1 Tesalonika 2
1 N ninjaba, yinba bani ke n pundma i kani laa tua fanma.
Brothers and sisters, you yourselves know what our visit meant to you, and that it wasn't wasted!
2 Ama tin la ya fala yeni, ya sugidi Filipi dogin nni, nani yin bani maama tin den taani ki cuo ke loli lan ya papaali yeni ti tienu, ki tin waani u tienu o laabaali ŋanmo ke yaani a maba.
You'll recall that after having had much trouble and bad treatment at Philippi, with the help of God we still dared to share God's good news with you, despite the opposition we faced.
3 Kelima tin den tundi ya tunda, naa den tie ki baandi yi yeni ya yantiali ki ŋani janbi maam.
For what we speak about isn't deceptive, or worthless, or fraudulent.
4 Ama yeni u tienu den diidi ki sua ki ti dagidi k o teni'ti o maama, yeni wani tin den maadi lan ya maama ka k bua tin mangi bi niba pala ka, ama tin den bua ki ya mangidi wani u tienu ya pali.
On the contrary, we have God's approval for what we say—he's entrusted us with sharing the good news. We don't set out to please people, but God. He's the one who judges our motives.
5 I bani ke tin den ye i siigan ya yognu, ti den ke wang'i ti ñɔmandi ka, ti gɔa den pia ŋalmani buama yantiali u tienu tie ti sieda lan ya bonli kuli po.
As you know, we've never used flattering words. Nor were we covering up some greedy, selfish attitude—as God is our witness!
6 Tii den lingi bi nisaliba ya kpiagidi ka, yaabi ba ñaa i kan bii yaabi ba ñaa kaan tianu mɔ, ya yoginu ke ti den pia u paalu ke tieni yeni nani tin tie kilisiti tondiba po.
We weren't trying to win anybody's praise—not from you, nor anyone else. We could have become a “burden” to you as messengers of Christ,
7 Ama t den ye mi siigan yeni mi yanjiima, nani o pomado n kubi o bila maama yeni.
but instead we acted kindly among you, like a mother caring for her own children.
8 Yeni, ti pali den siadi li po, ti den ye yeni li pamanli, ke tin waani o laabaali ŋanmo, ba u tienu maami beba ka, ama tinba mɔno ya miali yenm po, kelima i buanma ti po i, den pundi lan kani.
We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not just God's good news, but also our very own selves, because you had become so dear to us.
9 Kelima, yi ya tiadi, n kpiiba, ti tuonli yeni ti fala u ñiagu yeni u yienu kuli, tin den tuuni ka ke bua ke tua oba kuli po tugili, ya yoginu ke ti den wangi yi o laabaali ŋanmo
Don't you remember, brothers and sisters, all our hard work— working day and night so we wouldn't be a burden to any of you as we shared God's good news with you?
10 Yi tie sieda li po, u tienu mɔ tie sieda, ke tii den pia tagili yaali ke li ba fidi ke jagili ti yi siiga.
You yourselves can testify as to how we acted, and God can too—how we treated you believers with a holy attitude, fairly and blamelessly.
11 Yi gɔ bani ke tin den ye yi siiga, ti den ye i po nani bibaa n tie maami o bid po yeni, ke puun yi i tundi, ke paagidi i pala, ki gɔ tiendi i po sied.
You know how we cared for every one of you like a father caring for his own children. We encouraged you, comforted you, and shared with you our experience
12 Ke yi ya cuoni maama n ŋani u tienu po, wan yua yi yi o badi dienma nni.
so that you could live as God would want you to live—the God who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
13 Li ya po, yoginu kuli baa tiendi u tienu baliga ke dugini o ŋanbili po, yeni ya yoginu kuli ke ti gbadi u tienu maama, u tienu maama, yanma, ke ti den tuo ganma, ke la ke tie nisali yantiali ka, ama nani man tie maama, u tienu maama yanma tie maamɔni ke tuuni yabi pia ti dugidi mi po.
Another thing: we're always thanking God that when you heard and accepted the word of God, you didn't treat it as some human words, but what it truly is, the word of God. This is what is at work in those of you who trust in him.
14 N kpiiba yi den ŋɔdi u tienu n yini yabi jesu kilisiti nni ya jaandidiena ye Jide, kelima i doginu yaaba den waani fala nan bi ya dogun jifnba n den waanb 'ba ya fala.
The experience you brothers and sisters have had imitates that of God's churches that belong to Christ Jesus in Judaea. Just like your fellow Jewish Christians you suffered as they did at the hands of the Jewish leaders
15 Bani den kpa o diedo jesu yeni bi nisɔginkaaba. Ke waani ti mɔ kog laa fala biado, ba ke bua u tienu maama, bi tie bi niba kuli yibali.
who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and chased us out. They don't please God and they are hostile to everyone,
16 Bi yiedi ti po ke tin da wangi bi nilanba u tienu maama ke bi mɔ baa m faabma, bi tieni ke li pundi bi tuonbiadi po. Li pundi u tienu n cuo'ba.
trying to prevent us from speaking to the other nations to prevent them from being saved. They're always sinning to the maximum extent, but for them full judgment has arrived!
17 Tinba, ynbi n ninjabi, yoginu ba tin siedi i kani, ama tin den siedi ke ŋaa'yi yeni ti gbannandi ne. Ti pali wani den ta yi po.
Brothers and sisters, since we felt as if we'd experienced a family separation because we hadn't seen you for a while (separated physically though not in spirit), we tried even harder to come and see you again face to face because that's what we wanted to do.
18 Ti den bua tin gɔ cua yi kani, mini yeni pɔl, ama ti bobini li po taalimi lie, ke sitaani pani'ti.
We really wanted to come and visit you, and I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan stopped us.
19 Kelima bee n tie ti papaali saala po, bii ti pamanli, bii ti kpiagidi, laa tie yinba yeni nitɔba, ti yonbidaano jesu kilisiti n ba te gua cua a?
For what gives us hope, what makes us happy, what we are really proud of as we stand before our Lord Jesus Christ when he comes back—is having you there too!
20 Kelima yinba n tie ti kpiagidi yeni ti pamanli
You are our pride and joy!
