¹Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

¹ Iri ye ka sintin k'iri boŋ sifa nooya? Wala, sanda mate kaŋ cine boro fooyaŋ ga te, iri ga laami nda sifayaŋ tirey kaŋ i ga hantum araŋ se, wala wo kaŋ yaŋ araŋ ga hantum?

¹Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?

²You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

² Araŋ wo, araŋ ga ti iri tira hantumanta iri biney ra, kaŋ boro kulu ga bay a gaa k'a caw mo.

²Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;

³being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.

³ Zama taray kwaaray no a go kaŋ araŋ ya Almasihu tira no kaŋ fun iri saajaw goyo do, hantumante manti nda dawa bo, amma da Irikoy Biya fundikoono. Irikoy Biya man'a hantum tondi walhẽy gaa, amma walhẽy kaŋ go biney ra, basi wane yaŋ gaa no.

³being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables [that are] hearts of flesh.

⁴Such confidence we have through Christ toward God;

⁴ Naanayo wo dumi go iri se Irikoy gaa Almasihu do.

⁴And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:

⁵not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

⁵ Manti sanda iri bumbey hina ra no iri ga hin ka hay fo lasaabu sanda a fun iri bumbey do, amma iri wasayaŋo ga fun Irikoy do.

⁵not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

⁶who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

⁶ Nga no k'iri no hina iri ma goro alkawli tajo goy-teeriyaŋ. Manti biir'ize alkawli bo, amma Biya* _Hanno|_ wane. Zama biir'ize ga wi no, amma Biya _Hanno|_ ga funandi no.

⁶who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

⁷But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:

⁷ Amma da _asariya|_ goyo kaŋ kande buuyaŋ, kaŋ i hantum da biir'izeyaŋ tondiyaŋ gaa furo nda darza, hala Israyla* izey mana du ka Musa moyduma guna, a moyduma darza sabbay se (baa kaŋ darza no kaŋ ga bisa),

⁷But if the ministration of death, written, [and] engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which [glory] was passing away:

⁸won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?

⁸ mate no Biya _Hanno|_ goyo ga te ka jaŋ darza ka bisa yaadin?

⁸how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?

⁹For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.

⁹ Da ciiti-ka-zeeriyaŋ goyo mo ciya darza hari, sanku fa goyo kaŋ ga kande adilitaray Irikoy jine!

⁹For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

¹⁰For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.

¹⁰ Haciika, wo kaŋ gonda darza waato sinda beera din sohõ, zama darza kaŋ ga bis'a gumo go no.

¹⁰For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

¹¹For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

¹¹ Zama nda woodin kaŋ goono ga bisa gonda darza, sanku fa wo kaŋ goono ga goro!

¹¹For if that which passeth away [was] with glory, much more that which remaineth [is] in glory.

¹²Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

¹² Za kaŋ iri gonda beejo wo dumi, iri ga goy da bine-gaabi gumo.

¹²Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

¹³and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.

¹³ Iri si te danga Musa cine, kaŋ ga bangum ka nga moyduma daabu zama Israyla izey ma si di haŋ kaŋ go ga bisa bananta.

¹³and [are] not as Moses, [who] put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:

¹⁴But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.

¹⁴ Amma i laakaley daabu, zama hala hõ, waati kaŋ i ga Alkawli Zeena caw, bangumo din go no. A mana fun zama Almasihu ra hinne no a ga ban.

¹⁴but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth, it not being revealed [to them] that it is done away in Christ.

¹⁵But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.

¹⁵ Amma hala hõ, waati kaŋ i ga Musa tira caw, bangum go g'i biney daabu.

¹⁵But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart.

¹⁶But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

¹⁶ Amma waati kaŋ boro ga bare ka ye Rabbi do, kulu bangumo ga fun.

¹⁶But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

¹⁷Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

¹⁷ Rabbi no ga ti Biya din. Nangu kaŋ Rabbi Biya go, noodin no burcinitaray bara.

¹⁷Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, [there] is liberty.

¹⁸But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

¹⁸ Iri goono ga Rabbi darza guna sanda diji ra cine da moyduma kaŋ si daabante. Iri kulu goono ga bare mo alhaalo wo ra, darza ka koy darza do. Darza wo mo Rabbi Biya do no a ga fun.

¹⁸But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.