John 1:27-50

²⁷E gwine come wen A done done de wok wa God sen me fa do. A mesef ain fit eben fa loose e shoe.”

²⁸All dis happen een Bethany, pon de east side ob de Jerden Riba. Dat weh John beena bactize people.

²⁹De nex day John see Jedus da come ta um. An e say “Look yonda, de Lamb ob God da come fa tek way de sin ob people all oba de wol!

³⁰E de one A beena taak bout wen A say, ‘One man gwine come atta A done done de wok wa God sen me fa do. Dat man great fa true, way mo den me, cause e done been dey fo A bon!’

³¹A ain been know who dat poson gwine be, bot A come fa bactize people wid wata so dat de Israel people kin know who e da.”

³²Den John tell bout wa e been see. E say, “A see God Sperit come fom heaben like a dob an stay dey pon um.

³³A ain been know dat e de poson A beena wait fa, cep dat God wa sen me fa bactize people wid wata done tell me bout um. God say, ‘Ya gwine see de Sperit come down pon one poson an stay dey pon um. Dat de one wa gwine bactize people wid de Holy Sperit.’ ”

³⁴John tell um say, “A done see dis happen, an A da tell oona say, ‘Dis man, e de Son ob God.’ ”

³⁵De nex day John been dey gin wid e ciple dem een de same place weh e beena bactize people.

³⁶Wen John see Jedus waak by, e say, “Look yah! Dat de Lamb ob God!”

³⁷Wen John ciple dem yeh wa John say, dey gone folla Jedus.

³⁸Den Jedus ton roun an shim da folla um, an e aks um say, “Wa oona da look fa?” Dey aks um say, “Rabbi, weh ya da stay?” (Rabbi mean “Teacha.”)

³⁹Jedus ansa um say, “Oona come look!” So dey gone wid um an see weh e beena stay. Dat been bout fo o’clock een de ebenin, an dey stay wid um til night time.

⁴⁰One ob dem two people wa yeh wa John say an gone wid Jedus been name Andrew, de broda ob Simon Peter.

⁴¹Fus ting, Andrew gone an find e broda Simon, tell um say, “We done find de Messiah.” (Messiah mean “de Christ.”)

⁴²Andrew bring Simon ta Jedus. An Jedus look pon Simon say, “Ya name Simon, John chile, bot people gwine call ya Cephas.” (Cephas an Peter mean de same ting. Dey mean “Rock.”)

⁴³De nex day Jedus mek op e mind fa go ta Galilee. E find Philip an tell um say, “Come wid me fa be me ciple!”

⁴⁴Philip been fom Bethsaida, de same town weh Andrew an Peter come fom.

⁴⁵Philip gone an look fa Nathanael, tell um say, “We done find de man Moses been write bout een de Law Book. E de one de prophet deysef done write bout too. E Jedus wa come fom Nazareth, Joseph chile.”

⁴⁶Nathanael aks Philip say, “Nazareth! Ain nottin good kin come fom Nazareth, ainty?” Philip ansa um say, “Come look yah!”

⁴⁷Wen Jedus see Nathanael da come, e say, “Look! Dis yah a Israel man fa true. Ain no lie bout um.”

⁴⁸Nathanael aks Jedus say, “How ya know me?” Jedus ansa um say, “A done see ya wen ya been dey onda de fig tree, fo Philip call ya.”

⁴⁹Nathanael ansa say, “Teacha, ya de Son ob God. Ya de King ob Israel.”

⁵⁰Jedus say, “Ya bleebe pon me jes cause A been tell ya dat A see ya wen ya been dey onda de fig tree, jes dat? Ya gwine see ting wa great mo den dat!”