1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Lokwalo lo lo tswa kwa go: Paulo le Silase le Timotheo. Lo kwalelwa: Phuthego e e kwa Thesalonia, lona ba lo leng ba Modimo Rara le Morena Jesu Keresete: a tshegofatso le kagiso ya pelo e nne dineo tsa lona tse di itekanetseng di tswa kwa Modimong Rraa rona, le kwa go Jesu Keresete Morena wa rona.

2 We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

Ka malatsi otlhe re leboga Modimo ka lona re ntse re lo rapelela ka metlha yotlhe.

3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

Ga re ke re lebala ditiro tsa lona tsa lorato fa re ntse re bua le Modimo wa rona le Rara kaga lona, le kaga tumelo ya lona e e nonofileng le ka go lebelela ka tshisibalo go bonala ga Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete.

4 We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

Re a itse gore Modimo o lo tlhophile, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang thata mo Modimong.

5 and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

Gonne erile fa re lo leretse Mafoko a a molemo, e ne e se gore ke puo fela e e senang molemo mo go lona; nnyaa, lo ne lwa reetsa ka kgatlhego e kgolo. Se re se lo boleletseng se ne sa ungwa loungo lo lo nonofileng mo go lona, gonne Mowa O O Boitshepo o ne wa lo naya tlhomamiso e kgolo gore se re se buileng e ne e le boammaaruri. Ebile lo itse ka fa one matshelo a rona a neng a le sesupo mo go lona sa boammaaruri jwa molaetsa wa rona ka teng.

6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Jalo lwa nna balatedi ba rona le ba Morena; gonne lo amogetse molaetsa wa rona ka boitumelo jo bo tswang mo Moweng O O Boitshepo mo godimo ga meleko le dikutlo botlhoko tse o di lo lereditseng.

7 so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

Mme lona ka sebele lwa nna sekao mo Bakereseteng ba bangwe botlhe mo Masedonia le mo Akaia.

8 For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we need not to say anything.

Mme jaanong lefoko la Morena le dule mo go lona la anamela kwa ntle kwa go ba bangwe gongwe le gongwe, kgakala go feta melelwane ya Masedonia le Akaia, gonne gongwe le gonwe kwa re yang teng re fitlhela batho ba re bolelela kaga tumelo ya lona e e sa belaesegeng mo Modimong. Ga go tlhokege gore re ba bolelele ka yone,

9 For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

gonne ba re bolelela gangwe le gape kaga kamogelo e e hakgamatsang e ntle e lo re amogetseng ka yone, le ka fa lo furaletseng medimo ya disetwa ka teng lo boela mo Modimong gore jaanong Modimo o o tshelang o o boammaaruri ke one Morena wa lona.

10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

Gape ba bua ka fa lo lebeletseng ka teng go bowa ga Morwa Modimo a tswa legodimong, ebong Jesu, yo Modimo o neng wa mo tsosa mo baswing, ebile ke ene fela Mmoloki wa rona mo bogaleng jwa Modimo jo bo boitshegang kgatlhanong le sebe.