¹ Kon nag, ba nu ko mënatul a dékku, nangu nanu ñu bàyyi nu, nun doŋŋ, ca dëkku Aten,

¹Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

² te yónni nanu Timote, sunu mbokk ak sunu nawle ci liggéeyu Yàlla ak ci waareb xebaaru Kirist. Yónni nanu ko, ngir mu dénk leen, tey feddali seen ngëm,

²and did send Timotheus — our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ — to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

³ ngir kenn bañ a raf ndax nattu, yi ngeen di jaar. Yéen ci seen bopp xam ngeen ne, nattu mooy sunu cér.

³that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

⁴ Ba nu nekkee ak yéen sax, waxoon nanu leen, waxati ko ne, fàww nu sonn; te noonu la ame, yéen xam ngeen ko.

⁴for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known [it];

⁵ Noonu ba ma ko mënatul a dékku, yónnee naa, ngir xam fu seen ngëm tollu, ngir ragal Seytaane fiir leen, ba sunu ñaq neen.

⁵because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.

⁶ Waaye léegi Timote bawoo na ci yéen, indaale xebaar yu neex ci seen ngëm ak seen mbëggeel; xamal na nu ne, yéena ngi am pàttaliku yu rafet ci nun te namm nu lool, ni nu leen namme yéen itam.

⁶And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,

⁷ Noonu bokk yi, ci biir tiis ak coono yi nu nekk, seen ngëm dëfël na sunu xol.

⁷because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

⁸ Ndaxte noo ngi dund dëgg-dëgg, ndegam yéena ngi sax ci Boroom bi.

⁸because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

⁹ Ndaw cant yu bare yu nu war a sant Yàlla ndax yéen! Ndaw mbég mu bare, mi nu am ci kanamam ndax yéen!

⁹for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

¹⁰ Guddi ak bëccëg nu ngi wàkkirlu ci ñaan Yàlla, ngir gis leen, ba man a mottali seen ngëm.

¹⁰night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith.

¹¹ Na Yàlla sunu Baay moom ci boppam ak Yeesu sunu Boroom jubal sunu yoon ci yéen.

¹¹And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

¹² Na leen Boroom bi dolli mbëggeel gu tar, ngeen bëggante te bëgg ñépp, ni nu leen bëgge nun.

¹²and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,

¹³ Na samp seeni xol noonu ci cell gu amul sikk fa kanam Yàlla sunu Baay, ba bés bu Yeesu sunu Boroom dellusee, ànd ak gaayam yu sell yépp.

¹³to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.