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1 Ɣe ka ɣie nu siawo katã ava eme? Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, mehiã be magblɔ nya aɖeke tso ema ya ŋuti o,
Bvt of the times and seasons, brethren, yee haue no neede that I write vnto you.
2 elabena mienya nyuie be ame aɖeke menya ɣeyiɣi la o. Aƒetɔ la ƒe azãgbe la aɖi ɖe mí abe ale si fiafitɔ vana le zã me ene.
For ye your selues knowe perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come, euen as a thiefe in the night.
3 Esime amewo le gbɔgblɔm be, “Ŋutifafa kple dedinɔnɔ” li la, gbegblẽ ava ƒo ɖe wo dzi kpoyi abe ale si fu ɖua funɔe, eye mate ŋu asi le enu o ene.
For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape,
4 Ke nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, miawo la, nu siawo mele ɣaɣla ɖe mi o, eye womava ɖi ɖe mi abe fiafitɔ ene, le Aƒetɔ la ƒe azãgbe la o.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shall come on you, as it were a thiefe.
5 Elabena mi katã la, kekeli kple ŋkeke la ƒe viwoe mienye, eye mienye viviti kple zã tɔwo o,
Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkenesse.
6 eya ta minɔ ŋudzɔ ɖaa, eye migadɔ alɔ̃ abe ame bubuwo ene o. Minɔ ŋudzɔ na eƒe vava, eye mianɔ mo xexi.
Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other, but let vs watch and be sober.
7 Zã mee amewo dɔa alɔ̃, eye ɣe ma ɣi me kee amewo mua aha.
For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night.
8 Ke mina mí ame siwo nye kekeliviwo la, míanɔ mo xexi, eye míatsɔ xɔse kple lɔlɔ̃ ƒe akɔtakpoxɔnu ado, eye míaɖɔ ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ si míele mɔ kpɔm na la abe gakuku ene.
But let vs which are of the day, be sober, putting on the brest plate of faith and loue, and of the hope of saluation for an helmet.
9 Mawu meɖo be yeahe eƒe dɔmedzoe ƒe to na mi o, ke boŋ be yeaɖe mí to míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo dzi.
For God hath not appointed vs vnto wrath, but to obtaine saluation by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ,
10 Kristo ku ɖe mía ta, ale be míele agbe alo míeku o, ne etrɔ va la, míate ŋu anɔ agbe kplii tegbetegbe.
Which died for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we should liue together with him.
11 Eya ta mide dzi ƒo na mia nɔewo be miatu mia nɔewo ɖo abe ale si miele wɔwɔm xoxo la ene.
Wherefore exhort one another, and edifie one another, euen as ye doe.
12 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, azɔ la, míele biabiam tso mia si be miade bubu ame siwo wɔa dɔ kple vevidodo le mia dome la ŋu, ame siwo wotsɔ ɖo mia nu le Aƒetɔ la me, eye woxlɔ̃a nu mi.
Nowe we beseeche you, brethren, that ye acknowledge them, which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you,
13 Mido kɔkɔ ame siawo le lɔlɔ̃ me le woƒe dɔwɔwɔ ta. Minɔ anyi le ŋutifafa me kple mia nɔewo.
That yee haue them in singular loue for their workes sake. Bee at peace among your selues.
14 Míele nu xlɔ̃m mi, nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo be miaxlɔ̃ nu ame siwo le kuvia wɔm, mide dzi ƒo na ame siwo le vɔvɔ̃m, mikpe ɖe ame siwo gbɔdzɔ la ŋu, migbɔ dzi ɖi na ame sia ame.
We desire you, brethren, admonish them that are out of order: comfort ye feeble minded: beare with the weake: be pacient toward all men.
15 Mikpɔ egbɔ be ame aɖeke metsɔ vɔ̃ ɖo vɔ̃ teƒe o, ke boŋ midze agbagba be ɣe sia ɣi la, mianyo dɔ me na mia nɔewo kple ame bubu ɖe sia ɖe.
See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer follow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.
16 Dzi nedzɔ mi ɣe sia ɣi.
Reioyce euermore.
17 Minɔ gbedodoɖa dzi madzudzɔmadzudzɔe.
Pray continually.
18 Mida akpe le nuwo katã me, elabena esiae nye Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu na mi le Kristo Yesu me.
In all thinges giue thankes: for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus toward you.
19 Migatsi Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la nu o.
Quench not the Spirit.
20 Migado vlo nyagblɔɖiwo o.
Despise not prophecying.
21 Mido nu sia nu kpɔ, eye milé ɖe nu si nyo la ŋu.
Try all things, and keepe that which is good.
22 Mitsri vɔ̃ ɖe sia ɖe tɔgbi.
Absteine from all appearance of euill.
23 Azɔ la, Mawu ŋutɔ, ame si nye ŋutifafa ƒe Mawu la nakɔ mia ŋuti keŋkeŋ, eye wòadzra miaƒe gbɔgbɔ, luʋɔ kple ŋutilã blibo la ɖo mokakamanɔŋui le míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe vavagbe la.
Nowe the very God of peace sanctifie you throughout: and I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body, may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.
24 Nuteƒewɔlae nye ame si yɔ mi, eya ta awɔe ade goe.
Faithfull is hee which calleth you, which will also doe it.
25 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, mido gbe ɖa ɖe míawo hã ta.
Brethren, pray for vs.
26 Mido gbe na nɔviwo katã le Kristo me.
Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse.
27 Mele eƒom ɖe mia nu le Aƒetɔ la ŋkume be woaxlẽ agbalẽ sia na nɔviawo katã.
I charge you in the Lord, that this Epistle be read vnto all the brethren the Saintes.
28 Míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe amenuveve nanɔ anyi kpli mi.
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you, Amen. ‘The first Epistle vnto the Thessalonians written from Athens.’
