2 Ɛsdras
7: 1 We a dɔn fɔ tɔk dɛn wɔd ya, dɛn sɛn to
mi na di enjɛl we dɛn bin sɛn to mi di nɛt dɛn bifo dis tɛm.
7: 2 I tɛl mi se: “Esdra, grap, ɛn yɛri di wɔd dɛn we a dɔn kam to.”
tɛl yu.
7: 3 En aibin tok, “Mi God, tok.” Dɔn i tɛl mi se, “Di si dɔn go dɔŋ insay a
wayd ples, so dat i go dip ɛn big.
7: 4 Bɔt put di say we dɛn de go insay bin smɔl, ɛn i tan lɛk riva;
7: 5 So udat go go na di si fɔ luk am ɛn rul am? if i
nɔ bin go tru di smɔl ples, aw i go kam insay di brayt ples?
7: 6 Wan ɔda tin de bak; Dɛn bil wan siti, ɛn put am pan wan brayt ples
fil, ɛn i ful-ɔp wit ɔl gud tin dɛn;
7: 7 Di say we de go insay de smɔl, ɛn dɛn put am na say we denja fɔ fɔdɔm.
lɛk se faya de na di raytan, ɛn na di lɛft an dip
wata:
7:8 Ɛn na wan rod nɔmɔ de bitwin dɛn ɔl tu, ivin bitwin di faya ɛn di
wata, so smɔl dat na wan man nɔmɔ go ebul fɔ go de wan tɛm.
7: 9 If dɛn gi pɔsin dis siti naw fɔ bi in prɔpati, if i nɔ ɛva gi am
go pas di denja we dɛn put bifo am, aw i go gɛt dis
wetin yu fambul gɛt?
7:10 Ɛn a se, “Na so i bi, Masta.” Dɔn i tɛl mi se: “Na so i bi bak.”
Izrɛl in pat.
7: 11 Na bikɔs ɔf dɛn sek, a mek di wɔl, ɛn we Adam nɔ du wetin mi
statutes, den bin dekri se naw don du.
7: 12 Dɔn dɛn mek di say dɛn we dɛn de go insay dis wɔl smɔl, ful-ɔp wit sɔri-at ɛn
travail: dɛn nɔ bɔku ɛn dɛn bad, dɛn ful-ɔp wit prɔblɛm dɛn,: ɛn dɛn kin rili pen.
7: 13 Di say dɛn we di ol pipul dɛn na di wɔl bin de go insay bin big ɛn shɔ, ɛn dɛn bin de kam wit dɛn
frut we nɔ de day.
7: 14 If di wan dɛn we de alayv nɔ de wok tranga wan fɔ go insay dɛn tranga ɛn natin tin ya.
dɛn nɔ go ɛva ebul fɔ gɛt di wan dɛn we dɛn dɔn kip fɔ dɛn.
7:15 So wetin mek yu de wɔri, bikɔs yu na jɔs a
man we de kɔrɔpt? ɛn wetin mek yu de muf, bɔt yu jɔs de day?
7:16 Wetin mek yu nɔ tink bɔt dis tin we gɛt fɔ apin, .
pas di wan we de de?
7: 17 Dɔn a ansa se: “O Masta we de rul, na yu dɔn pik.”
insay yu lɔ, so dat di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt go gɛt dɛn tin ya, bɔt di
di wan dɛn we nɔ de wɔship Gɔd fɔ day.
7: 18 Bɔt di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt go sɔfa tranga ɛn op fɔ am
waid: bikɔs di wan dɛn we du bad dɔn sɔfa tranga tin dɛn.
ɛn yet dɛn nɔ go si di wayd.
7: 19 I tɛl mi. No jɔj nɔ de we pas Gɔd, ɛn nɔbɔdi nɔ de we gɛt am
ɔndastandin we pas di Wan we Ay pas ɔlman.
7: 20 Bɔku pipul dɛn de day insay dis layf, bikɔs dɛn nɔ de tek di lɔ se
fɔ Gɔd we dɛn put bifo dɛn.
7: 21 Gɔd dɔn gi strɛs lɔ to di wan dɛn we kam fɔ no wetin dɛn fɔ du
du fɔ liv, ivin lɛk aw dɛn kam, ɛn wetin dɛn fɔ wach fɔ avɔyd
pɔnishmɛnt.
7: 22 Bɔt dɛn nɔ bin obe am; bɔt dɛn tɔk agens am, ɛn
tin dɛn we dɛn bin de imajin fɔ natin;
7: 23 Ɛn dɛn bin de ful dɛnsɛf wit dɛn wikɛd tin dɛn; ɛn tɔk bɔt di wan dɛn we pas ɔl
Ay, dat i nɔ de; ɛn i nɔ bin no in we dɛn.
