1 Eya, luk we Jerusɛlɛm ɛmti; ples we plɛnti pipul bin de. I dɔn tɔn lɛk uman we in man dɔn day; Ples we di wanol wɔl bin rɛspɛkt! Di siti we dɛn bin es ɔp pas ɔl, dɔn tɔn slev.
Sɔlɔmɔn rul ɔl di kindɔm dɛn frɔm Riva Yufretis, to Filistia te rich na di bɔda fɔ go Ijipt. Ɔl dɛn kɔntri ya bin de ɔnda Sɔlɔmɔn ɛn bin de pe taks to am ɔl di tɛm we i bin de rul.
“Nɔ fred, bikɔs yu nɔ go shem; nɔ kɔnfyus yusɛf, bikɔs nɔbɔdi nɔ go mek yu shem; bikɔs yu go fɔgɛt di shem we mit yu we yu bin yɔŋ, ɛn yu nɔ go mɛmba di tɔk we dɛn tɔk bɔt yu we yu man bin day, igen
Na di ples dis we bin de kak ɛn tink se i sɛf ɛn nɔbɔdi nɔ go ebul am. I de blɔf se nɔbɔdi nɔ go tan lɛk am. I nɔ fit fɔ natin igen, bush sɛf tɛl lay! Ɛnibɔdi we de pas usay i de go jɛs sɔktit.
Jɛoyakim bin de pe di gold ɛn silva taks we Kiŋ Nɛko aks fɔ. Fɔ lɛ i ebul pe dis taks, i mek ɔlman de pe taks fɔ in land, wit gold ɛn silva. Ɔlman bin gɛt in yon amawnt we i de pe.
Mek i pɔnish gud fashin ɛn mek in at ebi lɛkɛ aw i bin mek insɛf impɔtant ɛn i bin de ɛnjɔy layf. I de tɔk to insɛf se, ‘Mi na kwin, mi nɔto uman we in man dɔn day; kray nɔ go de na mi yay.’
Da tɛn de, ɔl di si in kiŋ dɛm, go kɔmɔt kam dɔŋ frɔm dɛn tron dɛm, ɛn pul dɛn kiŋ klos dɛm, ɛn pul wan bay wan, dɛn klos dɛn we fayn fayn dizayn bin dɔn wok pan; na da tɛm de dɛn go kɔba dɛnsɛf wit trimbul fɔ klos; dɛn go sidɔm na grɔn ɛn jis de trimbul, trimbul ebri minit ɛn ful wit fred fɔ yu.
Di bigman dɛn na Jerusɛlɛm sidɔm na grɔn kwayɛt wan; dɛn dɔn put dɔst na dɛn ed ɛn dɔn wɛr saklɔth; di yɔŋgyal dɛn na Jerusɛlɛm dɔn butu dɛn ed na grɔn.
We PAPA GƆD dɔn trɛtin di wanol Zayɔn we i vɛks! I dɔn nyakanyaka ɔl wetin Izrɛl de tek blɔf; di tɛm we i vɛks, i nɔ luk sɛf se na Jerusɛlɛm in tɛmpul de.
Gɛdalaya, we na Aikam in bɔypikin ɛn Shafan in grampikin, prɔmis dɛm ɛn dɛn man dɛm we i tɛl dɛn se, “Una nɔ fred fɔ wok fɔ di Babilonian dɛm. Una tap na di land ɛn sav di kiŋ na Babilɔn, ɛn ɔltin gi ɔrayt wit yu.
A go mek Jerusɛlɛm broko broko ples we ɔltin pak pantap in kɔmpin, ples we na so so Jakal tap; di siti dɛn na Juda go tɔn ɛmti ples we pɔsin nɔ go ebul tap, ples we anch sɛf nɔ de.”
Luk we dɛn fayn na dɛn mawnten dɛn dɛn pipul dɛn we de briŋ gud yus, we de anawns bɔt pis, we de briŋ nyuz bɔt gud tin, we de anawns bɔt salveshɔn, we de tɛl Zayɔn se, “Na yu Gɔd de ren.”
Na we wi sin mek ɔl di bɔku bɔku avɛst we wi de gɛt de go to di kiŋ dɛn we de oba wi fɔ rul wi. Dɛn ivin de rul wi bɔdi ɛn wi animal dɛn we wi de mɛn lɛkɛ aw dɛn want. Na siriɔs trɔbul wi de pan so.”
Kiŋ Nɛko put am na jel na Ribla na Amath fɔ lɛ i nɔ go rul na Jerusɛlɛm, dɔn i mek di siti de pe taks to am wit tri ɛn af tɔn silva ɛn sɛvinti-fayv pawns gold.
Datɛnde yu go tɔk na yu at se: “Udat bin bɔn dɛnwanya fɔ mi? A bin gɛt bɛrin ɛn a nɔ bin de bɔn pikin, dɛn sɛn mi go ɛgzayl ɛn drɛb mi, bɔt udat mɛn dɛn wan ya? A de tɛl yu, dɛn lɛf mi wangren; so usay dɛn wan ya kɔmɔt?’”
Bikɔs na dis PAPA GƆD se: “Siŋ lawd lawd wan wit gladi gladi fɔ Jekob ɛn pul siŋ fɔ di chif fɔ ɔl dɛn neshɔn; anawns am, prez am, ɛn tɔk se, ‘PAPA GƆD dɔn sev in pipul, di balans pan di Izrɛlayt dɛn we lɛf.’
ɛn tɛl Jɛrimaya we na prɔfɛt se, “Lisin wi prɔblɛm dɛm ɛn pre to PAPA GƆD we na yu Gɔd fɔ wi, fɔseka ɔl di wan dɛm we lɛf (bikɔs wi we lɛf na jɛs tu tri pan di wanol nɔmba as yusɛf kin si)
I go pwɛl dɛn siti dɛn kpatakpata ɛn ɔl di ples dɛn we dɛn kin go wɔship nɔ go fit fɔ go igen ɛn ivin di smɛl we go de kɔmɔt pan dɛn sakrifays dɛn nɔ go mek i gladi.
PAPA GƆD in wɔd we bin kam to Jɛrimaya bɔt ɔl di Ju dɛm we bin “Na dis PAPA GƆD Ɔlmayti we na Izrɛl dɛn Gɔd se: Una dɔn si ɔl di bad bad tin dɛn we a du to Jerusɛlɛm ɛn to ɔl di siti dɛm na Juda. Luk dɛm de lɛk tide, dɛn nɔ gud fɔ natin, ɛn nɔbɔdi nɔ tap de,
Fɔseka dat, a bin put mi wamat ɛn mi vɛksteshɔn pan dɛm, ɛn dɛn bin si am na di siti dɛm na Juda ɛn na di trit dɛm na Jerusɛlɛm; ɛn dɛn tɔn west ɛn gud fɔ natin de lɛkɛ tide.
“A sɛn to di wan dɛn we mi ɛn dɛn gɛ dat bɔt dɛn mek lɛk dɛn nɔ no mi; mi man dɛn we de mek sakrifays fɔ pipul sin ɛn di bigman dɛn, day na di siti we dɛn de fɛn it fɔ it lɛ dɛn nɔ go day.
“mɔtalman, bikɔs Taya bin tɔk bɔt Jerusɛlɛm se: ‘Ɛnɛh, di pipul dɛn get dɔn brok ɛn i dɔn opin fɔ mi; a go gɛt ɔl wetin a bin dɔn lɔs bak naw we dɛn dɔn nyakanyaka am.