Mayka
7 Tin bad fɔ mi!
A tan lɛk pɔsin we de luk fɔ greps
Ɛn di fɔs fig dɛn fɔ it,
Bɔt a nɔ fɛn natin bikɔs dɛn dɔn gɛda di dray sizin frut
Ɛn di tɛm fɔ gɛda wetin di wan dɛn we de avɛst greps de lɛf biɛn dɔn dɔn.
2 Di wan we nɔ de kɔmɔt biɛn Gɔd nɔ de igen na di wɔl;
Nɔbɔdi nɔ de we de du tin tret.
Dɛn ɔl de le ambush fɔ kil pɔsin.
Ɔlman de ɔnt in yon brɔda wit nɛt.
3 Dɛn rili sabi du bad;
Di prins de aks fɔ sɔntin,
Di jɔj de se mek dɛn pe am,
Di wan we impɔtant de sho wetin i want,
Ɛn dɛn de plan togɛda.
4 Di bɛst wan pan dɛn tan lɛk chukchuk dɛn,
Ɛn di wan we de du tin tret pas dɛn ɔl wɔs pas chukchuk fɛns.
Di de we una wachman dɛn tɔk bɔt ɛn di de fɔ jɔj go kam.
Dɛn go panik.
5 Nɔ abop pan yu kɔmpin
Ɔ trɔst yu tayt padi.
Tek tɛm wit wetin yu de tɔk to di pɔsin we ledɔm nia yu.
6 Bɔypikin nɔ go tek in papa mek natin,
Galpikin go de agens in mama,
Ɛn dɔtɛnlɔ go de agens in mɔdɛnlɔ;
Pɔsin in ɛnimi dɛn go bi di wan dɛn we de na in famili.
7 Bɔt as fɔ mi, a go kɔntinyu fɔ luk to Jiova.
A go wet* fɔ di Gɔd we go sev mi.
Mi Gɔd go yɛri mi.
8 E mi ɛnimi, nɔ gladi bikɔs trɔbul dɔn mit mi.
Pan ɔl we a dɔn fɔdɔm, a go grap;
Pan ɔl we a de na daknɛs, Jiova go bi mi layt.
9 A go bia we Jiova dɔn vɛks
—Bikɔs a dɔn sin agens am—
Te i fɛt mi kes ɛn mek a gɛt rayt.
I go briŋ mi kam na layt;
A go si we i de du wetin rayt.
10 Mi ɛnimi bak go si,
Ɛn di wan we aks mi se:
“We Jiova yu Gɔd?” go shem.
A go si am we i gɛt trɔbul.
Dɛn go mas mas am lɛk pɔtɔpɔtɔ na di strit dɛn.
11 Da de de, dɛn go bil di siti in strɔng wɔl dɛn;
Da de de, una land go big pas aw i bin de.*
12 Da de de, dɛn go kam na di siti.
Dɛn go kɔmɔt frɔm Asiria ɛn di siti dɛn na Ijipt,
Dɛn go kɔmɔt frɔm Ijipt te kam to di Riva;*
Dɛn go kɔmɔt frɔm land dɛn we de bitwin si dɛn ɛn mawntin dɛn.
13 Ɛn di land go ɛmti bikɔs ɔf di pipul dɛn we de de,
Bikɔs ɔf wetin dɛn dɔn du.
14 Jɔs lɛk shɛpad, tek kia ɔf yu pipul dɛn wit yu staf,
Dat na, di ship dɛn we na yu yon,
Di wan dɛn we na dɛn nɔmɔ bin de na fɔrɛst—bɔt dɛn de na frut fam.
Lɛ dɛn it na Beshan ɛn Giliad jɔs lɛk aw dɛn bin de du trade trade.
15 “A go sho una wɔndaful tin dɛn
Jɔs lɛk di tɛm we una kɔmɔt na Ijipt.
16 Neshɔn dɛn go si ɛn dɛn go shem pan ɔl we dɛn pawaful.
Dɛn go kɔba dɛn mɔt wit dɛn an;
Dɛn go dɛf.
17 Dɛn go lik dɔst lɛk snek dɛn;
Dɛn go kɔmɔt na di say we dɛn ayd
De trimbul lɛk animal dɛn we de drɛg na grɔn.
Dɛn go kam bifo Jiova wi Gɔd dɛn fred fred wan, ɛn dɛn go fred am.”
18 Us Gɔd we tan lɛk yu,
We de fɔgiv in balans pipul dɛn fɔ dɛn mistek ɛn sin?
I nɔ de vɛks sote go,
I lɛk fɔ sho lɔv we nɔ de chenj to in pipul dɛn.
19 I go sɔri fɔ wi bak; i go kɔnka* wi mistek dɛn.
I go trowe ɔl dɛn sin dɛn na di dip say na di si.
20 Yu go sho se yu fetful to Jekɔp,
Yu go sho lɔv we nɔ de chenj to Ebraam,
Jɔs lɛk aw yu bin swɛ to wi gret gret granpa dɛn frɔm trade trade.