Lamɛnteshɔn 1:1-22
א [Alɛf]*
1 Luk di uman we in wangren sidɔm naw, di siti we bin ful-ɔp wit pipul dɛn!
I dɔn tan lɛk uman we in man dɔn day, in we bin gɛt bɔku bɔku pipul dɛn we yu kɔmpia am to ɔda neshɔn dɛn!
Dɛn dɔn fos in we na bin prinsɛs na di prɔvins dɛn fɔ wok tranga tranga wan!
ב [Bɛt]
2 I de kray bita bita wan ol nɛt, ɛn na soso kray wata de na in jɔ.
Nɔn pan di man dɛn we i lɛk nɔ de de fɔ kɔrej am.
Ɔl in kɔmpin dɛn dɔn kɔmɔt biɛn am, dɛn dɔn tɔn in ɛnimi dɛn.
ג [Gimɛl]
3 Juda dɔn kɔmɔt na in land ɛn go na say usay i de sɔfa ɛn wok tranga tranga wan as slev.
I fɔ de na di neshɔn dɛn; i nɔ gɛt no say fɔ rɛst.
Ɔl di wan dɛn we de mek i sɔfa kam mit am di tɛm we i gɛt prɔblɛm.
ד [Dalɛt]
4 Di rod dɛn fɔ go Zayɔn de kray, bikɔs nɔbɔdi nɔ de kam dɛn fɛstival.
Ɔl in get dɛn dɔn pwɛl pwɛl; in prist dɛn de pini.
In vajin* dɛn de kray, ɛn in at rili pwɛl.
ה [I]
5 Na in ɛnimi dɛn naw dɔn bi in masta;* in ɛnimi dɛn kiafri.
Jiova dɔn briŋ pwɛlat pan am bikɔs ɔf in bɔku bɔku sin dɛn.
In ɛnimi dɔn kapchɔ in pikin dɛn ɛn kɛr dɛn go.
ו [Wa]
6 Zayɔn in faynɛs ɔl dɔn lɔs.
In prins dɛn tan lɛk man dia dɛn we nɔ gɛt gras fɔ it,Ɛn dɛn de waka taya taya wan bifo di wan we de rɔnafta dɛn.
ז [Zayin]
7 Di tɛm we Jerusɛlɛm bin de sɔfa, we i nɔ gɛt say fɔ de, i mɛmbaƆl di valyu tin dɛn we i bin gɛt trade trade.
We di ɛnimi dɛn kech in pipul dɛn, ɛn i nɔ gɛt pɔsin fɔ ɛp am,Di ɛnimi dɛn si am ɛn laf bikɔs i dɔn fɔdɔm.
ח [Ɛt]
8 Jerusɛlɛm dɔn sin bad bad wan.
Na dat mek i dɔn tan lɛk sɔntin we ɔlman et.
Ɔl di wan dɛn we bin de ɔnɔ am trade nɔ gɛt rɛspɛkt fɔ am naw bikɔs dɛn dɔn si in nekɛdnɛs.
I de pini, ɛn i dɔn shem.
ט [Tɛt]
9 In dɔti layf de na in skat.
I nɔ tink bɔt in tumara bambay.
Pipul dɛn bin sɔprayz we i fɔdɔm; i nɔ gɛt nɔbɔdi fɔ kɔrej am.
E Jiova, luk di we aw a de sɔfa, di ɛnimi dɔn mek insɛf big.
י [Yɔd]
10 Di ɛnimi dɔn tek ɔl in jɛntri.
I dɔn si neshɔn dɛn dɔn ɛnta in tɛmpul,Di wan dɛn we yu bin dɔn se nɔ fɔ go midul yu pipul dɛn.
כ [Kaf]
11 Ɔl in pipul dɛn de pini; dɛn de luk fɔ tin fɔ it.
Dɛn dɔn gi dɛn valyu tin dɛn so dat dɛn go gɛt sɔntin fɔ it, jɔs fɔ mek dɛn nɔ day.*
E Jiova, luk, ɛn si fɔ se a dɔn tan lɛk uman* we nɔ gɛt wan valyu.
ל [Lemɛd]
12 Fɔ se i nɔ min natin to una ɔl we de pas na di rod?
Una luk ɛn si!
