¹ Fàttali leen ñuy déggal kilifa, yi yore nguur gi, tey jëfe seeni ndigal, ñu taxaw temm ci lépp luy jëf ju baax.

¹Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

² Buñu jëw kenn mbaa ñuy ŋaayoo, waaye nañu yiwe te won ñépp lewet gu mat sëkk.

²of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

³ Ndaxte nun itam ñu ñàkk xel lanu woon te déggadi, nu réer bay jaamu ay bëgg-bëgg ak i bànneex yu wuute, nu dëkk ci coxorte ak ñeetaange, di ñu sikk tey sikkante.

³for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;

⁴ Waaye naka noona Yàlla sunu Musalkat feeñal na mbaaxam ak cofeelam,

⁴and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear

⁵ ba musal nu; ajuwul ci jëf yu jub yu nu def, waaye ci yërmandeem rekk. Mu juddulaat nu ci laabal sunu xol, te yeesalaat nu ci dooley Xel mu Sell,

⁵(not by works that [are] in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

⁶ mi mu nu sotti ba mu baawaan, ci darajay Yeesu Kirist sunu Musalkat.

⁶which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

⁷ Ci noonu Yàlla àtte na nu jub ci kaw yiwam, te sédd nu ci dund gu dul jeex, gi nuy séentu.

⁷that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.

⁸ Wax jooju ju wóor la, te damaa bëgg nga dëggal loolu, ngir ñi gëm Yàlla sax ci jëf lu rafet. Loolu moo baax te am njariñ ci nit.

⁸Stedfast [is] the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

⁹ Waaye moytul yu deme ni werantey neen ak limi maam, ay xuloo ak i xëccoo ci doxalinu yoonu Musaa, ndax loolu waxi neen la, te amul benn njariñ.

⁹and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁰ Kuy féewale, nanga ko yedd, yeddaat ko; bu tëwee, nga dàq ko,

¹⁰A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting,

¹¹ xam ne nit ku ñaaw xel la te ay bàkkaaram fés ci ñépp.

¹¹having known that he hath been subverted who [is] such, and doth sin, being self-condemned.

¹² Bu ma la yónnee Artemas walla Tisig, gaawantul fekksi ma ci dëkku Nikopolis, ndax fa laa bëgg a lollikooji.

¹²When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis, for there to winter I have determined.

¹³ Naka Senas àttekat bi nag ak Apolos, waajal leen bu jekk ci seen tukki, ba seen aajo yépp faju.

¹³Zenas the lawyer and Apollos bring diligently on their way, that nothing to them may be lacking,

¹⁴ Na sunuy bokk it takku ci jëf yu rafet, ba man a faj aajo yépp, te bañ a yaafus.

¹⁴and let them learn -- ours also -- to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

¹⁵ Ñiy ànd ak man ñépp ñu ngi lay nuyu. Nuyul nu sunuy soppey ngëm. Na yiwu Yàlla ànd ak yéen ñépp.

¹⁵Salute thee do all those with me; salute those loving us in faith; the grace [is] with you all!