1 Wathesalonike 1
1 Mimi Paulo, Silwano na Timotheo tunawaandikia ninyi jumuiya ya kanisa la Thesalonike, ambao ni watu wake Mungu Baba, na wa Bwana Yesu Kristo.
Paul and Silas and Timothy. To the church of the Thessalonians which is in God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be to you, and peace.
2 Tunamshukuru Mungu daima kwa ajili yenu ninyi nyote na kuwakumbukeni daima katika sala zetu.
I am continually thanking God for all, always making mention of you in my prayers,
3 Maana, mbele ya Mungu Baba yetu, twakumbuka jinsi mnavyoonyesha imani yenu kwa matendo, jinsi upendo wenu unavyowawezesha kufanya kazi kwa bidii, na jinsi tumaini lenu katika Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo lilivyo thabiti.
as I call to mind your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father.
4 Ndugu, twajua kwamba Mungu anawapenda na kwamba amewateua muwe watu wake,
For I know, O brothers, beloved of God, that he has chosen you;
5 maana wakati tulipowahubirieni ile Habari Njema haikuwa kwa maneno tu, bali pia kwa nguvu na kwa Roho Mtakatifu, tukiwa na hakika kwamba ujumbe huo ulikuwa wa kweli. Mnajua jinsi tulivyoishi pamoja nanyi; tuliishi kwa manufaa yenu.
for my gospel did not come to you in word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. For you know also the manner in which I behaved myself among you for your sakes.
6 Ninyi mlifuata mfano wetu, na kumwiga Bwana. Ingawa mliteswa sana, mliupokea ujumbe huo kwa furaha itokayo kwa Roho Mtakatifu.
Moreover, you began to follow the pattern I set you, and the Lord’s also, receiving the word with joy in the Holy Spirit, although amid severe persecution.
7 Kwa hiyo ninyi mmekuwa mfano mzuri kwa waumini wote wa Makedonia na Akaya.
Thus you became a pattern to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
8 Maana, kutokana na bidii yenu ujumbe wa Bwana umesikika si tu huko Makedonia na Akaya, bali imani yenu kwa Mungu imeenea popote. Tena hatuhitaji kusema zaidi.
For the word of the Lord has been sounded forth from you, and its sound has been heard not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where the tidings of your faith toward God have been spread abroad, so that I have no need to speak of it.
9 Watu hao wanazungumza juu ya ziara yetu kwenu: jinsi mlivyotukaribisha, jinsi mlivyoziacha sanamu mkamgeukia Mungu aliye hai na wa kweli,
For others, of their own accord, tell about the welcome I had from you, and how you turned to God from your idols, to be slaved of a true and living God,
10 na sasa mwamngojea Mwanae ashuke kutoka mbinguni, Yesu, ambaye Mungu alimfufua kutoka wafu, na ambaye anatuokoa katika ghadhabu ya Mungu inayokuja.
and to await for the coming of his Son from the heavens, the Son whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, our Deliverer from the wrath to come.
