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5 Tek tɛm ɛnitɛm we yu de go na di tru Gɔd in os.+ I bɛtɛ fɔ go nia fɔ lisin+ pas fɔ gi sakrifays lɛk aw fulman dɛn de du.+ Dɛn nɔ no se na bad tin dɛn de du.

2 Nɔ kwik fɔ tɔk. Nɔ alaw yu at fɔ mek yu tɔk sɔntin we yu nɔ tink bɔt we yu de bifo di tru Gɔd,+ bikɔs di tru Gɔd de na ɛvin bɔt yu de na di wɔl. Na dat mek yu wɔd dɛn we yu de tɔk nɔ fɔ bɔku.+ 3 We pɔsin gɛt bɔku tin dɛn we i de wɔri+ bɔt, dat kin mek i drim. Semweso, bɔku tɔk de mek fulman tɔk fulish tin+ dɛn. 4 Ɛnitɛm yu mek vaw to Gɔd, nɔ westɛm fɔ du am,+ bikɔs i nɔ de gladi wit fulman+ dɛn. We yu vaw, du am.+ 5 I bɛtɛ nɔ fɔ vaw pas fɔ vaw ɛn nɔ du wetin yu vaw.+ 6 Nɔ alaw yu mɔt* fɔ mek yu sin,+ ɛn nɔ tɔk bifo di enjɛl* se na bin mistek.+ Wetin mek yu fɔ alaw di tru Gɔd fɔ vɛks pan yu bikɔs ɔf wetin yu se ɛn pwɛl wetin yu dɔn du?+ 7 Jɔs lɛk we pɔsin kin drim bikɔs i gɛt bɔku tin fɔ wɔri+ bɔt, na so bak bɔku tɔk na vaniti. Bɔt fred di tru Gɔd.+

8 If yu si sɔmbɔdi de mek po pɔsin sɔfa ɛn if jɔstis nɔ de ɛn dɛn nɔ de du wetin rayt na yu distrikt, lɛ dat nɔ sɔprayz yu.+ Pɔsin we gɛt ay pozishɔn pas da bigman de de wach am, ɛn ɔda pipul dɛn de we gɛt ay pozishɔn pas dɛn.

9 Dɔn bak, dɛn ɔl de sheb di prɔfit we dɛn gɛt frɔm di land, ivin di kiŋ de bɛnifit frɔm di land.+

10 Pɔsin we lɛk silva nɔ de ɛva satisfay wit silva, ɛn pɔsin we lɛk jɛntri nɔ de satisfay wit di mɔni we i de gɛt.+ Dis bak na vaniti.+

11 We gud tin dɛn bɔku, di wan dɛn we de yuz dɛn de bɔku.+ Us bɛnifit di wan we gɛt dɛn go gɛt, pas fɔ luk dɛn wit in yay?+

12 Savant de slip fayn, ilɛk i it smɔl ɔ bɔku, bɔt di bɔku tin dɛn we jɛntriman gɛt nɔ de mek i slip.

13 Wan bad bad tin de we a dɔn si na dis wɔl: pɔsin we gɛt jɛntri de kip am te i ambɔg insɛf. 14 Bad biznɛs go mek i lɔs dɛn jɛntri dɛn de, ɛn we i bɔn pikin, i nɔ go gɛt natin we lɛf wit am.+

15 Jɔs lɛk aw pɔsin de kɔmɔt nain mama in bɛlɛ nekɛd wan, na so i go go bak nekɛd wan,+ ɛn i nɔ go ebul fɔ kɛr go ɛnitin fɔ ɔl di tranga wok we i du.+

16 Dis bak na bad bad tin: Jɔs lɛk aw i kam, na so i go go. Us bɛnifit de fɔ di wan we de kɔntinyu fɔ wok tranga wan fɔ briz?+ 17 Dɔn bak, ɛvride i de it insay daknɛs, wit bɔku bɔku fɔstreshɔn, siknɛs, ɛn wamat.+

18 Na dis a si se gud ɛn fayn: pɔsin fɔ it, drink, ɛn ɛnjɔy bikɔs ɔf ɔl di tranga wok+ we i dɔn du na di wɔl insay di shɔt tɛm we di tru Gɔd dɔn gi am fɔ liv, dis nain bɛnifit.*+ 19 Dɔn bak, we di tru Gɔd gi pɔsin jɛntri ɛn prɔpati+ dɛn ɛn mek i ebul fɔ ɛnjɔy dɛn, i fɔ tek am as in bɛnifit* ɛn gladi fɔ ɔl in tranga wok. Dis na gift frɔm Gɔd.+ 20 I go at fɔ lɛ i notis* se in tɛm de pas, bikɔs di tru Gɔd go mek i bizi de ɛnjɔy.+