Galatians 1

1 ¹Paul, wey be apostle—no be from man, no be through man, but through Jesus Christ and our Papa, wey raise am from di dead, ²and all di brodas and sistas wey dey with me, to di churches for Galatia: ³Grace and peace to una from our Papa and di Oga Jesus Christ, ⁴wey give imsef for our sins, to rescue us from dis present evil age, according to our Papa im will, ⁵make di glory dey for am forever and ever. Amen.

No Oda Gospel

⁶E dey surprise me say una dey quick-quick turn comot from di One wey call una by Christ grace, go anoda gospel. ⁷No be say anoda gospel dey—but some people dey disturb una, dey wan twist di gospel of Christ. ⁸But even if we, or angel wey come from heaven, preach any gospel wey different from wetin we preach give una, make curse dey on am. ⁹As we talk before, now I talk am again: if anybody preach give una any gospel wey different from wetin una receive, make curse dey on dat person.

¹⁰Abi na people approval I dey find now, or na our Papa own? I dey try please people? If I still dey try please people, I no go be Christ servant.

Di Papa Na Im Call Paul Straight

¹¹Because, brodas and sistas, I want make una know: di gospel wey I preach no come from man. ¹²I no receive am from any man, and nobody teach me am, but na through revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹³Una don hear about my life before for Judaism—how I take strong hand persecute our Papa church, dey try to destroy am. ¹⁴I dey go far for Judaism pass plenty of my age-mates among my people, and I get more fire for di traditions of my ancestors dem. ¹⁵But when e sweet our Papa, wey set me apart from my mama belle and call me by im grace, ¹⁶to reveal im Pikin inside me, so dat I fit preach am among di Gentile people, I no rush go ask anybody advice, ¹⁷I no even go up to Jerusalem, go meet di apostle dem wey dey before me, but I go Arabia, den I come back to Damascus.

¹⁸Den, afta three years, I go up to Jerusalem to sabi Peter, and I stay with am fifteen days. ¹⁹But I no see any of di oda apostle dem, na only James, di Oga im broda. ²⁰For wetin I dey write give una, I sware before our Papa, I no dey lie. ²¹Den I go di regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²²Di churches for Judea wey dey inside Christ never even sabi my face. ²³Na only wetin dem hear be say: “Di man wey bin dey persecute us before, na im dey preach di faith now wey e bin wan destroy before.” ²⁴And dem glorify our Papa because of me.