go apin insay dɛn tɛm dɛn de?
4: 52 I ansa mi se: “As fɔ di sayn dɛn we yu de aks mi, na mi.”
kin tɛl yu sɔm pat pan dɛn, bɔt we i kam pan yu layf, dɛn nɔ sɛn mi
fɔ sho yu; bikɔs a nɔ no am.