2 Ɛsdras
8: 1 Ɛn i tɛl mi se: “Di Wan we de oba ɔlman dɔn mek dis wɔl fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn.”
bɔt di wɔl we go kam fɔ smɔl pipul dɛn.
8: 2 A go tɛl yu wan tin we tan lɛk dis, Ɛsdras; As wen yu ask di earth, it
go tɛl yu se i de gi bɔku tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit dɔti
dɛn mek am, bɔt na smɔl dɔst we gold de kɔmɔt, na so i bi
dis wɔl we wi de naw.
8: 3 Bɔku pipul dɛn de we Gɔd mek, bɔt na smɔl pipul dɛn nɔmɔ go sev.
8: 4 So a ansa se, “Swɛla, O mi sol, ɔndastandin, ɛn
it sɛns.
8: 5 Bikɔs yu dɔn gri fɔ yɛri ɛn rɛdi fɔ tɔk prɔfɛsi
nɔ gɛt ples igen pas fɔ jɔs liv.
8:6 O Masta, if yu nɔ alaw yu slev fɔ mek wi pre bifo yu.
ɛn yu de gi wi sid to wi at, ɛn kɔlchɔ to wi ɔndastandin, .
so dat frut go kɔmɔt frɔm am; aw ɛnibɔdi go liv dat na
kɔrɔpt, udat de tek pɔsin in ples?
8: 7 Na yu wangren de, ɛn wi ɔl na wan wok we yu mek wit yu an, lɛk
yu dɔn tɔk.
8: 8 We di bɔdi de na in mama in bɛlɛ, ɛn yu de gi
it members, yu krichɔ de kip insay faya ɛn wata, ɛn nayn mɔnt
yu wokmanship de bia yu krichɔ we yu mek insay am.
8: 9 Bɔt di tin dɛn we de kip ɛn we dɛn de kip, dɛn go kip am, ɛn we di...
tɛm de kam, di bɛlɛ we dɛn dɔn kip de gi di tin dɛn we dɔn gro insay
i.
8: 10 Yu dɔn tɛl pɔsin fɔ pul di pat dɛn na di bɔdi, dat min se:
kɔmɔt na di bɔdi, dɛn fɔ gi milk, we na di frut we di bɔdi de gi, .
8: 11 So dat di tin we dɛn mek go it fɔ sɔm tɛm, te yu
dispɔz am to yu sɔri-at.
8: 12 Yu mek am wit yu rayt we, ɛn mɛn am wit yu
lɔ, ɛn rifɔm am wit yu jɔjmɛnt.
8: 13 Ɛn yu go kil am lɛk aw yu mek am, ɛn gi am layf lɛk yu wok.
8: 14 So if yu go dɔnawe wit di wan we bin de wok tranga wan
fashioned, na izi tin fɔ ɔdinet bay yu kɔmand, dat
di tin we dɛn mek, dɛn go ebul fɔ kip am.
8:15 So naw, Masta, a go tɔk; tɔch man in jɔnal, yu no
bɛst; bɔt a tɔch yu pipul dɛn we a sɔri fɔ dɛn sek;
8: 16 Ɛn fɔ yu prɔpati we a de kray fɔ yu; ɛn fɔ Izrɛl, fɔ
we a ebi; ɛn fɔ Jekɔb, we a de wɔri fɔ in sek;
8:17 So a go bigin pre bifo yu fɔ misɛf ɛn fɔ dɛn
A de si wi we de na di land we de fɔdɔm.
8: 18 Bɔt a dɔn yɛri aw di jɔj we gɛt fɔ kam de tɔk kwik kwik wan.
8: 19 So una yɛri mi vɔys, ɛn ɔndastand mi wɔd dɛn, ɛn a go tɔk
bifo yu. Dis na di biginin fɔ di wɔd dɛn we Ɛsdras bin tɔk, bifo i bi
tek am: ɛn a se, .
8: 20 O Masta, yu we de sote go we de si frɔm ɔp
tin dɛn we de na ɛvin ɛn na di ɛj;
8: 21 In tron nɔ gɛt wan valyu; we pɔsin nɔ go ɔndastand in glori; bifo
we di enjɛl dɛn sojaman dɛn tinap de shek shek, .
