Abakɔk
1: 1 Di lod we prɔfɛt Abakɔk bin si.
1:2 PAPA GƆD, aw lɔng a go kray, ɛn yu nɔ go yɛri! ivin kray fɔ
yu we gɛt fɛt-fɛt, ɛn yu nɔ go sev!
1: 3 Wetin mek yu de sho mi bad, ɛn mek a si se a de fil bad? fɔ
spɔt ɛn fɛt-fɛt de bifo mi, ɛn pipul dɛn de we de mek fɛt-fɛt
ɛn agyumɛnt.
1: 4 So di lɔ nɔ de wok, ɛn jɔjmɛnt nɔ de go bifo, bikɔs di
wikɛd wan de kɔmpas rawnd di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt; so na di rɔng jɔjmɛnt
de go bifo.
1: 5 Una luk midul di neshɔn dɛn, una de si am ɛn wɔnda, bikɔs a
go wok insay una tɛm, we una nɔ go biliv pan ɔl we na so i bi
bin tɛl yu.
1: 6 A de gi layf bak to di Kaldian dɛn, da neshɔn we bita ɛn we de rɔsh, we
go mach tru di brayt brayt land, fɔ gɛt di
ples fɔ de we nɔto dɛn yon.
1: 7 Dɛn de fred ɛn dɛn de fred, dɛn jɔjmɛnt ɛn dɛn rɛspɛkt go de
go bifo fɔ dɛnsɛf.
1:8 Dɛn ɔs dɛn bak kin rɔn pas di lɛpad dɛn, ɛn dɛn kin wam pasmak
pas di ivintɛm wulf dɛn, ɛn dɛn ɔsman dɛn go skata dɛnsɛf, ɛn
dɛn ɔsman dɛn go kɔmɔt fa; dɛn go flay lɛk di igl we
i kin rɔsh fɔ it.
1: 9 Dɛn ɔl go kam fɔ fɛt fɛt, dɛn fes go it lɛk di ist
briz go blo, ɛn dɛn go gɛda di wan dɛn we dɛn dɔn kapchɔ lɛk san.
1: 10 Dɛn go provok di kiŋ dɛn, ɛn di bigman dɛn go provok
dɛn: dɛn go provok ɛni strɔng ples; bikɔs dɛn go gɛda dɔst, ɛn
tek am.
1: 11 Dɔn in maynd go chenj, ɛn i go pas, ɛn mek pɔsin vɛks, ɛn i go tek tɛm
dis na in pawa to in gɔd.
1: 12 Yu PAPA GƆD mi Gɔd, we na mi Oli Wan, nɔto frɔm sote go? wi go du am
nɔ fɔ day. PAPA GƆD, yu dɔn pik dɛn fɔ jɔj; ɛn, O pawaful pɔsin
Gɔd, yu dɔn mek dɛn fɔ kɔrɛkt dɛn.
1: 13 Yu gɛt klin yay pas fɔ si bad, ɛn yu nɔ ebul fɔ luk
iniquity: na dat mek yu de luk di wan dɛn we de du bad, ɛn
ol yu tɔŋ we di wikɛd pɔsin it di man we pas am
we de du wetin rayt pas am?
1: 14 Ɛn mek mɔtalman tan lɛk fish dɛn na di si, lɛk tin dɛn we de kres, dat
nɔ gɛt ɛni rula oba dɛn?
1: 15 Dɛn tek dɛn ɔl wit di angle, dɛn kech dɛn na dɛn nɛt, .
ɛn gɛda dɛn na dɛn drag, na dat mek dɛn gladi ɛn gladi.
1: 16 So dɛn de mek sakrifays to dɛn nɛt ɛn bɔn insɛns fɔ dɛn nɛt
drɛg; bikɔs na dɛn pat de fat, ɛn dɛn it bɔku.
1: 17 So dɛn go ɛmti dɛn nɛt, ɛn dɛn nɔ go lɛf fɔ kil ɔltɛm
di neshɔn dɛn?