Ɛkliziastis
2: 1 A bin tɔk wit mi at se, “Go to naw, a go pruv yu wit gladi at.”
ɛnjɔy gladi-at, ɛn luk, dis sɛf na fɔ natin.
2: 2 A se bɔt laf se, “I de mek pɔsin kray,” ɛn a se, “Wetin i de du?”
2: 3 A bin de tray fɔ drink wayn na mi at, bɔt a bin de no mi yon
at wit sɛns; ɛn fɔ ol fulish tin, te a si wetin bin de
dat gud fɔ mɔtalman pikin dɛn, we dɛn fɔ du ɔnda di ɛvin ɔl
di de dɛn we dɛn de liv.
2: 4 A mek big big wok dɛn fɔ mi; Na mi bil os dɛn fɔ mi; A plant mi vayn gadin dɛn:
2: 5 A mek gadin ɛn gadin fɔ mi, ɛn a plant ɔlkayn tik dɛn insay dɛn
fɔ frut dɛn:
2:6 A mek wata we a de yuz fɔ wata di wud we de kam wit am
fɔd tik dɛn:
2: 7 A bin gɛt savant dɛn ɛn titi dɛn, ɛn bɔn savant dɛn na mi os; bak I
bin gɛt bɔku bɔku big ɛn smɔl kaw dɛn pas ɔl di wan dɛn we bin de insay
Jerusɛlɛm bifo mi:
2: 8 A gɛda silva ɛn gold ɛn di spɛshal jɛntri we kiŋ dɛn gɛt
ɛn fɔ di provins dɛn: A gat mi man siŋ ɛn uman siŋ, ɛn di
di tin dɛn we mɔtalman pikin dɛn kin gladi fɔ, as myuzik inschrumɛnt, ɛn ɔlman kin gladi
sɔm kayn we dɛn.
2: 9 So a bin big, ɛn a bin bɔku pas ɔl di wan dɛn we bin de bifo mi
Jerusɛlɛm: bak mi sɛns bin de wit mi.
2: 10 Ɛn ɛnitin we mi yay want, a nɔ bin de kip dɛn, a nɔ bin de kip mi
at frɔm ɛni gladi at; bikɔs mi at bin gladi fɔ ɔl di wok we a bin de du
mi pat pan ɔl mi wok.
2:11 Dɔn a luk ɔl di wok dɛn we mi an dɛn dɔn du, ɛn pan di
wok we a bin dɔn wok tranga wan fɔ du, ɛn luk, ɔltin na fɔ natin ɛn
di spirit bin de mɔna am, ɛn no bɛnifit nɔ bin de ɔnda di san.
2: 12 Ɛn a tɔn misɛf fɔ si sɛns, krayzi, ɛn ful
di man kin du dat kam afta di kiŋ? ivin di wan we dɔn de
dɔn ɔlrɛdi du am.
2: 13 Dɔn a si se sɛns pas fɔ ful pɔsin, jɔs lɛk aw layt pas am
daknɛs.
2: 14 Di sɛnsman in yay de na in ed; bɔt pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns de waka na daknɛs.
ɛn misɛf bin no bak se wan tin de apin to dɛn ɔl.
2: 15 Dɔn a tɔk wit mi at se, “Jɔs lɛk aw i kin apin to pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns, na so i kin apin.”
ivin to mi; ɛn wetin mek a bin gɛt mɔ sɛns da tɛm de? Dɔn a se na mi at, dat
dis sɛf na fɔ natin.
2: 16 Nɔbɔdi nɔ de mɛmba pɔsin we gɛt sɛns pas pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns sote go;
bikɔs dɛn go fɔgɛt ɔl wetin de apin naw insay di de dɛn we gɛt fɔ kam. Ɛn
aw di man we gɛt sɛns de day? as di pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns.
2:17 So a et layf; bikɔs na di wok we dɛn de du ɔnda di san
na tin we de mek a fil bad, bikɔs ɔltin na fɔ natin ɛn na tin we de mɔna mi.
2: 18 A bin et ɔl di wok we a bin de du ɔnda di san, bikɔs a
fɔ lɛf am to di man we go de afta mi.
2: 19 Ɛn udat no if i go bi pɔsin we gɛt sɛns ɔ pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns? yet i go du am
a dɔn rul ɔl mi wok we a dɔn wok tranga wan ɛn we a dɔn wok
sho misɛf se a gɛt sɛns ɔnda di san. Dis na fɔ natin bak.
2: 20 So a bin de go fɔ mek mi at pwɛl bikɔs ɔf ɔl di wok we a de wok tranga wan
we a tek ɔnda di san.
2: 21 Wan man de we de wok tranga wan fɔ gɛt sɛns, fɔ no, ɛn fɔ du tin
valyu tin; bɔt i fɔ lɛf am to pɔsin we nɔ wok tranga wan
fɔ in pat. Dis na fɔ natin ɛn na big big bad tin.
2: 22 Wetin mɔtalman gɛt pan ɔl di wok we i de wok tranga wan ɛn di tin dɛn we de mɔna in at.
we i dɔn wok tranga wan ɔnda di san?
2: 23 Ɔl in layf na sɔri-at, ɛn in pwɛl at na sɔri-at; yes, na in at
nɔ de rɛst na nɛt. Dis na fɔ natin bak.
2: 24 Natin nɔ de we bɛtɛ fɔ mɔtalman pas fɔ it ɛn drink.
ɛn fɔ mek in sol ɛnjɔy gud we i de wok. Dis tu I
si, se na frɔm Gɔd in an.
2: 25 Udat go ebul fɔ it, ɔ udat go ebul fɔ it dis kwik kwik wan pas mi?
2: 26 Gɔd de gi pɔsin we gud na in yay sɛns ɛn no bɔt sɔntin.
ɛn gladi-at, bɔt to di pɔsin we sin, i de mek tranga, fɔ gɛda ɛn gɛda tin dɛn.
so dat i go gi pɔsin we gud bifo Gɔd. Dis tu na vaniti ɛn
we di spirit de mek pɔsin vɛks.