8: 22 Na briz ɛn faya sabi fɔ sav am; we in wɔd na tru, ɛn
tin dɛn we dɛn kin tɔk ɔltɛm; in kɔmand strɔng, ɛn ɔdinari de fred;
8: 23 In luk de dray di dip ples, ɛn wamat de mek di mawnten dɛn
mɛlt go fa; we di trut de witnɛs:
8: 24 Lisin to yu slev in prea, ɛn lisin to wetin yu de beg
krichɔ we dɛn mek.
8: 25 As a de alayv, a go tɔk, ɛn as lɔng as a gɛt sɛns, a go tɔk
go ansa.
8: 26 Nɔ luk yu pipul dɛn sin; bɔt pan di wan dɛn we de sav yu
trut.
8: 27 Una nɔ tink bɔt di wikɛd tin dɛn we di neshɔn dɛn mek, bɔt di tin dɛn we dɛn want
we de kip yu tɛstimoni dɛn we yu de sɔfa.
8: 28 Nɔ tink bɔt di wan dɛn we dɔn waka lɛk pɔsin bifo yu
mɛmba dɛn we yu want fɔ no se yu de fred.
8: 29 Nɔ mek yu want fɔ dɔnawe wit di wan dɛn we dɔn liv lɛk animal dɛn; bɔt
fɔ luk di wan dɛn we dɔn tich yu lɔ klia wan.
8: 30 Nɔ vɛks pan di wan dɛn we dɛn tink se bad pas animal dɛn; bɔt
lɛk di wan dɛn we de abop pan yu rayt ɛn glori ɔltɛm.
8: 31 Wi ɛn wi gret gret granpa dɛn de taya pan dɛn kayn sik dɛn de, bɔt na bikɔs ɔf wi
dɛn go kɔl yu sina pipul dɛn we gɛt sɔri-at.
8: 32 If yu want fɔ sɔri fɔ wi, dɛn go kɔl yu
we gɛt sɔri-at, to wi we nɔ gɛt ɛnitin fɔ du wit wetin rayt.
8: 33 Di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt, we gɛt bɔku gud wok dɛn we yu dɔn kip, go kɔmɔt
di tin dɛn we dɛn de du kin gɛt blɛsin.
8: 34 Wetin na mɔtalman we mek yu nɔ gladi fɔ am? ɔ wetin na
wan jɛnɛreshɔn we de rɔtin, we yu go vɛks pan am so?
8: 35 Fɔ tru, nɔbɔdi nɔ de pan di wan dɛn we dɛn bɔn, bɔt na in dɔn du am
wikɛd wan; ɛn pan di wan dɛn we fetful, nɔbɔdi nɔ de we nɔ du am
amiss.
8: 36 Na dis, O Masta, yu go du wetin rayt ɛn yu gudnɛs
declared, if yu sɔri fɔ di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt kɔnfidɛns fɔ
gud wok dɛn.
8: 37 Dɔn i tɛl mi se: “Sɔm tin dɛn yu dɔn tɔk di rayt we, ɛn
akɔdin to wetin yu tɔk, i go bi.
8: 38 Fɔ tru, a nɔ go tink bɔt di we aw di wan dɛn we dɔn sin de biev
bifo pɔsin day, bifo jɔjmɛnt, bifo i dɔnawe wit am.
8: 39 Bɔt a go gladi fɔ di abit we di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt gɛt, ɛn a go gladi fɔ am
mɛmba bak dɛn pilgrimej, ɛn di sev, ɛn di blɛsin, dat
dɛn go gɛt.
8: 40 Jɔs lɛk aw a dɔn tɔk naw, na so i go bi.
8: 41 Jɔs lɛk aw fama de plant bɔku sid na grɔn ɛn plant
bɔku tik dɛn, bɔt stil di tin we dɛn plant fayn insay in tɛm nɔ de kam
ɔp, ɛn ɔl di tin dɛn we dɛn plant nɔ de tek rut
we dɛn plant na di wɔl; dɛn ɔl nɔ go sev.
8: 42 A ansa am se, “If a dɔn gɛt gudnɛs, lɛ a tɔk.”
