< 1 Thessalonians 1 >
1 Paul, Silas, and Timothy: To the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be granted to you.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ·
2 We continually give thanks to God because of you all, while we make mention of you in our prayers.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲱϫⲛ̅.
3 For we never fail to remember your works of faith and labours of love and your persistent and unwavering hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father;
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ.
4 knowing as we do, brethren, that you are beloved by God and that He has chosen you.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅
5 The Good News that we brought you did not come to you in words only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, for you know the sort of men we became among you, as examples for your sakes.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲉϭⲟⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϣ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
6 And you followed the pattern set you by us and by the Master, after you had received the Message amid severe persecution, and yet with the joy which the Holy Spirit gives,
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
7 so that you became a pattern to all the believers throughout Macedonia and Greece.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓ̈ⲁ.
8 For it was not only from you that the Master's Message sounded forth throughout Macedonia and Greece; but everywhere your faith in God has become known, so that it is unnecessary for us to say anything about it.
ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓ̈ⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲣ̅ⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ.
9 For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,
ⲑ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ. ⲉⲣ̅ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ.
10 and to await the return from Heaven of His Son, whom He raised from among the dead--even Jesus, our Deliverer from God's coming anger.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ.