Prɔvabs
7 Mi pikin, du wetin a de se
Ɛn valyu mi kɔmandmɛnt dɛn.
3 Tay dɛn rawnd yu finga dɛn;
Rayt dɛn na yu at.
4 Tɛl sɛns se, “Yu na mi sista,”
Ɛn kɔl ɔndastandin “mi fambul,”
6 A bin de luk na di winda na mi os,
Dɔn a luk dɔŋ,
7 Ɛn as a bin de wach di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt ɛkspiriɛns,
A notis pan di yɔŋ wan dɛn wan yɔŋman we nɔ gɛt sɛns.
8 I pas na di strit nia di uman in kɔna,
Ɛn i waka go na di say usay in os de.
9 I pas de we di san go dɔŋ, we ivintɛm dɔn rich,
We nɛt de kam ɛn di ples dɔn bigin dak.
10 Dɔn a si wan uman go mit am,
I drɛs lɛk raregal, ɛn i kɔni.
11 I de tɔk tumɔs, i gɛt nɔys, ɛn i nɔ gɛt wan trenin.
I nɔ de ɛva de* na os.
12 Wan minit i de na do, di ɔda minit i de na pɔblik ples* dɛn;
I lɛk fɔ tinap nia dɛn kɔna dɛn.
13 I grip am ɛn kis am;
I nɔ shem fɔ tɛl am se:
14 “A bin nid fɔ mek pis sakrifays dɛn.
Tide, a dɔn du ɔl di tin dɛn we a prɔmis.
15 Na dat mek a kam fɔ mit yu,
Fɔ luk fɔ yu, ɛn a dɔn si yu!
16 A dɔn prɛd mi bed wit fayn klos,
Linin we gɛt difrɛn difrɛn kɔlɔ dɛn frɔm Ijipt.
17 A dɔn skata ma, alo, ɛn sinamɔn* na mi bed.
18 Kam, lɛ wi satisfay wit wi lɔv te mɔnin;
Lɛ wi ɛnjɔy swit lɔv togɛda.
19 Mi man nɔ de na os;
I dɔn travul go fa.
20 I go wit wan bag mɔni,
Ɛn i nɔ go kam bak te leta insay di mɔnt.”
21 I yuz sabi tɔk fɔ ful am.
I mek i fɔl fɔ am wit swit wɔd dɛn.
22 Wantɛm wantɛm, i bigin fɔ fala am lɛk man kaw we dɛn de go kil,
Lɛk fulman we dɛn tay wit chen fɔ pɔnish am,
23 Te aro chuk in liva;
Lɛk bɔd we de rɔsh go insay trap, i nɔ no se na de i go lɔs in layf.*
24 So naw, mi pikin dɛn, una lisin to mi;
Una pe atɛnshɔn to wetin a de tɔk.
25 Nɔ alaw yu at fɔ du wetin i se.
Nɔ mistek go usay i de,
26 Bikɔs i dɔn mek bɔku pipul dɛn dɔn day
Ɛn di wan dɛn we i dɔn kil rili bɔku.