1 Thessalonians 5
1 Bvt of the times and seasons, brethren, yee haue no neede that I write vnto you.
Ɣe ka ɣie nu siawo katã ava eme? Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, mehiã be magblɔ nya aɖeke tso ema ya ŋuti o,
2 For ye your selues knowe perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come, euen as a thiefe in the night.
elabena mienya nyuie be ame aɖeke menya ɣeyiɣi la o. Aƒetɔ la ƒe azãgbe la aɖi ɖe mí abe ale si fiafitɔ vana le zã me ene.
3 For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape,
Esime amewo le gbɔgblɔm be, “Ŋutifafa kple dedinɔnɔ” li la, gbegblẽ ava ƒo ɖe wo dzi kpoyi abe ale si fu ɖua funɔe, eye mate ŋu asi le enu o ene.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shall come on you, as it were a thiefe.
Ke nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, miawo la, nu siawo mele ɣaɣla ɖe mi o, eye womava ɖi ɖe mi abe fiafitɔ ene, le Aƒetɔ la ƒe azãgbe la o.
5 Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkenesse.
Elabena mi katã la, kekeli kple ŋkeke la ƒe viwoe mienye, eye mienye viviti kple zã tɔwo o,
6 Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other, but let vs watch and be sober.
eya ta minɔ ŋudzɔ ɖaa, eye migadɔ alɔ̃ abe ame bubuwo ene o. Minɔ ŋudzɔ na eƒe vava, eye mianɔ mo xexi.
7 For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night.
Zã mee amewo dɔa alɔ̃, eye ɣe ma ɣi me kee amewo mua aha.
8 But let vs which are of the day, be sober, putting on the brest plate of faith and loue, and of the hope of saluation for an helmet.
Ke mina mí ame siwo nye kekeliviwo la, míanɔ mo xexi, eye míatsɔ xɔse kple lɔlɔ̃ ƒe akɔtakpoxɔnu ado, eye míaɖɔ ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ si míele mɔ kpɔm na la abe gakuku ene.
9 For God hath not appointed vs vnto wrath, but to obtaine saluation by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ,
Mawu meɖo be yeahe eƒe dɔmedzoe ƒe to na mi o, ke boŋ be yeaɖe mí to míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo dzi.
10 Which died for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we should liue together with him.
Kristo ku ɖe mía ta, ale be míele agbe alo míeku o, ne etrɔ va la, míate ŋu anɔ agbe kplii tegbetegbe.
11 Wherefore exhort one another, and edifie one another, euen as ye doe.
Eya ta mide dzi ƒo na mia nɔewo be miatu mia nɔewo ɖo abe ale si miele wɔwɔm xoxo la ene.
12 Nowe we beseeche you, brethren, that ye acknowledge them, which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you,
Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, azɔ la, míele biabiam tso mia si be miade bubu ame siwo wɔa dɔ kple vevidodo le mia dome la ŋu, ame siwo wotsɔ ɖo mia nu le Aƒetɔ la me, eye woxlɔ̃a nu mi.
13 That yee haue them in singular loue for their workes sake. Bee at peace among your selues.
Mido kɔkɔ ame siawo le lɔlɔ̃ me le woƒe dɔwɔwɔ ta. Minɔ anyi le ŋutifafa me kple mia nɔewo.
14 We desire you, brethren, admonish them that are out of order: comfort ye feeble minded: beare with the weake: be pacient toward all men.
Míele nu xlɔ̃m mi, nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo be miaxlɔ̃ nu ame siwo le kuvia wɔm, mide dzi ƒo na ame siwo le vɔvɔ̃m, mikpe ɖe ame siwo gbɔdzɔ la ŋu, migbɔ dzi ɖi na ame sia ame.
15 See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer follow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.
Mikpɔ egbɔ be ame aɖeke metsɔ vɔ̃ ɖo vɔ̃ teƒe o, ke boŋ midze agbagba be ɣe sia ɣi la, mianyo dɔ me na mia nɔewo kple ame bubu ɖe sia ɖe.
16 Reioyce euermore.
Dzi nedzɔ mi ɣe sia ɣi.
17 Pray continually.
Minɔ gbedodoɖa dzi madzudzɔmadzudzɔe.
18 In all thinges giue thankes: for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus toward you.
Mida akpe le nuwo katã me, elabena esiae nye Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu na mi le Kristo Yesu me.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
Migatsi Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la nu o.
20 Despise not prophecying.
Migado vlo nyagblɔɖiwo o.
21 Try all things, and keepe that which is good.
Mido nu sia nu kpɔ, eye milé ɖe nu si nyo la ŋu.
22 Absteine from all appearance of euill.
Mitsri vɔ̃ ɖe sia ɖe tɔgbi.
23 Nowe the very God of peace sanctifie you throughout: and I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body, may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.
Azɔ la, Mawu ŋutɔ, ame si nye ŋutifafa ƒe Mawu la nakɔ mia ŋuti keŋkeŋ, eye wòadzra miaƒe gbɔgbɔ, luʋɔ kple ŋutilã blibo la ɖo mokakamanɔŋui le míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe vavagbe la.
24 Faithfull is hee which calleth you, which will also doe it.
Nuteƒewɔlae nye ame si yɔ mi, eya ta awɔe ade goe.
25 Brethren, pray for vs.
Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, mido gbe ɖa ɖe míawo hã ta.
26 Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse.
Mido gbe na nɔviwo katã le Kristo me.
27 I charge you in the Lord, that this Epistle be read vnto all the brethren the Saintes.
Mele eƒom ɖe mia nu le Aƒetɔ la ŋkume be woaxlẽ agbalẽ sia na nɔviawo katã.
28 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you, Amen. ‘The first Epistle vnto the Thessalonians written from Athens.’
Míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe amenuveve nanɔ anyi kpli mi.
