Tesalonikatɔwo 2 1

1 Nye, Paulo, Silvano kple Timoteo gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso, Na kristohame si le Tesalonika, ame siwo le Mawu mía Fofo kple míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo me.

[I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me. We are sending this letter] to [you]. You are the congregation [of God’s people] in Thessalonica [city]. You belong to God our Father, and you belong to Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Amenuveve kple ŋutifafa si tso Mawu, Fofo la kple Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo gbɔ la nanɔ anyi kpli mi.

[We 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.

3 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, ele be míatsɔ akpedada na Mawu ɖe mia ta. Menye nu dzeame ko wònye na mí o, ke boŋ míaƒe dɔ wònye be míawɔ na Mawu ɖe ale si miaƒe xɔse tsi ɖe edzi nukutɔe, eye miaƒe lɔlɔ̃ na mia nɔewo hã de to ŋutɔ la ta.

[Our] fellow believers, we thank God very frequently [HYP] for you because we believers ought [to thank God for each other, and] specifically it is appropriate/right [that we should thank God for you. We thank him] that you are trusting in [the Lord Jesus] more and more, and that each one of you is loving [each of] the others more and more.

4 Enye dzidzɔ na mí be míaƒo adegbe tso miaƒe dzigbɔɖi kple ale si miaƒe xɔse de to le Mawu me la ŋu na hame bubuwo, togbɔ be miele fukpekpe kple ɣeyiɣi sesẽwo me tom hã.

As a result, we keep proudly telling about you to [other] congregations who [worship] God. [Specifically, we tell them] that you are being steadfast and that you [continue] believing [in the Lord Jesus], even though you are frequently suffering [DOU] as a result of people causing you trouble.

5 Esia nye Mawu ƒe ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ dzɔdzɔe la ƒe dzesi be woabu mi be miedze na mawufiaɖuƒe si ŋuti miekpe fu ɖo la.

[Your being steadfast] (shows/indicates to) [us] clearly that God will judge [all people] justly. [Specifically, he] will publicly declare that you are worthy [as his people to be in] that place where he will rule [forever, because] you also are suffering as a result of [telling others about letting] God rule your lives.

6 Eye le ɣe ma ɣi me ke la, edzɔ le Mawu ƒe ŋkume be wòatsɔ xaxa aɖo teƒe na ame siwo na xaxa mi la.

[God will certainly cause trouble for] those people who are troubling you, because he [considers] that it is just that he should punish such people for doing that to you.

7 Eya ta magblɔ na mi, ame siwo le fu kpem la be Mawu ana dzudzɔ mi kple míawo nenye be Aƒetɔ Yesu va do kpoyi tso dziƒo le dzo ƒe aɖewo me kple eƒe mawudɔla sesẽwo.

He also [considers] that it is the right thing to do to reward you who are being troubled, by (giving you relief/causing your suffering to end). He will do that for both you and us when our Lord Jesus will descend from heaven, together with his powerful angels and with blazing fire.

8 Adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu ame siwo katã medi be yewoanya Mawu o kple ame siwo katã meɖoa to míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe nyanyui la o.

[Then he will] punish those people who do not [want to] know him and [those] who refuse to heed the message about our Lord Jesus.

9 Woahe to na wo le dzomavɔ la me, eye womagakpɔ Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkume akpɔ gbeɖe o. Gawu la, womakpɔ eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe ŋusẽ hã o, (aiōnios g166)

[Our Lord Jesus] will forbid them from ever coming near to him and near to the glory which he has [because he is so] powerful (OR, the glory that is manifested by his power). He will cause those people to suffer forever. (aiōnios g166)

10 ne eva be wòaxɔ kafukafu kple bubu ɖe dɔ gã si wòwɔ na ame kɔkɔewo la ta. Miawo la, mianɔ ame siwo anɔ ekafum la dome, elabena miexɔ Mawu ƒe nya si míegblɔ na mi la dzi se.

[The Lord Jesus] will do this when he comes [back from heaven] at the time [that God has decided]. As a result, all we who are his people will praise him because of [what he has done for his own] people, and all we believers will marvel at our Lord because of [what he has done. And you will be there, too], because you believed what we testified to you.

11 Eya ta míedoa gbe ɖa ɖe mia ta ɖaa be míaƒe Mawu la nawɔ mi vi siwo ƒomevi wòdi be woanɔ ye si lae, eye agawɔ mi mianyo ade ale si miedi la nu! Mlɔeba la, atsɔ eƒe ŋusẽ axe fe na mi ɖe miaƒe xɔse ta.

In order that you might [praise Jesus like this], we are also praying very frequently [HYP] for you. We pray that [you will be able to show] our God that you are worthy [to receive] that which he chose [you to receive]. We pray also that he would powerfully enable you to do good in every way that you desire, and that he would also enable you to do powerfully every [good] thing [that you do because] you believe [in Jesus Christ].

12 Ekema ame sia ame anɔ Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkɔ kafum ɖe nu nyui siwo do go tso mia me wokpɔ la ta, eye miaƒe ŋutikɔkɔe gãtɔ kekeakee nye be miava nye etɔ. Míaƒe Mawu kple Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe nublanuikpɔkpɔ sɔgbɔ la ana esiawo katã ava eme na mi.

[We pray this because we want] you to praise our Lord Jesus, and we want him to honor you. This will happen because God, whom we [worship/serve], and our Lord Jesus Christ will keep acting kindly [toward you] in ways that you do not deserve.