¹ Nun Pool ak Timote, jaami Kirist Yeesu, noo leen di bind, yéen gaayi Yàlla yu sell yépp ci dëkku Filib, yi bokk ci Kirist Yeesu, yéen ak seeni njiit ak ñiy topptoo yëfi mbooloo mi.

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers or, superintendents, or bishops and servants Or, deacons :

² Na leen Yàlla sunu Baay ak Boroom bi Yeesu Kirist may yiw ak jàmm.

²Grace to you, and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ Yoon wu ma leen di xalaat, maa ngi sant Yàlla sama Boroom;

³I thank my God whenever I remember you,

⁴ te saa su ma leen di ñaanal yéen yépp, duma noppee bég,

⁴always in every request of mine on behalf of you all making my requests with joy,

⁵ ndax seen ànd ak man ci tas xebaar bu baax bi, ca ndoorte la ba tey.

⁵for your partnership The word translated “partnership” (koinonia) also means “fellowship” and “sharing.” in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;

⁶ Wóor na ma ne, Yàlla mi tàmbali jëf ju baax jii ci yéen, dina ci sax, ba bésu Kirist Yeesu ñëw.

⁶being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

⁷ Te juumuma ci li ma xalaat loolu ci yéen ñépp, ndaxte def naa leen ci sama xol; ba tax fii ci kaso bi, ci taxawal xebaar bu baax bi ak lawal ko, yéen ñépp am ngeen wàll ak man ci yiwu Yàlla.

⁷It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

⁸ Ndaxte Yàllaa seede ne, sama xol seey na ci yéen ñépp ci biir cofeelu Kirist Yeesu.

⁸For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

⁹ Li ma leen di ñaanal nag mooy lii: na seen mbëggeel di yokku tey gën a tar, jaar ci xam ak xàmmi gu wér;

⁹This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

¹⁰ nangeen sax noonu ci yi gën a rafet, ngeen am xol bu laab te bañ a am benn sikk, ba bésu Kirist ñëw;

¹⁰so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;

¹¹ na seen xol meññ njub, ba ne gàññ, jaar ci Yeesu Kirist ci ndamul Yàlla ak cantam.

¹¹being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹² Damaa bëgg, bokk yi, ngeen xam lii: li ma dal taxul xebaar bu baax dellu gannaaw, waaye da koo jëmale kanam.

¹²Now I desire to have you know, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

¹³ Noonu ñiy wottu buur bi ak ñépp gis nañu bu leer ne, turu Kirist rekk a tax ñu jàpp ma.

¹³so that it became evident to the whole palace or, praetorian guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;

¹⁴ Te it bokk yu bare takk nañu seeni fit ci li ñu gis samay buum, ba tax ñu gën a ñeme ci wax kàddug Yàlla ci lu àndul ak genn tiit.

¹⁴and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

¹⁵ Am na ñuy waare ci turu Kirist ci kaw kiñaan ak xëccoo, waaye ñi ci des ci kaw cofeel ak xol bu laab, ndaxte xam nañu ne, Yàlla moo ma teg fii, ngir ma taxawal xebaar bu baax bi.

¹⁵Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

¹⁷ Waaye ñale amuñu xol bu laab, te seen njariñu bopp rekk a tax ñuy yégle turu Kirist, di wut a feddali samay buum ak coono.

¹⁶The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

¹⁸ Lu ci génn nag? Xanaa lii rekk: turu Kirist jolli na ci nii mbaa naa, muy ci naaféq, muy ci dëgg; bég naa ci te dinaa ci bégati.

¹⁷but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

¹⁹ Ndaxte xam naa ne, loolu lépp mu ngi jëm ci sama mucc, jaar ci seeni ñaan ak ndimbalu Xelum Yeesu Kirist, mi ma Yàllay yéwénal.

¹⁸What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

²⁰ Ndaxte sama xënte ak sama yaakaar mooy ma bañ a rus ci lenn, waaye sama yaram feeñal ndamu Kirist, ma ànd ci ak kóolute gu mat, su may dund mbaa may dee; moom laa daan def démb, te moom laay def tey.

¹⁹For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²¹ Ndaxte su ma dundee, Kirist laay noyyee, te su ma deeyee, xéewal lay doon ci man.

²⁰according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

²² Su ma Yàlla bàyyee ci àddina, sas wu am njariñ la ci man. Am naa xel ñaar, te xawma bi ci gën. Am naa yéeney jóge fi, fekki Kirist, te looloo gën fuuf,

²¹For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²⁴ waaye ma des fi ci àddina moo gën ci yéen.

²²But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.

²⁵ Loolu wóor na ma; kon xam naa ne, dinaa fi des, di leen taxawu yéen ñépp, ngir seen ngëm yokku, ànd ak mbég.

²³But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

²⁶ Noonu dinaa dellusi ci yéen, ngir sama taxawaay gën a lawal seen mbég ci Kirist Yeesu.

²⁴Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

²⁷ Waaye dénk naa leen lii: na seeni jëf yelloo ak li Kirist digle ci xebaar bu baax bi. Noonu su ma leen seetsee, mbaa ma dégg seen mbir rekk, dinaa xam ne yéena ngi dëgër ci menn xel, bokk benn xalaat ci bëre luy saxal dëggu xebaar bu baax bi,

²⁵Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

²⁸ te bañ a tiit dara ndax noon, yi leen di xëbal. Màndarga la muy wone ne aji sànku lañu, di màndarga it ne aji mucc ngeen, di mucc gu jóge ci Yàlla.

²⁶that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

²⁹ Ndaxte Yàlla may na leen, ngeen gëm Kirist, rax-ca-dolli ngeen sonn ndax turam,

²⁷Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

³⁰ di wéy ci bëre, bi ngeen gisoon ci man, te dégg léegi sama mbir.

²⁸and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

²⁹Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

³⁰having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.