Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Α΄ 1

1 Παῦλος καὶ Σιλουανὸς καὶ Τιμόθεος τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων ἐν Θεῷ Πατρὶ καὶ Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη.

Ajino bhaluwa jino kujikopoka kwangu nne a Pauli, na a Shilibhanushi, na a Timoteo. Tunakunnjandishilanga nninginji ku likanisha lya bha Teshalonike, bhandunji bha Atati a Nnungu na Bhakulungwa a Yeshu Kilishitu. Tunakumpinjilanga nema na ulele.

2 Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν, μνείαν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶν, ἀδιαλείπτως

Tunakwaatendela eja a Nnungu mobha gowe, kwa ligongo lyenunji mmowe na kunkumbushilanga kila putukwaajuga a Nnungu.

3 μνημονεύοντες ὑμῶν τοῦ ἔργου τῆς πίστεως καὶ τοῦ κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ τῆς ὑπομονῆς τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν,

Tunakumbushila shinkuti languyanga ngulupai jenunji kwa pinga, na shinkuti lajililanga tenda liengo kwa tumbilila na kulupalila, na shinshite kwiishimilikanga ku Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu Kilishitu.

4 εἰδότες, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν,

Ashaalongo, tumumanyi kuti a Nnungu bhanakumpinganga na bhashikunng'agulanga mmanganje bhandu bhabho,

5 ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν δυνάμει καὶ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πληροφορίᾳ πολλῇ, καθὼς οἴδατε οἷοι ἐγενήθημεν ἐν ὑμῖν δι’ ὑμᾶς.

pabha putwannungushiyenje Ngani ja Mmbone jila nngabha kwa malobhepe, ikabhe kwa mashili na kwa Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo, tulikumumanya kuti ntengago ni gwa kweli. Mmumanyinji shitwaashite tama na mmanganyanji, nkupinga mpwaikanje.

6 καὶ ὑμεῖς μιμηταὶ ἡμῶν ἐγενήθητε καὶ τοῦ Κυρίου, δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον ἐν θλίψει πολλῇ μετὰ χαρᾶς Πνεύματος Ἁγίου,

Mmanganya mwashinkukaguyanga itwatendaga uwe na ibhatendaga Bhakulungwa. Nkali mwapotekwenje kwa kaje, mwashinkuuposhelanga ntenga kwa angalala kukopoka kuka Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo.

7 ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπον πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ.

Kwa nneyo mmanganya nshibhanganga shilangulo sha kagulwa na bhandunji bhowe, bhaakulupalilanga bha ku Makedonia na bha ku Akaya.

8 ἀφ’ ὑμῶν γὰρ ἐξήχηται ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου οὐ μόνον ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ Ἀχαΐᾳ, ἀλλ’ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἐξελήλυθεν, ὥστε μὴ χρείαν ἔχειν ἡμᾶς λαλεῖν τι·

Pabha, koposhela kwenu mmanganyanji, ntenga gwa Bhakulungwa ushumile, nngabha ku Makedonia na ku Akayape, ikabhe ngulupai jenunji kwa a Nnungu jishishuma mmbali yowe. Numbe twangali sha bheleketa kabhili.

9 αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων δουλεύειν Θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ,

Pabha ashaayenenji bhanatalashiyanga ga mwanja gwetu kunngwenunji, shimwatuposhelenje na shimwashite kuilekanga yanamu, nikwaatendebhushila a Nnungu bhali na gumi na bha kweli,

10 καὶ ἀναμένειν τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Ἰησοῦν τὸν ῥυόμενον ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ὀργῆς τῆς ἐρχομένης.

nikwaalinda Bhanabhabho kopoka kunnungu, yani a Yeshu. Bhayushiywe na a Nnungu, bhakututapula na nnjimwa jikwiya ja a Nnungu.