1 Basessaloniika 3
1 Oluvannyuma nga tetukyayinza kugumiikiriza ne tusalawo okusigala ffekka mu Asene.
Therefore when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,
2 Ne tutuma Timoseewo, muganda waffe era muweereza munnaffe mu mulimu gwa Katonda, mu Njiri ya Kristo, abagumye era abanyweze mu kukkiriza kwammwe,
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 waleme okubaawo n’omu aterebuka olw’okuyigganyizibwa kwe mwalimu. Mmwe mwennyini mumanyi nti ekyo kye twayitirwa.
that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.
4 Kubanga ne bwe twali tukyali nammwe twabategeeza nti tuli baakuyigganyizibwa era bwe kyali bwe kityo era mukimanyi.
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 Ssaayinza kwongera kugumiikiriza kyennava ntuma Timoseewo ajje alabe obanga okukkiriza kwammwe kukyali kunywevu, si kulwa nga mukemebwa omukemi, ne tuba nga twateganira bwereere.
For this cause I also, when I could not 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 Naye kaakano Timoseewo bw’akomyewo ng’ava gye muli atuleetedde amawulire amalungi ag’okukkiriza kwammwe n’okwagala kwammwe, era nga mutujjukira bulungi bulijjo, nga mwesunga okutulabako nga naffe bwe twesunga okubalabako.
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 Noolwekyo abaagalwa, newaakubadde nga tuli mu buzibu ne mu kubonaabona, okukkiriza kwammwe kutuzaamu amaanyi.
For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
8 Kubanga bwe muba abanywevu mu Mukama waffe, naffe tuba balamu.
For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
9 Kale Katonda tumwebaze tutya olw’essanyu eritujjudde ku lwammwe olw’essanyu lye tulina ku lwammwe mu maaso ga Katonda waffe?
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 Katonda tumwegayirira nnyo nnyini emisana n’ekiro, atukkirize okubalabako tujjuulirize ebyo ebikyabulako mu kukkiriza kwammwe.
night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11 Katonda Kitaffe yennyini ne Mukama waffe Yesu aluŋŋamye ekkubo lyaffe okujja gye muli.
Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
12 Mukama waffe aboongereko okwagala kwammwe, mwagalanenga mwekka na mwekka era mwagalenga nnyo abantu bonna, nga naffe bwe tubaagala,
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 alyoke anyweze emitima gyammwe nga temuliiko kya kunenyezebwa mu butukuvu mu maaso ga Katonda Kitaffe, Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo bw’alikomawo n’abatukuvu be bonna.
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.
