1 BaTesalonika 1

1 Pawuli, Siluvanisi aTimoti, kumbungano yakuTesalonika muliLeza Taata aMwami Jesu Kkilisito. Lino luzyalo alumuno alube kulindinywe kuzwa kuliLeza Taata aMwami Jesu Kkilisito

Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation of Thessalonians in God the Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.

2 Lyoonse tupa kulumba kuliLeza kamulimoonse mbuli mbutumwaamba kwalyonse munkombyo zyesu.

We always give thanks to God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers,

3 Tulayeya kuti leza wesu aTaata kumulimu yalusyomo milimo yaluyando, ayabulindilizi mukulangilila muMwami Jesu Kkilisito.

continually remembering before our God and Father your work for the Faith and your labor coming from the Love and your perseverance based on the Hope, our Lord Jesus Christ being their source,

4 Bakwesu nimuyandwa aLeza, tulizi wakamusala,

knowing as we do, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen.

5 nkaambo majwi mabotu akasika kulindinywe pe pe mumajwi luzutu, pesi aalubo manguzu mumuuya usalala, mpawo amubwingi bwazisyomezyo. Aalubo, mulizi kuti twakali bantu balibyeni aakati kanu nkambo kanu.

You see, our Gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with complete certainty (of course you know what sort of men we proved to be among you for your sake).

6 Mwakaba basikwiya kulindiswe akumwami, nimwaka tambula majwi mumakataazyo alukondo kuzwa kumuya usalala.

Yes you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the Word with the Holy Spirit's joy, in spite of severe affliction,

7 Mbuli mpindu, mwakaba chitondezyo kuli boonse baliku Masedoniya aKkayiya basyoma.

so that you became examples to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

8 Kuzwa kulindinywe jwi layMwami lyayitwa, mpo tee kuMasedoniya luzutu pe, akuKkayiya, pesi lusyomo kuliLeza lwakazulila koonse-koonse. Nkaambokako tatuyelede kwamba chintu kufumbwa.

That is because the Word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia but also in every place—your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we do not need to say anything.

9 Kuli mbabo lwabo kulangisisya ndiswe, kuti tulabulidilano nzi aakati kanu ambubakasanduka kuli Leza kuzwa kumuzimu kubelekela Leza wabwiini upona.

They themselves report about you what kind of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to be slaves to the living and true God,

10 Akulindila mwanakwe kuzwa kujulu, oyo wakabuka kuzwa kubafu - Jesu, unununa kuzwa kubukali buzakuza.

and to wait for His Son coming out of the heavens (whom He raised from among the dead)—Jesus, who preserves us from the coming wrath.