Lamɛnteshɔn 3:1-66
א [Alɛf]
3 Mi na man we dɔn si pipul dɛn sɔfa bikɔs Gɔd rili vɛks.
2 I dɔn drɛb mi, ɛn i nɔ mek a waka na layt; i mek a waka na daknɛs.
3 Fɔ tru, ɔltɛm i de agens mi.
ב [Bɛt]
4 I dɔn mek mi flɛsh, ɛn mi skin ol;I dɔn brok brok mi bon dɛn.
5 I dɔn sɔrawnd mi. I dɔn put bita pɔyzin ɛn tranganɛs rayt rawnd mi.
6 I dɔn fos mi fɔ sidɔm na dak ples dɛn, lɛk pipul dɛn we bin dɔn day trade trade.
ג [Gimɛl]
7 I dɔn bil fɛns rawnd mi, so dat a nɔ go ɛskep.I dɔn tay mi wit ɛvi kɔpa chen dɛn.
8 We a de kray bita bita wan to am fɔ ɛp, i nɔ de lisin* mi prea.
9 I dɔn blɔk mi rod wit big big ston dɛn;I dɔn mek mi rod rɔf.
ד [Dalɛt]
10 I le ambush fɔ mi lɛk bia, lɛk layɔn we ayd.
11 I dɔn push mi kɔmɔt na rod, ɛn i dɔn chɛr chɛr mi;*I dɔn mek na mi wangren de.
12 I dɔn bɛn* in bo, ɛn i dɔn mek mi tagɛt fɔ di aro.
ה [I]
13 I dɔn chuk mi kidni dɛn wit di aro* dɛn na in aro bag.
14 A dɔn bi di tin we de mek pipul dɛn de laf, ɛn di tin we dɛn de siŋ bɔt ɔltɛm.
15 I dɔn mek a bɛlful wit bita tin dɛn, ɛn i dɔn mek a de drink bita plant.
ו [Wa]
16 I brok mi tit wit gravul;I mek a butu insay ashis.
17 Yu mek a nɔ gɛt pis; a dɔn fɔgɛt wetin gud.
18 So a tɔk se: “Mi faynɛs ɛn wetin a de ɛkspɛkt frɔm Jiova dɔn dɔn.”
ז [Zayin]
19 Mɛmba di sɔfa we a dɔn sɔfa ɛn we a nɔ gɛt say fɔ de, Di bita plant ɛn di bita pɔyzin.
20 Yu* go mɔs mɛmba mi ɛn kam to mi ɛn ɛp mi.
21 Dip insay mi at a mɛmba dis, na dat mek a go peshɛnt wet.
ח [Ɛt]
22 Na bikɔs Jiova gɛt lɔv we nɔ de chenj, na dat mek wi nɔ day yet,Bikɔs in sɔri-at nɔ de ɛva dɔn.
23 Dɛn de nyu ɛni mɔnin; yu fetful pasmak.
24 A dɔn tɔk se,* “Jiova na mi pɔshɔn, na dat mek a go wet fɔ am.”
ט [Tɛt]
25 Jiova gud to di wan we de abop pan am, To di pɔsin* we de kɔntinyu fɔ luk fɔ am.
26 I gud fɔ wet kwayɛt wan* fɔ di tɛm we Jiova go sev in pipul dɛn.
27 I gud fɔ mek man tot yok* di tɛm we i yɔŋ.
י [Yɔd]
28 Lɛ i sidɔm in wan ɛn sɛt mɔt we Gɔd de put am pan am.
29 Lɛ i put in mɔt insay dɔst; sɔntɛm op stil de.
30 Lɛ i gi in jɔ to di wan we de slap am; lɛ i bɛlful wit disgres.
כ [Kaf]
31 Jiova nɔ go pul an pan wi sote go.
32 Pan ɔl we i dɔn mek wi gɛt pwɛlat, i go sho wi bak sɔri-at bikɔs ɔf in pasmak lɔv we nɔ de chenj.
33 I nɔ de na in at fɔ lɛ mɔtalman sɔfa ɔ gɛt pwɛlat.
ל [Lemɛd]
