¹ Kon nag dëdduleen gépp coxor, gépp njublaŋ, naaféq, kiñaan ak jëw.

¹Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

² Gannaaw ay liir ngeen yuy door a juddu te mos ci mbaaxug Boroom bi, nàmpleen ci meew mu sell, miy dundal seen xol, ba màgg ci biir muccu Yàlla.

²as new-born babes the word`s pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

⁴ Kon nag ñëwleen ci moom; nit ñi bañ nañu ko, waaye Yàlla fal na ko te teral ko. Mi ngi mel ni doju tabax, waaye doj wuy dund la,

³if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,

⁵ te yéena ngi mel niy doj yuy dund yu Yàllay defare dëkkukaayam. Noonu ay saraxalekat yu sell ngeen, ngir jébbal ko ay sarax yu ngeen tibbe ci seen xol te neex ko ndax Yeesu Kirist.

⁴to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

⁶ Looloo tax bind nañu:«Maa ngi samp fi ci Siyon doju koñ.Doj wu tedd la, wu ma tànn;ku gëm ci moom, sa yaakaar du tas mukk.»

⁵and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁷ Kon nag yéen ñi gëm am ngeen cér ci teraangaam. Waaye naka ñi gëmul:«Doj wa tabaxkat ya sànni,mujj na di doju koñ.»

⁶Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;`

⁸ Te it:«Doj la wuy fél nit,di xeer wu koy fakkastal.» Dañu cee fakkastalu, ndaxte gëmuñu kàddug Yàlla, te loolu la Yàlla dogal ci ñoom.

⁷to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

⁹ Waaye yéen xeet wu Yàlla tànn ngeen, di askanu saraxalekati Buur Yàlla, askan wu sell ngeen, di mbooloom Yàlla, ngir ngeen yégle ngëneelam, moom mi leen woo, ba génne leen lëndëm gi, tàbbal leen ci leeram gu yéeme gi.

⁸and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence — who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, — to which also they were set;

¹⁰ Démb nekkuleen woon ci dara, waaye tey mbooloom Yàlla ngeen; booba jotuleen woon yërmandeem, waaye léegi jot ngeen ko.

⁹and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

¹¹ Samay xarit, yéen ñiy ay gan ak ay doxandéem ci àddina si, maa ngi leen di dénk lii: dëdduleen bànneexi bakkan yiy xeex ak xol.

¹⁰who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

¹² Na seen dundin rafet ci biir xeeti àddina, kon doonte ñu di leen sosal ay ñaawteef, dinañu gis seeni jëf yu rafet bay màggal Yàlla, bés bu leen feeñoo.

¹¹Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

¹³ Na seen nangub Boroom bi tax, ngeen déggal képp kuy kilifa, muy buur ba gën a kawe,

¹²having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

¹⁴ mbaa jawriñ yu mu yebal, ngir ñu yar ñiy def lu bon, te teral ñiy def lu baax.

¹³Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

¹⁵ Ndaxte noonu la coobareg Yàlla tëdde, maanaam ngeen sax ci def lu baax, ba wedamloo jayil yi xamul dara.

¹⁴whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

¹⁶ Li leen Yàlla goreel nag, bu mu tax ngeen mbubboo ko, bay def lu bon, waaye ngeen gën a feddali seen jaamu Yàlla.

¹⁵because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

¹⁷ Teral-leen ñépp, bëgg kureelu bokk yi, ngeen ragal Yàlla te teral buur bi.

¹⁶as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

¹⁸ Yéen jaam yi déggal-leen seeni sang ak wegeel gu mat sëkk, waxuma ñi baax te lewet rekk, waaye sax ñu wex ñi.

¹⁷to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

¹⁹ Ndaxte su ngeen dékkoo tiis, di sonn ci lu dul yoon ndax seen ànd ak Yàlla, loolu lu rafet la.

¹⁸The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

²⁰ Su ngeen tooñee te muñ i pes, luy pey gi? Waaye su ñu leen fitnaalee ci def lu baax te ngeen muñ ko, jëf ju rafet la fa kanam Yàlla.

¹⁹for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

²¹ Ndaxte ci loolu la leen Yàlla woo, ndaxte Kirist itam sonn na ngir yéen, teg fi seen kanam royukaay, ngir ngeen jaar ciy tànkam.

²⁰for what renown [is it], if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure [it]? but if, doing good and suffering [for it], ye do endure, this [is] gracious with God,

²² «Musul a def bàkkaar,te jenn waxu njublaŋ musul a génn ci gémmiñam.»

²¹for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

²³ Saaga nañu ko te feyyuwul, fitnaal nañu ko te tëkkuwul, waaye mu dénk boppam Ki yor àtte bu dëgg bi.

²²who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

²⁴ Gàddu na moom ci boppam sunuy bàkkaar ca bant, ba ñu ko daajoon, ngir nu tàggook bàkkaar, sóobu ci dund gu jub; ndax ay gaañu-gaañoom may na nu ag wér.

²³who being reviled — was not reviling again, suffering — was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

²⁵ Ndaxte yéena ngi réeroon niy xar, waaye léegi dellusi ngeen ci sàmm, biy aar seeni xol.

²⁴who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

²⁵for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.