¹Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

¹ Yaadin gaa, ay baakoy, za kaŋ iri gonda alkawley din, wa naŋ iri m'iri boŋ hanandi gaaham ziibo nda biya ziibo kulu gaa, k'iri hananyaŋo toonandi Irikoy humburkumay ra.

¹Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

²Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

² W'araŋ biney feeri iri se. Iri mana boro kulu zamba, iri mana boro kulu halaci, iri mana boro kulu ŋwa.

²Open your hearts to us: we wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we took advantage of no man.

³I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

³ Ay siino ga woodin ci zama ay m'araŋ ciiti ka zeeri se bo, zama ay jin ka ne araŋ go iri biney ra, hal iri go care banda, da buuyaŋ se no wala fundi se no.

³I say it not to condemn [you]: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.

⁴Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

⁴ Ay ga naanay araŋ gaa gumo, ay ga farhã araŋ sabbay se mo gumo-gumo. Ay to da bine-gaabi. Iri kankami kulu ra ay bina to da farhã hal a ga mun.

⁴Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

⁵For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

⁵ Zama baa waato kaŋ iri kaa Masidoniya, iri fundey mana fulanzam baa kayna. Kambu kulu gaa iri du kankami. Kakawyaŋ go taray, bina ra mo humburkumay.

⁵For even when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but [we were] afflicted on every side; without [were] fightings, within [were] fears.

⁶Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁶ Kulu nda yaadin, Irikoy kaŋ ga bine-gaabi no bine gazantekoy se n'iri biney gaabandi Titos kaayaŋo sabbay se.

⁶Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, [even] God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁷and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

⁷ Manti a kaayaŋo hinne se bo, amma da bine-gaabi kaŋ a kande iri gaa araŋ ciine ra. A dede iri se mate kaŋ cine araŋ faajo, d'araŋ bine sara, d'araŋ anniya mo go d'a ay se, hal ay farhã gumo ka tonton.

⁷and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more.

⁸For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while.

⁸ Zama baa kaŋ ay n'araŋ biney sara nd'ay tira, a mana kokor k'ay di. Baa d'a kokor k'ay di mo (zama ay di tira din n'araŋ biney sara baa kaŋ alwaati kayna fo ra),

⁸For though I made you sorry with my epistle, I do not regret it: though I did regret [it] (for I see that that epistle made you sorry, though but for a season),

⁹I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

⁹ kulu nda yaadin sohõ ay go ga farhã. Manti zama araŋ biney sara se bo, amma zama araŋ bine sara to d'araŋ tuubi gaa. Bine saray kaŋ Irikoy ga ba no te araŋ se, hala hay kulu ra araŋ ma si du mursay kaŋ fun iri do.

⁹I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing.

¹⁰For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

¹⁰ Bine sara kaŋ dumi Irikoy ga ba no ga tuubi goy te hal a ma koy to faaba do. Tuubi mo no kaŋ boro si tunandi. Amma ndunnya bine saray ga kande buuyaŋ.

¹⁰For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, [a repentance] which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

¹¹For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

¹¹ Zama guna haŋ kaŋ araŋ biney sara wo, kaŋ Irikoy ba, te: guna kookari kaŋ araŋ cabe, guna araŋ boŋ hanandiyaŋ! Oho, guna dukuri, da humburkumay, da faaji, da anniya, da cimi-kayandiyaŋ kaŋ yaŋ dumi araŋ te! Hay kulu ra araŋ cabe kaŋ araŋ ga hanan sanno wo ra.

¹¹For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

¹²So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

¹² Yaadin gaa, baa kaŋ ay hantum araŋ se, ay mana hantum bora kaŋ na taalo din te sabbay se, wala mo bora kaŋ se a na taalo din te, amma zama araŋ kookaro kaŋ araŋ te iri se ma bangay araŋ se Irikoy jine.

¹²So although I wrote unto you, I [wrote] not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.

¹³Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

¹³ Woodin sabbay se no iri du bine-gaabi. Iri bine-gaabo ra mo iri farhã ka tonton Titos farhãyaŋo sabbay se, zama araŋ kulu n'a bina yeenandi.

¹³Therefore we have been comforted: And in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed by you all.

¹⁴For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

¹⁴ Zama d'ay fooma d'araŋ kayna a jine, ay mana haaw. Mate kaŋ cine ay na hay kulu ci araŋ se da cimi, yaadin mo no fooma kaŋ iri te Titos jine binde ciya cimi.

¹⁴For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not put to shame; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

¹⁵His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

¹⁵ A bine baakasina mo go ga baa ka tonton araŋ se waati kaŋ a ga fongu d'araŋ ganayaŋo, da mate kaŋ araŋ n'a ta nda humburkumay da jijiriyaŋ.

¹⁵And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

¹⁶I rejoice that in everything I am confident concerning you.

¹⁶ Ay ga farhã zama hay kulu ra ay ga hin ka naanay araŋ gaa.

¹⁶I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.