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1 Nye, Paulo, Silvano kple Timoteo gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso, Na Kristohame si le Tesalonika, mi ame siwo nye Mawu Fofo la kple Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo tɔ. Amenuveve kple ŋutifafa si tso Mawu mía Fofo kple míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo gbɔ la woana mi.
[I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me]. [We(exc) are sending this letter] to [you who are] the congregation [of believers] in Thessalonica [city]. We [(inc)] all [worship] (OR, [trust in]) God [our] Father [MET] and [our] Lord Jesus Christ. [We three desire/pray that God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, will continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
2 Míedaa akpe na Mawu ɣe sia ɣi ɖe mia ta eye míedoa gbe ɖa ɖe mia ta madzudzɔmadzudzɔe.
We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
3 Le míaƒe gbedodoɖawo me na Mawu, mía Fofo la ɖe mia ta la, míeŋlɔa miaƒe lɔlɔ̃dɔwo, miaƒe xɔse triakɔ kple mɔkpɔkpɔ na míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe tɔtrɔgbɔ la be o.
[We thank God because] we continually remember that you work [for God because] you trust [in him] and you earnestly/energetically help people because you love them. You also endure [it when people cause you to suffer]. You endure it because you confidently expect that our Lord Jesus Christ [will soon return from heaven to rescue you]!
4 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo kple Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃tɔ veviwo, míenya be Mawu ŋutɔe tia mi,
My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
5 elabena esi míetsɔ nyanyui la vɛ na mi la, miexɔe abe nya dzodzro aɖe ko ene o; ke boŋ le ŋusẽ kple Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe kpakple kakaɖedzikpɔkpɔ geɖe me hã abe ale si mienya ame si ƒomeviwo míenye le mia dome le mia ta la ene.
We know that he chose you because [when] we told that message to you, we did not speak only words. The Holy Spirit [helped us to speak] powerfully/effectively, and he strongly assured [us that he was powerfully working in you by means of] the message [about Christ] that we [told to you. You yourselves know that], because you know how we spoke and how we conducted ourselves when we were with you, in order that [we might help] you.
6 Ale mieva zu míawo kple Aƒetɔ la yomedzelawo, elabena miexɔ míaƒe nya la kple dzidzɔ si tso Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la gbɔ togbɔ be ehe tetekpɔ kple nuxaxa geɖewo va mia dzii hã.
We also [know that God chose you] because we have now heard that you have endured your troubles when [people] caused you to suffer very much [because you believed in Christ]. You endured just like the Lord [Jesus Christ] endured, and just like we did [when people caused us to suffer]. At that time you were joyful because the Holy Spirit caused you to be joyful.
7 Emegbe la, miawo ŋutɔwo mieva zu kpɔɖeŋu na xɔsetɔ siwo katã le Makedonia kple Akaya.
As a result [of your joyfully enduring your troubles], all the believers who live in Macedonia and Achaia [provinces have heard how firmly you trust God. So they know that they should firmly trust in God] as you do.
8 Azɔ la, miekaka Aƒetɔ la ƒe nya la na amewo le afi sia afi, tso Akaya yi keke Makedonia ƒe liƒowo godo ke hã, elabena afi sia afi si míeyi la, amewo ɖia ɖase tso miaƒe xɔse deto si le mia si le Mawu me la ŋuti. Esia ta megahiã be míawo míagagblɔ nya aɖeke na wo o,
Other people have heard you tell the message [from] the Lord [Jesus]. Then they also have proclaimed the message to people who live throughout Macedonia and Achaia [provinces]. Not only that, but [people who live] in many far-away places [HYP] have heard that you trust in God. As a result, we do not need to tell people [what God has done in your lives].
9 elabena woawo boŋ gblɔa ale si miexɔ mí kple dzidzɔ manyagblɔ kple ale si mietrɔ tso trɔ̃subɔsubɔ gbɔ va Mawu gbɔ, eye Mawu gbagbe nyateƒetɔ la koe zu miaƒe Aƒetɔ la na mí.
People [who live far from you are telling others what happened when we were with you]. They also report that you stopped [worshipping things that] ([you/your ancestors]) [considered to be] gods and now you worship God. [As a result], you serve the God who is all-powerful and who is the real God.
10 Eye wogblɔ hã na mí be miele mɔ kpɔm na Mawu ƒe Vi, Yesu ƒe tɔtrɔ va tso dziƒo; ame si Mawu fɔ tso ku me, eye wònye Ɖela si ko ate ŋu aɖe mí tso Mawu ƒe dziku helĩhelĩ ɖe nu vɔ̃ ŋuti la me.
They tell us that now you wait expectantly for his Son [to return to earth] from heaven. You firmly believe that God caused him to live again after he died. You believe also that Jesus will rescue [all of] us, [who trust in him], from [God’s] punishing us [MTY].
