1 Thessalonians 2
1 My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
Kulwo kubha emwe abhene mumenyele, abhaili, ati okuja kweswe kwemwe kwaliga kutali kwa kutye- ela.
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]).
Mumenyele ati mubhwambilo chanyakile na bhachikolee kwa jinswalo elya Filipi, lwakutyo mumenyele. Chaliga chili no bhuyali mu Nyamuanga mu musango gwo bwana ogwa Nyamuanga nolwo mu nyako nyafu.
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].
Kulwo kubha obhusilisha bhweswe bhutakulubhana no bhubhibhi nolwo mu bhujabhi, nolwo mubhwilige-lige.
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.
Amwi nejo, lwa kutyo chekilisibhwe na Nyamuanga no kwikilisibhwa kwo omusango gwo bhwana, nkokutyo echaikaga. Echaika, atali kulwo kubhakondelesha abhanu, mbe nawe okumukondelesha Nyamuanga. Omwenene enyele niwe unu katatilisha mu mitima jeswe.
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!
Kulwo kubha chitatumie misango jo kwikuya mu mwanya gwona gwona, lwakutyo mumenyele, nolwo utatumie misango kuti chibheelesisho Cha inamba, Nyamuanga ni mubhambasi weswe.
6 We never tried to get people [to honor us],
Nolwo chitaigile ekusho kubhanu, nolwo okusoka kwimwe amwi okusoka ku bhandi. Chakatulile okutonga no okwendibhwa kuti Jintumwa eja Kristo.
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].
Chejile chamala nichibha bhololo agati yemwe uti Mai unu kasilisha abhana bhaye omwene.
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).
Munjila inu chaliga chili no kwenda kwimwe. Nikwo kutyo chabhasabhile okubha amwi atali kulwo musango gwo bhwana-la ogwa Nyamuanga nawe one no bhulame bhweswe eswe abhene. Kulwo kubha mwabhee abhendwa bheswe.
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].
Kulwo kubha bhaili, omwichuka emilimu na jinyako jeswe. Mugeta na mumwisi chaliga nichikola emilimu koleleki chasiga kumtamilisha munu wona wona. Mumwanya ogwo, chabhasimuliye omusango gwo bhwana ogwa Nyamuanga.
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.
Emwe muli bhabhambasi, na Nyamuanga one, ni kwo bhulengelesi-ki, mu-chimali, no kubhulwa echilwala lwakutyo chalibhataga abhene imbele yemwe bhanu omwikilisha.
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].
Kutyo nikwo bhili, mumenyele ati nikutiki ku bhuli umwi wemwe, lwa kutyo Lata ali ku bhana bhaye lwa kutyo chabhasimuliye no kubha simbagilisha omwoyo. Nchibhabhambalila
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].
ati kwaliga kubheile okulibhata lwa muli okubhilikilwa kwemwe ku Nyamuanga, unu abhabhilikie mu bhukama na mwikusho lwaye.
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].
Kulwa insonga eyo echimusima Nyamuanga. one bhuli mwanya. Kulwo kubha mumwanya gunu mwamulamiye okusoka kwimwe emisango ja Nyamuanga lwa kutyo mwonguywe, mwalamiye gutali kuti musango gwa abhanamunu. Mbe nawe mwalamiye chimali kutyo bhili, omusango gwa Nyamuanga. Ni musango gunuogukola emilimu agati yemwe bhanu mwikilisishe.
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].
Kulwejo emwe, Bhaili, mubhe bhanu bho kulubhilila amakanisa ga Nyamuanga ganu gali mu Bhuyaudi mu Kristo Yesu. Kulwo kubha emwe one mwanyasibhe mu misango jilya jilya okusoka ku bhanu bhemwe, lwakutyo jaliga jili okusoka ku Bhayaudi.
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!
Bhaliga bhali Bhayaudi nibho bhamwitile Latabhugenyi Yesu amwi na abhalagi. Ni Bhayaudi bhanu bhachibhilimishe okubha anja. Bhatamukondelesha Nyamuanga na nibhasoko ku bhanu bhona.
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!
Bhachiganyishe chisige okwaika na bhamaanga koleleki bhabhone okukisibhwa. Amwi nejo hi atii abhagendelela ne bhibhibhi bhyebhwe. Kubhutelo lisungu lyejile ingulu yebhwe.
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.
Eswe, Bhaili, chaliga chaukene nemwe kwo mwanya mufuyi, chimubhili, atali mu chinyamwoyo. Chakolele kwo bhutulo bheswe na mu lyenda ekulu kwo okulola obhusu bhweswe.
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].
kulwo kubha chaliga nichenda okuja kwemwe, Anye Paulo, mulugendo lumwi na lugendo lundi, mbe nawe Shetani anganyishe.
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]!
Kulwo kubha mu is byikilisha kweswe katungu Kandi ni chinuki amwi bhukonde, amwi lutenga lwo mwikusho imbele ya Latabhugenyi weswe Yesu mu mwanya gwo kuja kwaye? Angu kwiya kafu atali emwe lwa kutyo bhali abhandi?
20 Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
Kulwo kubha emwe mulikusho no kukondelwa kweswe.
