Odes of Sɔlɔmɔn SHO Na sɔm pan di fayn fayn siŋ dɛn we de sho se pis ɛn gladi at we di wɔl gɛt. Bɔt stil usay dɛn kɔmɔt, di de we dɛn rayt dɛn, ɛn di rayt minin fɔ bɔku pan di vas dɛn stil bi wan pan di big big sikrit dɛn we dɛn kin rayt bɔt buk dɛn. Dɛn dɔn kam dɔŋ to wi insay wan ɛn rili ol dɔkyumɛnt insay Siria langwej. I klia se da dɔkyumɛnt de na transleshɔn frɔm di fɔs Grik. Krio dibat dɔn de arawnd dɛn Odes ya; wan pan di ɛksplen dɛn we pɔsin kin biliv pas ɔl na dat na siŋ dɛn we Kristian dɛn we jɔs baptayz insay di Fɔs Sɛntinari siŋ dɛn. I strenj fɔ lɛ dɛn nɔ gɛt tin dɛn we dɛn tɔk bɔt istri. Dɛn layt nɔ de sho ɔda de dɛn. Dɛn nɔ de lɛnt frɔm ɛni wan pan di Ol Tɛstamɛnt ɔ di Gɔspɛl dɛn. Di inspɛkshɔn fɔ dɛn vas ya na fɔs-han. Dɛn mɛmba yu bɔt Aristides in tɔk, "Nyu pipul dɛn we sɔntin Divayn miks wit." Na ya wi gɛt trɛnk ɛn sɛns we wi kin si tin dɛn we fiba na di pat dɛn nɔmɔ na di Skripchɔ dɛn we ay pas ɔl. Fɔ dɛn dazlin mistɛri odes ya, wi gɛt fɔ pe wi transleshɔn to J. Rendel Harris, MA., Hon. Fɛlɔ fɔ Klɛr Kɔlej, Kembrij. I se bɔt dɛn se: “I tan lɛk se ɛnitin de we i tan lɛk se ɔlman gri bɔt pas nɔmɔ if di Odes dɛn fayn ɛn dɛn gɛt ay valyu pan Gɔd biznɛs.” ODE 1. Di wan dɛn we de wok 1 PAPA GƆD de na mi ed lɛk krawn, ɛn a nɔ go de wit am. 2 Dɛn mek wan krawn we na trut fɔ mi, ɛn i mek yu branch dɛn gro insay mi. 3 I nɔ tan lɛk krawn we dɔn dray we nɔ de bɔn, bɔt yu de liv na mi ed ɛn yu dɔn blo pan mi ed. 4 Yu frut dɛn dɔn ful-ɔp ɛn pafɛkt, dɛn ful-ɔp wit yu sev. ODE 2. Di wan we de na di wɔl (Dɛn nɔ ɛva no ɛni pat pan dis Ode.) ODE 3. Di wan we de na di wɔl 1 . . . A put pan: 2 Ɛn in bɔdi de wit am. Ɛn pan dɛn a tinap, ɛn I lɛk mi: 3 A nɔ fɔ dɔn no aw fɔ lɛk di Masta if i nɔ bin lɛk mi. 4 Udat ebul fɔ no difrɛns bitwin lɔv pas di wan we dɛn lɛk? 5 A lɛk di Wan we a lɛk, ɛn mi sol lɛk am.
6 Ɛn usay In rɛst de, na de a de bak; 7 Ɛn a nɔ go bi strenja, bikɔs to di Masta we de ɔp pas ɔlman ɛn we gɛt sɔri-at, nɔbɔdi nɔ go vɛks. 8 A dɔn gɛt wanwɔd fɔ mek a rɔn, bikɔs di Wan we Lɛk, dɔn fɛn di Wan we I lɛk, . 9 Ɛn bikɔs a go lɛk di Wan we na di Pikin, a go bi pikin; 10 Ɛnibɔdi we jɔyn wit di wan we nɔ de day, insɛf go bi pɔsin we nɔ de day; 11 Ɛn ɛnibɔdi we gladi fɔ di Wan we gɛt layf, go gɛt layf. 12 Dis na di Masta in Spirit we nɔ de lay, we de tich mɔtalman pikin dɛn fɔ no in we. 13 Una gɛt sɛns ɛn ɔndastand ɛn wach. Aleluya bin de du am. ODE 4. Di wan we de na di wɔl 1 O mi Gɔd, nɔbɔdi nɔ de chenj yu oli ples; 2 Ɛn i nɔ (i pɔsibul) fɔ mek i chenj am ɛn put am na ɔda ples, bikɔs i nɔ gɛt pawa oba am. 3 Yu dɔn mek fɔ yu oli ples bifo yu mek (ɔda) ples dɛn. 4 Di wan dɛn we yɔŋ pas am nɔ fɔ chenj di wan we dɔn ol. 5 O Masta, yu dɔn gi yu at to di wan dɛn we biliv yu. 6 Bikɔs wan awa we yu gɛt fet valyu pas ɔl di de ɛn ia. 7 Udat de we go wɛr yu spɛshal gudnɛs ɛn sɔfa? 8 Dɛn no yu sil, ɛn di tin dɛn we yu mek no am, ɛn yu sojaman dɛn we de na ɛvin gɛt am, ɛn di enjɛl dɛn we dɛn dɔn pik dɔn wɛr am. 9 Yu dɔn gi wi yu padi biznɛs, nɔto bikɔs yu nid wi, bɔt wi nid yu. 10 Distil yu dyu pan wi ɛn opin yu bɔku bɔku wata we de tɔn milk ɛn ɔni to wi. 11 Nɔbɔdi nɔ go ripɛnt wit yu fɔ ripɛnt fɔ ɛnitin we yu dɔn prɔmis. 12 Di ɛnd bin sho bifo yu, bikɔs wetin yu gi, yu gi fri wan. 13 So dat yu nɔ go pul dɛn bak ɛn tek dɛn bak. 14 Ɔltin bin de bifo yu as Gɔd ɛn ɔganayz frɔm di biginin bifo yu. Aleluya bin de du am. ODE 5. Di wan we de na di wɔl 1 O Masta, a go tɛl yu tɛnki bikɔs a lɛk yu; 2 O di Wan we de ɔp pas ɔlman, yu nɔ go lɛf mi, bikɔs na yu na mi op. 3 A dɔn gɛt yu spɛshal gudnɛs fri wan, a go liv wit am. 4 Di wan dɛn we de mek mi sɔfa go kam ɛn dɛn nɔ go si mi. 5 Klawd we dak go fɔdɔm pan dɛn yay; ɛn di briz we gɛt tik daknɛs go mek dɛn dak. 6 Ɛn dɛn nɔ go gɛt layt fɔ si, dɛn nɔ go ol mi. 7 Mek dɛn advays bi tik daknɛs, ɛn wetin a dɔn mek wit kɔni, mek i kam bak pan dɛn yon ed. 8 Dɛn mek wan advays, bɔt i nɔ bin kɔmɔt fayn.