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 Ci lu jëm ci samay mbir nag, maa ngi leen di ñaan — man Pool, mi ñu ne, ci seen biir «ragal» laa, bu ma leen soree, «ñeme,» — maa ngi leen di ñaan ndax woyof ak lewetaayu Kirist, ngir bu ma ñëwee, ma bañ a ànd ak ñeme gi may dencal ñenn ñiy xalaat ne, gis-gisu nit lanu topp.

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.

³ Dëgg la ne nit rekk lanu, waaye dunu xeexe ni nit.

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

⁴ Ndaxte gànnaay, yi nuy xaree, jógewuñu ci nit, waaye ca Yàlla lañu jóge, te ànd ak kàttan, ngir daaneel ay tata. Danuy daaneel xalaat yi dul dëgg

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

⁵ ak bépp tiitar buy jànkoonteek xam-xamu Yàlla, te danuy noot bépp xalaat, ba mu déggal Kirist.

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;

⁶ Te fas yéene nanoo jubbanti képp ku déggadi, bés bu seen dégg ndigal matee.

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

⁷ Xool-leen mbir mi ne fàŋŋ. Bu amee ku mu wóor ne, ci Kirist la bokk, na jàpp it ne, su bokkee ci Kirist, nun itam ci Kirist lanu bokk.

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.

⁸ Awma lu may rus, su may damu lu ëpp ci sañ-sañ bi nu Boroom bi jox, di sañ-sañu yokk seen ngëm, te du ngir seen kasara.

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:

⁹ Ba tey bëgguma ngeen xalaat ne, maa ngi leen di xëbal ci samay bataaxal.

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

¹⁰ Ndaxte am na ku naan: «Ay bataaxalam dañoo ñagas te am doole, waaye bu teewee dafay ñàkk fulla, di wax waxi picc.»

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

¹¹ Kiy wax loolu na xam lii: ni sunuy kàddu mel ci sunuy bataaxal, bu nu fa nekkul, noonu it lanuy mel ci sunuy jëf, bu nu teewee.

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.

¹² Ñemewunoo féetele walla mengale sunu bopp ak ñooñu naw seen bopp. Ci li ñuy sàkk ab natt ngir natt ak mengale seen bopp ak seen bopp, ñàkk xel a tax.

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.

¹³ Nun nag dunu damu ci lu weesu dayo. Nu ngi damu ci liggéey bi nu Yàlla sas, ba may nu, nu agsi ci yéen.

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.

¹⁴ Bu sunu sas agsiwul woon ba ci yéen, kon man nanoo ne, génn nanu sas wi nu Yàlla sas. Waaye agsi na ba ci yéen, te indil nanu leen xebaar bu baax bi jëm ci Kirist.

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:

¹⁵ Kon nag dunu jéggi dig yi Yàlla rëdd, bay damu ci liggéeyu ñeneen. Waaye am nanu yaakaar ne, su seen ngëm yokkoo, dinanu gën a màgg ci seen biir, des ba tey ci dig yi nu Yàlla rëddal.

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,

¹⁶ Noonu dinanu man a yégle xebaar bu baax bi ci bérab, yi leen féete gannaaw, te bañ a damu ci li ñeneen ñi def ci seen sas.

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.

¹⁷ Waaye ni ko Mbind mi waxe: «Kuy damu, na damu ci Boroom bi.»

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

¹⁸ Ndaxte ki neex Yàlla, du ki naw boppam, waaye ki Yàlla gërëm.

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