¹For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

¹ Ci mbirum ndimbal loolu jëm ci gaayi Yàlla yi, matul ma leen di bindaat,

²For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

² ndaxte xam naa seen yéene ju rafet, te maa ngi ciy damu ci kanamu waa Maseduwan, naan leen: «Daaw fekk na waa Akayi jekk.» Te seen cawarte xamb na ñu bare ci ñoom.

³Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:

³ Maa ngi yónni nag bokk yooyu, ngir damu gi nu doon damu ci yéen ci mbir mii bañ a neen, te ngeen jekk, ni ma ko waxe woon.

⁴Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

⁴ Danoo bañ rekk waa Maseduwan, ñiy ànd ak man, fekk jekkaguleen; te kon kóolute googu nu am ci yéen dina nekk sunu gàcce, waxaalewuma nag seen bos.

⁵Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

⁵ Moo tax ma xalaat ne, li gën mooy yónni bokk yooyu, ñu jiitu ma ci yéen, topptoo mbiri ndimbal lu yaatu loolu ngeen dige woon. Loolu di may gu tàlli, te bañ a nekk yëfi nay.

⁶But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

⁶ Te lii moo am: ku ji tuuti, góob tuuti; ku ji lu bare, góob lu bare.

⁷Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

⁷ Kon na ku nekk joxe, ni mu ko nase ci xolam, te bañ cee am réccu walla sañul-bañ, ndaxte kiy joxe ak mbég moo neex Boroom bi.

⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

⁸ Te Yàlla man na leen a woomal ci bépp yiwam ba ci fépp ak ci lépp, ngeen faj seen soxla yépp te sakkanle it ngir bépp jëf bu baax.

⁹(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

⁹ Moom la Mbind mi wax ne:«Tabe na, ba may baadoolo yi;njubteem day sax ba fàww.»

¹⁰Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

¹⁰ Yàlla miy jox beykat bi jiwu ak nit ab dund, dina leen jox jiwu wu ne gàññ, te sakkanal li seen njub meññ.

¹¹Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

¹¹ Noonu dingeen woomle ci lépp, ba yéwén ci bépp anam, ba tax ñu bare gërëm Yàlla ndax li ngeen maye jaarale ko ci nun.

¹²For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

¹² Ndaxte njaamu, gi ngeen di jaamu, yemul rekk ci faj soxlay gaayi Yàlla yi, waaye dina tax it ngërëmu ñu bare baawaan, jëm ci Yàlla.

¹³Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

¹³ Ci li ngeen firndeel seen mbëggeel ci joxe ndimbal lii, dinañu màggal Yàlla, ndaxte wone ngeen ni ngeen déggale xebaar bu baax bu Kirist bi, ak ni ngeen yéwéne ci seen ndimbal jëme ci ñoom ak ñépp.

¹⁴And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

¹⁴ Rax-ca-dolli dinañu sant Yàlla ak xol bu fees ak cofeel ci yéen ndax yiw wu mag, wi Yàlla def ci yéen.

¹⁵Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

¹⁵ Jërë-jëfati yaw Yàlla ndax sa may googu weesu dayo!