Ɛkliziastis
8: 1 Udat tan lɛk pɔsin we gɛt sɛns? ɛn udat no di minin fɔ sɔntin? wan
man in sɛns de mek in fes shayn, ɛn di maynd we in fes gɛt
go chenj.
8: 2 A de advays yu fɔ du wetin di kiŋ tɛl yu fɔ du, ɛn dat we i kam pan di
oth fɔ Gɔd.
8: 3 Nɔ rɔsh fɔ kɔmɔt na in yay, nɔ tinap pan bad tin; fɔ am
i de du ɛnitin we go mek i gladi.
8: 4 Usay kiŋ in wɔd de, na de pawa de.
Wetin yu de du?
8: 5 Ɛnibɔdi we de fala di lɔ nɔ go fil bad, ɛn pɔsin we gɛt sɛns nɔ go fil bad
at kin no di tɛm ɛn di jɔjmɛnt.
8:6 Bikɔs fɔ ɔltin, tɛm ɛn jɔjmɛnt de, so di
misery of man na big big wan pan am.
8: 7 I nɔ no wetin go apin, bikɔs udat go tɛl am we i go bi
go bi?
8: 8 Nɔbɔdi nɔ de we gɛt pawa oba di spirit fɔ kip di spirit;
ɛn i nɔ gɛt pawa di de we i day
da wɔ de; ɛn wikɛdnɛs nɔ go sev di wan dɛn we dɛn gi am.
8: 9 A dɔn si ɔl dɛn tin ya, ɛn put mi at fɔ du ɛni wok we dɛn de du
ɔnda di san: tɛm de we wan man de rul oba ɔda pɔsin to
in yon bin de fil bad.
8: 10 Na so a si dɛn bɛr di wikɛd pipul dɛn we bin dɔn kam ɛn go frɔm di ples we dɛn bin de
di oli wan, ɛn dɛn fɔgɛt dɛn na di siti usay dɛn bin dɔn du dat.
dis na fɔ natin bak.
8: 11 Na bikɔs dɛn nɔ de du bad tin we dɛn de du kwik kwik wan, .
so mɔtalman pikin dɛn at dɔn ful-ɔp fɔ du bad.
8: 12 Pan ɔl we pɔsin we sin du bad wan ɔndrɛd tɛm, ɛn in layf de te, bɔt stil
fɔ tru, a no se i go fayn fɔ di wan dɛn we de fred Gɔd, we de fred
bifo am:
8: 13 Bɔt i nɔ go fayn fɔ di wikɛd pɔsin, ɛn i nɔ go lɔng in yon
de dɛn, we tan lɛk shado; bikɔs i nɔ de fred Gɔd.
8: 14 Na fɔ natin de we dɛn de du na di wɔl; dat na jɔs man dɛn de, .
udat i kin apin to di wikɛd pipul dɛn wok; bak, de
bi wikɛd pipul dɛn, we i de apin to dɛn akɔdin to di wok we di
rayt: A bin se dis sɛf na fɔ natin.
8: 15 Dɔn a prez gladi-at, bikɔs mɔtalman nɔ gɛt ɛnitin we bɛtɛ pas am ɔnda in
san, pas fɔ it, drink, ɛn gladi, bikɔs dat go de
wit am fɔ in wok di de dɛn we i go liv, we Gɔd gi am ɔnda.”
di san.
8:16 We a yuz mi at fɔ no sɛns, ɛn fɔ si di biznɛs we
de apin na di wɔl, (bikɔs dat nɔ de ɛn na nɛt.”
si slip wit in yay:)
8: 17 Dɔn a si ɔl di wok we Gɔd de du, so dat pɔsin nɔ go ebul fɔ no di wok we i de du
dat na ɔnda di san, bikɔs pan ɔl we pɔsin de wok tranga wan fɔ luk fɔ am, .
bɔt stil i nɔ go fɛn am; yea fa fawe; pan ɔl we pɔsin we gɛt sɛns kin tink fɔ no
am, bɔt stil i nɔ go ebul fɔ fɛn am.