Nɛimaya 1:1-11
1 Di tin dɛn we Nɛimaya* we na Akalaya in bɔypikin tɔk: Insay di mɔnt we na Kizlɛv,* insay di ia we mek 20 we di kiŋ* de rul, a bin de na Shushan,* di pales.*
2 Da tɛm de, Anenay we na wan pan mi brɔda dɛn, kam wit ɔda man dɛn frɔm Juda, ɛn a aks dɛn bɔt di balans Ju dɛn we dɛn bin kapchɔ bɔt we dɔn tɔn bak, ɛn a aks dɛn bak bɔt Jerusɛlɛm.
3 Dɛn tɔk se: “Tin rili bad fɔ di wan dɛn we dɛn bin kapchɔ bɔt we dɔn tɔn bak. Dɛn de na di prɔvins ɛn i rili shemful. Di wɔl dɛn na Jerusɛlɛm dɔn brok brok ɛn faya dɔn bɔn di get dɛn.”
4 As a yɛri wetin dɛn tɔk so, a sidɔm ɛn bigin fɔ kray. Mi at bin pwɛl fɔ sɔm dez. Dɔn a kɔntinyu fɔ fast ɛn pre to di Gɔd we de na ɛvin.
5 A se: “E Jiova, di Gɔd we de na ɛvin, di Gɔd we gret, we fit fɔ lɛ pipul dɛn fred ɛn rɛspɛkt, ɛn we de kip in agrimɛnt. Di Gɔd we in lɔv nɔ de chenj fɔ di wan dɛn we lɛk am ɛn we de obe in kɔmandmɛnt dɛn.
6 Duya, pe atɛnshɔn ɛn opin yu yay, so dat yu go lisin to di prea we mi, yu savant de pre to yu tide. De ɛn nɛt, a de pre to yu bɔt yu savant dɛn we na di Izrɛlayt dɛn, ɛn kɔnfɛs di sin dɛn we di pipul dɛn na Izrɛl dɔn kɔmit agens yu. Wi dɔn sin, mi ɛn mi pipul dɛn.*
7 Wi dɔn rili sin agens yu bay we wi nɔ de obe di kɔmandmɛnt, lɔ, ɛn jɔjmɛnt dɛn we yu bin gi yu savant Mozis.
8 “Duya, mɛmba di tin we yu bin kɔmand* yu savant Mozis se: ‘If una nɔ fetful to mi, a go skata una amɔng di pipul dɛn.
9 Bɔt if una kam bak to mi ɛn pe atɛnshɔn to mi kɔmandmɛnt dɛn ɛn obe dɛn, ilɛk aw una pipul dɛn skata ɔlsay na di wɔl, a go gɛda dɛn ɛn briŋ dɛn na di ples usay a dɔn pik fɔ lɛ mi nem de.’
10 Dɛn na yu savant dɛn ɛn yu pipul dɛn, we yu sev wit yu gret pawa ɛn yu pawaful an.
11 E Jiova, duya, pe atɛnshɔn to di prea we mi, yu savant de pre ɛn to di prea we yu savant dɛn we rɛdi fɔ ɔnɔ yu nem de pre. Tide, duya mek lɛ bɛtɛ fala mi, we na yu savant, ɛn lɛ dis man sɔri fɔ mi.”
Na mi bin de gi wayn to di kiŋ.
Futnot Dɛn
^ I min “Ja De Kɔrej.”
^ Luk Apɛndiks B15.
^ Dat na, Atazaksis.
^ Ɔ “Susa.”
^ Ɔ “di ples we dɛn de rili protɛkt.”
^ Insay Ibru, “mi papa in famili.”
^ Ɔ “di wɔnin we yu bin gi to.”
