¹Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

¹ Manti ay wo burcini no? Manti ay wo diya no? Manti ay wo di iri Rabbi Yesu? Manti araŋ wo ay goyo no Rabbi ra?

²If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

² Da boro fooyaŋ do ay wo manti diya no, kulu nda yaadin araŋ do ay ya diya no, zama araŋ wo ay diyataray kawaatimi no Rabbi ra.

³Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

³ Woone ga ti ay tuyaŋo kaŋ ay g'ay boŋ fansa sambu, borey se kaŋ yaŋ go g'ay gosi.

⁴Have we not power to eat and to drink?

⁴ Manti iri gonda fondo iri ma du ŋwa-da-haŋ?

⁵Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

⁵ Manti iri gonda fondo mo iri ma naaru nda wande kaŋ ga ti cimandiko, danga mate kaŋ diya cindey go ga te, da Rabbi nya izey, da Kefas mo?

⁶Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

⁶ Wala in da Barnaba, iri hinne no ka sinda fondo iri ma si goy te?

⁷Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

⁷ Sooje woofo no go soojetaray ra kaŋ ga nga boŋ bana? May no ga reyzin* kali tilam kaŋ si a albarka ŋwa? May no ga alman kuru kaŋ si kuro wa haŋ?

⁸Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

⁸ Wala ay go ga hayey din ci Adam-izey ciyaŋ hinne boŋ no? Manti yaadin no Tawreto* mo ci?

⁹For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

⁹ Zama Musa asariya* ra i n'a hantum ka ne: «Yeeji kaŋ go ga kara, ni ma si takunkum daŋ a gaa.» E day! Yeejey _hinne|_ no Irikoy ga haggoy d'a?

¹⁰Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

¹⁰ Wala manti daahir iri sabbay se no a na woodin ci? Oho me, iri sabbay se no i n'a hantum. Zama boro kaŋ go ga far, a ga hima a ma far da beeje. Boro kaŋ go ga kara mo, a ma beeje daŋ kaŋ nga ga du a ra.

¹¹If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

¹¹ D'iri na Biya Hanno harey duma araŋ se, sohõ d'iri g'araŋ ndunnya harey wi, woodin hari bambata no, wala?

¹²If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

¹² Hala boro fooyaŋ ga du dabari wo araŋ boŋ, manti iri banda ciine no? Kulu nda yaadin, iri mana goy dabaro din boŋ, amma iri go ga suuru nda hay kulu, hal iri ma si Almasihu Baaru Hanna ganji jina-koyyaŋ.

¹³Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

¹³ Araŋ mana bay no kaŋ borey kaŋ yaŋ go ga hananyaŋ goy te Irikoy windo ra, i go ga du ngey ŋwaaro Irikoy windo do? Borey mo kaŋ yaŋ go ga sargay* feema goyo te, i go ga du ngey baa feema wane gaa.

¹⁴Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

¹⁴ Yaadin mo no, Rabbi waadu borey kaŋ yaŋ go ga Baaru Hanna waazu se, i ma funa nda Baaru Hanna waazo din.

¹⁵But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

¹⁵ Amma ay mana goy da hayey din kulu. Ay si ga woone yaŋ hantum hala borey ma te ay se yaadin bo. Doŋ ay ma bu, a ga bisa boro fo m'ay farhã wo ye yaamo.

¹⁶For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

¹⁶ Zama d'ay go ga Baaru Hanna waazu, manti fooma hari no ay se. A ga tilas ay gaa no. Zama kaari ay, d'ay si Baaru Hanna waazu!

¹⁷For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

¹⁷ Zama d'ay go ga woodin te ay yadda boŋ, kulu ay gonda alhakku. Amma za kaŋ manti nd'ay boŋ miila no, haŋ kaŋ Irikoy talfi ay gaa day no ay goono ga te.

¹⁸What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

¹⁸ Ifo binde ga ti ay alhakko? Nga neeya: waati kaŋ ay go ga Baaru Hanna waazu, ay ma si hay kulu ceeci araŋ gaa, zama ay ma si goy da dabaro kaŋ go ay se Baaru Hanna ra.

¹⁹For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

¹⁹ Zama baa kaŋ ay ya burcini no, ay n'ay boŋ te boro kulu se bannya hal ay ma du boro boobo ka tonton.

²⁰And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

²⁰ Yahudancey* se ay ciya danga Yahudance, hal ay ma du Yahudancey. Borey kaŋ yaŋ go asariya* ganayaŋ ra se, ay ciya sanda asariya ganako, (baa kaŋ ay si asariya fonda ra), hal ay ma du asariya ganakoy.

²¹To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

²¹ Borey kaŋ sinda asariya se, ay ciya sanda boro kaŋ sinda asariya, hal ay ma du ngey kaŋ yaŋ sinda asariya. (Manti danga ay si ga Irikoy asariya gana no bo, amma Almasihu asariya ganayaŋ ra n'ay go).

²²To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

²² Londibuuney se ay ciya londibuuno hal ay ma du londibuuney. Borey kulu se, ay n'ay boŋ ye hay kulu, hala nda mate kaŋ cine no kulu ay ma afooyaŋ faaba.

²³And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

²³ Ay go ga woone kulu te mo Baaru Hanna sabbay se, hal ay ma du baa Baaru Hanna albarka ra.

²⁴Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

²⁴ Manti araŋ ga bay kaŋ borey kaŋ go ga zuru yoonay ra kulu go ga zuru no, amma boro folloŋ day no ga du ka yana? Yaadin gaa, araŋ ma zuru nda mate kaŋ gaa araŋ ga du ka yana.

²⁵And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

²⁵ Boro kulu mo kaŋ go ga gurjay te foorey do, i ga hin ngey boŋ hay kulu ra. Borey din goono g'a te hal ngey ma du kobto boŋtobay kaŋ ga lakaw, amma iri wo go g'a te hal iri ma du boŋtobay kaŋ si halaci.

²⁶I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

²⁶ Yaadin cine no ay go ga zuru nd'a, manti nda sikka. Yaadin mo no ay go ga kutubo te d'a, manti nda haw ra karyaŋ.

²⁷But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

²⁷ Ay go g'ay gaahamo taabandi k'a daŋ tamtaray ra, zama a ma si te, waato kaŋ ay waazu afooyaŋ se, a banda i m'ay bumbo furu.