¹For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

¹ Ci mbirum ndimbal loolu jëm ci gaayi Yàlla yi, matul ma leen di bindaat,

²for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.

² ndaxte xam naa seen yéene ju rafet, te maa ngi ciy damu ci kanamu waa Maseduwan, naan leen: «Daaw fekk na waa Akayi jekk.» Te seen cawarte xamb na ñu bare ci ñoom.

³But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:

³ Maa ngi yónni nag bokk yooyu, ngir damu gi nu doon damu ci yéen ci mbir mii bañ a neen, te ngeen jekk, ni ma ko waxe woon.

⁴lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.

⁴ Danoo bañ rekk waa Maseduwan, ñiy ànd ak man, fekk jekkaguleen; te kon kóolute googu nu am ci yéen dina nekk sunu gàcce, waxaalewuma nag seen bos.

⁵I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.

⁵ Moo tax ma xalaat ne, li gën mooy yónni bokk yooyu, ñu jiitu ma ci yéen, topptoo mbiri ndimbal lu yaatu loolu ngeen dige woon. Loolu di may gu tàlli, te bañ a nekk yëfi nay.

⁶But this [I say,] He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

⁶ Te lii moo am: ku ji tuuti, góob tuuti; ku ji lu bare, góob lu bare.

⁷[Let] each man [do] according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

⁷ Kon na ku nekk joxe, ni mu ko nase ci xolam, te bañ cee am réccu walla sañul-bañ, ndaxte kiy joxe ak mbég moo neex Boroom bi.

⁸And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:

⁸ Te Yàlla man na leen a woomal ci bépp yiwam ba ci fépp ak ci lépp, ngeen faj seen soxla yépp te sakkanle it ngir bépp jëf bu baax.

⁹as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.

⁹ Moom la Mbind mi wax ne:«Tabe na, ba may baadoolo yi;njubteem day sax ba fàww.»

¹⁰And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

¹⁰ Yàlla miy jox beykat bi jiwu ak nit ab dund, dina leen jox jiwu wu ne gàññ, te sakkanal li seen njub meññ.

¹¹ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality, which worketh through us thanksgiving to God.

¹¹ Noonu dingeen woomle ci lépp, ba yéwén ci bépp anam, ba tax ñu bare gërëm Yàlla ndax li ngeen maye jaarale ko ci nun.

¹²For the ministration of this service not only filleth up the measure of the wants of the saints, but aboundeth also through many thanksgivings unto God;

¹² Ndaxte njaamu, gi ngeen di jaamu, yemul rekk ci faj soxlay gaayi Yàlla yi, waaye dina tax it ngërëmu ñu bare baawaan, jëm ci Yàlla.

¹³seeing that through the proving [of you] by this ministration they glorify God for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of [your] contribution unto them and unto all;

¹³ Ci li ngeen firndeel seen mbëggeel ci joxe ndimbal lii, dinañu màggal Yàlla, ndaxte wone ngeen ni ngeen déggale xebaar bu baax bu Kirist bi, ak ni ngeen yéwéne ci seen ndimbal jëme ci ñoom ak ñépp.

¹⁴while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.

¹⁴ Rax-ca-dolli dinañu sant Yàlla ak xol bu fees ak cofeel ci yéen ndax yiw wu mag, wi Yàlla def ci yéen.

¹⁵Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

¹⁵ Jërë-jëfati yaw Yàlla ndax sa may googu weesu dayo!