1 Athesalonike 1
1 Nĩ ithuĩ Paũlũ na Sila, na Timotheo, Twandĩkĩra kanitha wa Athesalonike marũa maya ũrĩa ũrĩ thĩinĩ wa Ngai Ithe witũ o na Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ. Wega na thayũ wa Ngai irogĩa na inyuĩ.
This letter comes from Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May you have grace and peace!
2 Nĩtũcookagĩria Ngai ngaatho hĩndĩ ciothe nĩ ũndũ wanyu inyuothe, tũkĩmũgwetaga mahooya-inĩ maitũ.
We are always thanking God for all of you, never forgetting you in our prayers.
3 Rĩrĩa tũkũmũhoera tũrĩ mbere ya Ngai o we Ithe witũ-rĩ, nĩtũririkanaga tũtegũtigithĩria wĩra wanyu ũrĩa uumanĩte na gwĩtĩkia, na kwĩnogia kwanyu kũrĩa kũrehagwo nĩ wendani, o na gũkirĩrĩria kwanyu, kũrĩa kuumanĩte na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro thĩinĩ wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ.
We remember you before our God and Father—how you put your trust in him into practice, how you work hard in love, and how you patiently wait in the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Nĩgũkorwo, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ inyuĩ mwendetwo nĩ Ngai, ithuĩ nĩtũũĩ atĩ nĩmwathuurirwo nĩwe,
Brothers and sisters, we already know that you are loved by God and are very special to him.
5 tondũ Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega tũhunjagia, tũtiamũreheire ũrĩ o ciugo theri, no twamũreheire ũrĩ na hinya, na ũrĩ na Roho Mũtheru, o na ũrĩ na ihooto itangĩthanganio. Ningĩ inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ ũrĩa twaikaraga na inyuĩ nĩ ũndũ wa kũmũguna.
The good news we brought to you wasn't just words, but had power too, for the Holy Spirit completely convinced you. In the same way you know what kind of men we are since we demonstrated to you that we were working for your benefit.
6 Inyuĩ mwatuĩkire a kwĩgerekania na ithuĩ, o na mũgĩtuĩka a kwĩgerekania na Mwathani, o na gũtuĩka mwarĩ na mĩnyamaro mĩingĩ, nĩmwamũkĩrire ũhoro wake mũrĩ na gĩkeno kĩrĩa kĩheanagwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru.
You were imitating us and the Lord when you received the message, for despite your troubles you experienced the joy the Holy Spirit gives.
7 Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũgĩtuĩka kĩonereria kũrĩ andũ arĩa othe metĩkĩtie kũu Makedonia, o na Akaia.
So you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Greece!
8 Naguo ũhoro wa Mwathani nĩwahunjire uumĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ, na to Makedonia na Akaia gwiki, no rĩrĩ, o na wĩtĩkio wanyu thĩinĩ wa Ngai nĩũmenyekete kũndũ guothe. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũtibataire kuuga ũndũ ũhoro-inĩ ũcio,
You have broadcast the Lord's message, not only in Macedonia and Greece, but everywhere people have heard of your trust in God—so there's no need for us to tell anybody about it!
9 nĩgũkorwo andũ o ene nĩo maheanaga ũhoro wa ũrĩa mwatũnyiitire ũgeni. Nĩmaheanaga ũhoro wa ũrĩa mwagarũrũkĩire Ngai, mũgĩtigana na mĩhianano nĩguo mũtungatagĩre Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo na ũrĩa wa ma,
In fact they talk about what a marvelous welcome you gave us, how you abandoned idols and turned to God, how you serve the true and living God,
10 na mwetagĩrĩre Mũriũ oime igũrũ, ũrĩa aariũkirie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ, nake nĩwe Jesũ, ũrĩa ũtũhonokagia kuuma kũrĩ mangʼũrĩ marĩa magooka.
as you look forward to the coming of his Son from heaven—Jesus, the one God raised from the dead, who will save us from the judgment to come.
