¹Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

¹ Gannaaw loolu bokk yi, danu leen a bëgg a xamal li yiwu Yàlla jur ci biir mboolooy ñi gëm te nekk ci diiwaanu Maseduwan.

²how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

² Nattu yi ñu jaar ëmb nañu coono yu réy; waaye seen mbég mu tar ak seen ñàkk gu metti ñoo jur ci ñoom yéwén gu jéggi dayo.

³For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord,

³ Seede naa ne, ñoom ci seen bopp joxe nañu ba fa seen man-man yem, ba weesu ko sax.

⁴beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

⁴ Saraxu nañu nu lool, ngir bokk ci ñiy yónnee ndimbal gaayi Yàlla yi.

⁵and [this], not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

⁵ Te yemuñu sax ci li nu séentu woon ci ñoom, waaye dañoo jébbal seen bopp Boroom bi jëkk, gannaaw loolu ñu jébbal nu seen bopp ci coobareg Yàlla.

⁶Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.

⁶ Looloo tax nag nu sant Tit, mu ñëw àggale ci yéen, ni mu tàmbalee woon, seen jëfu ndimbal.

⁷But as ye abound in everything, [in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all earnestness, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.

⁷ Gannaaw nag wone ngeen cawarte gu tollu noonu, ci ngëm, ci wax, ci xam-xam, ci farlu gu mat, ak ci seen mbëggeel ci nun, sawareleen noonu it ci jëfu ndimbal lii.

⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

⁸ Du ndigal lu ma leen di jox, waaye dama leen di yégal cawarteg ñi ci des, ngir natt fu seen mbëggeel tollu.

⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

⁹ Ndaxte yiwu sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist umpu leen, ni mu futtee am-amam, ba ñàkk ngir yéen, ndax ngeen woomle cig ñàkkam.

¹⁰And herein I give [my] judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

¹⁰ Kon lii laa xalaat ci lu baax ci yéen: yéen ñi nga xam ne tàmbaliwuleen a jëf rekk, waaye yéena jëkk a am yéene jii daaw,

¹¹But now complete the doing also; that as [there was] the readiness to will, so [there may be] the completion also out of your ability.

¹¹ yeggaleleen ko léegi. Noonu li ngeen mottali ci seen man-man tolloo ak yéene, ji ngeen amoon ci seen mébét.

¹²For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.

¹² Ndaxte joxe, bu àndee ak yéene, Yàlla dina ko nangu, di seet li nu am te bañ a seet li nu amul.

¹³For [I say] not [this] that others may be eased [and] ye distressed;

¹³ Bëgguma leen a teg soxla, ngir woyofal ñi ci des, waaye na ñépp tolloole.

¹⁴but by equality: your abundance [being a supply] at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become [a supply] for your want; that there may be equality:

¹⁴ Tey jii nag man ngeen sàkk ci li ngeen barele, faj soxlay ñeneen, ngir ëllëg it bareleg ñooña faj seen soxla. Noonu ñépp tolloole.

¹⁵as it is written, He that [gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [gathered] little had no lack.

¹⁵ Moom la Mbind mi tëral ne:«Ki dajale lu bare ëpplewul dara,te ki dajale tuuti ñàkkul.»

¹⁶But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁶ Cant ñeel na Yàlla, moom mi def ci xolu Tit cawarte gu mel ni sunu gos ci yéen!

¹⁷For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

¹⁷ Bi nu ko laajee, mu ñëw ci yéen, nangu na, te rax-ca-dolli cawarteem tollu na, ba nu man a wax ne, ci coobarey boppam la jóge, jëm ci yéen.

¹⁸And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel [is spread] through all the churches;

¹⁸ Yónniwaale nanu ak moom mbokk, mi am tur wu rafet ci mboolooy ñi gëm ñépp ndax li muy waare xebaaru Kirist.

¹⁹and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to show] our readiness:

¹⁹ Te sax mbooloo yi ñoo ko tànn, ngir mu ànd ak nun, bu nuy yóbbu ndimbal li ngir ndamu Boroom bi, te mu firndeel sunu yéene ju rafet.

²⁰Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in [the matter of] this bounty which is ministered by us:

²⁰ Def nanu noonu nag, ndax kenn bañ noo ŋàññ ci ni nuy topptoo ndimbal lu yaatu loolu.

²¹for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²¹ Danuy fexee def li jub, du ci kanam Yàlla rekk, waaye it ci kanam nit ñi.

²²and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which [he hath] in you.

²² Yónniwaale nanu it sunu mbokk, mi nu seetlu cawarteem ay yooni yoon ci fànn yu bare, te mu gën koo fésal bii yoon ndax kóolute gu réy, gi mu am ci yéen.

²³Whether [any inquire] about Titus, [he is] my partner and [my] fellow-worker to you-ward, or our brethren, [they are] the messengers of the churches, [they are] the glory of Christ.

²³ Noonu kon ci lu jëm ci Tit, sama nawle la ci liggéey, bi ci seen biir. Ci lu jëm ci sunu bokk, yi ànd ak moom nag, ndawi mbooloom ñi gëm lañu, ñuy wone ndamu Kirist.

²⁴Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.

²⁴ Na seen teeru firndeel nag seen mbëggeel ci kanamu mboolooy ñi gëm, te dëggal leen ne, noo yey wóolu leen.