¹Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,

¹ Kon nag dëdduleen gépp coxor, gépp njublaŋ, naaféq, kiñaan ak jëw.

²As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

² Gannaaw ay liir ngeen yuy door a juddu te mos ci mbaaxug Boroom bi, nàmpleen ci meew mu sell, miy dundal seen xol, ba màgg ci biir muccu Yàlla.

³If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

⁴ Kon nag ñëwleen ci moom; nit ñi bañ nañu ko, waaye Yàlla fal na ko te teral ko. Mi ngi mel ni doju tabax, waaye doj wuy dund la,

⁴To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

⁵ te yéena ngi mel niy doj yuy dund yu Yàllay defare dëkkukaayam. Noonu ay saraxalekat yu sell ngeen, ngir jébbal ko ay sarax yu ngeen tibbe ci seen xol te neex ko ndax Yeesu Kirist.

⁵Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

⁶ Looloo tax bind nañu:«Maa ngi samp fi ci Siyon doju koñ.Doj wu tedd la, wu ma tànn;ku gëm ci moom, sa yaakaar du tas mukk.»

⁶Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

⁷ Kon nag yéen ñi gëm am ngeen cér ci teraangaam. Waaye naka ñi gëmul:«Doj wa tabaxkat ya sànni,mujj na di doju koñ.»

⁷Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

⁸ Te it:«Doj la wuy fél nit,di xeer wu koy fakkastal.» Dañu cee fakkastalu, ndaxte gëmuñu kàddug Yàlla, te loolu la Yàlla dogal ci ñoom.

⁸And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

⁹ Waaye yéen xeet wu Yàlla tànn ngeen, di askanu saraxalekati Buur Yàlla, askan wu sell ngeen, di mbooloom Yàlla, ngir ngeen yégle ngëneelam, moom mi leen woo, ba génne leen lëndëm gi, tàbbal leen ci leeram gu yéeme gi.

⁹But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

¹⁰ Démb nekkuleen woon ci dara, waaye tey mbooloom Yàlla ngeen; booba jotuleen woon yërmandeem, waaye léegi jot ngeen ko.

¹⁰Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

¹¹ Samay xarit, yéen ñiy ay gan ak ay doxandéem ci àddina si, maa ngi leen di dénk lii: dëdduleen bànneexi bakkan yiy xeex ak xol.

¹¹Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

¹² Na seen dundin rafet ci biir xeeti àddina, kon doonte ñu di leen sosal ay ñaawteef, dinañu gis seeni jëf yu rafet bay màggal Yàlla, bés bu leen feeñoo.

¹²Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

¹³ Na seen nangub Boroom bi tax, ngeen déggal képp kuy kilifa, muy buur ba gën a kawe,

¹³Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

¹⁴ mbaa jawriñ yu mu yebal, ngir ñu yar ñiy def lu bon, te teral ñiy def lu baax.

¹⁴Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

¹⁵ Ndaxte noonu la coobareg Yàlla tëdde, maanaam ngeen sax ci def lu baax, ba wedamloo jayil yi xamul dara.

¹⁵For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

¹⁶ Li leen Yàlla goreel nag, bu mu tax ngeen mbubboo ko, bay def lu bon, waaye ngeen gën a feddali seen jaamu Yàlla.

¹⁶As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

¹⁷ Teral-leen ñépp, bëgg kureelu bokk yi, ngeen ragal Yàlla te teral buur bi.

¹⁷Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

¹⁸ Yéen jaam yi déggal-leen seeni sang ak wegeel gu mat sëkk, waxuma ñi baax te lewet rekk, waaye sax ñu wex ñi.

¹⁸Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

¹⁹ Ndaxte su ngeen dékkoo tiis, di sonn ci lu dul yoon ndax seen ànd ak Yàlla, loolu lu rafet la.

¹⁹For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

²⁰ Su ngeen tooñee te muñ i pes, luy pey gi? Waaye su ñu leen fitnaalee ci def lu baax te ngeen muñ ko, jëf ju rafet la fa kanam Yàlla.

²⁰For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

²¹ Ndaxte ci loolu la leen Yàlla woo, ndaxte Kirist itam sonn na ngir yéen, teg fi seen kanam royukaay, ngir ngeen jaar ciy tànkam.

²¹For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

²² «Musul a def bàkkaar,te jenn waxu njublaŋ musul a génn ci gémmiñam.»

²²Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

²³ Saaga nañu ko te feyyuwul, fitnaal nañu ko te tëkkuwul, waaye mu dénk boppam Ki yor àtte bu dëgg bi.

²³Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

²⁴ Gàddu na moom ci boppam sunuy bàkkaar ca bant, ba ñu ko daajoon, ngir nu tàggook bàkkaar, sóobu ci dund gu jub; ndax ay gaañu-gaañoom may na nu ag wér.

²⁴Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

²⁵ Ndaxte yéena ngi réeroon niy xar, waaye léegi dellusi ngeen ci sàmm, biy aar seeni xol.

²⁵For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.