Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Α΄ 5
1 Περὶ δὲ τῶν χρόνων καὶ τῶν καιρῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε ὑμῖν γράφεσθαι·
Mpe mpo na oyo etali tango to mokolo, bandeko, tomoni ete ezali na tina te ya kokomela bino,
2 αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται.
pamba te boyebi malamu ete mokolo ya Nkolo ekoya ndenge moyibi ayaka kati na butu.
3 ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια, τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.
Tango bato bakokoma koloba: « Tozali sik’oyo na kimia, mpe tozali lisusu na mitungisi te, » ekozala na tango wana nde libebi ekokweyela bango na mbalakata, lokola pasi ya mwasi oyo azali kobota, mpe bakokoka kokima te.
4 ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς κλέπτης καταλάβῃ·
Kasi bino bandeko, bozali kati na molili te mpo ete mokolo yango ekanga bino na mbalakata lokola moyibi.
5 πάντες ὑμεῖς υἱοὶ φωτός ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ἡμέρας. οὐκ ἐσμὲν νυκτὸς οὐδὲ σκότους.
Pamba te bino nyonso bozali bana ya pole mpe bana ya moyi. Tozali bato ya butu te to bato ya molili te.
6 Ἄρα οὖν μὴ καθεύδωμεν ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί, ἀλλὰ γρηγορῶμεν καὶ νήφωμεν.
Yango wana tolalaka pongi te lokola bato mosusu, kasi tosenzelaka mpe tomibatelaka malamu.
7 οἱ γὰρ καθεύδοντες νυκτὸς καθεύδουσι, καὶ οἱ μεθυσκόμενοι νυκτὸς μεθύουσιν·
Pamba te bato oyo balalaka pongi balalaka na butu, mpe ba-oyo balangwaka masanga balangwaka na butu.
8 ὑμεῖς δὲ ἡμέρας ὄντες νήφωμεν, ἐνδυσάμενοι θώρακα πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ περικεφαλαίαν ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας·
Kasi lokola tozali bato ya moyi, tika ete tosenzela malamu, tolata kondima mpe bolingo lokola ebombelo ya tolo, mpe tolata elikya ya lobiko lokola ekoti ya ebende.
9 ὅτι οὐκ ἔθετο ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ὀργήν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς περιποίησιν σωτηρίας διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,
Pamba te Nzambe abongisa biso te mpo na kanda na Ye, kasi mpo ete tozwa lobiko na nzela ya Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso,
10 τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν εἴτε καθεύδωμεν ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσωμεν.
oyo akufelaki biso mpo ete, ezala soki tozali na bomoi to tokufi, tozala na bomoi elongo na Ye.
11 Διὸ παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους καὶ οἰκοδομεῖτε εἷς τὸν ἕνα, καθὼς καὶ ποιεῖτε.
Yango wana, bolendisanaka mpe bosunganaka bino na bino, ndenge mpe kaka bozali kosala yango.
12 Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, εἰδέναι τοὺς κοπιῶντας ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ προϊσταμένους ὑμῶν ἐν Κυρίῳ καὶ νουθετοῦντας ὑμᾶς,
Bandeko, tosengi na bino ete bondimaka bato oyo basalaka mosala makasi kati na bino, oyo bamitungisaka mpo na bino kati na Nkolo mpe bapesaka bino makebisi.
13 καὶ ἡγεῖσθαι αὐτοὺς ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ διὰ τὸ ἔργον αὐτῶν. εἰρηνεύετε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς.
Bomemiaka bango makasi kati na bolingo mpo na mosala na bango. Bobikaka na kimia kati na bino.
14 Παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, νουθετεῖτε τοὺς ἀτάκτους, παραμυθεῖσθε τοὺς ὀλιγοψύχους, ἀντέχεσθε τῶν ἀσθενῶν, μακροθυμεῖτε πρὸς πάντας.
Bandeko, tozali kolendisa bino: bopesaka bagoyigoyi mpe bato ya mobulu makebisi, bolendisaka ba-oyo basili kobungisa mpiko na bango, bosungaka ba-oyo bazangi makasi, boyikanaka mpiko.
15 ὁρᾶτε μή τις κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ τινι ἀποδῷ, ἀλλὰ πάντοτε τὸ ἀγαθὸν διώκετε καὶ εἰς ἀλλήλους καὶ εἰς πάντας.
Bosenzela ete moko te azongisa mabe na mabe, kasi bolukaka tango nyonso kosalanaka bolamu kati na bino mpe kosalaka bato nyonso bolamu.
16 Πάντοτε χαίρετε,
Bozalaka na esengo tango nyonso;
17 ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε,
bosambelaka na kolemba te;
18 ἐν παντὶ εὐχαριστεῖτε· τοῦτο γὰρ θέλημα Θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς.
bozongisaka matondi kati na makambo nyonso, pamba te yango nde mokano ya Nzambe mpo na bino kati na Yesu-Klisto.
19 τὸ Πνεῦμα μὴ σβέννυτε,
Bopekisaka te mosala ya Molimo Mosantu,
20 προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε.
botiolaka masakoli te
21 πάντα [δὲ] δοκιμάζετε, τὸ καλὸν κατέχετε·
kasi bomekaka nyonso na mozindo mpe bosimba oyo ezali malamu.
22 ἀπὸ παντὸς εἴδους πονηροῦ ἀπέχεσθε.
Boboyaka mabe ya lolenge nyonso.
23 Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἁγιάσαι ὑμᾶς ὁλοτελεῖς, καὶ ὁλόκληρον ὑμῶν τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ σῶμα ἀμέμπτως ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τηρηθείη.
Tika ete Ye moko Nzambe ya kimia abulisa bino na mobimba na bino! Tika ete mobimba na bino, molimo, elimo mpe nzoto ebatelama malamu na lolenge ete ezanga pamela na mokolo oyo Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, akoya.
24 πιστὸς ὁ καλῶν ὑμᾶς, ὃς καὶ ποιήσει.
Ye oyo azali kobenga bino azali sembo, mpe Ye nde akokokisa yango.
25 Ἀδελφοί, προσεύχεσθε περὶ ἡμῶν.
Bandeko, bobondelaka mpo na biso.
26 Ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς πάντας ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ.
Bopesaka bandeko nyonso mbote na nzela ya beze ya bule.
27 Ὁρκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Κύριον ἀναγνωσθῆναι τὴν ἐπιστολὴν πᾶσι τοῖς ἁγίοις ἀδελφοῖς.
Nasengi na bino, na Kombo ya Nkolo, ete botangelaka bandeko nyonso mokanda oyo.
28 Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν· ἀμήν.
Tika ete ngolu ya Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, ezala na bino!
