1 Basessaloniika 4

1 Noolwekyo abooluganda, ekisembayo, tubeegayirira nga tubazzaamu amaanyi mu Mukama waffe Yesu, nti nga bwe twababuulirira bwe kibagwanira okutambula n’okusanyusa Katonda, era nga bwe mukola bwe mutyo, mugende mu maaso okukolanga bwe mutyo n’okusingawo.

Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

2 Kubanga mumanyi ebiragiro bye twabawa mu Mukama waffe Yesu.

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

3 Kubanga Katonda ayagala mutukuzibwe, era mwewalenga obwenzi,

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

4 buli omu ku mmwe amanyenga okufuga omubiri gwe mu butukuvu n’ekitiibwa,

that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honour,

5 so si mu kwegomba okw’obukaba ng’abamawanga abatamanyi Katonda bwe bakola.

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,

6 Mu nsonga eyo walemenga okubaawo ayingirira muganda we, newaakubadde amusobyako, kubanga Mukama yawoolera eggwanga mu nsonga zino. Ebintu bino byonna twabibagamba dda era ne tubawa n’obujulirwa.

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

7 Kubanga Katonda teyatuyitira bugwenyufu wabula yatuyitira kutukuzibwa.

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

8 Noolwekyo anyooma bino aba tanyoomye muntu wabula Katonda, atuwa Omwoyo we Omutukuvu.

Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

9 Kaakano ku bikwata ku kwagalana kw’abooluganda sseetaaga kubibawandiikirako, kubanga mmwe mwennyini mwayigirizibwa Katonda okwagalananga.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

10 Kubanga ddala bwe mutyo bwe mwagala abooluganda bonna ab’omu Makedoniya, naye era abooluganda, tubakuutira mweyongere okubaagalanga.

for indeed you do it towards all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

11 Mubeerenga bakkakkamu, nga temweyingiza mu by’abalala, era mukolenga emirimu gyammwe nga bwe twabakuutira,

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,

12 mutambule nga mwegendereza eri abatakkiriza, mube nga mwemalirira mu buli nsonga.

that you may walk properly towards those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

13 Kaakano, abooluganda tetwagala mmwe obutategeera eby’abo abafu, ne munakuwala ng’abalala abatalina ssuubi.

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

14 Kubanga bwe tukkiriza nti Yesu yafa era n’azuukira mu bafu bwe tutyo tukkiriza nti Katonda alikomyawo wamu naye abo abaafira mu Yesu.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

15 Kubanga ekyo kye tubategeeza mu kigambo kya Mukama waffe, nga ffe abalamu, abaasigalawo okutuusa okujja kwa Mukama waffe tetulisooka abaafa.

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

16 Kubanga Mukama waffe yennyini alikka okuva mu ggulu n’eddoboozi ery’omwanguka, eddoboozi lya malayika omukulu nga liwulirwa, n’ekkondeere lya Katonda, n’abo abaafiira mu Kristo be balisooka okuzuukira,

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

17 naffe abalamu abaasigalawo ne tulyoka tubeegattako, ne tusitulibwa mu bire okusisinkana Mukama waffe mu bbanga; bwe tutyo tunaabeeranga ne Mukama waffe ennaku zonna.

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

18 Kale buli omu agumyenga munne n’ebigambo ebyo.

Therefore comfort one another with these words.