1 Thessalonians 1
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Njafwe, Paulo ne Sailasi kayi ne Timoti. Tulamulembelenga ba Tesalonika momubungano mukasa a Lesa ne Mwami Yesu Klistu. Luse ne lumuno Lube nenjamwe.
2 We always give thanks to God for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
Tulalumbumga Lesa lyonse pacebo ca njamwe mwense kayi lyonse tulamushumbulunga mumipailo yetu.
3 unceasingly remembering your work of faith, and the labor of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,
Tukute kumwanuka pamenso a Lesa pabintu mbyomwalensa pacebo ca lushomo lwenu, kayi mbuli ncomwalasebensa cangofu lushomo, kayi ne lusuno lwalapesheti musebense mwangofu, kayi ne kupembelela kwenu Mwami wetu Yesu Klistu ncekwashimpa.
4 having known, beloved brothers, by God, your [divine] selection,
Mobanse tucinshi kwambeti Lesa umusuni kayi lamusala kuba bakendi.
5 because our good news did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as you have known of what sort we became among you for your sake,
Pakwinga twalamuletela Mulumbe Waina, cakutasebensesha maswi onka, nsombi nengofu sha Mushimu Uswepa kayi cakutatonshanya sobwe. Mucinshi ncetwalikwikala nenjamwe, pakuyanda kumunyamfwilisha.
6 and you became imitators of us and of the LORD, having received the word in much tribulation with joy of the Holy Spirit,
Mwalakonkela bwikalo bwetu kayi ne bwa Mwami Yesu. Necikabeti mwalapita mumapensho anene, mwalatambula Mulumbe Waina mwakukondwa kwalakufuma ku Mushimu Uswepa.
7 so that you became patterns to all those believing in Macedonia and Achaia,
Neco mwalaba citondesho kubantu bashoma muli Yesu mu Makedoniya ne ku Akaya.
8 for from you has sounded forth the word of the LORD, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God went forth, so that we have no need to say anything,
Bantu bangi balanyumfwa Mulumbe Waina kufuma kulinjamwe kutambowa abo baku Akaya ne ku Makedoniya bonka, nsombi impuwo ya lushomo lwenu muli Lesa yalamwaika ku masena onse. Neco lino kuliya ncotwela kwambapo sobwe.
9 for they themselves declare concerning us what entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,
Bantu bonse balambanga sha ncemwalatutambula cena pacindi mpotwalamufwakashila, kayi mbuli ncemwalatushiya tumbwanga, nekusandukila kuli Lesa muyumi kwambeti mumusebenselenga.
10 and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He raised out of the dead—Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.
Kayi mulapembelelenga Mwanendi kufuma kwilu. Uyo ni Yesu, Lesa ngwalapundusha kubafu. Euyo latupulushunga ku bukalu bulesanga.
