¹Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage 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.

²yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count 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 according to 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 of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),

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 is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

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

⁶and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full.

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.

⁷Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.

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 glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

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 my 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, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

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 a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [are we] 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 are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

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 glory beyond [our] measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as 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 overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in 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 glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is,] in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,

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.

¹⁶so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, [and] not to glory in another's province in regard of things 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.