1 Man Pool, ndawul Yeesu Kirist ci coobareg Yàlla, ngir xamle dund gi nu Yàlla dig te féete ci Kirist Yeesu,
1Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the [life] which [is] in Christ Jesus,
2 maa ngi lay bind Timote, sama doomu diine ji ma bëgg. Na la Yàlla Baay bi ak Kirist Yeesu sunu Boroom may yiw, yërmande ak jàmm.
2to Timotheus, [my] beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Fu ma tollu maa ngi lay boole ci samay ñaan, di ci sant Yàlla, mi may jaamu ci xel mu dal, ni ko samay maam daan defe. Guddi ak bëccëg, bu sama xel demee ci say rangooñ,
3I am thankful to God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,
4 ma bëgg laa gis, ba am mbég mu réy.
4earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5 Maa ngi fàttaliku sa ngëm gu dëggu, gi nekkoon ci sa maam Lowis ak sa yaay Ënis, te mu wóor ma ne, sax na ci yaw it.
5calling to mind the unfeigned faith which [has been] in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.
6 Looloo tax maa ngi lay fàttali, nga xambaat taal bi Yàlla taal ci yaw, di may gi mu la jagleel, bi ma la tegee samay loxo.
6For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
7 Ndaxte Xel mi nu Yàlla sol du ànd ak ragal, waaye day ànd ak kàttan, mbëggeel ak moom sa bopp.
7For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion.
8 Bul rus ci seedeel sunu Boroom, mbaa ci li ñu ma tëj ndax turam, waaye bokkal ak man tiis ci xamle xebaar bu baax bi, wéeru ci kàttanu Yàlla.
8Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;
9 Moo nu musal te woo nu ci dund gu sell, ci lu ajuwul ci sunuy jëf, waaye ci dogalu boppam ak yiwam, wi nu Yàlla may ci Kirist Yeesu, ba àddina sosoogul.
9who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to [his] own purpose and grace, which [was] given to us in Christ Jesus before [the] ages of time,
10 Te léegi biral na ko ci feeñug sunu Musalkat Kirist Yeesu, mi nasaxal dee te feeñal dund ci xebaar bu baax bi, te muy dund gu sax.
10but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;
11 Te Yàlla fal na ma ndaw ak jàngalekat, ngir may yégle xebaar bi;
11to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of [the] nations.
12 looloo tax ma jànkoonte ak tiis yu mel nii. Waaye rusuma ci, ndaxte xam naa Ki ma wékk sama yaakaar, te wóor na ma ne, li ma ko dénk, man na koo denc ba bés ba.
12For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.
13 Toppal ci tànki wax yu wér yi nga dégge ci man, jàpp ci ak ngëm ak mbëggeel, yi nu am ci sunu bokk ci Kirist Yeesu.
13Have an outline of sound words, which [words] thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which [are] in Christ Jesus.
14 Te nga sàmm bu baax li la Yàlla dénk, wéeru ci Xel mu Sell, mi dëkk ci nun.
14Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted.
15 Xam nga ne, waa diiwaanu Asi gépp, won nañu ma gannaaw, ñu deme niki Fusel ak Ermosen.
15Thou knowest this, that all who [are] in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.
16 Waaye Onesifor daa na faral di dëfël sama xol; na Boroom bi sotti yërmandeem ci këram. Rusul woon sax ci samay jéng,
16The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;
17 waaye bi mu ñëwee dëkku Room, wut na ma fu ne, ba gis ma.
17but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found [me] --
18 Na ko Boroom bi teeru ak yërmandeem ca bés ba. Umplewoo it coono yi mu daj, ngir dimbali ma ca dëkku Efes.
18the Lord grant to him to find mercy from [the] Lord in that day -- and how much service he rendered in Ephesus *thou* knowest best.