¹ Man Pool, ndawul Kirist Yeesu ci ndigalu Yàlla sunu Musalkat ak Kirist Yeesu sunu yaakaar,

¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

² maa ngi lay bind Timote, yaw miy sama doomu diine ju wér. Na la Yàlla Baay bi ak Kirist Yeesu sunu Boroom may yiw, yërmande ak jàmm.

²to Timotheus — genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,

³ Xam nga ne, ba may dem diiwaanu Maseduwan, ñaanoon naa la, nga des dëkku Efes, ngir dénk ña fa doon jàngale luy sànke, ñu bàyyi ko.

³according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus — I going on to Macedonia — that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

⁴ Te it nga dénk leen, ñu bañ a topp léebi diiney neen ak limi maam yu dul jeex mukk. Loolu werante rekk lay jur, waaye du jëme kanam mbir mi Yàlla tëral, wéer ko ci ngëm.

⁴nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: —

⁵ Waaye li sunuy dénkaane di jur mooy mbëggeel gu jóge ci xol bu laab, ci xel mu dal ak ci ngëm gu wér.

⁵And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

⁶ Am na ñu moy loolu, ba jeng jëm ciy waxi neen.

⁶from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

⁷ Dañoo sababloo nekk ay jàngalekat ci yoonu Musaa, fekk xamuñu dara sax ci li ñuy wax ak a dëggal.

⁷willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

⁸ Ci li aju ci yoonu Musaa nag, xam nanu ne baax na, ci ku koy jëfe ni ko Yàlla tërale.

⁸and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;

⁹ Xam nanu it ne, tëddul ngir ñi jub waaye ngir ñi jubadi ak ñi déggadi, ñi weddi tey bàkkaar, ñi selladi te fonkadi Yàlla, ñiy dóor ndey walla baay, ak ñiy bóom;

⁹having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,

¹⁰ ngir ñiy doxaan, ñi góor-jigéenu ak ñiy def nit jaam, ñiy fen tey wann seen kàddu, ak lépp luy juuyoo ak njàngale mu wér

¹⁰whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

¹¹ mu xebaar bu baax bi indaale. Te xamleb xebaar, boobuy feeñal ndamu Yàlla Aji Tedd ji, dénk nañu ma ko.

¹¹according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

¹² Maa ngi gërëm sunu Boroom Kirist Yeesu, mi ma dooleel, ci kóolute gi mu am ci man, ba fal ma jawriñ.

¹²And I give thanks to him who enabled me — Christ Jesus our Lord — that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration,

¹³ Moona daa naa suufeel turam, di fitnaal ak a toroxal ñi ko gëm. Waaye Yàlla yërëm na ma, ndaxte ñàkka xam ak ñàkka gëm rekk a taxoon ma def ko.

¹³who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief,

¹⁴ Te yiwu sunu Boroom baawaan na ci man, ànd ak ngëm ak mbëggeel, yi bawoo ci Kirist Yeesu.

¹⁴and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵ Wax ju wóor a ngii te yelloo gépp kóolute: Kirist Yeesu ganesi na àddina, ngir musal bàkkaarkat yi, te maa ci raw!

¹⁵stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners — first of whom I am;

¹⁶ Waaye Yàlla yërëm na ma, ngir Kirist Yeesu jëkk a feeñal ci man muñam gu yaatu gi, ma nekk royukaay ci ñi ko nar a gëm te am dund gu dul jeex.

¹⁶but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

¹⁷ Yaw Buur bi fiy sax ba abadan, yaw mi bët mënta gis, yaw Yàlla miy kenn, yaa yelloo teraanga ak ndam ba fàww. Amiin!

¹⁷and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory — to the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹⁸ Kon nag Timote sama doom, loolu mooy sas wi ma lay dénk, te mu dëppook waxi yonent, yi jëmoon ci yaw. Doolewool wax yooyu, ba xeex xeex bu baax bi,

¹⁸This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

¹⁹ di sàmm sa ngëm ak xel mu dal. Am na ñu seen xel nëx, ba labal seen ngëm,

¹⁹having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

²⁰ naka Imene ak Alegsàndar; jébbal naa leen Seytaane, ngir ñu réccu li ñu doon sosal Yàlla.

²⁰of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.