Meaning
To walk, journey, or make one's way through life — used above all by Rastafari for the spiritual path a person travels. More than physical walking, to 'trod' is to live out one's livity step by step, moving through the world according to one's principles and faith. 'Trod on', 'trod through Babylon', and 'the trod' all frame life as a purposeful journey to be walked with dignity, and the word carries the whole Rastafari sense of existence as a righteous path one treads with intention.
Examples
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Iman a trod di righteous path.
I am walking the righteous path.
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Wi trod through Babylon but wi eye pon Zion.
We journey through Babylon but our sights are on Zion.
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Keep trodding, nuh stop.
Keep going, don't stop.
Origin
From English 'tread/trod', kept in the past-tense-like form and used as a general verb of journeying, given spiritual meaning in Rastafari speech.
How it’s used
Carries the sense of a life's journey, not just a walk. Common in reggae lyrics about perseverance.