1 Ndị Tesalonaịka 2
1 Unu onwe unu maara, ụmụnna, na ọbịbịa anyị bịakwutere unu abụghị ihe lara nʼiyi.
My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
2 Anyị tara ahụhụ na mbụ e mekwara anyị ihe ihere na Filipai dịka unu maara, ma site nʼinyeaka Chineke anyị nwere obi ike ịgwa unu oziọma ya, ọ bụladị mgbe a na-eguzogide anyị nʼebe ọ dị ukwuu.
Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
3 Nʼihi na arịrịọ anyị na-arịọ unu esiteghị na njehie pụta maọbụ nʼọchịchọ nke na-adịghị ọcha ma ọ bụkwanụ nʼaghụghọ.
When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
4 Nʼaka nke ọzọ, anyị na-ekwu okwu dị ka ndị ozi Chineke nwapụtara, ndị o tinyere ọrụ oziọma a nʼaka na ntụkwasị obi idebe. Anyị adịghị agbalị ime ihe ga-atọ mmadụ ụtọ, kama anyị chọrọ ime ihe ga-atọ Chineke ụtọ, bụ onye na-enyocha echiche obi anyị.
On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
5 Ọ dịghị mgbe ọbụla, dị ka unu maara, anyị kwuru okwu nrafu maọbụ were ụzọ aghụghọ zoo anya ukwu anyị nwere. Chineke bụ onye akaebe anyị.
We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
6 Ọ dịghị mgbe anyị chọrọ ka ndị mmadụ ọbụla maọbụ unu, maọbụ ndị ọzọ, too anyị.
We never tried to get people [to honor us],
7 Ọ bụ ezie, dị ka ndị ozi Kraịst, anyị gara abụ ibu arụ nye unu. Kama, anyị biri nʼetiti unu site nʼịdị nwayọọ dị ka ndị bụ nne na-azụ ụmụntakịrị ha, na-elekọta ha.
although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
8 Nʼihi na anyị hụrụ unu nʼanya nke ukwuu ruo na ọ bụghị naanị na anyị kwusaara unu oziọma Chineke kama anyị nyekwara unu ndụ anyị. Nʼihi na unu dị anyị nʼobi nke ukwu.
So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
9 Nʼezie ụmụnna m, amaara m na unu ga-echeta otu anyị si rụọ ọrụ hụjuokwa anya nʼetiti unu. Anyị na-arụ ọrụ ehihie na abalị ịhụ na anyị rụtara ego ga-ezuru anyị, nʼihi na anyị achọghị ịbụ oke ibu nye onye ọbụla mgbe anyị na-ezisara unu oziọma Chineke.
My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
10 Unu onwe unu bụkwa ndị akaebe dị ka Chineke si bụrụ onye akaebe, na mmekọrịta anyị na unu bụ ndị kwere ekwe, bụ nwekọrịta dị ọcha na nke ezi omume, na nke ịta ụta ọbụla na-adịghị na ya.
You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
11 Nʼihi na anyị mesoro onye ọbụla nʼime unu dị ka nna si emeso ụmụ nke ya,
You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
12 na-agba unu ume, na-akasị unu obi, na-akwagidekwa unu na unu kwesiri ibi ndụ kwesiri ụmụ Chineke, onye kpọbatara unu nʼime alaeze ya na ebube ya.
[Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
13 Nʼihi nke a, anyị ga-aga nʼihu na-ekele Chineke na-esepụghị aka, nʼihi na mgbe unu nabatara okwu Chineke, bụ nke unu nụrụ nʼọnụ anyị, unu anabataghị ya dị ka okwu mmadụ, kama otu ọ dịkwa nʼeziokwu, ya bụ okwu Chineke, nke na-arụsikwa ọrụ ike nʼime unu bụ ndị kweere ya.
We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
14 Unu onwe unu, ụmụnna m, ghọọnụ ndị na-eṅomi nzukọ nke Chineke nʼime Kraịst Jisọs, ndị nọ na Judịa. Nʼihi na unu onwe unu hụkwara otu ụdị ahụhụ ahụ nʼaka ndị ala unu, dị ka ha onwe ha hụrụ nʼaka ndị Juu.
My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
15 Ndị gburu ndị amụma, gbukwaa Onyenwe anyị Jisọs. Ugbu a ha na-akpagbukwa anyị na-achụpụ anyị. Ha na-emegide Chineke na mmadụ niile
[Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
16 site nʼigbochi anyị izisara ndị mba ọzọ oziọma ka a ghara ịzọpụta ha. Ha na-esite nʼụzọ dị otu a na-eme ka iko mmehie ha na-eju. Ma ikpe Chineke adakwasịlarị ha.
[Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
17 Otu ọ dị, ụmụnna anyị, mgbe anyị si nʼetiti unu pụọ, nọọ nwa oge nta, ọnọdụ a mere anyị ndị na-enweghị nne na nna (maọbụ na-anụ ahụ ọ bụghị nʼime mmụọ), nʼihi otu unu si gụọ anyị agụụ, anyị gbalịrị ihu unu.
My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
18 Anyị gbalịsịrị ike ịbịakwute unu, karịsịa, mụ onwe m bụ Pọl gbalịrị, gbalịa ịbịa, ma ekwensu gbochiri anyị.
[You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
19 Nʼihi na olee ihe bụ olileanya anyị, maọbụ ọṅụ anyị, maọbụ okpueze anyị, nke anyị ga-eji nyaa isi mgbe a ga-eme ka anyị niile guzo nʼihu Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst, mgbe ọ ga-abịa? Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị unu onwe unu?
[We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
20 Nʼezie, unu onwe unu bụ ọṅụ na otuto anyị.
Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
