M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

Da Boss Goin Come Back!

3 Eh, my good friends, dis my numba two letta to you guys. Dis time an befo time I like write fo help you guys rememba all dis stuff, cuz I like you guys tink ony bout da bestes kine stuff dat show you fo real. ² I like you guys tink bout da spesho talka guys fo God from befo time, an rememba wat dey wen say. Same ting wit da spesho guys dat Jesus wen send all ova. Tink bout wat da Boss wen tell dem fo tell you guys how you gotta live. He da One dat take you guys outa da bad kine stuff you stay in. So listen!

³ First, you gotta undastan dis: befo da world pau, goin get guys dat ony goin make any kine how dey like. Dey goin make fun a da Good Kine Stuff from God, jalike dey hot stuff. ⁴ Dey goin say, “Eh! Fo real, dat Jesus wen promise you guys he coming back? Den wea he stay? Our ancesta guys, dey mahke long time awready, an still yet, everyting stay da same from wen God wen make da world!”

⁵ But you know, get one ting dem buggas no like tink bout: Long time ago, wen everyting wen start, God wen talk, an get da sky. Den God wen start wit da water fo make da land an da water diffren kine, an he wen make da land come up outa da water. Wateva God say goin stay. ⁶ An God wen use water lata on too, wen da big flood wen come an wipe out everybody inside da world. ⁷ An you know wat goin happen wit da sky an da world dat get nowdays? God wen tell awready how goin be wit dem. He let um stay right now, but he goin burn um up bumbye, wen da time come. Dat time, God goin be da Judge, an wipe out da peopo dat ack jalike God notting.

⁸ Eh, my good friends! No foget dis one ting now. Da Boss, he no need figga da time o same like us guys. Fo him, one day, o one tousand years, same same. ⁹ Da Boss, garans he goin do wat he wen promise. Get peopo, dey tink he real slow, but he not! He no mind hang in dea an wait fo peopo, az why. He like everybody fo come sorry an pau do all da bad kine stuff dey doing. He no like nobody get cut off from him.

¹⁰ But dat time wen da Boss goin come back, no goin have nobody dat goin know he coming, jalike wen da steala guy go inside yoa house an you donno he coming. Dat time, da sky an da sun an moon an stars up dea inside da sky goin come burning hot an go “Poom!” an den, no mo notting. Same ting, da world an all da tings dat peopo do hea, goin burn up.

How Us Guys Gotta Live

¹¹ Kay den. If fo shua, all dese tings going burn up lidat, den eh! wat kine peopo you guys gotta be? You gotta go all out fo God da way you live, da way God like you live, ¹² all da time you stay waiting fo wen God goin come back hea. So, go all out fo make dat happen mo fast. Dat time, da sky goin burn up, an all da tings inside da sky goin come burning hot an melt. ¹³ But goin get new sky an new earth, you know. Dass wat God wen promise, an dass wat us guys waiting fo. Dat goin be da place wea everybody do ony wass right.

¹⁴ So den, my good friends, all da time you stay waiting fo dis fo happen, go all out fo be da bestes kine peopo, da way God see you guys, so nobody can poin finga an blame you guys. An go all out fo let yoa heart stay rest inside. ¹⁵ Our Boss, he hang in dea, so he can give you guys chance fo come outa da bad kine stuff you stay in.

Paul An Da Lettas He Wen Write

Our good friend, Brudda Paul, he wen write you guys da same ting, yeah? God wen give him da kine smarts, az why he write lidat. ¹⁶ Everytime Paul write one letta, he talk bout dis kine stuff. Fo shua, get stuff inside his lettas dat hard fo undastan. An get peopo dat no bodda fo learn an no stay solid inside. Dey take wat Paul say an make um all hamajang. Dey do da same ting wit all da odda stuff inside da Bible too. Da guys dat make lidat, dey goin get wipe out, fo shua.

Da Boss, He Awesome!

¹⁷ But eh! my good friends. You guys know awready how dem teacha guys ack. So watch out! Dey no like listen to da rules, an dey like bulai you guys an make you guys go da wrong way, but no let um. You guys stay solid inside, but you gotta watch out, cuz dey like mess you guys up. ¹⁸ Mo betta, you guys come mo an mo strong inside. Cuz you know, our Boss Jesus Christ, he da One dat goin take us guys outa da bad kine stuff we stay in. He like do plenny fo you guys, an he like you guys know him mo betta. I like everybody say awesome kine tings bout Jesus now, an foeva! Az right!

