¹ Gannaaw loolu bokk yi, danu leen a bëgg a xamal li yiwu Yàlla jur ci biir mboolooy ñi gëm te nekk ci diiwaanu Maseduwan.

¹But we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;

² Nattu yi ñu jaar ëmb nañu coono yu réy; waaye seen mbég mu tar ak seen ñàkk gu metti ñoo jur ci ñoom yéwén gu jéggi dayo.

²that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their [free-hearted] liberality.

³ Seede naa ne, ñoom ci seen bopp joxe nañu ba fa seen man-man yem, ba weesu ko sax.

³For according to [their] power, I bear witness, and beyond [their] power, [they were] willing of their own accord,

⁴ Saraxu nañu nu lool, ngir bokk ci ñiy yónnee ndimbal gaayi Yàlla yi.

⁴begging of us with much entreaty [to give effect to] the grace and fellowship of the service which [was to be rendered] to the saints.

⁵ Te yemuñu sax ci li nu séentu woon ci ñoom, waaye dañoo jébbal seen bopp Boroom bi jëkk, gannaaw loolu ñu jébbal nu seen bopp ci coobareg Yàlla.

⁵And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.

⁶ Looloo tax nag nu sant Tit, mu ñëw àggale ci yéen, ni mu tàmbalee woon, seen jëfu ndimbal.

⁶So that we begged Titus that, according as he had before begun, so he would also complete as to you this grace also;

⁷ Gannaaw nag wone ngeen cawarte gu tollu noonu, ci ngëm, ci wax, ci xam-xam, ci farlu gu mat, ak ci seen mbëggeel ci nun, sawareleen noonu it ci jëfu ndimbal lii.

⁷but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.

⁸ Du ndigal lu ma leen di jox, waaye dama leen di yégal cawarteg ñi ci des, ngir natt fu seen mbëggeel tollu.

⁸I do not speak as commanding [it], but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.

⁹ Ndaxte yiwu sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist umpu leen, ni mu futtee am-amam, ba ñàkk ngir yéen, ndax ngeen woomle cig ñàkkam.

⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched.

¹⁰ Kon lii laa xalaat ci lu baax ci yéen: yéen ñi nga xam ne tàmbaliwuleen a jëf rekk, waaye yéena jëkk a am yéene jii daaw,

¹⁰And I give [my] opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.

¹¹ yeggaleleen ko léegi. Noonu li ngeen mottali ci seen man-man tolloo ak yéene, ji ngeen amoon ci seen mébét.

¹¹But now also complete the doing of it; so that as [there was] the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have.

¹² Ndaxte joxe, bu àndee ak yéene, Yàlla dina ko nangu, di seet li nu am te bañ a seet li nu amul.

¹²For if the readiness be there, [a man is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.

¹³ Bëgguma leen a teg soxla, ngir woyofal ñi ci des, waaye na ñépp tolloole.

¹³For [it is] not in order that there may be ease for others, and for you distress,

¹⁴ Tey jii nag man ngeen sàkk ci li ngeen barele, faj soxlay ñeneen, ngir ëllëg it bareleg ñooña faj seen soxla. Noonu ñépp tolloole.

¹⁴but [on the principle] of equality; in the present time your abundance for their lack, that their abundance may be for your lack, so that there should be equality.

¹⁵ Moom la Mbind mi tëral ne:«Ki dajale lu bare ëpplewul dara,te ki dajale tuuti ñàkkul.»

¹⁵According as it is written, He who [gathered] much had no excess, and he who [gathered] little was nothing short.

¹⁶ Cant ñeel na Yàlla, moom mi def ci xolu Tit cawarte gu mel ni sunu gos ci yéen!

¹⁶But thanks [be] to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus.

¹⁷ Bi nu ko laajee, mu ñëw ci yéen, nangu na, te rax-ca-dolli cawarteem tollu na, ba nu man a wax ne, ci coobarey boppam la jóge, jëm ci yéen.

¹⁷For he received indeed the entreaty, but, being full of zeal, he went of his own accord to you;

¹⁸ Yónniwaale nanu ak moom mbokk, mi am tur wu rafet ci mboolooy ñi gëm ñépp ndax li muy waare xebaaru Kirist.

¹⁸but we have sent with him the brother whose praise [is] in the glad tidings through all the assemblies;

¹⁹ Te sax mbooloo yi ñoo ko tànn, ngir mu ànd ak nun, bu nuy yóbbu ndimbal li ngir ndamu Boroom bi, te mu firndeel sunu yéene ju rafet.

¹⁹and not only [so], but [is] also chosen by the assemblies as our fellow-traveller with this grace, ministered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and [a witness of] our readiness;

²⁰ Def nanu noonu nag, ndax kenn bañ noo ŋàññ ci ni nuy topptoo ndimbal lu yaatu loolu.

²⁰avoiding this, that any one should blame us in this abundance [which is] administered by us;

²¹ Danuy fexee def li jub, du ci kanam Yàlla rekk, waaye it ci kanam nit ñi.

²¹for we provide for things honest, not only before [the] Lord, but also before men.

²² Yónniwaale nanu it sunu mbokk, mi nu seetlu cawarteem ay yooni yoon ci fànn yu bare, te mu gën koo fésal bii yoon ndax kóolute gu réy, gi mu am ci yéen.

²²And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved to be of diligent zeal in many things, and now more diligently zealous through the great confidence [he has] as to you.

²³ Noonu kon ci lu jëm ci Tit, sama nawle la ci liggéey, bi ci seen biir. Ci lu jëm ci sunu bokk, yi ànd ak moom nag, ndawi mbooloom ñi gëm lañu, ñuy wone ndamu Kirist.

²³Whether as regards Titus, [he is] my companion and fellow-labourer in your behalf; or our brethren, [they are] deputed messengers of assemblies, Christ's glory.

²⁴ Na seen teeru firndeel nag seen mbëggeel ci kanamu mboolooy ñi gëm, te dëggal leen ne, noo yey wóolu leen.

²⁴Shew therefore to them, before the assemblies, the proof of your love, and of our boasting about you.