< Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Α΄ 3 >
1 Διὸ μηκέτι στέγοντες ηὐδοκήσαμεν καταλειφθῆναι ἐν Ἀθήναις μόνοι,
Natalije, setiweza ajimbe haui tasebheleje whalishinza asagale hula waasene tibhene.
2 καὶ ἐπέμψαμεν Τιμόθεον, τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν καὶ διάκονον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς τὸ στηρίξαι ὑμᾶς καὶ παρακαλέσαι ὑπὲρ τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν
Tatumile oTimotheo, oholowetu obhomba mbombo wangolobhe widalailyeizu lya Kiristi, abhapelu. Enguvu na bhapomezye, afwatawe nolweteholwetu.
3 τὸ μηδένα σαίνεσθαι ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσιν ταύταις. αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἴδατε ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο κείμεθα·
Twabhombile ega afataneje asahabhe yayonti, owayete afatawaje, amayemba ega aje mwemwe mmenye aje tisaluliwe whelii.
4 καὶ γὰρ ὅτε πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἦμεν, προελέγομεν ὑμῖν ὅτι μέλλομεν θλίβεσθαι, καθὼς καὶ ἐγένετο καὶ οἴδατε.
Lyoli natalinatali pandemo namwe tatalile bhabhozye, ajetalipepe apate, amayemba Ego yafumiele nashisammanya.
5 διὰ τοῦτο κἀγὼ μηκέτι στέγων ἔπεμψα εἰς τὸ γνῶναι τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν, μή πως ἐπείρασεν ὑμᾶς ὁ πειράζων καὶ εἰς κενὸν γένηται ὁ κόπος ἡμῶν.
Nautele nehalije sembwezizye ajimbe, ehatumile nkemanyeaje olweteho lwenyuiaje abhajelile nahwashi. Abhajelile nembombo yetu yabhawene.
6 Ἄρτι δὲ ἐλθόντος Τιμοθέου πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἀφ’ ὑμῶν καὶ εὐαγγελισαμένου ἡμῖν τὴν πίστιν καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ὑμῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἔχετε μνείαν ἡμῶν ἀγαθὴν πάντοτε, ἐπιποθοῦντες ἡμᾶς ἰδεῖν καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑμᾶς,
Lelo o Timotheo ahenzele hule afume hulimwe, atiletela enongwa enyinga. Enzyewomi noluganano lwenyu, atibholeleje, mlinekombosyo. Enyiza enzyetu, naje mgeneandole nashi ate, nate tizilishe abhalole amwe.
7 διὰ τοῦτο παρεκλήθημεν, ἀδελφοί, ἐφ’ ὑμῖν ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ ἀνάγκῃ καὶ θλίψει ἡμῶν διὰ τῆς ὑμῶν πίστεως,
Afatane esho bhaholo tawisobhezye tee, namwe afwatawaje olweteho lwenyu, netabu namayemba getugonti.
8 ὅτι νῦν ζῶμεν ἐὰν ὑμεῖς στήκετε ἐν Κυρίῳ.
Wheshi tihwizya nkashelemwemelee shinzawagosi,
9 τίνα γὰρ εὐχαριστίαν δυνάμεθα τῷ Θεῷ ἀνταποδοῦναι περὶ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ χαρᾷ ᾗ χαίρομεν δι’ ὑμᾶς ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν,
Eshi tisombezye nsombeshi tipele, Ongolobhe hulimwe huluseshello lwonti hatilinaho: witagalila lyangolobhe pamwanya yenyu?
10 νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ὑπερεκπερισσοῦ δεόμενοι εἰς τὸ ἰδεῖν ὑμῶν τὸ πρόσωπον καὶ καταρτίσαι τὰ ὑστερήματα τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν;
Tibhalabha sana osiku napasanya aje tiwezye agolole amasogenyu nabhonjezye hahatapuohe hulweteho lwenyo.
11 Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ ἡμῶν καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς κατευθύναι τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς·
Ongolobhe wetu no Baba oMwanesho, nogosi wetu oYesu atilongozye idala lyetu lyonti. tifishehulimwe.
12 ὑμᾶς δὲ ὁ Κύριος πλεονάσαι καὶ περισσεύσαι τῇ ἀγάπῃ εἰς ἀλλήλους καὶ εἰς πάντας, καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς,
Ongolobhe abhabheshe mwonjelele nameme hulugano nkamganana nabhagane abantu bhonti nashisatibhabhombela amwe.
13 εἰς τὸ στηρίξαι ὑμῶν τὰς καρδίας ἀμέμπτους ἐν ἁγιωσύνῃ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων αὐτοῦ.
Naabhombe eshi agapele eguvu amoyogetu gashanombuno uwinza witagalila lya Ngolobhe wetu nashi nayensaogosi wetu oYesu pandwemo na nagolosu bhakwe bhonti.