¹ Naka yéen xale yi, nangeen déggal seeni waajur, ci li ngeen bokk ci Boroom bi, ndaxte looloo rafet.

¹The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

² «Teralal sa ndey ak sa baay,» mooy ndigal li jëkk a ëmb dige,

²honour thy father and mother,

³ maanaa: «ngir nga am gudd fan gu ànd ak jàmm.»

³which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.`

⁴ Yéen baay yi it, buleen bundaxataal xale yi, waaye ngeen yar leen, di leen yemale ak a yee ci Boroom bi.

⁴And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

⁵ Yéen jaam yi, nangeen déggal seeni sang yu àddina, boole ci ragal ak wegeel, di ko def ak xol bu laab, ni su doon ngir Kirist.

⁵The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

⁶ Buleen ko def rekk ci ngistal, ngir sàkku ngërëmu nit, waaye ni ay jaami Kirist, di jëfe coobareg Yàlla ak seen xol bépp.

⁶not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but as servants of the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

⁷ Beyleen seen sas nag ak xol bu tàlli, ni su doon ngir Boroom bi te du nit,

⁷with good-will serving, as to the Lord, and not to men,

⁸ xam ne ku def lu baax, Boroom bi delloo la ko, muy jaam, muy gor.

⁸having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

⁹ Yéen it sang yi, jëfeleen noonu seen diggante ak seeni jaam, te dëddu gépp raglu, xam ne yéena bokk benn Boroom ci asamaan, te ñépp a yem fi moom.

⁹And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

¹⁰ Léegi nag doolewuleen ci Boroom bi, te soloo kàttanam gu mag gi.

¹⁰As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

¹¹ Gànnaayooleen yérey xarey Yàlla yépp, ngir man a jànkoonte ak pexey Seytaane.

¹¹put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

¹² Ndaxte ndëndu xare jib na, waxuma sunu diggante ak nit ñi, waaye ak kilifa yiy nëxal àddina si, ñuy kilifa yi ak ay boroom sañ-sañ, di gaayi Seytaane yi ci bérab yu kawe yi.

¹²because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

¹³ Kon nag gànnaayooleen yérey xarey Yàlla yépp, ba man a jànkoonte jamono ju xeex bi taree, noot lépp te taxaw temm.

¹³because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done — to stand.

¹⁴ Taxawleen kon temm, geñoo dëgg te sàngoo njub, muy seen kiiraayu dënn.

¹⁴Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

¹⁵ Solooleen jàmm, ji xebaar bu baax biy joxe, ni ay dàll ci seeni tànk, ba jekk ci lépp.

¹⁵and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

¹⁶ Defleen it ngëm, muy seen pakk, ba man a fél jum yi leen Seytaane di fitt.

¹⁶above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

¹⁷ Defleen mucc, muy seen mbaxanam xare, ak kàddug Yàlla, muy jaasi ji leen Xel mu Sell mi tëggal.

¹⁷and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

¹⁸ Deeleen ñaan ci xeeti ñaan yépp ci kàttanu Xel mu Sell mi, te sax ci ak farlu gu mat sëkk, di ñaanal gaayi Yàlla yu sell yi yépp.

¹⁸through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —

¹⁹ Te buleen ma ci fàtte, ngir waxtu wu ma ubbee sama gémmiñ, ma am lu ma wax, ba man a xamle ak fit wu dëgër mbóoti xebaar bu baax bi.

¹⁹and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

²⁰ Ndaw laa ci, lu ñu jéng; na ma Yàlla may fit wu ma waxe, ni mu ma ware.

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely — as it behoveth me to speak.

²¹ Yónnee naa leen Tisig sama mbokk, mi ma sopp, te muy jawriñ ju takku ci liggéeyu Boroom bi, ngir mu xamal leen lépp li aju ci man ak li may def.

²¹And that ye may know — ye also — the things concerning me — what I do, all things make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

²² Maa leen ko yónneel sama bopp, ngir ngeen xam li nu nekke, te mu dëfël seeni xol.

²²whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

²³ Yéen bokk yi, na leen Yàlla Baay bi ak Yeesu Kirist Boroom bi may jàmm ak mbëggeel gu ànd ak ngëm.

²³Peace to the brethren, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

²⁴ Na yiwu Yàlla ànd ak ñépp, ñi bëgg Boroom bi Yeesu Kirist ak mbëggeel gu sax.

²⁴The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ — undecayingly! Amen.