8: 43 Jɔs lɛk aw di fama in sid go day if i nɔ kam ɔp ɛn gɛt am
nɔto yu ren insay di rayt tɛm; ɔ if ren kam tumɔs, ɛn kɔrɔpt
i:
8: 44 Na so mɔtalman we dɛn mek wit yu an ɛn we de de, de day
kɔl yu yon imej bikɔs yu tan lɛk am, fɔ in sek
yu mek ɔltin, ɛn yu kɔmpia am to di fama in pikin dɛn.
8: 45 Nɔ vɛks pan wi, bɔt sɔri fɔ yu pipul dɛn, ɛn sɔri fɔ yu yon pipul dɛn
inheritance: bikɔs yu de sɔri fɔ di tin dɛn we yu mek.
8: 46 Dɔn i ansa mi se: “Di tin dɛn we de de na fɔ naw, ɛn
tin dɛn we gɛt fɔ kam fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt fɔ kam.
8: 47 Bikɔs yu nɔ go te so dat yu go ebul fɔ lɛk mi
krichɔ pas mi, bɔt bɔku tɛm a dɔn kam nia yu ɛn to yu
am, bɔt nɔ ɛva to di wan dɛn we nɔ de du wetin rayt.
8: 48 Na dis bak yu de wɔndaful bifo di wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman.
8: 49 Yu dɔn put yusɛf dɔŋ lɛk aw i fɔ bi, bɔt yu nɔ du am
jɔj yusɛf se yu fit fɔ gɛt bɔku glori bitwin di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt.
8: 50 Bɔku bɔku bad bad tin dɛn go apin to di wan dɛn we go kam di las tɛm
go de na di wɔl, bikɔs dɛn dɔn waka wit prawd.
8: 51 Bɔt ɔndastand fɔ yusɛf, ɛn luk fɔ di glori fɔ ɛnibɔdi we de
lɛk yu.
8: 52 Paradays dɔn opin fɔ una, dɛn dɔn plant di tik we de gi layf, di tɛm
dɛn dɔn rɛdi fɔ kam, dɛn dɔn rɛdi fɔ gɛt bɔku tin dɛn, dɛn dɔn bil wan siti, ɛn
dɛn alaw fɔ rɛst, yes, pafɛkt gudnɛs ɛn sɛns.
8:53 Dɛn dɔn sial di rut fɔ bad, wikɛdnɛs ɛn di mɔt dɔn ayd
frɔm una, ɛn kɔrɔpshɔn dɔn rɔnawe go na ɛlfaya fɔ mek dɛn fɔgɛt am.
8:54 Sɔri-at kin pas, ɛn na di ɛnd dɛn kin sho di jɛntri fɔ
we nɔ de day.
8: 55 So yu nɔ aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn igen bɔt di bɔku bɔku pipul dɛn
di wan dɛn we de day.
8: 56 We dɛn bin dɔn gɛt fridɔm, dɛn nɔ bin tek di Wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman, dɛn bin de tink
i bin de provok in lɔ, ɛn lɛf in we.
8: 57 Pantap dat, dɛn dɔn trowe di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt, .
8: 58 Dɛn se na dɛn at se Gɔd nɔ de; yes, ɛn dat fɔ no
dɛn fɔ day.
8: 59 Jɔs lɛk aw di tin dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt go mek una fil fayn, na so i tɔsti ɛn pen
rɛdi fɔ dɛn, bikɔs nɔto in want mek pipul dɛn kam to am
nought:
8:60 Bɔt di wan dɛn we Gɔd mek dɔn dɔti di wan we mek dɛn in nem.
ɛn dɛn nɔ bin tɛl di wan we rɛdi layf fɔ dɛn tɛnki.
8: 61 Na dat mek mi jɔjmɛnt dɔn nia naw.
8: 62 A nɔ tɛl ɔlman dɛn tin ya, bɔt a dɔn tɛl yu ɛn sɔm pipul dɛn
lɛk yu. Brom deya aibin tok.
8: 63 O Masta, yu dɔn sho mi di bɔku bɔku wɔndaful tin dɛn naw.
we yu go bigin du insay di las tɛm, bɔt ustɛm yu go du am
nɔ sho mi.