¹ Ñi nekk ci buumu njaam nag, nañu weg seeni sang wegeel gu mat sëkk; noonu kenn du am lu muy werante ci turu Yàlla mbaa ci sunu njàngale.

¹As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

² Ku am sang boo bokkal ngëm, bu looloo tax nga yab ko, waaye nga sax ci itteem, ndax kiy jariñu ci sa ñaq, aji gëm la, ku mat a bëgg. Jàngaleel loolu nag, di ko dénkaane.

²and those having believing masters, let them not slight [them], because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;

³ Waaye su fi amee kuy jàngale leneen, ba jàppul ci kàddu yu wér yu Yeesu Kirist Boroom bi, te fonkul waaraate buy jur ragal Yàlla,

³if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words — those of our Lord Jesus Christ — and to the teaching according to piety,

⁴ kooku boroom tiitar la, bu xamul dara. Dafa wéradi, ba sóobu ci gëstuy neen ak i werante ciy araf yu dul jur lu dul ñeetaange, xuloo, xaste, ñaaw njort

⁴he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

⁵ ak ŋaayoo; ñiy jëfee noonu nit ñu ñaaw xel lañu, ñu xamul genn dëgg te yaakaar ne, ragal Yàlla buntu wërsëg la.

⁵wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

⁶ Ba tey ragal Yàlla gu ànd ak doylu, wërsëg la.

⁶but it is great gain — the piety with contentment;

⁷ Ndaxte indaalewunu fi dara, te dunu yóbbaale dara.

⁷for nothing did we bring into the world — [it is] manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;

⁸ Kon su nu amee lekk ak koddaay, nanu ko doyloo.

⁸but having food and raiment — with these we shall suffice ourselves;

⁹ Waaye ñiy sàkkoo barele, dinañu jànkoonte ak i nattu, ba dugg ci fiir, di xuus ci bëgg-bëggi neen yuy yóbbe ayib, tey sóob nit cig réer ak sànkute.

⁹and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

¹⁰ Ndaxte bëgge ci xaalis mooy ndeyu ñaawteef yu bare; am na ñu ko wut, ba moy ci yoonu ngëm, te seen xol di dagg ndax tiis yu bare.

¹⁰for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

¹¹ Kon nag yaw waayu Yàlla ji, dawal loolu, te topp njub, ragal Yàlla, ngëm, mbëggeel, muñ ak lewet.

¹¹and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

¹² Góor-góorlul ci bëre bu baax bi, ba ub làmbi ngëm, te feddali sag téye ci dund gu dul jeex gi; ndaxte ci loolu la la Yàlla woo, te looloo waraloon it sa seede su rafet fa kanam mbooloo mu bare.

¹²be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.

¹³ Noonu fi kanam Yàlla mi jagleel dund ci lépp, ak fi kanam Kirist Yeesu, mi seede woon seede su rafet fa kanam Poñsë Pilaat, maa ngi lay dénk lii:

¹³I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,

¹⁴ sàmmal ndigal li, bañ a am gàkk mbaa ŋàññ, ba kera Yeesu Kirist sunu Boroom di feeñ ci ndamam, ca waxtu wa Yàlla dogal.

¹⁴that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵ Moom kenn mooy Boroom bu tedd, di Buuru buur yi ak Kilifag kilifa yi.

¹⁵which in His own times He shall shew — the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

¹⁶ Moom kenn a jagoo dund gu sax, dëkk ci biir leer gu kenn mënta jege; moom mi nit musul a gis te nit mënu koo gis. Moom kenn a yelloo teraanga ak màggaay ba fàww. Amiin.

¹⁶who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom [is] honour and might age-during! Amen.

¹⁷ Ñi barele alalu àddina nag, dénk leen ñu bañ a réy te bañ a wékk seen yaakaar ci koom-koom yi saxul fenn, waaye ñu wékk ko ci Yàlla, mi nuy may naataange ju mat, ngir nu man ciy bànneexu.

¹⁷Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; —

¹⁸ Dénk leen ñu def lu baax, te bare jëf yu rafet, ñu yéwén, bay sédd ñi amul,

¹⁸to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

¹⁹ di fàggu dencu ëllëg bu wér. Noonu dinañu feddali seen téye ci dund gu wóor gi.

¹⁹treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.

²⁰ Céy yaw Timote, sàmmal li la Yàlla dénk! Tanqamlul waxi neen yu àddina kese, te dëddu werantey ñi mbubboo xam-xam, fekk dañoo réer.

²⁰O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

²¹ Am na ñu topp xam-xam boobu, waaye moy nañu ci yoonu ngëm. Na yiwu Yàlla ànd ak yéen.

²¹which certain professing — concerning the faith did swerve; the grace [is] with you. Amen.