1 Thessalonians 5
1 My fellow believers, [I want to tell you more] about the time or period [when the Lord Jesus will come back. Really], you do not need me to you about that,
no woyeu, ki ker kwamawo ka-nge kalewo, kom mani ki cwi dige a mulang kumen tiye
2 because you yourselves know accurately [what will happen! You know] that the Lord [Jesus will return] [MTY] [unexpectedly] (OR, [when some people are unprepared]). [People will not expect him, just like no one knows when] a thief [comes unexpectedly] at night [SIM].
dige bwiyeu kom ki bwi kumi kom nyom yora ki di boka kwama wi nyo na ni kuwe na kume,
3 [At a future time] many people will say, “[All is] peaceful and [we are] safe!” Then suddenly the Lord Jesus will come to punish people severely! Just like a pregnant woman who [experiences] birth pains [cannot stop those pains], those people will definitely not [have any way to] escape [their punishment].
kambo tok ker yim lumati ka-nge dam narem ken, di bwaro bou kin diye man ki kume an yilam na, nawiye boro, na, nawiye ki fwere man fi cerka.
4 [Just like people] in the dark [are unaware of what is happening around them, most people will not be aware of what is about to happen to them] [MET, PRS]. Just like a thief [comes unexpectedly for people who are unaware, that time of punishment will come when people are not expecting it] [SIM]. But you, my fellow believers, are people who are very much aware [LIT] of what is going to happen. As a result, you will be expecting [LIT] those things [MTY] to happen [PRS]. All of us [believers] are people [IDM] [who do what is right, as people usually do in] the daytime [MET] [when their actions can be seen]. We are not [people who do evil things, as some people do when it is] dark [MET].
la kom yi tobmib, ki mani mwor kumta cili, na kume wuro na bo kimen na ni kuwe.
gwam kume kom bi bei filang, ke bibei ka kuke, nyo kebo bibeikume.
6 So we believers must be aware of what is happening. We must be watching carefully, [as people who are awake watch for a thief] [MET]. We must be self-controlled, as people who are (sober/not drunk) are able to control what they do [MET]. People who sleep [MET] [are unaware of what is happening, and unbelievers are like that].
nyo kom doredum na wuro ka-ngembo ki mare tano na curo nyori bi yim ki bati ka-nge yim fwetangka yora.
7 It is at night when people become drunk [and they do very wrong actions/things, and are unaware of what is happening because they] are asleep.
dige bwiyeu nubo dadum tiye ki da ki kume nyo nubo notiyeu ki no ki kume.
8 But we believers are people who [should do what is right] [MET], so we must be self-controlled, [as people] in the daytime [are usually not drunk and are able to control what they do] [MET]. [As Roman soldiers protect themselves by] putting on breastplates and helmets [MET], we [believers] must [protect ourselves by continuing to] trust and love [the Lord Jesus] and by continuing to confidently expect that he will save [us from God’s punishing us at the time when he will punish other people].
kaubo bibei ka kukeu la bi yim yora, nyo bi yo kwor bilengke ka-nge wo cwi kakko ce na bi ner bero firen dii kwama.
9 When God chose us, he did not plan for us to [be people whom he will severely] punish [MTY]. On the contrary, [he decided] that he would save us because of [our trusting in what] our Lord Jesus Christ [has done for us].
kwama yibo ki na bi to kayaka nercer la nabi fiya a fuloka ki den Teluwe be kiristi Almachiya ciya.
10 Jesus died [to atone/pay] for our [sins] in order that we might be able to live together with him, whether we are alive [MET] or whether we are dead [EUP] [when he returns to earth].
co niwo bwiya ki den bere, bwenta bi kwarce kakka bwiyam, bi wari ka-nge co
11 Because [you know that this is true], continue to encourage/comfort each other, as indeed you now are doing.
Tano nyori kom ne dangne ka-nge kebkime bo nakom cikang buti na wuro kom matiye.
