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17 I bɛtɛ fɔ gɛt dray bred usay pis de*Pas fɔ de na os we gɛt bɔku bɔku it* usay dɛn de mek plaba.
2 Savant we gɛt sɛns go rul oba pikin we de du tin shemful wan,I go gɛt pan di prɔpati lɛk se in na wan pan in masta in pikin dɛn.
3 Dɛn de mɛlt silva ɛn gold na faya fɔ klin dɛn,Bɔt na Jiova de chɛk ɔlman in at.
4 Wikɛd pɔsin de pe atɛnshɔn to tɔk we de mek ɔda pɔsin fil bad,Ɛn pɔsin we de du tin fɔ ful ɔda pɔsin de lisin to tɔk we de pwɛl pɔsin in nem.
5 Ɛnibɔdi we de provok pɔsin we po de fityay di Wan We Mek am,Ɛn ɛnibɔdi we gladi we bad tin mit ɔda pɔsin go mɔs gɛt pɔnishmɛnt.
6 Granpikin dɛn tan lɛk krawn to di wan dɛn we dɔn ol,Ɛn papa* dɛn de briŋ ɔnɔ to dɛn pikin dɛn.
7 Jɔs lɛk aw fulman nɔ de tɔk tin we mek sɛns,
Na so pɔsin we de rul nɔ fɔ tɔk lay lay tin.
8 Gift tan lɛk ston we gɛt valyu to di wan we gɛt am;I de mek bɛtɛ fala am ɛnisay i go.
9 Ɛnibɔdi we de fɔgiv ɔda pɔsin de sho lɔv,Bɔt di wan we de kɔntinyu fɔ tɔk bɔt di prɔblɛm de skata tayt padi dɛn.
10 Na wantɛm dɛn de kɔrɛkt pɔsin we de ɔndastand,Bɔt fulman nɔ de lisin ilɛk dɛn bit am ɔndrɛd tɛm.
11 Bad pɔsin de mek trangayes ɔltɛm,Bɔt dɛn go sɛn wikɛd mɛsenja fɔ pɔnish am.
12 I bɛtɛ fɔ mit bia we in pikin dɛn dɔn dayPas fɔ mit-ɔp fulman we rili ful.
13 If ɛnibɔdi pe bad fɔ gud,Bad tin nɔ go ɛva dɔn na da pɔsin de in famili.
14 Fɔ bigin agyumɛnt tan lɛk fɔ opin dam,Bifo di plaba stat, kɔmɔt de.
15 Jiova rili et ɛnibɔdi we de fri wikɛd pɔsin,Ɛn ɛnibɔdi we de kɔndɛm di wan we de du wetin rayt.
16 Us bɛnifit fulman go gɛt if i gɛt we fɔ lan sɔntinBɔt in at nɔ de de?
17 Tru tru padi de sho lɔv ɔltɛm,Ɛn na brɔda we dɛn bɔn fɔ di tɛm we prɔblɛm go kam.
18 Pɔsin we nɔ gɛt sɛns de shek an ɛn griFɔ gi garanti bifo in neba.
19 Pɔsin we lɛk plaba lɛk sin.
Bad tin go apin to ɛnibɔdi we de mek in domɔt ay.
20 Tin nɔ go kɔmɔt fayn fɔ pɔsin we de plan bad tin na in at,Ɛn di wan we de tɔk sɔntin fɔ ful ɔda pipul dɛn go gɛt trɔbul.
21 Papa we bɔn pikin we ful go gɛt pwɛlat.Ɛn papa we bɔn pikin we nɔ gɛt sɛns nɔ go gladi.
22 Gladi-at na gud mɛrɛsin,*Bɔt pwɛlat de dɔn pɔsin in trɛnk.*
23 Wikɛd pɔsin de tek brayb sikrit wanFɔ mek i nɔ du tin fia wan.
24 Sɛns de bifo pɔsin we de tink gud gud wan,Bɔt fulman in yay de pas pas ɔlsay na di wɔl.
25 Pikin we ful de mek in papa gɛt pwɛlat,Ɛn i de mek di wan we bɔn am in at pwɛl.
26 I nɔ gud fɔ pɔnish pɔsin we de du wetin rayt,Ɛn i nɔ fayn fɔ bit pɔsin we pipul dɛn de rɛspɛkt.
27 Pɔsin we rili gɛt sɛns de tek tɛm pik wetin i de tɔk,Ɛn pɔsin we de tink gud gud wan nɔ de vɛks.
28 Dɛn de si fulman as pɔsin we gɛt sɛns ivin we i nɔ tɔk natin,Ɛn dɛn de si di wan we sɛt in mɔt as pɔsin we de tink gud gud wan.
Futnot
^ Ɔ “na say we kwayɛt.”
^ Insay Ibru, “sakrifays dɛn.”
^ Ɔ “mama ɛn papa.”
^ Ɔ “Gladi-at gud fɔ mɛn.”
^ Ɔ “de dray pɔsin in bon dɛn.”
