¹ Gannaaw loolu na nit ku nekk déggal ñi yore baat ci kanamam; ndaxte amul njiit lu fi Yàlla sampul. Njiit yépp nag Yàlla moo leen fi teg.

¹Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

² Kon ku leen bañ a déggal, ndigalu Yàlla nga lànk, te ku def loolu, yoon dina la dab.

²Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

³ Kuy def lu baax warul a ragal njiit li, kuy def lu bon moo ko war a ragal. Soo ko bëggee bañ a ragal nag, kon defal lu baax, te dina la tagg.

³For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

⁴ Ndax Yàllaa ko dénk liggéey boobu ngir sa jàmm. Waaye sooy def lu bon, war ngaa ragal, ndax du cig neen la ame jaasiy àtte; jawriñu Yàlla la ngir wàcce meru Yàlla, ci fey ku def lu bon.

⁴for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

⁵ Kon fokk ngeen déggal ko, waxuma sax ndax sañ-sañam boobu, waaye it ngir seen xel dal.

⁵Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

⁶ Gannaaw Yàllaa sas njiit yi liggéey boobu, te ñi ngi ci, kon fàww ngeen fey galag.

⁶For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, attending continually on this very thing.

⁷ Joxleen ku nekk céram; ku ngeen war a fey galag, feyleen ko ko; ku ngeen war a fey juuti, feyleen ko ko; ku ngeen war a weg, wegleen ko; ku ngeen war a teral, teral-leen ko.

⁷Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

⁸ Buleen ameel kenn dara, lu dul mbëggeel; ndax ku bëgg sa moroom, wàccoo nga ak yoonu Musaa.

⁸Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

⁹ Ndaxte ndigali Yàlla yépp, yi deme ni: «Bul njaaloo, bul rey nit, bul sàcc, bul bëgge,» walla leneen ndigal lu mu man a doon, wax jii moo leen ëmb: «Nanga bëgg sa moroom, ni nga bëgge sa bopp.»

⁹For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not give false testimony,” “You shall not covet,” TR adds “You shall not give false testimony,” Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21 and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18

¹⁰ Ku bëgg sa moroom, doo ko tooñ; kon ku wéy ci mbëggeel matal nga yoonu Musaa.

¹⁰Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

¹¹ Te lii itam am na: xam ngeen bu baax jamono ji nu tollu; jamonoy yeewu jot na, ndax léegi sunu mucc gën na noo jege, ca ba nu dooree gëm.

¹¹Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

¹² Guddi gi màggat na, bët a ngi bëgg a set. Nanu bàyyi nag jëf yu lëndëm te ràngoo gànnaay yi nu Yàlla jox, ngir dund ci leer.

¹²The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

¹³ Gannaaw nu ngi ci leer, na sunug dund rafet. Bunu naan sangara ba màndi tey bànneexu; bunu njaaloo tey def i ñaawteef ak sunuy cér; bunu xuloo mbaa nuy ñeeyante.

¹³Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

¹⁴ Waaye gànnaayooleen Yeesu Kirist Boroom bi, te bañ a topp seen bakkan ciy bëgg-bëggam yu bon.

¹⁴But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.