Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Α΄ 5
1 Περὶ δὲ τῶν χρόνων καὶ τῶν καιρῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε ὑμῖν γράφεσθαι.
Lino mobanse nkacayandika kwambeti tumulembele shacindi nambi bushiku mposhi bikenshike ibi bintu.
2 Αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται·
Pakwinga amwe mobene mucinshi kendi kwambeti bushiku bwakwisa kwa Mwami Yesu nibukese eti kabwalala ncakute kwisa mashiku.
3 ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια, τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.
Bantu bonse bakatatika kwambeti, “Palaba lumuno bintu byonse bilaba cena,” Popelapo mwakutayeyela ceshikubashina nicikashike mwakutilimusha, mbuli kubaba kwa mapensho akute kushikila mutukashi ulipepi kupulukamo. Cakubinga kuliyawa naba umo eshakafwambe.
4 Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς κλέπτης καταλάβῃ·
Nomba amwe mobanse, nkamulipo mumushinshe, kwambeti ubo busuba bukamutilimushe mwakutayeyela mbuli kabwalala.
5 πάντες ὑμεῖς υἱοὶ φωτός ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ἡμέρας· οὐκ ἐσμὲν νυκτὸς οὐδὲ σκότους·
Pakwinga mwense muli mumumuni, kayi ne munshi uli nenjamwe. Nkatulipo mumashiku nambi mumushinshe sobwe.
6 ἄρα οὖν μὴ καθεύδωμεν ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί, ἀλλὰ γρηγορῶμεν καὶ νήφωμεν.
Neco katutona tulo mbuli bantu nabambi ncebabele, nsombi twelela kuba babangamana, katutaba bakolewa sobwe.
7 Οἱ γὰρ καθεύδοντες νυκτὸς καθεύδουσι· καὶ οἱ μεθυσκόμενοι, νυκτὸς μεθύουσιν.
Pakwinga bantu bakute kona mashiku, kayi bakute kukolewa cindi camashiku.
8 Ἡμεῖς δέ, ἡμέρας ὄντες, νήφωμεν, ἐνδυσάμενοι θώρακα πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης, καὶ περικεφαλαίαν, ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας.
Nomba afwe njafwe bantu beshikwinsa bintu bya mumuni, neco katutakolewanga. Twelela kufwala lushomo ne lusuno kubeti cakufwala ca nshimbi ceshikucinjilisha ntiti, kayi kupembelela kwetu kubeti cishoti ceshikunjilisha ku mutwi cakwambeti nitukapuluke.
9 Ὅτι οὐκ ἔθετο ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ὀργήν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς περιποίησιν σωτηρίας διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,
Pakwinga Lesa nkatukwila kwisa kupenshewa cebo ca bukalu bwakendi, nsombi kwambeti tutambule lupulusho kupitila muli Yesu Klistu.
10 τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα, εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν εἴτε καθεύδωμεν, ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσωμεν.
Uyo walatufwila kwambeti kwikale nebuyumi pamo nendiye, twacibanga bayumi nambi tufwa.
11 Διὸ παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους, καὶ οἰκοδομεῖτε εἷς τὸν ἕνα, καθὼς καὶ ποιεῖτε.
Neco mulayandikinga kuyuminishanya kayi ne kunyamfwilishana mbuli ncomulenshinga.
12 Ἐρωτῶμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, εἰδέναι τοὺς κοπιῶντας ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ προϊσταμένους ὑμῶν ἐν Κυρίῳ, καὶ νουθετοῦντας ὑμᾶς,
Tulamusengenga mobanse, kwambeti mubapenga bulemu abo balamutangunininga nekumulesha ncomwela kwinsa pakati penu mubuyumi bwacklistulistu.
13 καὶ ἡγεῖσθαι αὐτοὺς ὑπὲρ ἐκπερισσοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ διὰ τὸ ἔργον αὐτῶν. Εἰρηνεύετε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς.
Mubape bulemu ne lusuno lwenu pacebo ca ncito njobalenshinga. Kayi mwikalenga mulumuno pakati penu.
14 Παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, νουθετεῖτε τοὺς ἀτάκτους, παραμυθεῖσθε τοὺς ὀλιγοψύχους, ἀντέχεσθε τῶν ἀσθενῶν, μακροθυμεῖτε πρὸς πάντας.
Tulamusengenga kayi mobanse kwambeti mubacenjeshe batolo. Bayuminisheni bayowa ne balefuka kayi ne bantu bonse mwakwikalika moyo.
15 Ὁρᾶτε μή τις κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ τινι ἀποδῷ· ἀλλὰ πάντοτε τὸ ἀγαθὸν διώκετε καὶ εἰς ἀλλήλους καὶ εἰς πάντας.
Kamutasumisha muntu kubweshela caipa pa caipa, nsombi cindi conse bayandishishenga kwinshilana bintu byaina palwenu kayi neku bantu bonse.
16 Πάντοτε χαίρετε·
Kondwani masuba onse,
17 ἀδιαλείπτως προσεύχεσθε·
kamupailani kuli Lesa cindi conse,
18 ἐν παντὶ εὐχαριστεῖτε· τοῦτο γὰρ θέλημα Θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς.
Cindi conse kamulumbanga Lesa, pakwinga encakute kuyanda kwambeti mwinse cebo cakwambeti mwekatana ne Yesu Klistu.
19 Τὸ πνεῦμα μὴ σβέννυτε·
Kamutaukanishanga Mushimu uswepa,
20 προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε·
kamutesebanya mulimo wa bushi shinshimi.
21 πάντα δὲ δοκιμάζετε· τὸ καλὸν κατέχετε·
Lino byelekesheni bintu byonse, kwambeti mubishibe na nibyancinencine. Amwe mumantepo byaina,
22 ἀπὸ παντὸς εἴδους πονηροῦ ἀπέχεσθε.
nekukana bwipishi buli bonse.
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.
Lino Lesa uyo latwikalikinga mulumuno, amuswepeshe munshila iliyonse. Amubambe cena mu mano asulila, mumoyo ne mumubili, kwambeti mukacanike babula bulema akesanga Mwami wetu Yesu Klistu.
24 Πιστὸς ὁ καλῶν ὑμᾶς, ὃς καὶ ποιήσει.
Uyo walamukuwa washomeka, kayi nakamwinshile bintu ibi.
25 Ἀδελφοί, προσεύχεσθε περὶ ἡμῶν.
Mobanse kamutupaililangonga.
26 Ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς πάντας ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ.
Mubape mitende banse bonse.
27 Ὁρκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Κύριον, ἀναγνωσθῆναι τὴν ἐπιστολὴν πᾶσι τοῖς ἁγίοις ἀδελφοῖς.
Lino ndamwabilinga kupitila mungofu sha Mwami kwambeti mubelenge kalata iyi kuli banenu bonse bashoma.
28 Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.
Luse lwa Mwami Yesu Klistu lube nenjamwe.
