Taytɔs CHAPTER 1 1 Pɔl, na Gɔd in savant ɛn Jizɔs Krays in apɔsul, bikɔs ɔf di fet we di wan dɛn we Gɔd dɔn pik fɔ gɛt, ɛn fɔ no di trut we de fala Gɔd. 2 Na di op fɔ gɛt layf we go de sote go, we Gɔd we nɔ de lay, bin dɔn prɔmis am bifo di wɔl bigin; 3 Bɔt i dɔn sho in wɔd insay di rayt tɛm bay we i de prich, we dɛn gi mi to mi akɔdin to di lɔ we Gɔd we sev wi se; 4 A tɛl Taytɔs, mi yon pikin we na mi yon fet: Gɔd we na di Papa ɛn di Masta Jizɔs Krays we de sev wi, gi mi spɛshal gudnɛs, sɔri-at, ɛn pis. 5 Na dis mek a lɛf yu na Krit fɔ mek yu ɔganayz di tin dɛn we nɔ gɛt natin ɛn pik ɛlda dɛn na ɛni siti, jɔs lɛk aw a bin dɔn pik yu. 6 If ɛnibɔdi nɔ gɛt wan blem, na man we gɛt wan wɛf, we gɛt fetful pikin dɛn we nɔ gɛt ɛnitin fɔ du wit fɛt-fɛt ɔ we nɔ de falamakata. 7 Bisop fɔ bi pɔsin we nɔ gɛt wan bɔt, jɔs lɛk aw Gɔd de kia fɔ am; nɔ de du tin fɔ insɛf, nɔ de vɛks kwik, nɔ de gi wayn, nɔ de strayk, nɔ giv to dɔti mɔni; 8 Bɔt pɔsin we lɛk fɔ wɛlkɔm pipul dɛn, we lɛk gud pipul dɛn, we de tink gud wan, we de du tin tret, we oli, ɛn we de tek tɛm du wetin rayt; 9 Una ol di fetful wɔd lɛk aw dɛn dɔn tich am, so dat i go ebul fɔ ɛnkɔrej di wan dɛn we de agens am ɛn mek i biliv gud gud wan. 10 Bɔku pipul dɛn de we nɔ de tek tɛm tɔk ɛn we de ful pipul dɛn, mɔ di wan dɛn we sakɔmsayz. 11 Dɛn fɔ stɔp dɛn mɔt, we de pwɛl ɔl os, ɛn tich tin dɛn we dɛn nɔ fɔ tich, bikɔs dɛn de gɛt dɔti mɔni. 12 Wan pan dɛnsɛf, we na dɛn yon prɔfɛt, bin tɔk se: “Di pipul dɛn na Krit na layman ɔltɛm, wikɛd animal dɛn, dɛn bɛlɛ sloslo.” 13 Dis witnɛs na tru. So, kɔrɛkt dɛn bad bad wan, so dat dɛn go gɛt gud fet; 14 Una nɔ fɔ pe atɛnshɔn to di Ju pipul dɛn lay lay stori dɛn ɛn di lɔ dɛn we mɔtalman we de tɔn to tru. 15 Fɔ di wan dɛn we klin ɔltin klin, bɔt to di wan dɛn we dɔti ɛn we nɔ biliv, natin nɔ klin; bɔt ivin dɛn maynd ɛn kɔnshɛns dɔti. 16 Dɛn de tɔk se dɛn sabi Gɔd; bɔt we dɛn de du tin dɛn, dɛn de dinay am, bikɔs dɛn nɔ lɛk am, ɛn dɛn nɔ de obe am, ɛn dɛn nɔ gri fɔ du ɛni gud wok. CHAPTER 2 1 Bɔt yu de tɔk di tin dɛn we de tich gud gud wan. 2 So dat di wan dɛn we dɔn ol fɔ de tink gud wan, dɛn fɔ de tink gud wan, dɛn fɔ de tink gud wan, dɛn fɔ gɛt fet, fɔ lɛk dɛn, ɛn fɔ peshɛnt. 3 Semweso, di uman dɛn we dɔn ol, fɔ biev lɛk se dɛn oli, dɛn nɔ fɔ de lay pan dɛn, ɛn dɛn nɔ fɔ drink bɔku wayn, ɛn dɛn nɔ fɔ tich gud tin dɛn. 4 So dat dɛn go tich di yɔŋ uman dɛn fɔ tink gud wan, fɔ lɛk dɛn man dɛn, fɔ lɛk dɛn pikin dɛn. 5 Dɛn fɔ gɛt sɛns, klin, pipul dɛn we de kia fɔ dɛn os, gud, obe dɛn man dɛn, so dat dɛn nɔ go tɔk bad bɔt Gɔd in wɔd. 6 Semweso, yɔŋ man dɛn kin ɛnkɔrej pipul dɛn fɔ tink gud wan.
