1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
1 Man Pool, ndawul Yeesu Kirist ci coobareg Yàlla, ngir xamle dund gi nu Yàlla dig te féete ci Kirist Yeesu,
2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 maa ngi lay bind Timote, sama doomu diine ji ma bëgg. Na la Yàlla Baay bi ak Kirist Yeesu sunu Boroom may yiw, yërmande ak jàmm.
3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
3 Fu ma tollu maa ngi lay boole ci samay ñaan, di ci sant Yàlla, mi may jaamu ci xel mu dal, ni ko samay maam daan defe. Guddi ak bëccëg, bu sama xel demee ci say rangooñ,
4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
4 ma bëgg laa gis, ba am mbég mu réy.
5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
5 Maa ngi fàttaliku sa ngëm gu dëggu, gi nekkoon ci sa maam Lowis ak sa yaay Ënis, te mu wóor ma ne, sax na ci yaw it.
6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
6 Looloo tax maa ngi lay fàttali, nga xambaat taal bi Yàlla taal ci yaw, di may gi mu la jagleel, bi ma la tegee samay loxo.
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
7 Ndaxte Xel mi nu Yàlla sol du ànd ak ragal, waaye day ànd ak kàttan, mbëggeel ak moom sa bopp.
8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
8 Bul rus ci seedeel sunu Boroom, mbaa ci li ñu ma tëj ndax turam, waaye bokkal ak man tiis ci xamle xebaar bu baax bi, wéeru ci kàttanu Yàlla.
9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
9 Moo nu musal te woo nu ci dund gu sell, ci lu ajuwul ci sunuy jëf, waaye ci dogalu boppam ak yiwam, wi nu Yàlla may ci Kirist Yeesu, ba àddina sosoogul.
10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
10 Te léegi biral na ko ci feeñug sunu Musalkat Kirist Yeesu, mi nasaxal dee te feeñal dund ci xebaar bu baax bi, te muy dund gu sax.
11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
11 Te Yàlla fal na ma ndaw ak jàngalekat, ngir may yégle xebaar bi;
12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
12 looloo tax ma jànkoonte ak tiis yu mel nii. Waaye rusuma ci, ndaxte xam naa Ki ma wékk sama yaakaar, te wóor na ma ne, li ma ko dénk, man na koo denc ba bés ba.
13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
13 Toppal ci tànki wax yu wér yi nga dégge ci man, jàpp ci ak ngëm ak mbëggeel, yi nu am ci sunu bokk ci Kirist Yeesu.
14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
14 Te nga sàmm bu baax li la Yàlla dénk, wéeru ci Xel mu Sell, mi dëkk ci nun.
15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
15 Xam nga ne, waa diiwaanu Asi gépp, won nañu ma gannaaw, ñu deme niki Fusel ak Ermosen.
16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
16 Waaye Onesifor daa na faral di dëfël sama xol; na Boroom bi sotti yërmandeem ci këram. Rusul woon sax ci samay jéng,
17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
17 waaye bi mu ñëwee dëkku Room, wut na ma fu ne, ba gis ma.
18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
18 Na ko Boroom bi teeru ak yërmandeem ca bés ba. Umplewoo it coono yi mu daj, ngir dimbali ma ca dëkku Efes.