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1 Pawuli, Siluvanisi aTimoti, kumbungano yakuTesalonika muliLeza Taata aMwami Jesu Kkilisito. Lino luzyalo alumuno alube kulindinywe kuzwa kuliLeza Taata aMwami Jesu Kkilisito
2 Lyoonse tupa kulumba kuliLeza kamulimoonse mbuli mbutumwaamba kwalyonse munkombyo zyesu.
3 Tulayeya kuti leza wesu aTaata kumulimu yalusyomo milimo yaluyando, ayabulindilizi mukulangilila muMwami Jesu Kkilisito.
4 Bakwesu nimuyandwa aLeza, tulizi wakamusala,
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.
6 Mwakaba basikwiya kulindiswe akumwami, nimwaka tambula majwi mumakataazyo alukondo kuzwa kumuya usalala.
7 Mbuli mpindu, mwakaba chitondezyo kuli boonse baliku Masedoniya aKkayiya basyoma.
8 Kuzwa kulindinywe jwi layMwami lyayitwa, mpo tee kuMasedoniya luzutu pe, akuKkayiya, pesi lusyomo kuliLeza lwakazulila koonse-koonse. Nkaambokako tatuyelede kwamba chintu kufumbwa.
9 Kuli mbabo lwabo kulangisisya ndiswe, kuti tulabulidilano nzi aakati kanu ambubakasanduka kuli Leza kuzwa kumuzimu kubelekela Leza wabwiini upona.
10 Akulindila mwanakwe kuzwa kujulu, oyo wakabuka kuzwa kubafu - Jesu, unununa kuzwa kubukali buzakuza.