1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

Nye, Paulo, Silvano kple Timoteo gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso, Na Kristohame si le Tesalonika, mi ame siwo nye Mawu Fofo la kple Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo tɔ. Amenuveve kple ŋutifafa si tso Mawu mía Fofo kple míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo gbɔ la woana mi.

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

Míedaa akpe na Mawu ɣe sia ɣi ɖe mia ta eye míedoa gbe ɖa ɖe mia ta madzudzɔmadzudzɔe.

3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

Le míaƒe gbedodoɖawo me na Mawu, mía Fofo la ɖe mia ta la, míeŋlɔa miaƒe lɔlɔ̃dɔwo, miaƒe xɔse triakɔ kple mɔkpɔkpɔ na míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe tɔtrɔgbɔ la be o.

4 knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,

Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo kple Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃tɔ veviwo, míenya be Mawu ŋutɔe tia mi,

5 how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.

elabena esi míetsɔ nyanyui la vɛ na mi la, miexɔe abe nya dzodzro aɖe ko ene o; ke boŋ le ŋusẽ kple Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe kpakple kakaɖedzikpɔkpɔ geɖe me hã abe ale si mienya ame si ƒomeviwo míenye le mia dome le mia ta la ene.

6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

Ale mieva zu míawo kple Aƒetɔ la yomedzelawo, elabena miexɔ míaƒe nya la kple dzidzɔ si tso Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la gbɔ togbɔ be ehe tetekpɔ kple nuxaxa geɖewo va mia dzii hã.

7 so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

Emegbe la, miawo ŋutɔwo mieva zu kpɔɖeŋu na xɔsetɔ siwo katã le Makedonia kple Akaya.

8 For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

Azɔ la, miekaka Aƒetɔ la ƒe nya la na amewo le afi sia afi, tso Akaya yi keke Makedonia ƒe liƒowo godo ke hã, elabena afi sia afi si míeyi la, amewo ɖia ɖase tso miaƒe xɔse deto si le mia si le Mawu me la ŋuti. Esia ta megahiã be míawo míagagblɔ nya aɖeke na wo o,

9 For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

elabena woawo boŋ gblɔa ale si miexɔ mí kple dzidzɔ manyagblɔ kple ale si mietrɔ tso trɔ̃subɔsubɔ gbɔ va Mawu gbɔ, eye Mawu gbagbe nyateƒetɔ la koe zu miaƒe Aƒetɔ la na mí.

10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

Eye wogblɔ hã na mí be miele mɔ kpɔm na Mawu ƒe Vi, Yesu ƒe tɔtrɔ va tso dziƒo; ame si Mawu fɔ tso ku me, eye wònye Ɖela si ko ate ŋu aɖe mí tso Mawu ƒe dziku helĩhelĩ ɖe nu vɔ̃ ŋuti la me.