¹I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

¹ Kon nag maa ngi lay dénk fa kanam Yàlla ak Kirist Yeesu, miy àtte ñiy dund ak ñi dee, di la dénk ci feeñam ci biir ndam ak ci nguuram, nga def lii:

²Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

² xamleel kàddug Yàlla, sax ci, su neexee ak su naqaree; yeyal ñi tooñ, di yedd ak a dénk ñépp, def ko ci muñ gu yaatu ak njàngale mu mat.

³For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

³ Ndaxte jamono dina ñëw, joo xam ne nit ñi dootuñu xajoo njàngale mu wér mi, waaye dinañu jublu ci seeni bëgg-bëgg, di fortaatu jàngalekat yu leen di jey.

⁴And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

⁴ Dinañu tanqamlu dëgg, jeng jëm ci léebi diiney neen.

⁵But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

⁵ Waaye yaw nanga foog ci lépp, dékku tiis, tey tas xebaar bu baax bi, ba matal sag yónnent.

⁶For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

⁶ Ndaxte maa ngi ci tànki joxe sama bakkan ni sarax, te sama waxtuw dem jot na.

⁷I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

⁷ Bëre naa ba ub làmbi ngëm, daw naa ba àkk, sàmm naa mboolem dëgg, gi ñu ma dénk.

⁸Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

⁸ Fi mu ne Yàllaa ngi may xaare añu ku jub, di kaalag ndam gi ma Boroom, biy Àttekat bu jub, di jox ca bés ba, te jéllale naa sama bopp, waaye képp ku def sa xol cig feeñam.

⁹Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

⁹ Defal sa kem-kàttan, ba fekksi ma ci ni mu gën a gaawe.

¹⁰For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

¹⁰ Ndaxte Demas topp na àddina, ba bàyyi ma, dem dëkku Tesalonig; Kereseñsë dem na diiwaanu Galasi, Tit dem diiwaanu Dalmasi.

¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

¹¹ Luug rekk a des fi man. Indaaleel Màrk, ndaxte amal na ma njariñ ci liggéey bi.

¹²And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

¹² Tisig moom yebal naa ko dëkku Efes.

¹³The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

¹³ Te sooy ñëw, indaaleel mbubb, ma ma dénkoon Karpus ca dëkku Torowas, te it bul fàtte téere yi, rawatina téere yu am maana, yi ñu bind ci der.

¹⁴Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

¹⁴ Alegsàndar tëgg bi def na ma ñaawteef yu ne, waaye Boroom bi dina ko fey ay jëfam.

¹⁵Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

¹⁵ Moytu ko bu baax, ndaxte bëre na ak sunuy wax ba tàyyi.

¹⁶At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

¹⁶ Keroog bi ma jëkkee taxaw, di làyyil sama bopp, awma woon kenn ku ma taxawu, ñépp dañu maa daw — bu leen ko Yàlla jàppe nag.

¹⁷Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹⁷ Waaye Boroom bi moo ma taxawu te dooleel ma, ma jollil kàddu gi, ba xeet yépp dégg ko. Te Boroom bi musal na ma ci selli gaynde.

¹⁸And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁸ Rax-ca-dolli dina ma musal ci bépp jëf ju ñaaw, tette ma ci jàmm, ba tàbbal ma ci nguuram gu kawe ga. Na yelloo ndam ba fàww. Amiin.

¹⁹Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

¹⁹ Nuyul ma Piriska ak Akilas ak waa kër Onesifor.

²⁰Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.

²⁰ Erast des na dëkku Korent. Torofim dafa woppoon, ma bàyyi ko dëkku Mile.

²¹Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

²¹ Gaawal a ñëw, bala lolli di gàllankoor sa yoon. Ëbulus, Pudeñsë, Linus, Këlójaa ak yeneen bokk yépp ñu ngi lay nuyu.

²²The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

²² Na Boroom bi aar sa xel. Na yiwu Yàlla ànd ak yéen ñépp.