¹ Ci lu jëm ci samay mbir nag, maa ngi leen di ñaan — man Pool, mi ñu ne, ci seen biir «ragal» laa, bu ma leen soree, «ñeme,» — maa ngi leen di ñaan ndax woyof ak lewetaayu Kirist, ngir bu ma ñëwee, ma bañ a ànd ak ñeme gi may dencal ñenn ñiy xalaat ne, gis-gisu nit lanu topp.

¹And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you — through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ — who in presence, indeed [am] humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

³ Dëgg la ne nit rekk lanu, waaye dunu xeexe ni nit.

²and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

⁴ Ndaxte gànnaay, yi nuy xaree, jógewuñu ci nit, waaye ca Yàlla lañu jóge, te ànd ak kàttan, ngir daaneel ay tata. Danuy daaneel xalaat yi dul dëgg

³for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,

⁵ ak bépp tiitar buy jànkoonteek xam-xamu Yàlla, te danuy noot bépp xalaat, ba mu déggal Kirist.

⁴for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

⁶ Te fas yéene nanoo jubbanti képp ku déggadi, bés bu seen dégg ndigal matee.

⁵reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

⁷ Xool-leen mbir mi ne fàŋŋ. Bu amee ku mu wóor ne, ci Kirist la bokk, na jàpp it ne, su bokkee ci Kirist, nun itam ci Kirist lanu bokk.

⁶and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.

⁸ Awma lu may rus, su may damu lu ëpp ci sañ-sañ bi nu Boroom bi jox, di sañ-sañu yokk seen ngëm, te du ngir seen kasara.

⁷The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ`s, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ`s, so also we [are] Christ`s;

⁹ Ba tey bëgguma ngeen xalaat ne, maa ngi leen di xëbal ci samay bataaxal.

⁸for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

¹⁰ Ndaxte am na ku naan: «Ay bataaxalam dañoo ñagas te am doole, waaye bu teewee dafay ñàkk fulla, di wax waxi picc.»

⁹that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

¹¹ Kiy wax loolu na xam lii: ni sunuy kàddu mel ci sunuy bataaxal, bu nu fa nekkul, noonu it lanuy mel ci sunuy jëf, bu nu teewee.

¹⁰`because the letters indeed — saith one — [are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.`

¹² Ñemewunoo féetele walla mengale sunu bopp ak ñooñu naw seen bopp. Ci li ñuy sàkk ab natt ngir natt ak mengale seen bopp ak seen bopp, ñàkk xel a tax.

¹¹This one — let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.

¹³ Nun nag dunu damu ci lu weesu dayo. Nu ngi damu ci liggéey bi nu Yàlla sas, ba may nu, nu agsi ci yéen.

¹²For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

¹⁴ Bu sunu sas agsiwul woon ba ci yéen, kon man nanoo ne, génn nanu sas wi nu Yàlla sas. Waaye agsi na ba ci yéen, te indil nanu leen xebaar bu baax bi jëm ci Kirist.

¹³and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us — to reach even unto you;

¹⁵ Kon nag dunu jéggi dig yi Yàlla rëdd, bay damu ci liggéeyu ñeneen. Waaye am nanu yaakaar ne, su seen ngëm yokkoo, dinanu gën a màgg ci seen biir, des ba tey ci dig yi nu Yàlla rëddal.

¹⁴for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

¹⁶ Noonu dinanu man a yégle xebaar bu baax bi ci bérab, yi leen féete gannaaw, te bañ a damu ci li ñeneen ñi def ci seen sas.

¹⁵not boasting of the things not measured, in other men`s labours, and having hope — your faith increasing — in you to be enlarged, according to our line — into abundance,

¹⁷ Waaye ni ko Mbind mi waxe: «Kuy damu, na damu ci Boroom bi.»

¹⁶in the [places] beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another`s line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;

¹⁸ Ndaxte ki neex Yàlla, du ki naw boppam, waaye ki Yàlla gërëm.

¹⁷and he who is boasting — in the Lord let him boast;

¹⁸for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.