John 2:17-20 in Sea Island Creole English

¹⁷ Den e ciple dem memba weh dey write een God Book say, “O God, A wahn people fa hona ya House. A wahn um sommuch til e bun een me haat jes like a fire wa gwine bun me op.”

¹⁸ Den de Jew leada dem come aks Jedus say, “Wa miracle ya kin do fa show we dat ya got tority fa do dis wa ya done yah?”

¹⁹ Jedus tell um say, “Ef oona stroy dis House ob God, een shree day A gwine build um back gin.”

²⁰ Den de Jew leada dem tell Jedus say, “E been tek foty-six yeah fa build dis House. Ya mean fa say dat ya gwine tek jes shree day fa build um back gin?”