Jude 1

1 ¹Jude, servant of Jesus Christ and broda of James, to dem wey Papa don call, wey e love inside our Papa and wey e keep for Jesus Christ: ²Make mercy, peace, and love plenty give una well well.

Fight for di Faith

³My beloved people, as I bin dey hungry to write una about di salvation wey all of us share, I come see say I must write to beg una make una fight for di faith wey Papa give di holy ones one time for all. ⁴Bicos some people don enter quiet-quiet wey nobody notice, na long time ago dem don mark dem out for dis judgment—people wey no get God for dem mind, wey dey turn our Papa im grace into permit for dirty lust, and dey deny our only Master and Oga, Jesus Christ.

⁵Now I wan remind una, even doh una don sabi all dis tin, say Jesus, afta e don save im people comot from di land of Egypt, later come destroy dem wey no believe. ^a a v5 Some early manuscripts talk "di Lord" or "God"; but di earliest and strongest ones talk "Jesus." Jude dey call di one wey save Israel comot from Egypt say na Jesus — di same Oga wey waka with im people through di wilderness. ⁶Di angels wey no keep dem own position but comot from dem correct home, e don keep dem inside chain wey no dey end, under deep darkness, dey wait for judgment on di big day. ^b b v6 Dis angels fit dey talk about di 'sons of God' wey comot from heaven come marry human woman (Genesis 6:1–4). ⁷Na di same way Sodom, Gomorrah, and di towns wey dey near dem, wey give demsef to sexual sin and dey run afta flesh wey no correct, dem dey stand as example, as dem dey suffer di punishment of fire wey no dey end. ⁸But dis dreamers still dey do di same tin—dem dey pollute dem own body, dey reject authority, and dey insult di glorious ones. ⁹But Michael di arch-angel, wen e dey argue with di devil about Moses body, no even get mind to bring insulting judgment against am, but e talk say, "Make our Papa rebuke you." ^c c v9 Dis story about Michael and Moses body come from Jewish tradition (di Assumption of Moses), no be from di Old Testament. ¹⁰But dis people dey insult anytin wey dem no understand; and di tin wey dem understand by instinct, like animal wey no get sense, na im dey destroy dem. ¹¹Trouble dey wait dem! Dem follow Cain im road, dem rush enter Balaam im error bicos of money, and dem die inside Korah im rebellion. ¹²Dis people na like hidden rock for inside una love feasts, dem dey chop with una without any fear, dem dey feed only demsef—dry cloud wey wind dey blow anyhow, tree wey no dey bear fruit for autumn, wey don die two times, wey dem don comot with im root. ¹³Dem be like wild wave for sea, wey dey bring out dem own shame like foam; star wey dey waka anyhow, wey deep darkness dey wait dem forever. ¹⁴Enoch, di seventh from Adam, prophesy about dis people too say: "Look, our Oga Jesus come with ten thousand of im holy ones, ^d d v14 Jude take Enoch im ancient prophecy apply am to di coming of Jesus — di Oga wey go come back with im holy ones to bring justice. Di New Testament dey call Jesus di one wey dey come with glory and im angels (Matthew 25:31; 2 Thessalonians 1:7). ¹⁵to judge everybody and to convict every person of all di ungodly tin wey dem don do for dat ungodly way, and of all di harsh word wey ungodly sinners don talk against am." ¹⁶Dis people dey grumble and dey complain, dey run afta dem own desire; dem mouth dey brag, and dem dey butter people mouth so dem go fit gain sometin.

Remember Wetin Dem Talk Before

¹⁷But you, my beloved people, remember wetin our Oga Jesus Christ im apostles talk before-before. ¹⁸How dem tell una say: "For di last time mockers go dey, wey go dey follow dem own godless desire." ¹⁹Na dis people dey cause division, worldly people, wey no get di Spirit.

²⁰But you, my beloved people, dey build una-sef up inside una faith wey holy pass, and dey pray inside di Holy Spirit. ²¹Keep una-sef inside di love of our Papa, as una dey wait for di mercy of our Oga Jesus Christ, wey dey carry una go life wey no dey end. ²²And show mercy to dem wey dey doubt; ²³save some by snatching dem comot from di fire; show odas mercy with fear, dey hate even di cloth wey dem sin don stain.

Our Papa Dey Keep You

²⁴Now to am wey fit keep una make una no fall and stand una without blame before im glory with plenty joy, ²⁵to our Papa alone, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Oga, make glory, majesty, dominion, and authority dey for am, before all time and now and forever. Amen. ^e e v25 Jude dey give all glory to our Papa, di only God and Savior, through Jesus im Pikin — Papa and Pikin dey different but dem be one for di worship wey dem dey receive.