Tesalonikatɔwo 1 3

1 Mlɔeba la, esi míate ŋu agado dzi o la, míeɖoe be míawo ɖeɖe míatsi Atene,

Therefore, no longer covering over it, we preferred to be left behind in Athens alone.

2 eye míeɖo Timoteo, mía nɔvi kple hadɔwɔla; Mawu ƒe dɔla si ɖea gbeƒã Kristo ƒe nyanyui la ɖe mi, be wòava do ŋusẽ miaƒe xɔse, eye wòade dzi ƒo na mi,

And we sent Timothy, our brother, and a helper of God, and our fellow workman in the good news of the Christ, in order to establish you and to encourage you about your faith,

3 ale be miate ŋu alé dzi ɖe ƒo le miaƒe fukpekpe siawo katã me. Gake mienya be fukpekpe mawo nye Mawu ƒe ɖoɖo ƒe akpa aɖe na mi kristotɔwo.

for no man to be disturbed by these afflictions. For ye yourselves know that we are set for this.

4 Esi míenɔ mia gbɔ gɔ̃ hã la, míegblɔe na mi do ŋgɔ be fukpekpe kple yometiti ava kpuie abe ale si wòva dzɔe ene.

For also when we were with you we foretold you that we were going to be oppressed, just as it also happened, and ye know.

5 Abe ale si megblɔ va yi ene la, esi míekpɔ be míaƒe mia gbɔ vava le megbe tsim akpa la, míeɖo Timoteo ɖa, be wòakpɔe ɖa be miaƒe xɔse gale te sesĩe mahã. Mevɔ̃ be ɖewohĩ tela va te mi kpɔ, eye míaƒe agbagbadzedzewo katã zu dzodzro.

Because of this, I too, no longer covering over it, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow he who tempts was tempting you, and our labor became in vain.

6 Azɔ la, Timoteo trɔ gbɔ, eye wòtsɔ dzidzɔnya sia vɛ na mí be miaƒe xɔse kpe lɔlɔ̃ le Aƒetɔ la me gale te sesĩe ko abe tsã ene, eye be mieɖoa ŋku míaƒe mia gbɔ vava dzi kple dzidzɔ, eye miedi vevie be yewoakpɔ mí abe ale si míawo hã míedi vevie be míakpɔ mi ene.

But now of Timothy, having come to us from you, and having proclaimed good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye always have a good recollection of us, longing to see us, just as we also you,

7 Eya ta nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, míaƒe dziwo kpɔ akɔfafa, le míaƒe hiãwo kple fukpekpewo me le miaƒe xɔse ta.

because of this, brothers, we were encouraged toward you in all our affliction and necessity through your faith.

8 Elabena míenya azɔ be miele te sesĩe nyateƒetɔe le Aƒetɔ la me.

Because now we live, if ye stand firm in the Lord.

9 Aleke míawɔ ada akpe na Mawu wòade eteƒe ɖe mia ta, ɖe dzidzɔ si míekpɔ le míaƒe Mawu la ŋkume le mia ta?

For what thanks can we repay God about you, for all the joy in which we rejoiced because of you before our God,

10 Elabena zã kple keli la, míedoa gbe ɖa ɖe mia ta atraɖii; míebiaa Mawu be wòaɖe mɔ be míagakpɔ mi, ale be míate ŋu aɖe kuxi siwo aganɔ fu ɖem na miaƒe xɔse la ɖa.

praying night and day above extraordinary in order to see your face and to mend the deficiencies of your faith?

11 Mawu mía Fofo la ŋutɔ kple míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu nagbugbɔ mí ɖo ɖe mia gbɔ

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

12 eye Aƒetɔ la nawɔe be miaƒe lɔlɔ̃ na mia nɔewo nayɔ fũu agbã go abe ale si míaƒe lɔlɔ̃ na mi le la ene.

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,

13 Esia ana be Mawu mía Fofo la nana be miaƒe dziwo nakpɔ ŋusẽ, anɔ dzadzɛ, ale be miate ŋu ado ɖe eŋkume fɔɖiɖimanɔŋui nenye be míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo trɔ gbɔ kple eƒe ame kɔkɔewo. Amen.

in order to establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his sanctified.