John 17

17 ¹After Jesus talk dis one, e look up go heaven come say: “Papa, di time don reach. Make your Pikin shine with glory, so dat di Pikin fit make you shine too, ^a a v1 John 17 na di longest prayer wey dem write down wey Jesus pray to di Papa — e talk am di night before di cross, as e open im heart to di One wey e dey call Papa, Holy Papa, and correct-and-holy Papa. ²sake of say you don give am power over all people, so dat e fit give life wey no dey end to all di people wey you give am. ³Dis na life wey no dey end: dat dem go sabi you, di only true Papa, and Jesus Christ wey you send. ⁴I don make you shine for di earth, as I don finish di work wey you give me make I do. ⁵Papa, make me shine now with your own self, with di glory wey I get with you before di world come dey.

⁶I don show your name to di people wey you give me commot for di world. Dem bin be your own; you give dem to me, and dem don keep your word. ⁷Now dem sabi say everytin wey you give me na from you, ⁸sake of say I give dem di words wey you give me; dem collect am, come sabi true-true say na from you I comot, and dem believe say na you send me. ⁹I dey pray for dem, no be for di world, but for di people wey you give me, sake of say na your own dem be. ¹⁰Everytin wey be mine na your own, and your own na mine, and I dey shine with glory inside dem. ¹¹I no dey for di world again, but dem dey for di world, and I dey come meet you. Holy Papa, keep dem for your name, di name wey you give me, so dat dem fit be one just as we be one. ¹²As I dey with dem, I keep dem for your name wey you give me. I guard dem—nobody loss except di pikin of destruction, so dat di Scripture go come true. ^b b v12 “Di pikin of destruction” na title for Judas Iscariot, di one wey betray Jesus. ¹³Now I dey come meet you, and I dey talk dis tins for di world so dat my joy fit full dem inside dem body. ¹⁴I don give dem your word; di world hate dem, sake of say dem no be of di world, just as I no be of di world. ¹⁵I no dey beg you make you comot dem for di world, but make you guard dem from di evil one. ¹⁶Dem no be of di world, just as I no be of di world. ¹⁷Make dem holy with truth; your word na truth. ¹⁸As you send me enter di world, na so I don send dem enter di world. ¹⁹For dem sake I dey make myself holy, so dat dem too fit be made holy inside truth.

²⁰I no dey pray for dis ones nomo, but also for di people wey go believe me through dia word. ²¹Papa, make dem all be one, as you dey inside me and I dey inside you, so dat dem too fit dey inside us, and di world go believe say na you send me. ²²Di glory wey you give me, I don give dem, so dat dem fit be one just as we be one. ²³I dey inside dem and you dey inside me, so dat dem fit be made complete one, so dat di world go sabi say na you send me and you love dem just as you love me. ²⁴Papa, I want make di people wey you give me dey with me for where I dey, make dem see my glory, wey you give me sake of say you love me before dem make di world. ²⁵Correct-and-holy Papa—di world no sabi you, but I sabi you, and dis ones sabi say na you send me. ²⁶I don make dem sabi your name, and I go continue to make am known, so dat di love wey you take love me fit dey inside dem, and I go dey inside dem.”