7: 24 Bɔt dɛn nɔ tek in lɔ se ɛn dinay in agrimɛnt dɛn; insay in yon
lɔ dɛn nɔ bin fetful, ɛn dɛn nɔ du in wok.
7: 25 So, Ɛsdras, bikɔs ɛmti tin na ɛmti tin ɛn fɔ ful-ɔp
na di ful tin dɛn.
7: 26 Luk, di tɛm go kam we dɛn tin ya we a dɔn tɛl yu
go apin, ɛn di yawo go apia, ɛn di yawo go kɔmɔt
go si se naw i dɔn kɔmɔt na di wɔl.
7: 27 Ɛn ɛnibɔdi we fri frɔm di bad tin dɛn we a dɔn tɔk bɔt, go si mi wɔndaful tin dɛn.
7: 28 Mi pikin Jizɔs go sho wit di wan dɛn we de wit am ɛn dɛn
di wan dɛn we lɛf go gladi insay 400 ia.
7: 29 Afta dɛn ia ya, mi pikin Krays go day, ɛn ɔlman we gɛt layf go day.
7: 30 Ɛn di wɔl go tɔn to di ol kwayɛt sɛvin dez, lɛk
insay di jɔjmɛnt dɛn we bin de trade, so dat nɔbɔdi nɔ go de.
7: 31 Afta sɛvin dez, di wɔl we nɔ wek yet go gɛt layf bak
op, ɛn dat go day we dɔn rɔtin
7: 32 Di wɔl go mek di wan dɛn we dɔn slip insay de, gɛt layf bak, ɛn na so i go bi bak
di dɔst di wan dɛn we de liv kwayɛt wan, ɛn di sikrit ples dɛn go
fri dɛn sol dɛn we dɛn bin dɔn gi dɛn.
7: 33 Ɛn di Wan we de ɔp pas ɔl go apia na di say we dɛn de jɔj ɛn sɔfa
go pas, ɛn di lɔng we pɔsin de sɔfa go dɔn.
7: 34 Bɔt na jɔjmɛnt nɔmɔ go de, di trut go tinap, ɛn fet go de go ɔp
strɔng:
7: 35 Di wok go fala, ɛn dɛn go sho di blɛsin ɛn di gud
di tin dɛn we pɔsin de du go gɛt pawa, ɛn di bad tin dɛn we pɔsin de du nɔ go gɛt ɛni lɔ.
7: 36 Dɔn a se: “Ebraam bin pre fɔs fɔ di Sɔdɔmayt dɛn, ɛn Mozis bin pre fɔ di...
dɛn papa dɛn we bin sin na di ɛmti land usay pɔsin nɔ go ebul fɔ liv.
7: 37 Jizɔs afta am fɔ Izrɛl insay Akan in tɛm.
7: 38 Samiɛl ɛn Devid fɔ di pwɛl pwɛl, ɛn Sɔlɔmɔn fɔ di wan dɛn we
fɔ kam na di say we oli:
7: 39 Ɛn Ɛlias fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt ren; ɛn fɔ di wan dɛn we dɔn day, so dat i go ebul fɔ du am
tap:
7: 40 Ɛn Izikaya fɔ di pipul dɛn insay Sɛnakɛrib in tɛm, ɛn bɔku pipul dɛn fɔ
bɔku.
7: 41 Na so naw, pipul dɛn dɔn gro ɛn wikɛd pipul dɛn de bɔku.
ɛn di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt dɔn pre fɔ di wan dɛn we nɔ de du wetin Gɔd want
so naw tu?
7: 42 I ansa mi se, “Di layf we wi de liv naw nɔto di ɛnd usay bɔku pipul dɛn de.”
glori de kɔntinyu fɔ de; so dɛn dɔn pre fɔ di wan dɛn we wik.
7: 43 Bɔt di de we di bad tin go apin go bi di ɛnd fɔ dis tɛm ɛn di biginin fɔ
di layf we nɔ de day fɔ kam, usay kɔrɔpshɔn dɔn pas, .
7:44 Fɔ nɔ ebul fɔ kɔntrol insɛf dɔn dɔn, dɛn dɔn kɔt fɔ nɔ fetful to pɔsin, fɔ du wetin rayt dɔn dɔn
dɔn gro, ɛn trut de kɔmɔt.
7: 45 Da tɛm de, nɔbɔdi nɔ go ebul fɔ sev di wan we dɛn dɔn day, ɔ mek i sɔfa
di wan we dɔn win di win.
