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2  Mi pikin, if yu lisin to wetin a de se

Ɛn valyu mi kɔmandmɛnt dɛn,

 2 Bay we yu pe atɛnshɔn to sɛns

Ɛn opin yu at fɔ rili ɔndastand;

 3 Dɔn bak, if yu beg fɔ ɔndastand

Ɛn rili beg fɔ tink so dat yu go no wetin gud ɛn bad;

 4 If yu kɔntinyu fɔ luk fɔ am lɛk we yu de fɛn silva,

Ɛn yu kɔntinyu fɔ fɛn am lɛk we yu de fɛn valyu tin we ayd;

 5 Da we de, yu go ɔndastand wetin i min fɔ fred Jiova,

Ɛn yu go no bɔt Gɔd.

 6 Na Jiova de gi sɛns;

Na frɔm wetin i de tɔk pɔsin de no sɔntin ɛn ɔndastand.

 7 Na in de mek di wan we de du wetin rayt du tin wit sɛns;

In na shild fɔ di wan dɛn we de waka tret wit am.

 8 I de wach oba di wan dɛn we de du tin tret,

Ɛn i de protɛkt di wan dɛn we nɔ de kɔmɔt biɛn am.

 9 Dɔn yu go ɔndastand wetin i min fɔ du tin di rayt we, fɔ du tin tret, ɛn fɔ du tin fia wan,

Ɛn yu go ɔndastand ɔl wetin gud.

10 We yu bigin fɔ gɛt sɛns na yu at

Ɛn we di tin we yu dɔn lan mek yu gladi,

11 Fɔ tink fayn fayn wan go wach oba yu,

Ɛn fɔ tink fɔ ɔndastand go kip yu sef,

12 Fɔ lɛ yu nɔ du bad,

I go kip yu sef frɔm di man we de tɔk tin we nɔ rayt,

13 Frɔm di wan dɛn we de lɛf fɔ waka na di rayt we

Fɔ go waka na daknɛs,

14 Frɔm di wan dɛn we de gladi fɔ bad tin,

We de ɛnjɔy di bad tin dɛn we de apin,

15 Frɔm di wan dɛn we nɔ de du tin tret

Ɛn we de du ɔltin kɔni kɔni we.

16 I go sev yu frɔm wewɔd* uman,

Frɔm di swit wɔd dɛn we bambot* uman de tɔk,

17 We dɔn lɛf in tayt padi* we i bin gɛt frɔm we i yɔŋ

Ɛn fɔgɛt di agrimɛnt wit in Gɔd.

18 Fɔ go na in os tan lɛk we pɔsin de go fɛn day,

Ɛn di rod we de go na in os de kɛr pɔsin go na di grev.

19 Nɔn pan di wan dɛn we de ledɔm wit am* go tɔn bak,

Ɛn dɛn nɔ go kam bak na di rod fɔ gɛt layf.

20 So falamakata wetin gud pipul dɛn de du

Ɛn kɔntinyu fɔ waka wit di wan dɛn we de du wetin rayt.

21 Na di wan dɛn nɔmɔ we de du wetin rayt go de na di wɔl,

Ɛn na di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt wan blem* go kɔntinyu fɔ de de.

22 As fɔ di wikɛd wan dɛn, dɛn go pul dɛn kɔmɔt na di wɔl,

Ɛn di wan dɛn we nɔ fetful nɔ go de de igen.