7 We yu de du ɔltin, sho se yu de du gud wok, ɛn sho se yu de tich yu we nɔ de rɔtin, yu de du tin tranga wan, yu de du tin wit ɔl yu at. 8 Fɔ tɔk fayn, we pɔsin nɔ go kɔndɛm; so dat ɛnibɔdi we nɔ gɛt wanwɔd go shem, bikɔs i nɔ gɛt ɛni bad tin fɔ tɔk bɔt una. 9 Ɛnkɔrej slev dɛn fɔ obe dɛn masta ɛn fɔ mek dɛn gladi pan ɔltin; nɔ de ansa igen; 10 Una nɔ fɔ tif, bɔt una fɔ sho se una de du wetin rayt; so dat dɛn go mek Gɔd we de sev wi tichin fayn pan ɔltin. 11 Gɔd in spɛshal gudnɛs we de mek ɔlman sev, dɔn sho ɔlman. 12 Una tich wi se if wi nɔ gri fɔ du wetin Gɔd want ɛn di tin dɛn we wi want fɔ du na di wɔl, wi fɔ liv wi layf we wi de tink gud wan, we de du wetin rayt, ɛn we de du wetin Gɔd want, na dis wɔl we wi de naw; 13 Wi de wet fɔ da blɛsin op de, ɛn di big Gɔd ɛn wi Seviɔ Jizɔs Krays apia wit glori; 14 I gi insɛf fɔ wi, so dat i go fri wi frɔm ɔl di bad tin dɛn we wi de du, ɛn klin to wi yon pipul dɛn we gɛt zil fɔ du gud wok. 15 Dɛn tin ya tɔk, ɛnkɔrej, ɛn kɔrɛkt wit ɔl di pawa. Nɔbɔdi nɔ fɔ tek yu smɔl smɔl. CHAPTER 3 1 Una mɛmba dɛn fɔ de ɔnda di wan dɛn we de rul ɛn di pawa we dɛn gɛt, fɔ obe di majistret dɛn, fɔ rɛdi fɔ du ɛni gud wok. 2 Una nɔ fɔ tɔk bad bɔt ɛnibɔdi, una nɔ fɔ de fɛt-fɛt, bɔt una fɔ ɔmbul to ɔlman. 3 Sɔntɛnde, wisɛf bin ful-ɔp, nɔ bin de obe, ful, wi bin de sav difrɛn tin dɛn we wi kin want fɔ du ɛn we wi kin ɛnjɔy wisɛf, wi kin liv wisɛf wit bad at ɛn jɛlɔs, et wisɛf, ɛn et wisɛf. 4 Bɔt afta dat, Gɔd we na wi Seviɔ in gudnɛs ɛn lɔv to mɔtalman. 5 Nɔto bikɔs wi de du wetin rayt, bɔt i sev wi bikɔs ɔf in sɔriat, bay we i was wi fɔ mek wi bɔn bak ɛn mek di Oli Spirit mek wi nyu. 6 Na Jizɔs Krays we na wi Seviɔ, i shed pan wi plɛnti plɛnti tin; 7 So bikɔs in spɛshal gudnɛs dɔn sho se wi de du wetin rayt, wi go gɛt di op fɔ gɛt layf we go de sote go. 8 Dis na tru tru wɔd, ɛn a want mek yu tɔk bɔt dɛn tin ya ɔltɛm, so dat di wan dɛn we biliv pan Gɔd go tek tɛm du gud wok. Dɛn tin ya gud ɛn bɛnifit mɔtalman. 9 Bɔt una avɔyd fɔ aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn we nɔ gɛt sɛns, bɔt di famili layn, ɛn agyumɛnt, ɛn agyu bɔt di Lɔ; bikɔs dɛn nɔ gɛt wan bɛnifit ɛn na fɔ natin. 10 Pɔsin we nɔ biliv di trut afta di fɔs ɛn di sɛkɔn advays, nɔ gri fɔ tek am; 11 Wi no se ɛnibɔdi we na da kayn pɔsin de, de tɔn in bak pan Gɔd ɛn i de sin. 12 We a sɛn Atimas ɔ Tikikɔs to yu, tray tranga wan fɔ kam to mi na Nikopolis, bikɔs a dɔn mekɔp mi maynd fɔ de de fɔ di kol sizin. 13 Una kam wit Zɛnas we na di lɔya ɛn Apɔlɔs, so dat natin nɔ go stɔp dɛn. 14 Ɛn lɛ wi yon lan bak fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ du gud wok fɔ yuz dɛn, so dat dɛn nɔ go bi tin we nɔ de bia. 15 Ɔl di wan dɛn we de wit mi de salut yu. Grit di wan dɛn we lɛk wi wit fet. Grɛs de wit una ɔl. Amen. (Dɛn rayt am to Taytɔs, we dɛn ɔdinet fɔ bi di fɔs bishɔp fɔ di chɔch fɔ di pipul dɛn na Krit, we kɔmɔt na Nikopolis na Masidonia.)