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.
Polo, Silasi mpe Timote; Epai ya bandeko ya Lingomba ya Tesalonika, ba-oyo bazali kati na Nzambe Tata mpe kati na Nkolo Yesu-Klisto: Tika ete ngolu mpe kimia epesamela bino!
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers;
Tozongisaka tango nyonso matondi epai ya Nzambe mpo na bino nyonso tango totangaka bino kati na mabondeli na biso.
3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
Tobosanaka te liboso ya Nzambe, Tata na biso, misala ya kondima na bino, misala ya bolingo na bino mpe molende na bino, oyo ewuti na elikya monene oyo bozali na yango kati na Nkolo na biso, Yesu-Klisto.
4 knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
Bandeko balingami ya Nzambe, toyebi malamu ete Nzambe apona bino,
5 how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we shewed ourselves toward you for your sake.
pamba te Sango Malamu na biso ekomaki epai na bino kaka na maloba te, kasi mpe na nguya, na Molimo Mosantu mpe na kondima monene. Mpe boyebi malamu ndenge nini tozalaki kovanda kati na bino mpo na bolamu na bino.
6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;
Bokomaki kolanda ndakisa na biso mpe ya Nkolo, pamba te boyambaki Liloba kati na minyoko mingi mpe na esengo oyo Molimo Mosantu apesaka.
7 so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
Mpo na yango, bokomi mpe ndakisa mpo na bandimi nyonso ya Masedwane mpe ya Akayi.
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.
Wuta epai na bino, Liloba na Nkolo epanzani kaka te na Masedwane mpe Akayi, kasi sango ya kondima na bino kati na Nzambe eyebani mpe bipai nyonso. Yango wana tozali lisusu na tina te ya koloba ata likambo moko mpo na yango,
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,
pamba te bango moko bazali kotatola ndenge nini boyambaki biso mpe ndenge nini botikaki kosambela banzambe ya bikeko mpo na komipesa na Nzambe mpe mpo na kosalela Nzambe na bomoi mpe ya solo,
10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivereth us from the wrath to come.
mpe mpo na kozela, kowuta na Likolo, Mwana na Ye oyo asekwisaki kati na bakufi Yesu oyo azali kokangola biso na kanda oyo ezali koya.
