Jiizas: di Buk We Luuk Rait bout Im

Jiizas: di Buk We Luuk Rait bout Im is a translation of the Gospel of Luke from Biblical Greek to Jamaican Patois. It was made for the Jamaican Creole Translation Project, which is done by the Bible Society of West Indies, which is in Kingston. It came out in printed and audio forms in summer 2010. They also made Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, which came out in the United Kingdom and Jamaica in 2012.

Example

This is a translation of Luke 1:28, when the angel Gabriel first visits the virgin Mary.

Jamaican Patois Di ienjel go tu Mieri an se u ar se, 'Mieri, mi av nyuuz we a go mek yu wel api. Gad riili riili bles yu an im a waak wid yu all di taim.

English - King James Version And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee.

New Testament Greek καὶ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπεν· χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ κύριος μετὰ σοῦ.

Other websites

• jamaicanbible.org - Creole Bible translation project
• Bible Society of the West Indies (2010). Jiizas: Di Buk We Luuk Rait Bout Im Jamaican Creole Translation Project. Bible Society of the West Indies.