¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

¹ Man Pool, ndawul Kirist Yeesu ci ndigalu Yàlla sunu Musalkat ak Kirist Yeesu sunu yaakaar,

²Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

² maa ngi lay bind Timote, yaw miy sama doomu diine ju wér. Na la Yàlla Baay bi ak Kirist Yeesu sunu Boroom may yiw, yërmande ak jàmm.

³As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

³ Xam nga ne, ba may dem diiwaanu Maseduwan, ñaanoon naa la, nga des dëkku Efes, ngir dénk ña fa doon jàngale luy sànke, ñu bàyyi ko.

⁴Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

⁴ Te it nga dénk leen, ñu bañ a topp léebi diiney neen ak limi maam yu dul jeex mukk. Loolu werante rekk lay jur, waaye du jëme kanam mbir mi Yàlla tëral, wéer ko ci ngëm.

⁵Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

⁵ Waaye li sunuy dénkaane di jur mooy mbëggeel gu jóge ci xol bu laab, ci xel mu dal ak ci ngëm gu wér.

⁶From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

⁶ Am na ñu moy loolu, ba jeng jëm ciy waxi neen.

⁷Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

⁷ Dañoo sababloo nekk ay jàngalekat ci yoonu Musaa, fekk xamuñu dara sax ci li ñuy wax ak a dëggal.

⁸But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

⁸ Ci li aju ci yoonu Musaa nag, xam nanu ne baax na, ci ku koy jëfe ni ko Yàlla tërale.

⁹Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

⁹ Xam nanu it ne, tëddul ngir ñi jub waaye ngir ñi jubadi ak ñi déggadi, ñi weddi tey bàkkaar, ñi selladi te fonkadi Yàlla, ñiy dóor ndey walla baay, ak ñiy bóom;

¹⁰For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

¹⁰ ngir ñiy doxaan, ñi góor-jigéenu ak ñiy def nit jaam, ñiy fen tey wann seen kàddu, ak lépp luy juuyoo ak njàngale mu wér

¹¹According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

¹¹ mu xebaar bu baax bi indaale. Te xamleb xebaar, boobuy feeñal ndamu Yàlla Aji Tedd ji, dénk nañu ma ko.

¹²And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

¹² Maa ngi gërëm sunu Boroom Kirist Yeesu, mi ma dooleel, ci kóolute gi mu am ci man, ba fal ma jawriñ.

¹³Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

¹³ Moona daa naa suufeel turam, di fitnaal ak a toroxal ñi ko gëm. Waaye Yàlla yërëm na ma, ndaxte ñàkka xam ak ñàkka gëm rekk a taxoon ma def ko.

¹⁴And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ Te yiwu sunu Boroom baawaan na ci man, ànd ak ngëm ak mbëggeel, yi bawoo ci Kirist Yeesu.

¹⁵This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

¹⁵ Wax ju wóor a ngii te yelloo gépp kóolute: Kirist Yeesu ganesi na àddina, ngir musal bàkkaarkat yi, te maa ci raw!

¹⁶Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

¹⁶ Waaye Yàlla yërëm na ma, ngir Kirist Yeesu jëkk a feeñal ci man muñam gu yaatu gi, ma nekk royukaay ci ñi ko nar a gëm te am dund gu dul jeex.

¹⁷Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁷ Yaw Buur bi fiy sax ba abadan, yaw mi bët mënta gis, yaw Yàlla miy kenn, yaa yelloo teraanga ak ndam ba fàww. Amiin!

¹⁸This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

¹⁸ Kon nag Timote sama doom, loolu mooy sas wi ma lay dénk, te mu dëppook waxi yonent, yi jëmoon ci yaw. Doolewool wax yooyu, ba xeex xeex bu baax bi,

¹⁹Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

¹⁹ di sàmm sa ngëm ak xel mu dal. Am na ñu seen xel nëx, ba labal seen ngëm,

²⁰Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

²⁰ naka Imene ak Alegsàndar; jébbal naa leen Seytaane, ngir ñu réccu li ñu doon sosal Yàlla.