¹For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

¹ Yaram wi nu soloo ci kaw suuf dafa mel ni ab tànt. Su daanoo, xam nanu ne, Yàlla jagleel na nu am taax ci asamaan, mu loxol nit defarul, di taax muy sax ba fàww.

²For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:

² Fi mu ne nu ngi wonk, di yàkkamtee féete ak sunu dëkkukaayu asamaan, sol ko ni koddaay, xam ne,

³if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

³ bu nu ko solee, dunu def yaramu neen.

⁴For indeed we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but that we would be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up of life.

⁴ Nun ñi nekk ci tànt bii, nu ngi wonk ndax coono. Du caageen ne, danoo bëgg a summi sunu yaramu àddina, waaye danoo bëgg a sol sunu yaramu asamaan, ngir liy dee sóobu ci biir dund.

⁵Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

⁵ Ki nu waajal ngir loolu moo di Yàlla, moom mi nu jox Xelam, di dawal ci cér bi mu nu dencal.

⁶Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

⁶ Noonu kon nu ngi fees ak kóolute fu nu tollu; te xam nanu ne, fi ak nu ngi dëkk ci yaram wii, àggagunu sunu màkkaan ci wetu Boroom bi —

⁷(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

⁷ ndaxte doxewunu ab gis, waaye ngëm lanuy doxe.

⁸we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

⁸ Kon fees nanu ak kóolute, te yéenee jóge ci dëkkukaayu yaram wii, dem dëkk ci wetu Boroom bi.

⁹Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

⁹ Kon nag des fi walla jóge fi, li nuy faaydaal moo di neex Boroom bi.

¹⁰For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things [done] in the body, according to what he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.

¹⁰ Ndaxte nun ñépp fàww nu teew ci kanamu Kirist, mu àtte nu, ngir ku nekk jot peyu li mu def ci yaramam, muy lu baax walla lu bon.

¹¹Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

¹¹ Gannaaw xam nanu ragal Yàlla nag, nu ngi fexee gëmloo nit ñi, waaye li nu nekk leer na Yàlla te yaakaar naa ne, leer na leen it, ba ne fàŋŋ.

¹²We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but [speak] as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.

¹² Jéemunoo waxati lu ngeen nuy nawe, waaye danu leen a bëgg a may yoonu tiitaru ci nun, tey tontu ñooñuy tiitaroo col te du xol.

¹³For whether we are beside ourselves, it is unto God; or whether we are of sober mind, it is unto you.

¹³ Su fekkee danoo tàggalikoo ak sunu sago, ngir Yàlla la. Su nu àndee ak sunu sago, ngir yéen la.

¹⁴For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;

¹⁴ Ndaxte mbëggeelu Kirist moo nuy jiite, ndax wóor na nu ne, ndegam kenn rekk a dee ngir ñépp, kon ñépp a dee.

¹⁵and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.

¹⁵ Te dee na ngir ñépp, ngir ñiy dund dootuñu dund ngir seen bopp, waaye ngir ki dee ci seen wàll te dekki.

¹⁶Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know [him so] no more.

¹⁶ Kon nag gannaawsi tey xoolatunu kenn ci gis-gisu àddina. Su fekkee mas nanoo xool Kirist ci gis-gisu àddina, léegi xooleetunu ko noonu.

¹⁷Wherefore if any man is in Christ, [he is] a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

¹⁷ Kon bu nit bokkee ci Kirist, mbindeef mu bees la. Li jëkk wéy na, lu bees a fi teew.

¹⁸But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

¹⁸ Te loolu lépp a ngi sosoo ci Yàlla, mi nu jubale ak boppam jaare ko ci Yeesu Kirist, te sas nu nuy waare juboo googu:

¹⁹to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

¹⁹ maanaam, Yàlla jaar na ci Kirist, di jubale waa àddina ak boppam te sëfu leen seeni tooñ. Kàddug juboo googu, Yàlla dénk na nu ko.

²⁰We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech [you] on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

²⁰ Ay ndaw lanu, yu Kirist yónni, te Yàllaa ngi woo nit ñi jaare ko ci nun. Kon nag ci turu Kirist, nu ngi leen koy ñaan: nanguleen a juboo ak Yàlla.

²¹Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

²¹ Kirist mi musul a def bàkkaar, Yàlla def na ko bàkkaar ci sunu wàll, ngir ci sunu bokk ci moom, nu man a doon njubteg Yàlla.