Sirach we de na di wɔl
23:1 O Masta, Papa ɛn Gɔvnɔ fɔ ɔl mi layf, nɔ lɛf mi to dɛn
advays dɛn, ɛn mek a nɔ fɔdɔm pan dɛn.
23: 2 I go put bit pan mi maynd, ɛn di kɔrɛkt we fɔ kɔrɛkt mi wit sɛns
oba mi at? dat dɛn nɔ de swɛ mi fɔ mi ignorances, ɛn i pas
nɔto bay mi sin dɛn:
23: 3 So dat di tin dɛn we a nɔ no go bɔku, ɛn mi sin dɛn nɔ go bɔku so dat dɛn go dɔnawe wit mi, ɛn
A de fɔdɔm bifo mi ɛnimi dɛn, ɛn mi ɛnimi de gladi fɔ mi, we in yon
op nɔ de fa frɔm yu sɔri-at.
23: 4 O Masta, Papa ɛn Gɔd we de gi mi layf, nɔ luk mi prawd, bɔt tɔn
away frɔm yu savant dɛn ɔltɛm wit prawd maynd.
23: 5 Una tɔn yu bak pan mi fɔ natin op ɛn yu want fɔ du am, ɛn yu go ol am
up we want fɔ sav yu ɔltɛm.
23: 6 Nɔ mek di bɛlɛ gridi ɔ di tin we pɔsin want fɔ du
mi; ɛn nɔ gi yu slev oba mi to mi maynd we nɔ gɛt wan rɛspɛkt.
23: 7 Una pikin dɛn, una yɛri di we aw pɔsin de kɔrɛkt pɔsin in mɔt
nɔ go ɛva tek am na in lip.
23: 8 Di pɔsin we sin go lɛf fɔ ful-ɔp, di pɔsin we de tɔk bad ɛn
di wan dɛn we prawd go fɔdɔm pan am.
23: 9 Nɔ yus yu mɔt fɔ swɛ; nɔ yuz yusɛf fɔ di nem fɔ
di Wan we Oli.
23: 10 Bikɔs slev we dɛn de bit ɔltɛm nɔ go gɛt blu
mak: so ɛnibɔdi we de swɛ ɛn gi nem to Gɔd ɔltɛm nɔ go de
nɔ gɛt ɛni fɔlt.
23:11 Pɔsin we de swɛ bɔku, go ful-ɔp wit bad, ɛn di
sik nɔ go ɛva kɔmɔt na in os, if i du bad, na in sin
go de pan am
ɔfens: ɛn if i swɛ fɔ natin, i nɔ fɔ bi pɔsin we nɔ du natin, bɔt na in yon
os go ful-ɔp wit bad bad tin dɛn.
23: 12 Wan wɔd de we dɛn kin wɛr wit day: Gɔd mek i bi
nɔ bin de na Jekɔb in ɛritij; bikɔs ɔl dɛn kayn tin ya go fa
frɔm di wan dɛn we de fred Gɔd, ɛn dɛn nɔ go swɛla pan dɛn sin dɛn.
23: 13 Nɔ yuz yu mɔt fɔ swɛ, bikɔs na insay de di wɔd fɔ
sin.
23: 14 Mɛmba yu papa ɛn yu mama we yu sidɔm wit bigman dɛn.
Nɔ fɔgɛt bifo dɛn, ɛn na so yu bi fulman bay yu kɔstɔm,
ɛn wish se dɛn nɔ bin bɔn yu, ɛn swɛ dɛn de fɔ yu
di tɛm we dɛn bɔn pikin.
23: 15 Di man we dɔn yus fɔ tɔk bad bɔt Gɔd nɔ go ɛva chenj
ɔl di de dɛn we i de liv in layf.
23: 16 Tu kayn pipul dɛn de mek sin bɔku, ɛn di tɔd wan go mek pipul vɛks: wan wam wam wam wam
maynd tan lɛk faya we de bɔn, i nɔ go ɛva kil am te i day
consumed: pɔsin we de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs di we aw Gɔd nɔ want nɔ go ɛva stɔp te i
dɔn bɔn faya.
23: 17 Ɔl bred swit to raregal, i nɔ go lɛf te i day.
23: 18 Pɔsin we brok mared ɛn se na in at se: “Udat de si mi?” a
daknɛs dɔn rawnd mi, di wɔl dɛn kɔba mi, ɛn nɔbɔdi nɔ de si
mi; wetin a nid fɔ fred? di wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman nɔ go mɛmba mi sin dɛn:
23: 19 Da kayn pɔsin de jɔs fred mɔtalman yay, bɔt i nɔ no se na yay
di Masta de shayn pas di san tɛn tawzin tɛm
di we aw mɔtalman de du tin, ɛn fɔ tink bɔt di pat dɛn we sikrit pas ɔl.
23: 20 I bin no ɔltin bifo dɛn mek dɛn; na so bak afta dɛn bin de
pafɛkt i bin de luk pan dɛn ɔl.
23: 21 Dɛn go pɔnish dis man na di strit dɛn na di siti ɛn usay i
nɔ tink se dɛn go tek am.
23: 22 Na so i go bi to di uman we lɛf in man, ɛn
de briŋ pɔsin we go gɛt di prɔpati bay ɔda pɔsin.
23: 23 Fɔs, i nɔ obe di lɔ we di Wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman in lɔ; ɛn sɛkɔn, .
i dɔn du bad to in yon man; ɛn tɔd, i dɔn gɛt
ple di raregal we i de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit ɔda pɔsin, ɛn briŋ pikin dɛn frɔm ɔda man.
23: 24 Dɛn go kɛr am go na di kɔngrigeshɔn, ɛn dɛn go aks am kwɛstyɔn
we dɛn mek wit in pikin dɛn.
23: 25 In pikin dɛn nɔ go rut, ɛn in branch dɛn nɔ go bɔn
frut.
23: 26 I go lɛf in mɛmori fɔ mek dɛn swɛ am, ɛn dɛn nɔ go provok am
dɛn dɔn blot am.
23: 27 Ɛn di wan dɛn we lɛf go no se natin nɔ de we bɛtɛ pas di
fɔ fred di Masta, ɛn se natin nɔ de we swit pas fɔ tek tɛm
to di lɔ dɛn we PAPA GƆD tɛl wi fɔ du.
23: 28 Na big big glori fɔ fala Jiova, ɛn fɔ lɛ i wɛlkɔm wi fɔ lɔng tɛm
layf.