Da Story Bout Da Lost Sheep

15 One time all da guys dat collect money fo tax fo da govermen an da odda guys dat get bad name wen come togedda by Jesus fo listen. ² But da Pharisee guys an da teachas dat teach Godʼs Rules wen squawk. Dey say, “Dis guy get peopo wit bad name fo his friends, an he eat wit dem.” ³ So Jesus tell um dis fo teach um:

⁴ He say, “Wat you tink? If one a you guys get hundred sheeps, but one sheep stay lost, you goin leave da ninety nine sheeps inside da boonies, an go look fo da one sheep dat stay lost, yeah? ⁵ Wen you find um, you feel real good inside, an you put um on top yoa shouldas, ⁶ an go home. Den you tell all yoa friends an da peopo nex door, ‘Come, party wit me! Cuz I wen find my sheep dat was lost.’ ⁷ I telling you, same ting, God an da angel guys inside da sky feel mo good inside cuz a one bad guy dat come sorry fo all da bad kine stuff he wen do, an like pau do um, den cuz a all da odda guys dat tink dey no need come sorry.”

Da Story Bout Da Lost Coin

⁸ “O, wat you tink? If one wahine get ten silva coins, an she lose one, wat she goin do? She goin open one lamp, den she sweep da whole house, an look real good till she find um. ⁹ An wen she find um, she goin tell all her friends an da peopo nex door, ‘Come, party wit me! Cuz I wen find my coin dat was lost!’ ¹⁰ I telling you, same ting, da angel guys dat stay wit God feel plenny good inside, everytime one bad guy come sorry fo all da bad kine stuff he wen do, an pau do um.”

Da Story Bout Da Lost Boy

¹¹ Jesus wen tell, “Had one guy dat get two boys. ¹² Da younga boy wen tell his fadda, ‘Papa, give me my share from all you get.’ So da fadda wen split all he get an give da boys dea share. ¹³ Afta dat da younga boy wen get all his stuffs, sell his share an take da money, an go one far place. An ova dea he spend um all, cuz he no stay in charge a himself. ¹⁴ Den, afta he spend all his money, get hard time ova dea. No mo food da whole place. An da boy, he no mo notting. ¹⁵ Den da boy wen go by one guy from dat country, an da guy wen send him out inside his fields, fo feed da pigs. ¹⁶ Man, da boy stay so hungry he like eat da pods da pigs was eating, an neva have nobody dat give him notting!

¹⁷ “Den he wise up an tink, ‘Eh, how come?! All da guys dat work fo my fadda fo pay, dey get mo plenny food den dey can eat. Me, I so hungry ova hea, dat I litto mo mahke! ¹⁸ Mo betta I go back wit my fadda. Den I tell um, “Papa, I wen do bad ting agains God in da sky, an agains you. ¹⁹ I not good nuff fo be yoa boy. Let me work fo you fo pay, so den bumbye I pay you back.” ’ ²⁰ Den he wen leave da place an go to his fadda.

“He still far from da house wen his fadda wen spock him. His faddaʼs heart fill wit pity an he run. He hug his boy an kiss him. ²¹ Da boy say, ‘Papa, I wen do bad ting agains God in da sky, an agains you. I not good nuff fo be yoa boy.’

²² “But da fadda wen tell his worka guys, ‘Come quick! Hurry up! Go get one robe, da bestes one, an put um on him. Put one ring on top his finga an shoes on top his feet. ²³ Go get da bestes young cow an kill um. We goin make one party an eat an dance an sing! ²⁴ Cuz dis my boy. Jalike he wen mahke, but now he come back alive! Cuz he was lost, but now we find um!’ An dey wen make party.

²⁵ “Da older boy, he stay working inside da fields. Den he come near da house, an he hear da music wit da hula. ²⁶ So he aks one a da kids, ‘Eh, wass da haps?’

²⁷ “Da kid tell, ‘Yoa brudda wen come back home, an yoa fadda wen tell da worka guys fo kill da bestes young cow, cuz yoa fadda wen take him in, an everyting okay now!’

²⁸ “Da older brudda, he wen come real huhu. He no like go inside da house. So da fadda guy go outside an beg him fo come inside. ²⁹ He tell his fadda, ‘Look hea! I wen work fo you jalike one slave, plenny years! I neva go agains notting you wen tell me fo do! Wat you wen give me, hah? You neva even give me one goat fo make party wit my friends! ³⁰ But dis guy, yoa boy, he wen eat up all da money fo yoa land fo pay da kine wahines dat fool aroun fo money. An wen he come home, right den an dea you kill da bestes young cow fo him, an den!’

³¹ “But da fadda tell, ‘My boy, you everytime stay hea wit me, an everyting I get, yoas too. ³² But eh! good we make party an dance an sing an feel good inside! Cuz jalike dis guy, yoa brudda, wen mahke, but now he come back alive! Cuz he was lost, but now we find um!’ ”