12 My fellow believers, we [three] ask that you recognize/honor [as leaders] those people who work hard for you. [Specifically], respect those who lead you as fellow believers who (have a close relationship with/are united to) the Lord [Jesus]. They warn you [to stop doing what is wrong] (OR, they teach you [to do what is right]).
nyo kinong komti kebmibo kom ne dur nubo buro ma nangen tiber kimere, wuro tam ka-nge kom makumen nangen tiye ki den Teluwe, nubo buro ki nang kome.
13 That is, we [ask that you] consider those leaders to be very important and that you love them, because they work [hard to help you]. We also urge you to live peacefully with each other.
nyo konong komti tak, kom nunga cinen nure kom nung cinen cwika nyo na dige kendo wuro ci manangtiyeu na kom yii yim lumam ka-nge ci.
14 My fellow believers, we urge that you warn [believers] who will not work [in order to] ([obtain/earn the money to buy]) [things that they need to live. Tell them that they are behaving wrongly]. We urge you that you encourage [believers] who are fearful (OR, discouraged), and that you help all people who are weak [in any way]. We also urge you to be patient with everyone.
nyo maki men dige datenne ti na kero kom manang cuko macine neu. tano na curo ki kom matika digero ken wuro nubo nuwa luma kimen nubo kwarub kom ci kande ci ka-nge.
15 Make sure that none [of you] does evil things to anyone [who has done] evil to you. On the contrary, you must always try to do good [things] for each other (OR, to fellow believers) and to everyone else.
kom to ka-nge a ya'are kece nin cile ki cile nyeu kom do bwiti nin dikero ken na gwamece.
16 Be joyful (at all times/always),
Bila-ngi kang-kang
17 pray continually,
Kwob dulo man ki yiloka.
18 and thank [God] (in all [circumstances/] [of what happens]). God wants you [to behave] like that [because of what] Christ Jesus [has done for you] (OR, because you have a close relationship with Christ Jesus).
Mor diger gwam nee buka ka-ngek wo co cwika kwama mor kiristi Yeesu ki kom.
19 Do not [refuse the urging from God’s] Spirit [when he is working] [MTY] [among you. That would be like] throwing water on [a fire] [MET]!
Domde yuwa tangbeko wucake.
20 [Specifically], do not despise messages that the Holy Spirit reveals to someone, [and reject them automatically].
Cwekangde to'oka dukume.
21 On the contrary, evaluate all [such messages]. Accept the [messages that are truly from God, and obey them].
cuwa digero gwam, ko tam dige yoryore.
22 Do not obey any kind of evil [message].
co-ngum gwam cile more kume.
23 [We pray to] God that he will change you to become more and more like his people should be. He is the one who causes [his people] to have [inner] peace. [That is, we pray] that he will help you so that in all that you think, in all that you desire, and in all that you do, you will be without fault. We ask him that he will keep doing that [until] our Lord Jesus Christ comes back [to earth].
kwama wo lumace ca yilam ki kom nubo ken, la gwam kume kom yilam ki bwiyer kumero, ner kumero bwikume, na yilam muwerum mwere man ki dwiti kana ken na boka Teluwe be cuwo kiristi Almachiya.
24 [Because God] has invited you [to be his people, you can] certainly trust him to keep on helping you to do that.
niwo kome ni kendo ken.
25 My fellow believers, pray for me and for Silas and for Timothy.
kebmibbo kom dulo ki denyer.
26 [When you gather together as believers], greet each other affectionately, as fellow believers [should].
kom yarum kebkimebo gwam ka-nge nubo kendo.
27 Make certain that you read this letter to all the believers who may be absent when you read it at first, [knowing that] the Lord [Jesus wants you to do it].
mi kinong komti ki den Teluwe kom cuwo bifumer na nubo ceye gwam ki kwobka dulo
28 [I pray that] our Lord Jesus Christ [will continue to act] kindly toward you all.
dila luma kwama kiristi Almachiya na yilam wari ka-nge kom.
