1 Thessalonians 3
1 For this reason, enduring no longer, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,
Boye lokola tokokaki lisusu kokanga motema te, tomonaki ete ezali malamu mpo na biso kotikala na Ateni.
2 and sent Timotheus—our brother, and a servant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ—to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,
Yango wana totindaki Timote, ndeko na biso mpe moninga ya Nzambe kati na mosala ya kopanza Sango Malamu ya Klisto, mpo ete alendisa bino mpe apesa bino mpiko kati na kondima,
3 that no one be moved in these tribulations, for you have known that we are set for this,
na tina ete moko te kati na bino abungisa kondima likolo ya pasi oyo bozali komona; pamba te bino moko boyebi malamu ete tobongisama mpo na yango.
4 for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand that we are about to suffer tribulation, as it also came to pass, and you have known [it];
Tango tozalaki nanu elongo na bino, toyebisaki bino ete tokokutana na minyoko. Mpe esalemi kaka ndenge wana, ndenge boyebi yango malamu.
5 because of this also, I, no longer enduring, sent to know your faith, lest he who is tempting tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.
Mpo na yango, lokola nakokaki lisusu kokanga motema te, natindaki Timote mpo na koluka koyeba soki bozali kaka kokoba kati na kondima. Nazalaki kobanga ete Satana ameka bino mpe ete mosala na biso ekende pamba.
6 And Timotheus now having come to us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that you always have a good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,
Kasi sik’oyo, Timote awuti epai na bino mpe asili kozonga epai na biso, amemeli biso sango ya kitoko na tina na kondima mpe bolingo na bino: ayebisi biso ete bozali tango nyonso na makanisi ya malamu mpo na biso mpe bozali na posa makasi ya komona biso, ndenge biso mpe tozali na posa makasi ya komona bino.
7 because of this we were comforted, brothers, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,
Bandeko, sango ya kondima na bino elendisi biso makasi, kati na pasi mpe minyoko nyonso oyo tozali komona;
8 because now we live, if you may stand fast in the LORD.
mpe nzoto na biso eningani sik’oyo na esengo mpo ete botelemi ngwi kati na Nkolo.
9 For what thanks are we able to repay to God for you, for all the joy with which we delight because of you in the presence of our God,
Matondi ya ndenge nini tokoki kozongisa epai ya Nzambe na tina na bino, mpo na esengo nyonso oyo tozali na yango mpo na bino liboso ya Nzambe na biso?
10 exceedingly imploring night and day, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith?
Tobondelaka Nzambe na molende nyonso, butu mpe moyi, mpo ete apesa biso nzela ya komona bino lisusu mpe ya kokokisa oyo ezangi kati na kondima na bino.
11 And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you,
Sik’oyo, tika ete Ye moko Nzambe, Tata na biso, mpe Yesu, Nkolo na biso, bafungolela biso nzela ya koya epai na bino.
12 and the LORD cause you to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,
Tika ete Nkolo abakisa mpe afulukisa bolingo kati na bino mpo ete bolinganaka, bamoko na bamosusu, mpe mpo ete bolingaka bato nyonso, ndenge kaka biso mpe tolingaka bino.
13 in order to have established your hearts, blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His holy ones.
Tika ete alendisa mitema na bino mpo ete bozanga pamela kati na bosantu liboso ya Nzambe mpe Tata na biso, na mokolo oyo Yesu, Nkolo na biso, akoya elongo na basantu na Ye nyonso! Amen!