7: 46 A ansa am se, “Dis na mi fɔs ɛn las wɔd we i tɔk.”
i bin bɛtɛ fɔ lɛ a nɔ gi di wɔl to Adam, ɔ ɔda we, we i bin de
gi am, fɔ mek i nɔ sin.
7: 47 Us bɛnifit mɔtalman de liv insay dis tɛm naw
ebi, ɛn afta day fɔ luk fɔ pɔnishmɛnt?
7:48 Adam, wetin yu dɔn du? bikɔs pan ɔl we na yu sin, .
nɔto yu wan fɔdɔm, bɔt wi ɔl we kɔmɔt frɔm yu.
7: 49 Us bɛnifit wi go gɛt if dɛn prɔmis wi se wi go gɛt tɛm we nɔ go day.
bɔt wi dɔn du di wok dɛn we de mek pɔsin day?
7: 50 Ɛn dɛn prɔmis wi se wi go gɛt op we go de sote go, bɔt wisɛf
bikɔs dɛn wikɛd pas ɔlman, dɛn dɔn mek dɛn na fɔ natin?
7: 51 Ɛn se dɛn dɔn kip ples fɔ wi fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn sef, .
bɔt wi dɔn liv wikɛd tin?
7: 52 Ɛn fɔ mek di wan we de ɔp pas ɔl in glori fɔ protɛkt di wan dɛn we gɛt
bin liv layf we wi de tek tɛm, bɔt wi dɔn waka di we we wikɛd pas ɔl?
7: 53 Ɛn fɔ mek dɛn sho Paradays we in frut go de sote go
ɛva, usay sef ɛn mɛrɛsin de, bikɔs wi nɔ go go insay
i?
7: 54 (Bikɔs wi dɔn waka na say dɛn we nɔ fayn.)
7: 55 Ɛn fɔ mek di wan dɛn we nɔ de tek tɛm, dɛn fes go shayn ɔp
di sta dɛn, bɔt wi fes go blak pas daknɛs?
7: 56 Pan ɔl we wi bin de liv ɛn du bad, wi nɔ bin de tink se na wi
fɔ bigin fɔ sɔfa fɔ am afta i day.
7: 57 Dɔn i tɛl mi se: “Dis we di fɛt go bi.
uswan man we bɔn na di wɔl go fɛt;
7: 58 So if dɛn win am, i go sɔfa lɛk aw yu se
gɛt di win, i go gɛt di tin we a de tɔk.
7: 59 Na dis na di layf we Mozis bin tɔk to di pipul dɛn we i bin de alayv.
i se, “Pik yu layf so dat yu go liv.”
7:60 Bɔt dɛn nɔ biliv am, ɛn di prɔfɛt dɛn we bin de afta am nɔ biliv am
nɔto mi we dɔn tɔk to dɛn, .
7: 61 So dat nɔ go gɛt da kayn ebi we fɔ pwɛl dɛn, lɛk aw i go bi
una fɔ gladi fɔ di wan dɛn we dɛn mek fɔ sev.
7: 62 A ansa am se, “Masta, a no se dɛn kɔl di Wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman.”
sɔri-at, bikɔs i sɔri fɔ di wan dɛn we nɔ kam insay yet
di wɔl, .
7: 63 Ɛn pan di wan dɛn we tɔn to in lɔ;
7: 64 Ɛn se i de peshɛnt, ɛn i de bia fɔ di wan dɛn we dɔn sin, as
di tin dɛn we i mek;
7: 65 Ɛn se i plɛnti plɛnti, bikɔs i rɛdi fɔ gi usay i nid;
7:66 Ɛn se i rili sɔri fɔ am, bikɔs i de sɔri fɔ am mɔ ɛn mɔ
to di wan dɛn we de de, ɛn di wan dɛn we dɔn pas, ɛn bak to di wan dɛn we de naw
fɔ kam.
7: 67 If i nɔ mek in sɔri-at bɔku, di wɔl nɔ go kɔntinyu fɔ de
wit di wan dɛn we gɛt prɔpati.
7:68 Ɛn i de fɔgiv; bikɔs if i nɔ du so fɔ in gudnɛs, dat di wan dɛn we
dɔn du bad tin dɛn kin izi fɔ dɛn, di nɔmba tɛn tawzin
pat pan man dɛn nɔ fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ liv.
7: 69 Ɛn i bi jɔj, if i nɔ fɔgiv di wan dɛn we dɔn wɛl wit in yon
wɔd, ɛn pul di bɔku bɔku agyumɛnt, .
7:70 Na smɔl pipul dɛn nɔmɔ go lɛf fɔ du dat, pan ɔl we dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ kɔnt.