16 “Wen una dey fast, make una nor skwiz una face like pipol wey dey pritend, so dat pipol go si sey dem dey fast. I tell una true word, dem don already get dia full reward.
“Go gada all Jew pipol for Shushan, den make una fast and pray for mi. Make una nor chop or drink anytin for three days and nites. Mi and my savants go do di same tin. Afta di fasting, I go-go meet di king, even doh dat kind tin dey against di law. If na dat one go make mi die, den make I die.”
“Anytime una give sometin to pipol, make una nor show unasef as pritendas dey do for dia sinagog and road, so dat oda pipol go praiz dem. I tell una true word, dem don already get dia reward.
“Anytime wey una dey pray, make una nor do like pipol wey dey pritend, wey like to dey stand pray inside sinagog and for road, so dat pipol go si dem. I tell una true word, dem don already get dia reward.
Naw, John di Baptist disciples and di Farisee pipol dey fast. So dem kom meet Jesus sey, “Why John disciples and di Farisee pipol dey fast, but yor disciples nor dey fast?”
Make una nor refuse each oda, escept una gri sey una go dey like dat for sometaim, so dat una go fit pray. Den Satan nor go fit tempt una, bikos una go fit kontrol una body.
I don do hard work; nor sleep for many nites; food and wota go dey hongry mi; many times, I nor get food to chop. I don dey for kold and I nor get klot to kover body.
for di time wey dem dey beat us and put us for prison; for di time wey dem dey fight; for wahala time; for nite wey wi nor fit sleep and for hongry time.