¹ “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

¹ «Wottuleen a def seeni jëf yu jub ci kanamu nit ñi, muy ngistal. Lu ko moy, dungeen am yool ci seen Baay bi nekk ci kaw.

² Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

² Booy sàkk sarax nag, bul yeble ci sa kanam, ñu yéene la. Moom la naaféq yi di def ca jàngu ya ak ca mbedd ya, ngir nit ñi màggal leen. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.

³ But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does,

³ Waaye booy sàkk sarax, bu sa loxob càmmooñ xam li sa loxob ndeyjoor di def,

⁴ so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

⁴ ngir sa sarax nekk kumpa. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.

⁵ “When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

⁵ «Bu ngeen di ñaan, buleen mel ni naaféq yi, ñoom ñi bëgg di ñaan, taxaw ca jàngu ya ak fa mbedd yay daje, ngir nit ñi gis leen. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.

⁶ But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

⁶ Yaw nag booy ñaan, duggal ci sa néeg, tëj bunt bi, te nga ñaan sa Baay bi bët mënta gis. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.

⁷ In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

⁷ «Te it bu ngeen di ñaan, buleen bareel wax yu amul njariñ, mel ni ñi xamul Yàlla; ñoom defe nañu ne, Yàlla dina leen nangul ndax seen wax ju bare.

⁸ Therefore don’t be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.

⁸ Buleen nirook ñoom, ndaxte seen Baay xam na seeni soxla, laata ngeen ko koy wax.

⁹ Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

⁹ Yéen nag nii ngeen war a ñaane:“Sunu Baay bi nekk ci kaw,na sa tur sell,

¹⁰ Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

¹⁰ na sa nguur ñëw,na sa coobare am ci suuf mel ni ci kaw.

¹¹ Give us today our daily bread.

¹¹ May nu tey li nu war a dunde;

¹² Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

¹² te baal nu sunuy tooñ, ni nu baale ñi nu tooñ;

¹³ Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. NU omits “For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.” ’

¹³ bu nu teg ci yoonu nattu, waaye nga musal nu ci lu bon.Ndaxte yaw yaa yelloo nguur ak kàttan ak màggaay, ba fàww. Amiin.”

¹⁴ “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

¹⁴ «Su ngeen baalee ñi leen tooñ, seen Baay bi ci kaw dina leen baal seeni tooñ yéen itam.

¹⁵ But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

¹⁵ Waaye su ngeen baalul ñi leen tooñ, seen Baay it du leen baal seeni tooñ.

¹⁶ “Moreover when you fast, don’t be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

¹⁶ «Su ngeen di woor, buleen mel ni naaféq yi, ñoom ñi yoggoorlu, di ñaawal seeni kanam, ngir seen koor feeñu nit ñi. Ci dëgg maa ngi leen koy wax, jot nañu seen pey gépp.

¹⁷ But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

¹⁷ Yaw nag booy woor, xeeñalal sa bopp te nga sëlmu,

¹⁸ so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

¹⁸ ngir sa koor bañ a feeñu nit ñi, waaye mu feeñu sa Baay bi bët mënta gis. Noonu sa Baay, bi dara umpul, dina la ko delloo.

¹⁹ “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

¹⁹ «Buleen dajale alal ci àddina, fu ko max ak xomaag di yàqe, ak fu sàcc di dugg, jot ko.

²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

²⁰ Waaye dajaleleen alal ci laaxira, fu ko max ak xomaag dul yàqe, ak fu sàcc dul dugg, jot ko.

²¹ for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

²¹ Ndaxte fu sa alal nekk, fa la sa xol nekk itam.

²² “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

²² «Bët mooy làmpu yaram. Bu sa bët wéree, kon sa yaram wépp leer,

²³ But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

²³ waaye bu sa bët woppee, kon sa yaram wépp lëndëm. Leer gi nekk ci yaw, bu nekkee lëndëm, naka la lëndëm googu di këruuse!

²⁴ “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

²⁴ «Kenn mënul a jaamoondoo ñaari sang; fàww nga bañ kii, bëgg ki ci des, walla nga jàpp ci kenn ki, xeeb ki ci des. Mënuleen a boole jaamu Yàlla ak jaamu Alal.

²⁵ Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

²⁵ «Loolu moo tax maa ngi leen koy wax, buleen seen bakkan jaaxal, ci lu ngeen war a lekk, walla lu ngeen war a naan. Buleen jaaxle it ngir seen yaram, ci lu ngeen war a sol. Xanaa bakkan gënul lekk, te yaram gënul koddaay?

²⁶ See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

²⁶ Seetleen picci asamaan: duñu ji, duñu góob, duñu denc ci sàq; teewul seen Baay bi ci kaw moo leen di dundal. Ndax ëppuleen maana picc yi ci lu bare?

²⁷ “Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment literally, cubit to his lifespan?

²⁷ Ana kan ci yéen ci kaw njaaxleem moo man a yokk waxtu ci àppam?

²⁸ Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,

²⁸ «Te lu tax ngeen di jaaxle ngir koddaay? Seetleen bu baax, ni tóor-tóori ñax mi di saxe ci tool yi. Duñu liggéey, duñu ëcc,

²⁹ yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

²⁹ waaye maa ngi leen di wax ne, Suleymaan sax ci ndamam soluwul woon ni benn ci ñoom.

³⁰ But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?

³⁰ Yéen ñi néew ngëm! Bu Yàlla woddee nii ñaxum tool yi, miy sax tey, te bu subaa ñu def ko ci taal bi, ndax du leen gën a wodd?

³¹ “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’

³¹ Buleen jaaxle nag, di wax ne: “Lu nu war a lekk? Lu nu war a naan?” walla: “Lu nu war a sol?”

³² For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

³² Ndaxte loolu lépp, ñi xamul Yàlla ñoo koy wut. Te seen Baay, bi nekk ci kaw, xam na ne am ngeen soxla ci loolu lépp.

³³ But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

³³ Waaye jëkkleen a wut nguuram ak njubteem, te loolu lépp dina leen ko ci dollil.

³⁴ Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

³⁴ Buleen jaaxle nag ngir ëllëg, ndaxte ëllëg dina topptoo boppam. Bés bu nekk, coonoom doy na ko.