¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

¹A dderya, ḍuɛet imawlan-nwen akken yebɣa Sidi Ṛebbi, axaṭer ayagi d ayen yellan d lḥeqq.

²“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

²Di ccariɛa i d-yefka Sidi Ṛebbi i Sidna Musa, d wagi i d lameṛ amezwaru yesɛan lemɛahda :

³“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” Deuteronomy 5:16

³Qadeṛ baba-k d yemma-k iwakken aț-țɛiceḍ di lehna yerna ad yiɣzif leɛmeṛ-ik di ddunit.+

⁴You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

⁴Ma d kunwi ay imawlan, ur sserfayet ara dderya-nwen, meɛna ṛebbit-țen akken i kkun-id-iweṣṣa Sidi Ṛebbi.

⁵Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

⁵Ay aklan, ḍuɛet imɛellmen n ddunit-agi, s leqdeṛ, s wul yeṣfan d neyya am akken d Lmasiḥ i tețḍuɛum .

⁶not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁶Ayagi ur t-xeddmet ara kan m'ara kkun-țɛassan am akken tețnadim aț-țɛeǧbem i yemdanen, lameɛna ilit am iqeddacen n Lmasiḥ i gxeddmen lebɣi n Sidi Ṛebbi seg ul.

⁷with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

⁷Qedcet fell-asen am akken d Lmasiḥ s yiman-is i ɣef tqeddcem mačči ɣef yemdanen.

⁸knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

⁸Teẓram belli win ixedmen lxiṛ, ama d akli neɣ d aḥeṛṛi, a t-yaf ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi.

⁹You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

⁹Ma d kunwi ay imɛellmen, xedmet daɣen i iqeddacen-nwen akken yella di lebɣi n Sidi Ṛebbi ; ur xeddmet ara deg-sen lbaṭel, imi teẓram belli amɛellem-nsen yellan daɣen d amɛellem-nwen, deg igenwan i gella yerna nețța ur ixeddem ara lxilaf ger yemdanen.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

¹⁰Sǧehdet ihi iman-nwen s tezmert tameqqrant n Sidi Ṛebbi.

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹¹Refdet leslaḥ meṛṛa i d-yețțak Sidi Ṛebbi, iwakken ur kkun-iɣelleb ara Cciṭan s tḥila-ines ;

¹²For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

¹²axaṭer imenɣi-nneɣ mačči akk d yemdanen i gella, lameɛna nețnaɣ ț-țgeldiwin akk-d tnezmarin n ṭṭlam iḥekmen di ddunit-agi, akk-d leṛwaḥ imcumen yellan deg igenwan.

¹³Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

¹³Ɣef wayagi, refdet leslaḥ n Sidi Ṛebbi, iwakken aț-țizmirem aț-țqablem tiswiɛin iweɛṛen, s wakka ɣer taggara n umenuɣ a kkun-id-yaf lḥal mazal tbeddem.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁴Heggit iman-nwen am iɛsekṛiwen, beggset tideț, lset lḥeqq ɣef yidmaren-nwen am tidemmar n wuzzal.

¹⁵and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;

¹⁵Sɛut zzwaṛa am warkasen deg yidaṛṛen-nwen, daymen theggam i ubecceṛ n lexbaṛ n lxiṛ.

¹⁶above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

¹⁶Di yal taswiɛt, sɛut liman am tseddarit s wayes ara tizmirem aț-țsensem isufa n tmes n Cciṭan ;

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word from Greek rhema, which means spoken word of God;

¹⁷cuddet leslak am tcacit n wuzzal ɣef wuqeṛṛuy-nwen, sxedmet asekkin n Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen yellan d awal n Sidi Ṛebbi.

¹⁸with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

¹⁸Di yal taswiɛt deɛɛut ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi s Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen s yal taẓallit d uḥellel. Ɛiwzet ihi, kettṛet di tẓallit, deɛɛut ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi ɣef watmaten meṛṛa ;

¹⁹on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

¹⁹deɛɛut daɣen fell-i iwakken a yi-d-yefk Sidi Ṛebbi imeslayen s wayes ara beccṛeɣ lbaḍna n lexbaṛ n lxiṛ mbla tugdi.

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

²⁰Țțuceggɛeɣ-d ad beccṛeɣ lexbaṛ n lxiṛ ; ɣef ddemma-s i lliɣ d ameḥbus ; dɛut ihi iwakken a t-beccṛeɣ akken ilaq, mbla tugdi.

²¹But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

²¹Bɣiɣ aț-țeẓrem ula d kunwi ayen i yi-yeɛnan d wayen i xeddmeɣ, daymi i n-ceggɛeɣ gma-tneɣ ameɛzuz Tucik iqeddcen seg ul ɣef Sidna Ɛisa, d nețța ara kkun-isɛelmen ɣef kullec.

²²whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

²²Ceggɛeɣ-t-in iwakken aț-țeẓrem ayen akk i ɣ-iɛnan, yerna ad isseǧhed ulawen-nwen.

²³Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²³Ay atmaten, lehna, leḥmala akk-d liman a wen-d-țțunefken s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi baba-tneɣ akk-d Sidna Ɛisa Lmasiḥ.

²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.

²⁴Ṛṛeḥma n Sidi Ṛebbi a d-ters ɣef wid akk iḥemmlen Sidna Ɛisa Lmasiḥ s lmaḥibba ur nfennu !