Jona
1:1 PAPA GƆD in wɔd kam to Jona we na Amitay in pikin.
1: 2 Grap, go na Ninivɛ, da big siti de, ɛn ala agens am; fɔ dɛn
wikɛd tin dɔn kam bifo mi.
1:3 Bɔt Jona bin grap fɔ rɔnawe go na Tashish frɔm PAPA GƆD in fes.
ɛn go dɔŋ na Jopa; ɛn i fɛn wan ship we de go na Tashish
pe di prayz fɔ am, ɛn go dɔŋ insay de, fɔ go wit dɛn fɔ go
Tashish frɔm PAPA GƆD in fes.
1: 4 Bɔt PAPA GƆD sɛn big big briz na di si, ɛn wan pawaful briz kam
big big briz bin de blo na di si, so dat di ship bin tan lɛk se dɛn dɔn brok.
1: 5 Dɔn di wan dɛn we de wok na di bot fred, ɛn ɔlman kray to in gɔd, ɛn
trowe di tin dɛn we bin de insay di ship na di si, fɔ mek i layt
pan dɛn. Bɔt Jona bin go dɔŋ na di sayd dɛn na di ship; ɛn i ledɔm, .
ɛn i bin de slip fast fast.
1:6 So di man we de oba di ship kam to am ɛn tɛl am se: “Wetin yu min, O.”
pɔsin we de slip? grap, kɔl yu Gɔd, if na so Gɔd go tink bɔt wi,
dat wi nɔ go day.
1: 7 Dɛn ɔlman tɛl in kɔmpin se, “Kam, lɛ wi lɔt.”
wi kin no udat mek dis bad tin apin to wi. So dɛn put lɔt, ɛn
di lɔt bin fɔdɔm pan Jona.
1: 8 Dɛn tɛl am se: “Wi de beg yu tɛl wi se na udat mek dis.”
bad tin de pan wi; Wetin na yu wok? ɛn usay yu kɔmɔt? wetin
na yu kɔntri? ɛn us pipul dɛn yu na?
1: 9 I tɛl dɛn se: “Mi na Ibru; ɛn a de fred PAPA GƆD, we na di Gɔd fɔ
ɛvin, we mek di si ɛn di dray land.
1: 10 Di man dɛn fred bad bad wan ɛn tɛl am se: “Wetin mek yu gɛt.”
du dis? Di man dɛn bin no se i rɔnawe pan PAPA GƆD in fes.
bikɔs i bin dɔn tɛl dɛn.
1: 11 Dɛn tɛl am se: “Wetin wi go du to yu, so dat di si go bi.”
kalm to wi? bikɔs di si bin de wok ɛn big big briz bin de blo.
1: 12 I tɛl dɛn se: “Una kɛr mi go ɔp ɛn trowe mi na di si. so
di si go kol fɔ una, bikɔs a no se fɔ mi sek dis big.”
big big briz de kam pan yu.
1: 13 Bɔt pan ɔl dat, di man dɛn row tranga wan fɔ kɛr am go na di land; bɔt dɛn bin ebul
nɔto: bikɔs di si bin de wok ɛn big big briz bin de blo agens dɛn.
1: 14 So dɛn kray to PAPA GƆD ɛn se: “PAPA GƆD, wi de beg yu.
wi de beg yu, lɛ wi nɔ day fɔ dis man in layf, ɛn nɔ ledɔm pan am
wi inosɛnt blɔd: bikɔs yu, PAPA GƆD, dɔn du wetin yu want.
1: 15 So dɛn tek Jona ɛn trowe am na di si ɛn trowe am na di si
bin stɔp fɔ mek i vɛks.
1: 16 Dɔn di man dɛn fred PAPA GƆD ɛn mek sakrifays to
PAPA GƆD, ɛn mek prɔmis.
1:17 PAPA GƆD bin dɔn rɛdi wan big fish fɔ swɛla Jona. Ɛn Jona
bin de na di fish in bɛlɛ tri dez ɛn tri nɛt.