1 Ndị Tesalonaịka 3
1 Ya mere, mgbe anyị na-apụghị ịnagide ya gaa nʼihu, anyị kpebiri ịnọ naanị anyị nʼAtens.
Therefore, when we could bear it no longer, we thought it best to stay in Athens alone,
2 Anyị zipụrụ Timoti, onye bụ nwanna anyị, onye anyị na ya so na-arụrụ Chineke ọrụ site nʼịkwusa oziọma Kraịst, ka ọ bịakwute unu, kasịe unu obi, meekwa ka unu guzosie ike nʼokwukwe unu.
and we sent Timothy, our brother, who is a servant of God and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you in your faith,
3 Ka unu hapụ ịda mba nʼihi mkpagbu ndị a a na-akpagbu unu. Ma ana m eche na unu onwe unu maara na nke a ga-abụ ihe nketa anyị.
so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we have been appointed to afflictions such as these.
4 Nʼihi na mgbe anyị na unu nọ, anyị buru ụzọ gbaara unu ama na ihe ndị a aghaghị ịbịakwasị unu. Ugbu a, ihe niile emezuola dị ka unu matakwara.
In fact, when we were with you, we told you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction, and as you well know, it has now happened.
5 Nʼihi nke a, mgbe m hụrụ na m apụghị ịnagide ihe ndị ahụ, eziri m ozi, ka a chọpụta maka okwukwe unu. Nʼihi na ụjọ m bụ ma eleghị anya o nweela ụzọ onye ọnwụnwa ọjọọ ahụ si nwaa unu ọnwụnwa nʼoge a, mee ka ndọgbu niile anyị dọgburu onwe anyị nʼọrụ nʼetiti unu bụrụ ihe lara nʼiyi.
For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor had been in vain.
6 Ma ugbu a, Timoti esitela nʼebe unu nọ lọghachikwute anyị. O wetara oziọma banyere okwukwe unu na ịhụnanya unu. O mekwara ka anyị mata na unu na-enwe ezi ncheta banyere anyị mgbe niile, na ọ na-agụsị unu agụụ ike ịhụ anyị anya, dị ka o si agụkwa anyị ịhụ unu anya.
But Timothy has now come back to us from you and has brought us good news of your faith and love. He reports that you always think of us with affection, longing to see us, just as we also long to see you.
7 Nʼihi nke a, ụmụnna anyị, anyị abụrụla ndị a gbara ume nke ukwuu, ọ bụladị nʼime mkpagbu niile nke anyị nọ nʼime ya, nʼihi iguzosi ike nke unu guzoro nʼokwukwe unu.
Therefore, brothers, in all our affliction and distress, we were encouraged about you because of your faith.
8 Ugbu a anyị ga-adị ndụ, ma ọ bụrụ na unu eguzosie ike nʼime Onyenwe anyị.
For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.
9 Olee ụdị ekele anyị pụrụ ikele Chineke nʼihi akụkọ nyere anyị ọṅụ nʼihu Chineke anyị nʼihi unu.
How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?
10 Ehihie na abalị niile, anyị na-arịọ ka anyị hụ unu ihu na ihu, ka anyị nwee ike tinyezuo ihe fọdụrụ nʼokwukwe unu.
Night and day we pray earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith.
11 Ugbu a, ka Chineke Nna anyị na Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst megheere anyị ụzọ ịbịakwute unu.
Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you.
12 Ka Onyenwe anyị meekwa ka unu baa ụba, ka unu babiga ụba oke nʼịhụnanya unu nwere nye ibe unu, na ndị ọzọkwa, dị ka ịhụnanya anyị si dị ukwuu nʼebe unu nọ.
May the Lord cause you to increase and abound in your love for one another and for all, just as we abound in our love for you.
13 Ka ọ mee ka obi unu guzosie ike nʼịdị nsọ, na-enweghị ịta ụta ọbụla, nʼihu Chineke na Nna anyị, nʼọbịbịa nke Onyenwe anyị Jisọs ya na ndị nsọ ya niile.
And may he strengthen your hearts to be blameless in holiness in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus Christ comes with all his saints.
