1 Tesalonikafoɔ 3
1 Akyire no a yɛhunuu sɛ yɛyɛ ho hwee a ɛnyɛ yie no, yɛyɛɛ yɛn adwene sɛ yɛbɛtena Atene.
Therefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
2 Enti, yɛsomaa yɛn nua Timoteo a yɛne no yɛ Onyankopɔn adwuma no sɛ ɔnkɔka Asɛmpa a ɛfa Kristo ho mfa mmoa, nhyɛ mo gyidie den,
And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
3 sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔtaa no enti, mo mu biara mmɔ hu. Mo ara monim sɛ saa ɔtaa no yɛ Onyankopɔn pɛ a wahyehyɛ ama yɛn.
That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed to this.
4 Ɛberɛ a na yɛne mo wɔ hɔ no, yɛdii ɛkan ka kyerɛɛ mo sɛ, wɔbɛtaa yɛn, na sɛdeɛ monim no, saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na aba yi.
For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
5 Yei enti, ɛsiane sɛ na asɛm no hyɛ me so enti, mesomaa Timoteo sɛ ɔmmɛhwehwɛ mo gyidie mu. Mewɔ anidasoɔ sɛ ɔbonsam ansɔ mo anhwɛ amma dwuma yɛadi no nyinaa anyɛ kwa.
For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
6 Afei, Timoteo afiri mo nkyɛn aba yɛn nkyɛn abɛka anigyesɛm a ɛfa mo gyidie ne mo dɔ ho asɛm akyerɛ yɛn. Waka akyerɛ yɛn sɛ daa modwene yɛn ho adwene pa na mopɛ sɛ mohunu yɛn sɛdeɛ yɛn nso yɛpɛ sɛ yɛhunu mo no ara pɛ.
But now when Timothy came from you to us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
7 Enti, yɛn haw ne yɛn amanehunu no mu no, moahyɛ yɛn nkuran,
Therefore, brethren, by your faith we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress:
8 ɛfiri sɛ, sɛ mogyina pintinn wɔ Awurade mu a, na ɛma yɛn nso yɛtumi gyina biribiara ano wɔ yɛn asetena mu.
For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9 Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛda Onyankopɔn ase ma mo. Mo enti, yɛda Onyankopɔn ase sɛ moama yɛn ho asɛpɛ yɛn wɔ nʼanim.
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
10 Daa awia ne anadwo, yɛfiri yɛn akoma nyinaa mu srɛ no sɛ, ɔmma yɛne mo nhyia na yɛmma mo deɛ ɛhia mo wɔ mo gyidie mu.
Night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11 Ɔno ara yɛn Onyankopɔn ne Agya no ankasa ne yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo nsiesie kwan na yɛmmra mo nkyɛn.
Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
12 Awurade mma mo dɔ mu nyɛ den mmoro so wɔ mo ho mo ho ne afoforɔ mu, sɛdeɛ yɛn nso yɛdɔ mo no.
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
13 Mebɔ mpaeɛ sɛ Awurade ne ne nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa ba a, ɔbɛma mo akoma mu ayɛ kronkron a nkekaawa biara nni mu wɔ Agya Onyankopɔn anim.
To the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
