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116 A lɛk Jiova
Bikɔs i de yɛri mi we a de beg am fɔ ɛp mi.
2 I de pe atɛnshɔn* to mi,
Ɛn a go kɔl am as lɔng as a de alayv.
3 Day bin tan lɛk rop dɛn we de rawnd mi;
Di Grev bin ol mi tayt tayt wan.
Prɔblɛm ɛn pwɛlat bin pasmak pan mi.
4 Bɔt a kɔl Jiova in nem:
“E Jiova, duya sev mi!”
5 Jiova de sho sɔri-at, ɛn i de du wetin rayt;
Wi Gɔd de sho masi.
6 Jiova de protɛkt di wan we nɔ gɛt ɛkspiriɛns.
Mi at bin pwɛl pasmak, ɛn i sev mi.
7 Lɛ mi sol* go blo wan mɔ tɛm,
Bikɔs Jiova dɔn trit mi fayn.
8 Yu dɔn sev mi* fɔ mek a nɔ day,
Yu dɔn mek a nɔ kray, ɛn yu dɔn mek a nɔ fɔdɔm.
9 A go waka bifo Jiova usay di wan dɛn we de alayv de.
10 A gɛt fet, na dat mek a tɔk;
A dɔn rili sɔfa.
11 As fɔ mi, a panik ɛn tɔk se:
“Ɔlman de lay.”
12 Na wetin a go gi Jiova
Fɔ ɔl di gud tin dɛn we i dɔn du fɔ mi?
13 A go tek di kɔp we i gi mi fɔ sev mi,
Ɛn a go kɔl Jiova in nem.
14 A go du wetin a dɔn vaw to Jiova
Usay ɔl in pipul dɛn de.
15 Jiova kin rili fil am
We di wan dɛn we nɔ de kɔmɔt biɛn am day.
16 A de beg yu, E Jiova,
Bikɔs mi na yu savant.
Mi na yu savant, yu slev gal in bɔypikin.
Yu dɔn lus di chen we bin de pan mi.
17 A go mek sakrifays to yu fɔ tɛl yu tɛnki;
A go kɔl Jiova in nem.
18 A go du wetin a dɔn vaw to Jiova
Usay ɔl in pipul dɛn de,
19 Na di kɔmpawn na Jiova in os,
Usay yu de, E Jerusɛlɛm.
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