¹Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:

¹ Kon nag ndegam Yàlla ci yërmandeem sas na nu liggéey boobu, dunu bayliku.

²but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

² Lànk nanoo ànd ci mbir, yi ñuy nëbb te ñu gàccelu. Sunuy tànk du yu njublaŋ te dunu dëngal kàddug Yàlla. Waaye nu ngi biral dëgg, di sàkku kóoluteg ñépp fa kanam Yàlla.

³And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish:

³ Su fekkee ne sax, xebaar bu baax bi dafa muuru ci ñenn ñi, dafa fekk ñoom ñu aw yoon wu jëm ci sànkute.

⁴in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn [upon them].

⁴ Ñoom la yàllay jamono ji gëlëmal seen xel, ngir ñu bañ a gis leeru xebaar bu baax, biy wone ndamu Kirist, mi di melokaanu Yàlla.

⁵For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

⁵ Ndaxte Yeesu Kirist Boroom bi lanuy waare, waaye waarewunu lu jëm ci sunu bopp. Nun seeni jaam lanu ndax Yeesu.

⁶Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁶ Ndaxte Yàlla mi ne: «Na leer leer ci biir lëndëm,» moo leer ci sunu xol, ngir leeral nu ak xam-xamu ndamu Yàlla, liy feeñ ci xar-kanamu Kirist.

⁷But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

⁷ Leer googu ci sunu xol mi ngi mel ni alal, waaye ñu ngi ko def ci nun ñi néew doole niy njaq kese, ngir kàttan gu ëpp xel gi, bawoo ci Yàlla te du ci nun.

⁸[we are] pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;

⁸ Dañu nuy sonal fu nekk, waaye kenn tancu nu. Dañu nuy dugal ci ruq yi, waaye dinanu ci génn.

⁹pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;

⁹ Dañu nuy fitnaal, waaye Yàlla du nu wacc mukk. Tër nañu nu, waaye kenn doggaliwu nu.

¹⁰always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body.

¹⁰ Fu nu tollu noo ngi gàddu ci sunu yaram dee gi Yeesu dee woon, ngir dundu Yeesu moom it feeñ ci sunu yaram.

¹¹For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

¹¹ Bés bu nekk, nun ñiy dund, ñu ngi nuy jébbal dee ndax Kirist, ngir dundu Kirist moom itam feeñ ci sunu yaram wiy dee.

¹²So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

¹² Noonu dee mu ngi jëf ci nun, dund di jëf ci yéen.

¹³But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;

¹³ Mbind mi nee na: «Damaa gëm, moo tax ma wax.» Nun it nag, ndegam am nanu menn xelu ngëm moomu, danoo gëm, ba tax nuy wax.

¹⁴knowing that he that raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you.

¹⁴ Ndaxte xam nanu ne Yàlla, mi dekkal Boroom bi Yeesu, dina nu dekkal nun itam ak Yeesu, te dina nu yóbbu ak yéen, taxawal nun ñépp ci jataayam.

¹⁵For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of God.

¹⁵ Ndaxte lépp li nuy daj, seen njariñ a tax, ngir yiwu Yàlla, wiy yokku ci nit ñu gën a takku, yokkaale ngërëm lu jëm ci Yàlla, ngir jollil ndamam.

¹⁶Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

¹⁶ Loolu moo tax sunu yaakaar du tas. Bu fekkee sax sunu yaram day yàqu jëm cig mag, sunu ruu moom, bés ak bés muy gën a yeesaat.

¹⁷For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

¹⁷ Ndaxte sunu coono bu woyof bi dul yàgg, dafa nuy jural ndam lu bare, ba suul coono bi, tey sax abadan.

¹⁸while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

¹⁸ Kon diirunu li ñuy gis waaye li ñu dul gis. Ndaxte li ñuy gis day wéy, waaye li ñu dul gis day sax ba fàww.