< Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Α΄ 1 >
1 Παῦλος, καὶ Σιλουανὸς, καὶ Τιμόθεος, τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων ἐν ˚Θεῷ Πατρὶ καὶ ˚Κυρίῳ ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστῷ: χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη.
Lokwalo lo lo tswa kwa go: Paulo le Silase le Timotheo. Lo kwalelwa: Phuthego e e kwa Thesalonia, lona ba lo leng ba Modimo Rara le Morena Jesu Keresete: a tshegofatso le kagiso ya pelo e nne dineo tsa lona tse di itekanetseng di tswa kwa Modimong Rraa rona, le kwa go Jesu Keresete Morena wa rona.
2 Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ ˚Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ πάντων ὑμῶν, μνείαν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν ἡμῶν, ἀδιαλείπτως
Ka malatsi otlhe re leboga Modimo ka lona re ntse re lo rapelela ka metlha yotlhe.
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,
Ga re ke re lebala ditiro tsa lona tsa lorato fa re ntse re bua le Modimo wa rona le Rara kaga lona, le kaga tumelo ya lona e e nonofileng le ka go lebelela ka tshisibalo go bonala ga Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete.
4 εἰδότες, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, τὴν ἐκλογὴν ὑμῶν,
Re a itse gore Modimo o lo tlhophile, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang thata mo Modimong.
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 ὑμῖν διʼ ὑμᾶς.
Gonne erile fa re lo leretse Mafoko a a molemo, e ne e se gore ke puo fela e e senang molemo mo go lona; nnyaa, lo ne lwa reetsa ka kgatlhego e kgolo. Se re se lo boleletseng se ne sa ungwa loungo lo lo nonofileng mo go lona, gonne Mowa O O Boitshepo o ne wa lo naya tlhomamiso e kgolo gore se re se buileng e ne e le boammaaruri. Ebile lo itse ka fa one matshelo a rona a neng a le sesupo mo go lona sa boammaaruri jwa molaetsa wa rona ka teng.
6 Καὶ ὑμεῖς μιμηταὶ ἡμῶν ἐγενήθητε καὶ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον ἐν θλίψει πολλῇ μετὰ χαρᾶς ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου,
Jalo lwa nna balatedi ba rona le ba Morena; gonne lo amogetse molaetsa wa rona ka boitumelo jo bo tswang mo Moweng O O Boitshepo mo godimo ga meleko le dikutlo botlhoko tse o di lo lereditseng.
7 ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπους πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ.
Mme lona ka sebele lwa nna sekao mo Bakereseteng ba bangwe botlhe mo Masedonia le mo Akaia.
8 Ἀφʼ ὑμῶν γὰρ ἐξήχηται ὁ λόγος τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, οὐ μόνον ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀχαΐᾳ, ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν ˚Θεὸν ἐξελήλυθεν, ὥστε μὴ χρείαν ἔχειν ἡμᾶς λαλεῖν τι.
Mme jaanong lefoko la Morena le dule mo go lona la anamela kwa ntle kwa go ba bangwe gongwe le gongwe, kgakala go feta melelwane ya Masedonia le Akaia, gonne gongwe le gonwe kwa re yang teng re fitlhela batho ba re bolelela kaga tumelo ya lona e e sa belaesegeng mo Modimong. Ga go tlhokege gore re ba bolelele ka yone,
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,
gonne ba re bolelela gangwe le gape kaga kamogelo e e hakgamatsang e ntle e lo re amogetseng ka yone, le ka fa lo furaletseng medimo ya disetwa ka teng lo boela mo Modimong gore jaanong Modimo o o tshelang o o boammaaruri ke one Morena wa lona.
10 καὶ ἀναμένειν τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦν, τὸν ῥυόμενον ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ὀργῆς τῆς ἐρχομένης.
Gape ba bua ka fa lo lebeletseng ka teng go bowa ga Morwa Modimo a tswa legodimong, ebong Jesu, yo Modimo o neng wa mo tsosa mo baswing, ebile ke ene fela Mmoloki wa rona mo bogaleng jwa Modimo jo bo boitshegang kgatlhanong le sebe.