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.
Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy: to the church of the Thessalonians, in God the Father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Nĩtũcookagĩria Ngai ngaatho hĩndĩ ciothe nĩ ũndũ wanyu inyuothe, tũkĩmũgwetaga mahooya-inĩ maitũ.
Grace be to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for you all; making a remembrance of you in our prayers without ceasing,
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.
Being mindful of the work of your faith, and labour, and charity, and of the enduring of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before God and our Father:
4 Nĩgũkorwo, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ inyuĩ mwendetwo nĩ Ngai, ithuĩ nĩtũũĩ atĩ nĩmwathuurirwo nĩwe,
Knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election:
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.
For our gospel hath not been unto you in word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much fulness, as you know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes.
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.
And you became followers of us, and of the Lord; receiving the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
7 Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũgĩtuĩka kĩonereria kũrĩ andũ arĩa othe metĩkĩtie kũu Makedonia, o na Akaia.
So that you were made a pattern to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
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,
For from you was spread abroad the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia, and in Achaia, but also in every place, your faith which is towards God, is gone forth, so that we need not to speak any thing.
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,
For they themselves relate of us, what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God.
10 na mwetagĩrĩre Mũriũ oime igũrũ, ũrĩa aariũkirie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ, nake nĩwe Jesũ, ũrĩa ũtũhonokagia kuuma kũrĩ mangʼũrĩ marĩa magooka.
And to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead, ) Jesus, who hath delivered us from the wrath to come.
