1If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
1 Su nu Kirist mayee fit nag ak mbëggeel guy dëfël sunu xol, su nu amee cér ci Xel mu Sell mi, su amee cofeel ak yërmande ci sunu bokk ci moom,
2make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
2 kon mottalileen sama mbég, ci bokk benn xalaat ak genn mbëggeel, benn bakkan ak menn xel.
3doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
3 Buleen def dara ci kaw wut aw tur walla wonu, waaye jiital-leen seeni moroom cig woyof.
4each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
4 Buleen yem ci topptoo seen bopp rekk, waaye booleleen ci seeni moroom.
5Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,
5 Te ngeen soloo xel mi nekkoon ci Kirist Yeesu:
6who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
6 Njàlbéen ga fekk na Kirist yor melow Yàlla,waaye aakimowul taxawaayamci li mu mengoo ak Yàlla.
7but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.
7 Waaye daa wàcce boppam,ba tollook nit ñi,def boppam surga.Te bi mu yoree bindu nit,
8And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.
8 daa suufeel boppam,di dégg ndigal, ba joxe boppam,ñu daaj ko sax ci bant.
9Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;
9 Moo tax Yàlla kaweel ko lool,jox ko tur wi tiim yépp,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,
10 ngir turu Yeesoo tax ñépp sukk,ci asamaan, ci kaw suuf, ci biir suuf;
11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
11 te ñépp bokk genn kàddu naan:Yeesu Kirist mooy Boroom bi;ci màggug Yàlla Baay bi.
12So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
12 Noonu samay soppe, xam naa ne, musuleen a jóg ci dégg ndigal, waxuma sax bi ma nekkee ak yéen rekk, waaye rawatina bi ma leen soree. Kon nag maa ngi leen di ñaan, ngeen biral seen mucc ci seeni jëf, te def ko ci ragal Yàlla gu dëggu.
13For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
13 Ndaxte Yàlla ci boppam mooy jëf ci yéen, ngir ngeen fonk coobareem te di ko jëfe.
14Do all things without murmurings and disputes,
14 Lépp lu ngeen di def nag, buleen ci boole xultu mbaa xuloo.
15that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
15 Noonu dingeen am xol bu laab bu àndul ak ŋàññ, di guney Yàlla yu amul sikk ci biir jamono ju yàqu te rëb. Dangeen di leer ci seen biir ni weer ci àddina si,
16holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn’t run in vain nor labor in vain.
16 di jottali kàddug dund gi. Noonu bu bésu Kirist ñëwee, dinaa man a bég, xam ne dawuma lu amul njariñ, te sonnuma cig neen.
17Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
17 Te bu sama deret waree tuuru sax, ngir seen ngëm mat sëkk, ma mel ni naan gu ñu boole ak sarax su jëm ci Yàlla, ba tey bég naa ci, te dinaa ci bégati.
18In the same way, you also rejoice, and rejoice with me.
18 Yéen itam nag bégleen, waaw fekksileen ma ci sama mbég.
19But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.
19 Gannaaw loolu, bu soobee Boroom bi Yeesu, yaakaar naa ne, dinaa leen yónnee Timote balaa yàgg, ngir sama xel dal ci xam nan ngeen def.
20For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.
20 Ndaxte amu fi kenn gannaaw Timote, ku bokk ak man xalaat te fonk leen bu wér.
21For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
21 Ñi ci des ñépp, seen bopp lañuy xalaat, waaye du mbiri Yeesu Kirist.
22But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
22 Waaye xam ngeen takkuteg Timote, ci ni mu ànde ak man ci tas xebaar bu baax bi, ni doom di taxawoo baayam.
23Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me.
23 Moom laa yaakaar a yónni fi yéen nag, waxtu wu ma yégee, nu sama mbir di tëdde.
24But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.
24 Waaye wóor na ma ne, Boroom bi dina ma may, man ci sama bopp, ma seetsi leen balaa yàgg.
25But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need;
25 Ci lu jëm ci sama mbokk Epafrodit nag, miy sama nawle ci liggéey bi ak ci xeex bi, te di seen ndaw ci faj samay soxla, jàpp naa ne, war naa leen koo delloo.
26since he longed for you all, and was very troubled, because you had heard that he was sick.
26 Ndaxte namm na leen lool, te tiisoo na li ngeen yég jagadeem.
27For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.
27 Ci dëgg-dëgg woppoon na ba xaw a dee, waaye Yàlla yërëm na ko, ba fëgg boppam, rax-ca-dolli siggil na ma man itam, ngir ma bañ a am tiis ci kaw tiis.
28I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
28 Noonu delloo naa leen ko ci lu gaaw, ngir ñëwam bégal seeni xol, te man itam sama xol féex.
29Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor,
29 Teeruleen ko teeru bu rafet nag ngir Boroom bi, te teral ñi mel ni moom.
30because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.
30 Ndaxte liggéeyal na Kirist, ba riisu dee, te gar na bakkanam ci taxawal leen ci topptoo, bi ngeen yéene woon ci man.