Ɛni pen de we tan lɛk di pen we a dɔn gɛt,
We Jiova dɔn mek a fil di tɛm we in at wam?
מ [Mɛm]
13 I dɔn sɛn faya frɔm ɛvin fɔ bɔn di bon dɛn na mi bɔdi.
I dɔn prɛd nɛt fɔ mi fut, i dɔn fos mi fɔ tɔn bak.
I dɔn mek a dɔn tan lɛk uman we na in wangren de.
Ol de a sik.
נ [Nɔn]
14 I dɔn tay mi sin dɛn lɛk yok,* i yuz in an fɔ tay dɛn togɛda.
I dɔn put dɛn na mi nɛk, ɛn a nɔ gɛt trɛnk igen.
Jiova dɔn gi mi to pipul dɛn we a nɔ ebul fɔ chalenj.
ס [Samɛk]
15 Jiova dɔn push na kɔna ɔl di pawaful man dɛn we de wit mi.
I dɔn kɔl bɔku bɔku pipul dɛn fɔ nyamanyama mi yɔŋman dɛn.
Jiova dɔn mas mas Jerusɛlɛm na di say usay dɛn de mek wayn.
ע [Ayin]
16 A de kray bikɔs ɔf dɛn tin ya; mi yay ful-ɔp wit kray wata.
Bikɔs di wan we fɔ kɔrej mi ɔ mek a* fil fayn de fa frɔm mi.
Mi pikin dɛn nɔ gɛt wan op, bikɔs di ɛnimi dɔn win.
פ [Pe]
17 Zayɔn dɔn opin in an dɛn; i nɔ gɛt pɔsin fɔ kɔrej am.
Jiova dɔn kɔl ɔl Jekɔp in ɛnimi dɛn fɔ kam agens am.
Jerusɛlɛm dɔn tan to dɛn lɛk sɔntin we dɛn et.
צ [Sada]
18 Jiova de du wetin rayt, a dɔn tɔn mi bak agens in lɔ dɛn.*
Ɔl di pipul dɛn, una lisin, ɛn si mi pen.
Dɛn dɔn kapchɔ mi vajin* dɛn, ɛn mi yɔŋman dɛn.
ק [Kof]
19 A dɔn kɔl di man dɛn we a lɛk, bɔt dɛn dɔn kɔmɔt biɛn mi.
Mi prist dɛn ɛn mi bigman dɛn dɔn day na di siti,We dɛn bin de fɛn tin fɔ it, so dat dɛn nɔ go day.*
ר [Resh]
20 E Jiova, a rili gɛt pwɛlat.
Mi gɔt dɛn de twis twis.
Mi at rili pwɛl, bikɔs a dɔn mek trangayes.
Sɔd de kil kil pipul dɛn na do, ɛn insay os tan lɛk day.
ש [Shin]
21 Pipul dɛn dɔn yɛri di pini we a de pini; bɔt pɔsin nɔ de fɔ kɔrej mi.
Ɔl mi ɛnimi dɛn dɔn yɛri bɔt mi prɔblɛm.
Dɛn gladi bikɔs na yu put am pan mi.
Bɔt yu go mek di de we yu bin dɔn tɔk bɔt kam, we dɛn go tan lɛk mi.
ת [Tɔ]
22 Duya, notis ɔl di bad tin dɛn we dɛn dɔn du ɛn trit dɛn bad,Jɔs lɛk aw yu dɔn trit mi bad bikɔs ɔf ɔl mi sin dɛn.
Bikɔs a dɔn pini bɔku, ɛn mi at sik.
Futnot Dɛn
^ Chapta 1-4 na sɔri siŋ dɛn we dɛn arenj akɔdin to aw dɛn de rayt di Ibru alfabɛt.
^ Ɔ “yɔŋuman.”
^ Insay Ibru, “edman.”
^ Dis na wan we we dɛn kin yuz fɔ tɔk bɔt Jerusɛlɛm.
^ Ɔ “mek dɛn layf kam bak.”
^ Rid Baybul Wɔd dɛn Minin.
^ Ɔ “mi sol.”
^ Insay Ibru, “mɔt.”
^ Ɔ “yɔŋuman.”
^ Ɔ “dɛn layf go kam bak.”
