¹ Ci mbirum ndimbal loolu jëm ci gaayi Yàlla yi, matul ma leen di bindaat,

¹For, indeed, concerning the ministration that [is] for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

² ndaxte xam naa seen yéene ju rafet, te maa ngi ciy damu ci kanamu waa Maseduwan, naan leen: «Daaw fekk na waa Akayi jekk.» Te seen cawarte xamb na ñu bare ci ñoom.

²for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,

³ Maa ngi yónni nag bokk yooyu, ngir damu gi nu doon damu ci yéen ci mbir mii bañ a neen, te ngeen jekk, ni ma ko waxe woon.

³and I sent the brethren, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, ye may be ready,

⁴ Danoo bañ rekk waa Maseduwan, ñiy ànd ak man, fekk jekkaguleen; te kon kóolute googu nu am ci yéen dina nekk sunu gàcce, waxaalewuma nag seen bos.

⁴lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we — we may be put to shame (that we say not — ye) in this same confidence of boasting.

⁵ Moo tax ma xalaat ne, li gën mooy yónni bokk yooyu, ñu jiitu ma ci yéen, topptoo mbiri ndimbal lu yaatu loolu ngeen dige woon. Loolu di may gu tàlli, te bañ a nekk yëfi nay.

⁵Necessary, therefore, I thought [it] to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

⁶ Te lii moo am: ku ji tuuti, góob tuuti; ku ji lu bare, góob lu bare.

⁶And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

⁷ Kon na ku nekk joxe, ni mu ko nase ci xolam, te bañ cee am réccu walla sañul-bañ, ndaxte kiy joxe ak mbég moo neex Boroom bi.

⁷each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

⁸ Te Yàlla man na leen a woomal ci bépp yiwam ba ci fépp ak ci lépp, ngeen faj seen soxla yépp te sakkanle it ngir bépp jëf bu baax.

⁸and God [is] able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

⁹ Moom la Mbind mi wax ne:«Tabe na, ba may baadoolo yi;njubteem day sax ba fàww.»

⁹(according as it hath been written, `He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,`)

¹⁰ Yàlla miy jox beykat bi jiwu ak nit ab dund, dina leen jox jiwu wu ne gàññ, te sakkanal li seen njub meññ.

¹⁰and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

¹¹ Noonu dingeen woomle ci lépp, ba yéwén ci bépp anam, ba tax ñu bare gërëm Yàlla ndax li ngeen maye jaarale ko ci nun.

¹¹in every thing being enriched to all liberality, which doth work through us thanksgiving to God,

¹² Ndaxte njaamu, gi ngeen di jaamu, yemul rekk ci faj soxlay gaayi Yàlla yi, waaye dina tax it ngërëmu ñu bare baawaan, jëm ci Yàlla.

¹²because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

¹³ Ci li ngeen firndeel seen mbëggeel ci joxe ndimbal lii, dinañu màggal Yàlla, ndaxte wone ngeen ni ngeen déggale xebaar bu baax bu Kirist bi, ak ni ngeen yéwéne ci seen ndimbal jëme ci ñoom ak ñépp.

¹³through the proof of this ministration glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the good news of the Christ, and [for] the liberality of the fellowship to them and to all,

¹⁴ Rax-ca-dolli dinañu sant Yàlla ak xol bu fees ak cofeel ci yéen ndax yiw wu mag, wi Yàlla def ci yéen.

¹⁴and by their supplication in your behalf, longing after you because of the exceeding grace of God upon you;

¹⁵ Jërë-jëfati yaw Yàlla ndax sa may googu weesu dayo!

¹⁵thanks also to God for His unspeakable gift!