34 We pɔsin de mas mas ɔl di prizina dɛn na di wɔl ɔnda in fut,
35 We pɔsin de mek in kɔmpin nɔ gɛt jɔstis bifo di Wan We De Pantap Ɔlman,
36 We pɔsin de kruk in kɔmpin pan kes;Jiova nɔ de ɛnkɔrej dɛn kayn tin dɛn de.
מ [Mɛm]
37 So udat go tɔk ɛn mek wetin i tɔk bi, if nɔto Jiova tɔk am?
38 Bad tin ɛn gud tin nɔ de kɔmɔt togɛda Na di Wan We De Pantap Ɔlman in mɔt.
39 So wetin mek pɔsin we de alayv fɔ grɔmbul fɔ di bad tin dɛn we de mit am bikɔs ɔf in sin dɛn?
נ [Nɔn]
40 Lɛ wi tink ɛn chɛk gud gud wan di tin dɛn we wi de du, ɛn lɛ wi tɔn bak to Jiova.
41 Lɛ wi beg Gɔd we de na ɛvin wit ɔl wi at ɛn es wi an dɛn to am ɛn se:
42 “Wi dɔn sin ɛn tɔn wi bak pan yu, ɛn yu nɔ fɔgiv wi yet.
ס [Samɛk]
43 Yu dɔn blɔk wi wit wamat fɔ mek wi nɔ kam to yu;Yu dɔn rɔnafta wi ɛn kil wi, ɛn nɔ sho sɔri-at.
44 Yu dɔn blɔk wi wit klawd, so dat wi prea dɛn nɔ go rich to yu.
45 Yu dɔn mek wi dɔn tan lɛk dɔti to pipul dɛn.”
פ [Pe]
46 Ɔl wi ɛnimi dɛn dɔn opin dɛn mɔt pan wi.
47 Wi de fred ɔltɛm ɛn na soso trɔbul de mit wi. Na wi nɔmɔ de ɛn ɔlsay pwɛl pwɛl.
48 Bɔku bɔku kray wata de kɔmɔt na mi yay bikɔs ɔf di bad tin we dɔn apin to mi pipul dɛn.*
ע [Ayin]
49 Kray wata jɔs de kɔmɔt na mi yay, i nɔ de stɔp,
50 Pas te Jiova luk dɔŋ frɔm ɛvin ɛn si.
51 Mi yay dɔn briŋ kam pwɛlat pan mi* bikɔs ɔf ɔl di uman dɛn na mi siti.
צ [Sada]
52 Mi ɛnimi dɛn de ɔnt mi lɛk bɔd fɔ no rizin.
53 Dɛn dɔn kil mi, dɛn de sɛn ston dɛn pan mi.
54 Wata dɔn kɔba mi, ɛn a tɔk se: “Mi yon dɔn dɔn!”
ק [Kof]
55 E Jiova, we a de rayt dɔŋ di ol, a kɔl yu nem.
56 Yɛri mi vɔys, nɔ blɔk yu yes we a de kray to yu fɔ ɛp.
57 Yu kam nia mi di de we a kɔl yu. Yu tɛl mi se: “Nɔ fred.”
ר [Resh]
58 Yu dɔn tek mi kes, E Jiova, yu dɔn sev mi layf.
59 E Jiova, yu dɔn si di bad tin dɛn we dɛn dɔn du to mi; duya mek lɛ a gɛt jɔstis.
60 Yu dɔn si ɔl di we dɛn aw dɛn de tɔn-am-gi ɛn ɔl dɛn bad plan fɔ mi.
ש [Sin] or [Shin]
61 E Jiova, yu dɔn yɛri we dɛn de provok mi ɛn ɔl dɛn bad plan fɔ mi,
62 Di tin dɛn we di wan dɛn we de agens mi de tɔk, ɛn dɛn sumu sumu tɔk we dɛn de tɔk bɔt mi ol de.
63 Luk dɛn; ilɛk dɛn sidɔm ɔ dɛn tinap, dɛn de provok mi insay dɛn siŋ dɛn!
ת [Tɔ]
64 E Jiova, yu go pe dɛn akɔdin to wetin dɛn du.
65 Yu go swɛ dɛn, fɔ mek dɛn gɛt strɔngat.
66 Jiova, yu go rɔnafta dɛn wit wamat ɛn dɔnawe wit dɛn na di wɔl.
Futnot Dɛn
^ Ɔ “i de blɔk.”
^ Ɔ i kin bi, “mek a nɔ ebul du natin.”
^ Insay Ibru, “mas.”
^ Insay Ibru, “pikin.”
^ Ɔ “Yu sol.”
^ Ɔ “Mi sol se.”
^ Ɔ “sol.”
^ Ɔ “wet peshɛnt wan.”
^ Rid Baybul Wɔd dɛn Minin.
^ Insay Ibru, “mi pipul dɛn galpikin.”
^ Ɔ “mi sol.”
