Sɔlɔmɔn in sɛns
4: 1 I bɛtɛ lɛ wi nɔ gɛt pikin, ɛn i bɛtɛ fɔ mek wi mɛmba Gɔd
i nɔ de day, bikɔs Gɔd ɛn mɔtalman no am.
4: 2 We i de de, mɔtalman kin tek ɛgzampul pan am; ɛn we i dɔn go, dɛn
want am: i wɛr krawn, ɛn i de win sote go, afta i dɔn gɛt am
di win, tray fɔ gɛt blɛsin we nɔ dɔti.
4: 3 Bɔt di pikin dɛn we nɔ de wɔship Gɔd we de bɔku nɔ go gro ɛn go dip
rut frɔm bastard slip, ɔ lay ɛni fast fawndeshɔn.
4: 4 Pan ɔl we dɛn de gro na branch dɛn fɔ sɔm tɛm; bɔt stil nɔ tinap fɔ las, .
dɛn go shek wit di briz, ɛn tru di pawa we di briz de blo dɛn go shek
go kɔmɔt na di rut.
4: 5 Dɛn go brok brok branch dɛn we nɔ pafɛkt, dɛn frut nɔ go bɛnifit.
nɔ rayp fɔ it, yes, mit fɔ natin.
4: 6 Pikin dɛn we dɛn bɔn wit bed we nɔ rayt, na witnɛs fɔ wikɛd tin
agens dɛn mama ɛn papa we dɛn de jɔj dɛn.
4: 7 Bɔt pan ɔl we pɔsin we de du wetin rayt nɔ day, i go de insay
rɛst.
4: 8 Bikɔs di ej we pɔsin gɛt ɔnɔ nɔto di wan we de tinap fɔ lɔng tɛm, ɛn i nɔ de fɔ lɔng tɛm
dat na bay di nɔmba fɔ di ia.
4: 9 Bɔt sɛns na grey ia to mɔtalman, ɛn layf we nɔ gɛt dɔti na ol ej.
4: 10 I bin mek Gɔd gladi ɛn i bin lɛk am, so i bin de liv wit sina dɛn
bin translet am.
4: 11 Dɛn bin pul am kɔmɔt kwik kwik wan, so dat da wikɛd tin de nɔ go chenj in yon
ɔndastandin, ɔ lay lay tin kin ful in sol.
4: 12 Di majik we natin de mek pɔsin nɔ no wetin fɔ du;
ɛn di waka we pɔsin kin want fɔ du sɔntin kin ambɔg di simpul maynd.
4: 13 We i bi pafɛkt insay shɔt tɛm, i du am fɔ lɔng tɛm.
4: 14 Bikɔs in layf bin gladi fɔ di Masta, so i rɔsh fɔ pul am kɔmɔt nia am
bitwin di wikɛd wan dɛn.
4: 15 Di pipul dɛn si dis, bɔt dɛn nɔ ɔndastand am, ɛn dɛn nɔ kip dis
dɛn maynd, Dat in gudnɛs ɛn sɔri-at de wit in oli wan dɛn, ɛn se i
gɛt rɛspɛkt fɔ di wan dɛn we i dɔn pik.
4: 16 Na so di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt we dɔn day go kɔndɛm di wan dɛn we nɔ de du wetin Gɔd want
fɔ liv; ɛn yɔŋ we i nɔ kin te we i pafɛkt di bɔku ia ɛn ol ej fɔ
di wan dɛn we nɔ de du wetin rayt.
4: 17 Dɛn go si di ɛnd fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt sɛns, ɛn dɛn nɔ go ɔndastand wetin
Gɔd dɔn disayd fɔ am ɛn wetin Jiova dɔn disayd fɔ du
put am na say we sef.
4: 18 Dɛn go si am, ɛn dɛn nɔ go tek am se natin; bɔt Gɔd go laf dɛn fɔ provok dɛn.
ɛn afta dis, dɛn go bi dɔti bɔdi, ɛn pipul dɛn we de provok pipul dɛn
day fɔ sote go.
4: 19 I go kɔt dɛn ɛn trowe dɛn wit ed, so dat dɛn go bi
wan we nɔ ebul tɔk; ɛn i go shek dɛn frɔm di fawndeshɔn; ɛn dɛn go du am
una fɔ dɔn pwɛl kpatakpata, ɛn una fɔ fil bad; ɛn dɛn mɛmorial go
de pwɛl.
4: 20 We dɛn de tɔk bɔt dɛn sin dɛn, dɛn go kam wit dɛn
fred: ɛn dɛn yon bad tin dɛn go mek dɛn biliv dɛn fes.