¹Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;

¹ Kon nag, ba nu ko mënatul a dékku, nangu nanu ñu bàyyi nu, nun doŋŋ, ca dëkku Aten,

²And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

² te yónni nanu Timote, sunu mbokk ak sunu nawle ci liggéeyu Yàlla ak ci waareb xebaaru Kirist. Yónni nanu ko, ngir mu dénk leen, tey feddali seen ngëm,

³That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

³ ngir kenn bañ a raf ndax nattu, yi ngeen di jaar. Yéen ci seen bopp xam ngeen ne, nattu mooy sunu cér.

⁴For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.

⁴ Ba nu nekkee ak yéen sax, waxoon nanu leen, waxati ko ne, fàww nu sonn; te noonu la ame, yéen xam ngeen ko.

⁵For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

⁵ Noonu ba ma ko mënatul a dékku, yónnee naa, ngir xam fu seen ngëm tollu, ngir ragal Seytaane fiir leen, ba sunu ñaq neen.

⁶But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

⁶ Waaye léegi Timote bawoo na ci yéen, indaale xebaar yu neex ci seen ngëm ak seen mbëggeel; xamal na nu ne, yéena ngi am pàttaliku yu rafet ci nun te namm nu lool, ni nu leen namme yéen itam.

⁷Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

⁷ Noonu bokk yi, ci biir tiis ak coono yi nu nekk, seen ngëm dëfël na sunu xol.

⁸For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

⁸ Ndaxte noo ngi dund dëgg-dëgg, ndegam yéena ngi sax ci Boroom bi.

⁹For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

⁹ Ndaw cant yu bare yu nu war a sant Yàlla ndax yéen! Ndaw mbég mu bare, mi nu am ci kanamam ndax yéen!

¹⁰Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

¹⁰ Guddi ak bëccëg nu ngi wàkkirlu ci ñaan Yàlla, ngir gis leen, ba man a mottali seen ngëm.

¹¹Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

¹¹ Na Yàlla sunu Baay moom ci boppam ak Yeesu sunu Boroom jubal sunu yoon ci yéen.

¹²And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

¹² Na leen Boroom bi dolli mbëggeel gu tar, ngeen bëggante te bëgg ñépp, ni nu leen bëgge nun.

¹³To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

¹³ Na samp seeni xol noonu ci cell gu amul sikk fa kanam Yàlla sunu Baay, ba bés bu Yeesu sunu Boroom dellusee, ànd ak gaayam yu sell yépp.