Ɛkliziastis
3:1 Ɔltin gɛt tɛm, ɛn tɛm de fɔ ɔltin ɔnda di
ɛvin:
3: 2 Tɛm de fɔ bɔn pikin, ɛn tɛm de fɔ day; tɛm fɔ plant, ɛn tɛm fɔ
pul di tin we dɛn plant;
3: 3 Tɛm de fɔ kil, ɛn tɛm de fɔ mɛn pɔsin; tɛm fɔ brok, ɛn tɛm fɔ
bil ɔp;
3: 4 Tɛm de fɔ kray, ɛn tɛm de fɔ laf; tɛm fɔ kray, ɛn tɛm fɔ
dans;
3: 5 Tɛm de fɔ trowe ston, ɛn tɛm de fɔ gɛda ston; wan tɛm
fɔ embras, ɛn tɛm fɔ avɔyd fɔ embras;
3: 6 Tɛm de fɔ gɛt, ɛn tɛm fɔ lɔs; tɛm fɔ kip, ɛn tɛm fɔ trowe
go;
3: 7 Tɛm de fɔ rɔtin, ɛn tɛm de fɔ siŋ; tɛm fɔ lɛ wi nɔ tɔk natin, ɛn tɛm fɔ
tɔk;
3: 8 Tɛm de fɔ lɛk, ɛn tɛm de fɔ et; tɛm we wɔ de, ɛn pis de.
3: 9 Us bɛnifit pɔsin we de wok tranga wan gɛt?
3: 10 A dɔn si di pen we Gɔd dɔn gi mɔtalman pikin dɛn fɔ bi
ɛksesaiz insay am.
3: 11 I dɔn mek ɔltin fayn insay in tɛm
wɔl insay dɛn at, so dat nɔbɔdi nɔ go ebul fɔ no di wok we Gɔd de du
mek frɔm di biginin te to di ɛnd.
3: 12 A no se no gud nɔ de insay dɛn, pas fɔ mek pɔsin gladi ɛn fɔ
du gud na in layf.
3: 13 Ɛn fɔ mek ɔlman it ɛn drink ɛn ɛnjɔy ɔlman
in wok, na Gɔd in gift.
3: 14 A no se ɛnitin we Gɔd de du, i go de sote go
put am, ɔ ɛnitin we dɛn tek pan am, ɛn Gɔd de du am, dat na mɔtalman
fɔ fred bifo am.
3: 15 Wetin bin dɔn de, na naw; ɛn wetin gɛt fɔ apin dɔn ɔlrɛdi de;
ɛn Gɔd want wetin dɔn pas.
3: 16 Pantap dat, a si ɔnda di san di ples we dɛn de jɔj, dat na di wikɛd tin
bin de de; ɛn di ples we pipul dɛn we de du wetin rayt, da bad tin de de.
3: 17 A bin se na mi at se, Gɔd go jɔj di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt ɛn di wan dɛn we wikɛd
tɛm de de fɔ ɔltin ɛn fɔ ɛni wok.
3: 18 A bin tɔk na mi at bɔt di prɔpati dɛn we mɔtalman pikin dɛn gɛt, se na Gɔd
kin sho dɛn, ɛn fɔ mek dɛn si se dɛnsɛf na so
animal dɛn we dɛn kɔl animal.
3: 19 Wetin kin apin to mɔtalman pikin dɛn kin apin to animal dɛn; ivin wan
tin kin apin to dɛn: jɔs lɛk aw di wan de day, na so di ɔda wan de day; yes, dɛn
ɔlman gɛt wan briz; so dat man nɔ go ebul fɔ pas wayl animal.
bikɔs ɔltin na fɔ natin.
3: 20 Ɔlman de go na wan ples; ɔl na dɔti, ɛn dɛn ɔl tɔn to dɔti bak.
3: 21 Na in no di spirit we mɔtalman gɛt we de go ɔp ɛn di spirit we de go ɔp
animal we de go dɔŋ na di wɔl?
3: 22 So a si se natin nɔ de we bɛtɛ pas pɔsin
fɔ gladi fɔ in yon wok dɛn; bikɔs na dat na in pat, bikɔs udat go du am
bring am fɔ si wetin go apin afta am?