¹ Damu amul jariñ, ba tey war na ma. Kon ma jàll ci nettali gis-gisi Boroom bi ak i peeñu.

¹To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

² Xam naa taalibeb Kirist boo xam ne yékkati nañu ko ba ca asamaan, si gën a kawe, booba ak léegi mat na fukki at ak ñeent. Xawma ndax ànd na ak jëmmam walla déet. Yàlla rekk a xam.

²I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago — whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God hath known — such an one being caught away unto the third heaven;

³ Xam naa ne, nit kooku yékkati nañu ko ba fa Yàlla nekk. Bu dee ci jëmmam mbaa ci xelam, xawma; Yàllaa xam. Mu dégg fa baat yu ñu mënul a nettali te yu ñu mayul doom Aadama, mu ŋaaŋ ko.

³and I have known such a man — whether in the body, whether out of the body, I have not known, God hath known, —

⁵ Dinaa damu ci nit ku mel noonu. Waaye duma damu ci sama bopp, lu dul liy wone sama néew doole.

⁴that he was caught away to the paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, that it is not possible for man to speak.

⁶ Su ma bëggoon a damu, du doon yëfi dof, ndaxte dëgg laay wax. Waaye damay moytoo damu, ngir kenn bañ a foog ci man lu weesu li mu gis, may def, te muy dégg, ma di ko wax.

⁵Of such an one I will boast, and of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities,

⁷ Te it ngir ma bañ a yég sama bopp ndax peeñu yooyu wees xel, mayees na mbir dal ma ci sama yaram, di ma metital ni dég, muy malaakam Seytaane mu may sonal, ngir ma bañ a yég sama bopp.

⁶for if I may wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for truth I will say; but I forebear, lest any one in regard to me may think anything above what he doth see me, or doth hear anything of me;

⁸ Ñaan naa Boroom bi ñetti yoon ci mbir moomu, ngir mu taqale ma ak moom.

⁷and that by the exceeding greatness of the revelations I might not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of the Adversary, that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.

⁹ Waaye mu ne ma: «Sama yiw doy na la; sama kàttan a ngi mate cig néew doole.» Kon nag dëgg-dëgg, gën na maa bég ci damu ndax sama néew doole, ngir kàttanu Kirist dëkk ci man.

⁸Concerning this thing thrice the Lord did I call upon, that it might depart from me,

¹⁰ Looloo tax may bég ci néew doole, yi may wéye ngir turu Kirist, ciy tiis, ciy njàqare, mbaa ñu saaga ma, mbaa ñu fitnaal ma. Ndaxte bu ma néewee doole, booba laay am kàttan.

⁹and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;` most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

¹¹ Ci dëgg-dëgg wax naa waxi dof te yéena ma ci dugal, fekk yéen ci seen bopp sax yéena ma waroon a sargal, ndaxte su ma dul dara sax, seen ndaw yooyu ngeen naw ëpplewuñu ma dara.

¹⁰wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses — for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

¹² Kéemaan yi, jaloore yi ak jëf yu màgg, yiy firndeel ndawul Kirist, feeñ nañu ci seen biir, ma ànd ci ak muñ gu mat.

¹¹I have become a fool — boasting; ye — ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles — even if I am nothing.

¹³ Lan laa defal yeneen mboolooy ñi gëm te defaluma leen ko, xanaa rekk li ma wéeru ci ñoom te wéeruma ci yéen? Baal-leen ma googu tooñ!

¹²The signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,

¹⁴ Maa ngi leen di waaj a ganesi ñetteel bi yoon, te duma wéeru ci yéen. Wutsiwuma seen alal, yéen laa soxla. Ndaxte du gune moo war a yor waajuram, waaye waajur moo war a yor gune yi.

¹³for what is there in which ye were inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this injustice!

¹⁵ Man nag nangu naa joxe li ma am lépp ak xol bu sedd, ba joxe sama bopp sax, ngir dimbali leen. Gannaaw bëgg naa leen nii, xanaa kay seen mbëggeel ci man warul a wàññiku?

¹⁴Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,

¹⁶ Kon noonu la, nekkuma woon yen ci yéen. Waaye man na am ñu naan, dama leen a nax, ba réeral leen ci sama njublaŋ.

¹⁵and I most gladly will spend and be entirely spent for your souls, even if, more abundantly loving you, less I am loved.

¹⁷ Mbaa du damaa lekk seen alal, jaare ko ci kenn ci ñi ma yónni woon?

¹⁶And be it [so], I — I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

¹⁸ Sant naa Tit, mu ñëw ci yéen, te yebal naa sunu mbokk moomu ak moom. Ndax Tit dafa lekk seen alal? Man ak moom, ndax bokkunu woon xel mu nu yékkati ak tànk yu nuy dox?

¹⁷any one of those whom I have sent unto you — by him did I take advantage of you?

¹⁹ Xanaa diirub li ngeen di jàng lii, defe ngeen ne, nu ngi wut aw lay ci seen kanam. Samay xarit, nu ngi leen di wax ci kanam Yàlla ak ci turu Kirist; te lépp ngir seen njariñ la.

¹⁸I entreated Titus, and did send with [him] the brother; did Titus take advantage of you? in the same spirit did we not walk? — did we not in the same steps?

²⁰ Ragal naa, bu ma ñëwee ci yéen, fekk leen nu ma neexul, te yéen it ngeen fekk ma nu leen neexul. Ragal naa fekk ay xuloo ci seen biir, ak ñeetaane, xadar ak diiroo mbagg, xas ak jëw, réy-réylu ak yengu-yengu.

¹⁹Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, [are] for your up-building,

²¹ Ragal naa, bu ma leen ganesiwaatee, Yàlla sama Boroom suufeel ma ci seen biir, ma naqarlu ci ñu bare ñu bàkkaaroon te dëdduwuñu seen yàqute, seen njaaloo ak seen ñaawteef, gi ñu doon def.

²⁰for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I — I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

²¹lest again having come, my God may humble me in regard to you, and I may bewail many of those having sinned before, and not having reformed concerning the uncleanness, and whoredom, and lasciviousness, that they did practise.