1 Ndị Tesalonaịka 1

1 Akwụkwọ ozi a si nʼaka Pọl, Saịlas na Timoti. Na-abịara nzukọ dị na Tesalonaịka, ndị e jikọtara ha na Chineke Nna, na Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst. Ka amara na udo dịrị unu.

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy To the church of the Thessalonians in God [the] Father and in [the] Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace (from of God Father of us and Lord Jesus Christ. *K*)

2 Anyị na-ekele Chineke ekele mgbe niile, na-echetakwa unu nʼekpere anyị.

We give thanks to God always concerning all of you mention (of you *k*) making in the prayers of us,

3 Mgbe niile ka anyị na-echeta nʼekpere nye Chineke bụ Nna, ihe gbasara ọrụ unu nke sitere nʼokwukwe, ya na ịrụsị ọrụ ike unu nke sitere nʼịhụnanya, na iguzosi ike unu nke sitere nʼolileanya unu nwere nʼOnyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst.

unceasingly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and the endurance of the hope of the Lord of us Jesus Christ before the God and Father of us;

4 Ụmụnna anyị, anyị maara na Chineke hụrụ unu nʼanya nke ukwuu, họpụta unu.

knowing, brothers beloved by (*no*) God, the election of you;

5 Nʼihi na ọbụghị naanị nke okwu ọnụ ka oziọma anyị rutere unu, kama ọ bụkwa nʼike, na nʼime Mmụọ Nsọ nakwa mmetụta nke dị omimi. Unu maara ụdị ndụ anyị biri nʼetiti unu nʼihi unu.

because the gospel of us not came to you in word only but also in power and in [the] Spirit Holy and with full assurance much even as you know what we were among you on account of you;

6 Nke a mere unu ji bụrụ ndị na-eṅomi anyị na Onyenwe anyị. Nʼihi na unu jiri ọṅụ nke Mmụọ Nsọ na-enye nabata oziọma ahụ, nʼagbanyeghị ọtụtụ ahụhụ dị ukwuu nke o wetaara unu.

And you yourselves imitators of us became and of the Lord having received the word in tribulation much with [the] joy of [the] Spirit Holy,

7 Nʼụzọ dị otu a, unu ghọrọ ihe ilere anya nye ndị niile kwere ekwe nọ na Masidonia na Akaịa.

so as for to became you (an example *N(K)O*) to all the believing [ones] in Macedonia and (in *no*) Achaia.

8 Ugbu a, e sitela na ndụ unu mee ka oziọma Onyenwe anyị gbasaa gabiga Masidonia na Akaịa. Nʼihi na a na-anụ ihe banyere okwukwe unu nwere na Chineke nʼebe niile. Ya mere, ọ dịkwaghị mkpa ka anyị kwuo ihe banyere ya.

From you for has sounded forth the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and (in *no*) Achaia, but (also *k*) in every place the faith of you toward God has gone abroad, so as for not need to have us to say anything.

9 Nʼihi na ha onwe ha na-ebu ụzọ gwa anyị ihe banyere nnabata unu nabatara anyị, na otu unu si site nʼikpere arụsị tụgharịa, bido ife Chineke dị ndụ, onye bụkwa ezi Chineke,

They themselves for concerning us report what reception (we had *N(k)O*) from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve [the] God living and true

10 na i chere Ọkpara ya onye ga-esi nʼeluigwe, onye o sitere na ndị nwụrụ anwụ kulite, Jisọs, onye na-anapụta anyị nʼiwe nke na-abịa.

and to await the Son of Him from the heavens, whom He raised out from the dead, Jesus who is delivering us (from *N(k)O*) the wrath which is coming.