Lamɛnteshɔn 4:1-22
א [Alɛf]
4 Luk we di fayn gold we bin de shayn trade nɔ de shayn bɛtɛ igen!
Luk we di oli ston dɛn skata skata na ɔl di kɔna dɛn na di strit dɛn!*
ב [Bɛt]
2 As fɔ di pipul dɛn na Zayɔn we bin valyu lɛk piɔ gold,Naw dɛn tan lɛk jɔg dɛn we dɛn mek wit kle;Tin we pɔsin we de wok wit kle mek!
ג [Gimɛl]
3 Ivin jakal* dɛn de gi bɔbi to dɛn pikin dɛn,Bɔt mi galpikin, we na mi pipul dɛn, dɔn wikɛd lɛk ɔstrich dɛn na di wildanɛs.*
ד [Dalɛt]
4 Yɔŋbebi in tɔŋ de fasin na in mɔt bikɔs i tɔsti.
Pikin dɛn de beg fɔ tin fɔ it, bɔt nɔbɔdi nɔ gi dɛn ɛnitin.
ה [I]
5 Di wan dɛn we bin de it dɛn spɛshal it dɛn ledɔm na strit angri angri wan.
Di wan dɛn we gro ɔp de wɛr dia dia* klos dɛn dɔn ledɔm insay ashis.
ו [Wa]
6 Di pɔnishmɛnt* fɔ mi galpikin, we na mi pipul dɛn, bɔku pas di pɔnishmɛnt fɔ Sɔdɔm in sin,We dɛn bin dɔnawe wit kwik kwik wan, ɛn nɔbɔdi nɔ bin de fɔ ɛp am.
ז [Zayin]
7 In Nazarayt dɛn bin klin pas sno ɛn wayt pas milk.
Dɛn bin rɛd pas koral* dɛn; dɛn bin de shayn lɛk safaya ston dɛn.
ח [Ɛt]
8 Dɛn dɔn blak pas chakol;Yu nɔ go sabi dɛn we yu si dɛn na strit.
Dɛn bɔdi ɔl dɔn dɔn, na soso bon bon lɛf; dɛn skin dɔn tan lɛk dray wud.
ט [Tɛt]
9 Di wan dɛn we dɛn kil wit sɔd bɛtɛ pas di wan dɛn we angri kil,We wik bikɔs it nɔ de, dɛn tan lɛk udat dɛn chuk wit sɔd.
י [Yɔd]
10 Uman dɛn we gɛt sɔri-at dɔn bwɛl dɛn yon pikin dɛn.
Na dɛn dɔn bi dɛn fud we dɛn at pwɛl di tɛm we bad tin de apin to mi galpikin, we na mi pipul dɛn.
כ [Kaf]
11 Jiova dɔn sho se i vɛks;I dɔn pul in wamat.
I dɔn stat faya na Zayɔn we de bɔn ɔl in fawndeshɔn dɛn.
ל [Lemɛd]
12 Di kiŋ dɛn na di wɔl ɛn ɔl di pipul dɛn we de de nɔ bin bilivFɔ se di ɛnimi go pas na di get ɛn ɛnta Jerusɛlɛm.
מ [Mɛm]
13 Na bikɔs ɔf in prɔfɛt dɛn sin dɛn ɛn di sin dɛn we in prist dɛn kɔmit,We bin de kil di pipul dɛn we bin de du wetin rayt insay de.
נ [Nɔn]
14 Dɛn de waka ɔp ɛn dɔŋ di strit dɛn lɛk blaynman we nɔ no usay i de go.
Dɛn dɔn dɔti dɛnsɛf wit blɔd,So dat nɔbɔdi nɔ go ebul fɔ tɔch dɛn klos dɛn.
ס [Samek]
15 Pipul dɛn de ala pan dɛn se: “Una kɔmɔt na ya! Una nɔ klin! Una kɔmɔt na ya! Una kɔmɔt na ya! Una nɔ tɔch wi!”
Dɛn nɔ gɛt ples fɔ de, ɛn dɛn jɔs de go ɔp ɛn dɔŋ.
Pipul dɛn we de na di neshɔn dɛn se: “Dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ de na ya wit wi.*
פ [Pe]
16 Na Jiova in sɛf sɛf go skata dɛn;I nɔ go gladi fɔ dɛn igen.
Pipul dɛn nɔ go sho rɛspɛkt fɔ di prist dɛn, ɛn dɛn nɔ go sɔri fɔ di bigman dɛn.”
ע [Ayin]
17 Ivin naw, wi yay dɛn dɔn taya fɔ luk fɔ pɔsin we go ɛp wi, bɔt na fɔ natin.
Wi dɔn luk ɔp to wan neshɔn we nɔ go ebul fɔ sev wi.
צ [Sada]
18 Dɛn de ɔnt wi ɔlsay so dat wi nɔ go ebul fɔ waka na wi pɔblik ples* dɛn.
I nɔ de fa fɔ lɛ dɛn dɔnawe wit wi; wi tɛm dɔn dɔn. Di tɛm fɔ lɛ dɛn dɔnawe wit wi dɔn kam.
ק [Kof]
19 Di wan dɛn we bin de rɔnafta wi, fast pas di igul dɛn na di skay.
Dɛn de rɔnafta wi na di mawntin dɛn; dɛn de le ambush fɔ wi na di wildanɛs.*
ר [Resh]
20 Di wan we Jiova anɔynt, we tan lɛk di briz we wi de blo, dɛn dɔn kapchɔ am na dɛn big ol,Di wan we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt se: “I go protɛkt wi we wi de wit di neshɔn dɛn.”
ש [Sin]
21 E di pipul dɛn na Idɔm, una we de na di land na Ɔz, una gladi pasmak.
Bɔt dɛn go pas di kɔp to unasɛf, ɛn una go drɔnk ɛn sho una nekɛdnɛs.
ת [Tɔ]
22 E Zayɔn, di pɔnishmɛnt fɔ yu sin dɔn dɔn.
I nɔ go mek dɛn kɛr una go na ɔda land igen.
Bɔt as fɔ una di pipul dɛn na Idɔm, Gɔd go tɔn in atɛnshɔn to una fɔ una sin dɛn.
I go pul una sin dɛn na do.
Futnot Dɛn
^ Insay Ibru, “na di say usay di strit dɛn stat.”
^ Na animal we tan lɛk dɔg.
^ I kin min ples we wanwan pipul dɛn ɔ plant de. Rid Baybul Wɔd dɛn Minin.
^ Insay Ibru, “brayt rɛd; dat na dia dia brayt rɛd klos.”
^ Insay Ibru, “mistek.”
^ Rid Baybul Wɔd dɛn Minin.
^ Ɔ “de ya wit wi as fɔrina dɛn.”
^ Rid Baybul Wɔd dɛn Minin.
^ Rid Baybul Wɔd dɛn Minin.