2 Jo-Thesalonika 1

1 An Paulo gi Sila kod Timotheo, Wandikonu un kanisa mar jo-Thesalonika, man kuom Nyasaye Wuonwa kod Ruoth Yesu Kristo:

[I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me. We are sending this letter] to [you]. You are the congregation [of God’s people] in Thessalonica [city]. You belong to God our Father, and you belong to Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Ngʼwono gi kwe moa kuom Nyasaye Wuoro kod Ruoth Yesu Kristo obed kodu.

[We pray that] God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord, [will continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to cause you to have inner] peace.

3 Nyaka wadwokne Nyasaye erokamano kinde duto nikech un jowetewa kendo owinjore watim kamano nikech yie ma un-go medo bedo motegno, kendo hera muherorugo ngʼato gi ngʼato bende medore.

[Our] fellow believers, we thank God very frequently [HYP] for you because we believers ought [to thank God for each other, and] specifically it is appropriate/right [that we should thank God for you. We thank him] that you are trusting in [the Lord Jesus] more and more, and that each one of you is loving [each of] the others more and more.

4 Kuom mano, wasebedo ka wapwoyou e kind kanisa Nyasaye, kawanyisogi kuom kindau kod yieu motegno momiyo udhil e dier sand kod tem duto muyudo.

As a result, we keep proudly telling about you to [other] congregations who [worship] God. [Specifically, we tell them] that you are being steadfast and that you [continue] believing [in the Lord Jesus], even though you are frequently suffering [DOU] as a result of people causing you trouble.

5 Magi duto nyiso ni buch Nyasaye nikare, nikech bangʼ neno sand kod tem to e giko nokwanu kaka joma owinjore yudo gweth mar pinyruoth Nyasaye.

[Your being steadfast] (shows/indicates to) [us] clearly that God will judge [all people] justly. [Specifically, he] will publicly declare that you are worthy [as his people to be in] that place where he will rule [forever, because] you also are suffering as a result of [telling others about letting] God rule your lives.

6 Nyasaye en ngʼama kare omiyo obiro kumo joma sandou,

[God will certainly cause trouble for] those people who are troubling you, because he [considers] that it is just that he should punish such people for doing that to you.

7 to un muyudo sand obiro miyou yweyo, kaachiel kodwa. Mano notimre chiengʼ ma Ruoth Yesu nofwenyre e mach makakni kolor oa e polo, kaachiel gi malaika mage maroteke.

He also [considers] that it is the right thing to do to reward you who are being troubled, by (giving you relief/causing your suffering to end). He will do that for both you and us when our Lord Jesus will descend from heaven, together with his powerful angels and with blazing fire.

8 Enokum joma okia Nyasaye kendo ma ok orito puonj mar Injili mar Ruodhwa Yesu.

[Then he will] punish those people who do not [want to] know him and [those] who refuse to heed the message about our Lord Jesus.

9 Giniyud kum ma en lal manyaka chiengʼ, koriembogi oko e nyim Ruoth Nyasaye kendo mabor gi tekone man-gi duongʼ. (aiōnios g166)

[Our Lord Jesus] will forbid them from ever coming near to him and near to the glory which he has [because he is so] powerful (OR, the glory that is manifested by his power). He will cause those people to suffer forever. (aiōnios g166)

10 En odiechiengʼ ma Ruoth noduogie mondo joge maler omiye duongʼ kendo joma oyie duto omiye luor. Un bende unubed achiel kuom jogo, nikech ne uyie wach mane wakelonu.

[The Lord Jesus] will do this when he comes [back from heaven] at the time [that God has decided]. As a result, all we who are his people will praise him because of [what he has done for his own] people, and all we believers will marvel at our Lord because of [what he has done. And you will be there, too], because you believed what we testified to you.

11 Ka un gi gima chalo kama e pachu, to mano emomiyo walamonu kinde duto, mondo omi Nyasachwa okwanu kaka joma owinjore gi luongne, mondo tekone ochop dwaro mabeyo duto ma un-go kod tije duto mutimo nikech yie ma un-go.

In order that you might [praise Jesus like this], we are also praying very frequently [HYP] for you. We pray that [you will be able to show] our God that you are worthy [to receive] that which he chose [you to receive]. We pray also that he would powerfully enable you to do good in every way that you desire, and that he would also enable you to do powerfully every [good] thing [that you do because] you believe [in Jesus Christ].

12 Walemo ni mondo nying Ruodhwa Yesu Kristo oyud duongʼ kuomu, kendo mondo un bende uyud duongʼ kuome. Mano mondo otimrenu kuom ngʼwono mar Nyasachwa kod Ruoth Yesu Kristo.

[We pray this because we want] you to praise our Lord Jesus, and we want him to honor you. This will happen because God, whom we [worship/serve], and our Lord Jesus Christ will keep acting kindly [toward you] in ways that you do not deserve.