¹Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

¹ Ay, Bulos (ay kaŋ gonda «boŋ kaynandiyaŋ» alhaali araŋ game ra, amma waato kaŋ ay si araŋ do ay wo «yaaru» no) ay g'araŋ ŋwaaray Almasihu lalabo nd'a booriyaŋo sabbo ra.

²But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

² Oho, ay g'araŋ ŋwaaray, waati kaŋ ay kaa araŋ do araŋ ma s'ay doole ay ma goy da cimi nd'ay yaarutara kaŋ ay miila ay ma daŋ ka gaaba nda boro fooyaŋ kaŋ go g'iri himandi sanda boroyaŋ kaŋ go ga dira Adam-ize alhaalo boŋ.

³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

³ Amma baa kaŋ iri goono ga dira gaaham woone ra, kulu nda yaadin iri si wongu te Adam-ize alhaalo boŋ.

⁴(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

⁴ Zama iri wongu jinayey manti ndunnya wo wane yaŋ no, amma dabarikoyyaŋ no Irikoy do. I ga wongu fuwey zeeri.

⁵Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

⁵ Iri go ga borey lasaabey zeeri, da haŋ kaŋ ga beeri kulu kaŋ i n'a beerandi a ma gaaba nda Irikoy bayra. Iri go ga fonguyaŋ kulu daŋ tamtaray ra i ma Almasihu gana.

⁶And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

⁶ Waato kaŋ araŋ ganayaŋo kubay mo, iri go soolante iri ma bana borey din gaa ngey wangay goyo kulu.

⁷Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

⁷ Araŋ go ga haggoy da hayey kaŋ yaŋ mo ga di hinne. Da boro fo go noodin kaŋ ga naanay nga boŋ gaa kaŋ nga ya Almasihu boro no, a ma faham ka bay kaŋ, mate kaŋ cine nga ya Almasihu wane no, iri mo yaadin no.

⁸For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

⁸ Zama baa d'ay fooma kayna fo nd'iri dabaro kaŋ Rabbi n'ay no araŋ jina-koyyaŋo se, manti araŋ halaciyaŋo se, kulu nda yaadin haawi s'ay di.

⁹That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

⁹ I ma s'ay guna danga ay ga ba k'araŋ humburandi nd'ay tirey.

¹⁰For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

¹⁰ Zama boro fooyaŋ ga ne: «Oho, a tirey ga tin no, i gonda gaabi. Amma nga bumbo gaahamo, londibuuno no. A me sanney mo manti hay fo no.»

¹¹Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

¹¹ To. Wa naŋ boro wo dumi ma woone lasaabu ka bay: mate kaŋ iri bara iri tirey sanno ra waati kaŋ iri si noodin, yaadin mo no iri ga bara iri te-goyey ra d'iri kaa.

¹²For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

¹² Iri wo binde, iri si yadda k'iri boŋ himandi wala k'iri boŋ deedandi nda boro fooyaŋ kaŋ yaŋ go ga ngey boŋ sifa. Amma ngey wo, kaŋ go ga ngey boŋ neesi nda care ka ngey boŋ deedandi nda care, i jaŋ fahamay.

¹³But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

¹³ Amma iri wo, iri si fooma ka bisa iri hirro me. Amma iri ga fooma nda hirro kaŋ me Irikoy dumbu iri se kaŋ to hal araŋ do.

¹⁴For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

¹⁴ Zama iri si candi ka bisa iri hirro meyo gaa, danga a mana to araŋ do, zama iri no ka kaa sintina hal araŋ do ka kande Almasihu Baaru Hanna.

¹⁵Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

¹⁵ Iri si fooma nda boro fo goy kaŋ bisa iri hirro me. Amma iri goono ga bine daŋ araŋ cimbeero ma tonton ka beeri hal iri ma du tontoni araŋ game ra iri hirro me.

¹⁶To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.

¹⁶ Hala mo iri ma koy ka Baaru Hanna waazu laabey kaŋ go araŋ se jina ra. Iri ma si koy ka fooma nda haŋ kaŋ jin ka te boro fo batama ra.

¹⁷But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

¹⁷ Amma: «Boro kaŋ goono ga fooma ma fooma Rabbi ra.»

¹⁸For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

¹⁸ Zama manti boro kaŋ ga nga boŋ sifa no Rabbi ga yadda nd'a bo, amma kala boro kaŋ Rabbi ga sifa.