1 Thessalonians 2
1 My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
Shi ina ce ashi me irusa nin nihenu, u'aye uru ahira ashi daki uhem uni uzi ba.
2 Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
Isa rusa uganiya sa wa aki ta si nirere nan imum imu'i Ufilipi. Taa wuzi iriba ihu anyimo Ugomo Asere ti buu shi tize ti Ugomo Asere.
3 When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
Barki ugbarika me sa ti zin shi ni uda zo me in ure ucama ba, nani imum iburi, nani macico ba.
4 On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
Ya cukuno Ugomo Asere mani maa zaukan duru barki uboo utize ti me me, haru be ti boo tini, daki bati ti rumi anabu muriba, bati ti rumi Ugomo Asere mani iriba. Me mani ma rusa uzina umuriba muru.
5 We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
Irusa nin daki tamu wuza shi urunta anyo nani ulindaru, ugomo Asere masa rusa ani me.
6 We never tried to get people [to honor us],
Tida kuri ti nyari ninonzo anu ba, nani ahira ashi me, nani ahira ukasu anabu ba, dagi ti nyara, tida wuza katu innikara niru sa ti zini na adura Asere.
7 although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
Ani me ta tuzo ace aru anyimo ashi me gusi a'ino sa make ma ribisa ahna ameme.
8 So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
Ana me ta hem inshi, ta kunna urunta uni goo nan shi, daki uboo utize ti Ugomo Asere cas ba, nan ticukum tiru. Ya cukunon duru amuriba.
9 My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
Ringi nin nihenu, katuma karu nan ijasi iru niye nan uwui, taa wuzi ani me indagi ti nya shi ucira uni ba. Uganiya ugino me, taa buu shi tize ti Ugomo Asere.
10 You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
Shi anu kurzo utize tim wani nan Asere, ulau, imum uzatu uboo, ta wuzi ticukum tiriri.
11 You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
Isa rusa nin utarsa sa taa tarsin inshi gusa sa matarsan in na hanaa ameme.
12 [Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
Taa tiri shi tari unuguna itonno in nikara, unu guna i wuzi tanu unaa sa Ugomo Asere madi kunna urunta sa maa titi shi anyimo atigomo ti meme.
13 We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
Barki ani me ti bezizi iriba irum ahira ugomo Asere sarki umarsa. Uganiya sa ya kabi tize ti ugomo Asere ahira aru, kabi tini tida zo me gusi tize ti unubu ba. Yaa kabi tini barki kadure kani. Tize tige me ta rani anyimo akatuma, anyimo ashim me sa ya hem.
14 My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
Shi nihenu, ya cukuno anu umanza anu tarsa Asere sa wa raani Ujudiya anyimo a Yeso. Shi cangi ya si nirere atari ta anu amanyaga mashi me, gusi wa kunna atari tima yahudawa.
15 [Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
Mayahudawa wani wa hu Yeso vanaa ugomo Asere na anu ukurzuzo utize ta Asere. Mayahudawa wani waa gidi duru. Wa cari Ugomo Asere iriba, wa wuzi ishina nan anabu.
16 [Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
Waa kartin duru ti buu anu zatu urusa Asere tize ta Asere bati wa kem ubura. Waa cukuno uwuza utimumum ti madini. Wadi ribe anyimo ucurno me iriba ya Asere umara me.
17 My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
Nihenu, taa harzina nan shi uganiya cingili, anyimo ani pum daki anyimo iriba ba. Taa inki iriba uguna tidi iri muhenu mushi me kang.
18 [You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
Taa nyari ti kuri ti e ahira ashi me, mi nan Bulus, unu ugino me be maa kartin duru.
19 [We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
Nyanini nikara niriba barki uhana aje aru, nan iriba irum, nani ni'ere niti gomo tiwetere aje Ugomo Asere uganiya sa ma aye? In daki shi ba?
20 Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
She wani ti kunnan in shi nan anu uruma uru muriba.
