¹ Kon nag, ba nu ko mënatul a dékku, nangu nanu ñu bàyyi nu, nun doŋŋ, ca dëkku Aten,

¹Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

² te yónni nanu Timote, sunu mbokk ak sunu nawle ci liggéeyu Yàlla ak ci waareb xebaaru Kirist. Yónni nanu ko, ngir mu dénk leen, tey feddali seen ngëm,

²and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

³ ngir kenn bañ a raf ndax nattu, yi ngeen di jaar. Yéen ci seen bopp xam ngeen ne, nattu mooy sunu cér.

³that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

⁴ Ba nu nekkee ak yéen sax, waxoon nanu leen, waxati ko ne, fàww nu sonn; te noonu la ame, yéen xam ngeen ko.

⁴For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

⁵ Noonu ba ma ko mënatul a dékku, yónnee naa, ngir xam fu seen ngëm tollu, ngir ragal Seytaane fiir leen, ba sunu ñaq neen.

⁵For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

⁶ Waaye léegi Timote bawoo na ci yéen, indaale xebaar yu neex ci seen ngëm ak seen mbëggeel; xamal na nu ne, yéena ngi am pàttaliku yu rafet ci nun te namm nu lool, ni nu leen namme yéen itam.

⁶But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

⁷ Noonu bokk yi, ci biir tiis ak coono yi nu nekk, seen ngëm dëfël na sunu xol.

⁷for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

⁸ Ndaxte noo ngi dund dëgg-dëgg, ndegam yéena ngi sax ci Boroom bi.

⁸For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

⁹ Ndaw cant yu bare yu nu war a sant Yàlla ndax yéen! Ndaw mbég mu bare, mi nu am ci kanamam ndax yéen!

⁹For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

¹⁰ Guddi ak bëccëg nu ngi wàkkirlu ci ñaan Yàlla, ngir gis leen, ba man a mottali seen ngëm.

¹⁰night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

¹¹ Na Yàlla sunu Baay moom ci boppam ak Yeesu sunu Boroom jubal sunu yoon ci yéen.

¹¹Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;

¹² Na leen Boroom bi dolli mbëggeel gu tar, ngeen bëggante te bëgg ñépp, ni nu leen bëgge nun.

¹²and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

¹³ Na samp seeni xol noonu ci cell gu amul sikk fa kanam Yàlla sunu Baay, ba bés bu Yeesu sunu Boroom dellusee, ànd ak gaayam yu sell yépp.

¹³to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.