¹This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

¹ Wax ju wóor a ngii: kuy sabablu yenub sàmm mbooloo mi, mu ngi yóotu liggéey bu rafet.

²A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

² Sàmm bi nag, nii la war a mel: war na ñàkk ŋàññ, yem ci benn soxna, moom boppam te maandu; war na am faayda, man gan te am mayu jàngale;

³Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

³ warul di ab màndikat mbaa xeexkat, waaye na lewet te jàmmu, bañ a bëgge ci xaalis.

⁴One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

⁴ Na yor këram yorin wu rafet, te ay doomam déggal ko ak teggin yu mat.

⁵(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

⁵ Ndaxte ku mënta yor njabootam, naka lay man a yore njabootu Yàlla?

⁶Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

⁶ Te it bumu nekk kuy door a gëm, ngir mu bañ a yég boppam, bay dajeek mbugalu Yàlla, ni ko Seytaane defe woon.

⁷Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

⁷ Te it war na am seede su rafet ci waa àddina, ngir ñu bañ koo diiŋat, ba muy daanu ci fiiru Seytaane.

⁸Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

⁸ Kiy topptoo li mbooloo miy jëfandikoo itam na am faayda te fonk kàddoom; bumu di ku yàqu ci sangara, mbaa ku alal jiital.

⁹Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

⁹ Na sàmm mbóoti ngëm gi ak xel mu dal.

¹⁰And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

¹⁰ Moom itam nañu ko jëkk a seetlu, ba mu leer ne amul ŋàññ, ñu door koo fal.

¹¹Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

¹¹ Naka noonu, na jigéen ñi am faayda, bañ a jëw mbaa xér ci dara, waaye nañu takku ci lépp.

¹²Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

¹² Ku ñu dénk sasu topptoo yëfi mbooloo mi nag, nay ku yem ci benn soxna, jiite bu baax këram ak i doomam.

¹³For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹³ Ndaxte ku ci rafetal sasam dina am tur wu tedd ak kóolute gu mat sëkk ci yoonu ngëm, gi ci Kirist Yeesu.

¹⁴These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

¹⁴ Bëgg naa laa seetsi balaa yàgg,

¹⁵But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

¹⁵ waaye amaana mu yéex. Moo tax ma lay bind bataaxal bii, ngir xamal la, ni ñu war a nekke ci kër Yàlla gi, maanaam ci mbooloom Yàlla Aji Dund ji, miy kenug dëgg te di sëslaayam.

¹⁶And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

¹⁶ Ci dëgg-dëgg ragal Yàlla ëmb na mbóot yu xóot:Ki wàcc, yor bindu nit,mu bir ne xelam jub na,te malaaka ya gis ko;xamlees na ko ci xeet yi,ñu gëm ko ci kaw suuf,te Yàlla teeru ko ci ndamam.