Jonah for Inside di Deep Water
From inside the fish Jonah pray like person wey water don drown, seaweed wrap im head and the earth gates don close behind am, e dey thank our Papa say E bring im life comot from the pit. E promise say e go pay wetin e vow, and the fish vomit am for dry land.
2 1Den Jonah pray to our Papa from inside di fish: 2For my trouble I call my Papa, and e answer me; from inside belle of grave I cry for help, and you hear my voice. 3You throw me go inside di deep, go di heart of di seas, and di water dey turn round me; all your big-big wave and your ripple pass over me. 4Den I talk, ‘Dem don comot me from your front; but I go still look again go your holy temple.’ 5Di water cover me sotay I nearly die; di deep water surround me; sea-grass wrap round my head. 6I sink go down reach di root of di mountains; di earth lock im gate for my back forever. But you bring my life comot from di pit, my Papa. 7As my life dey comot small small, I remember my Papa, and my prayer rise go meet you, go your holy temple. 8Dem wey dey hold idol wey no get use dey waka comot from di love wey for don be their own. 9But I go make sacrifice give you with thank-you praise; I go keep every promise wey I don make. Salvation na our Papa own!
10Den our Papa talk to di fish, and e vomit Jonah comot for dry land.
