1 Ndị Tesalonaịka 3
1 Ya mere, mgbe anyị na-apụghị ịnagide ya gaa nʼihu, anyị kpebiri ịnọ naanị anyị nʼAtens.
Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at 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 sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning 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.
that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.
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.
For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
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 cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have 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 just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even 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.
For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
8 Ugbu a anyị ga-adị ndụ, ma ọ bụrụ na unu eguzosie ike nʼime Onyenwe anyị.
For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
9 Olee ụdị ekele anyị pụrụ ikele Chineke nʼihi akụkọ nyere anyị ọṅụ nʼihu Chineke anyị nʼihi unu.
For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,
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 praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which 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 make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward 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.
to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
