1 Thessalonika 3

1 Ka ueh uh thai pawt dongah Athens bueng ah hnoo ham ka lungtlun uh coeng.

At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

2 Timothy, mamih kah manuca neh Khrih kah olthangthen ah Pathen kah bibipuei te nangmih aka duel ham neh nangmih te tangnah dongah hloephloei ham kan tueih uh.

We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

3 He phacip phabaem dongah ngingai ham moenih. He ham na om uh te amah la na ming uh.

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

4 Nangmih taengah ka om uh vaengah pataeng lawn ham ka cai uh te nangmih taengah ka thui coeng. Te dongah a thoeng vanbangla na ming uh.

And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

5 He he ka ueh tloel dongah nangmih kah tangnah he ming ham ni kan tueih. Aka cuekcawn loh nangmih n'cuekcawn koinih kaimih kah thatlohnah tah a tlongtlai la om mai mahpawt nim.

For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

6 Tedae nangmih lamloh kaimih taengla Timothy ha pawk tih nangmih kah tangnah neh lungnah khaw, kaimih poekkoepnah, a then la na khueh uh taitu te khaw, kaimih bangla nangmih khaw kaimih hmuh ham na rhingda uh te khaw kaimih ham olthangthen a phong.

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

7 Te dongah manuca rhoek, kaimih kah kueknah neh phacip phabaem cungkuem ah nangmih kah tangnah rhangneh nangmih ham khaw ka mong uh.

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

8 Te dongah nangmih te Boeipa ah na cak uh atah n'hing uh coeng.

For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged.

9 Nangmih kongah mamih Pathen kah hmaiah ka omngaih uh. Te omngaihnah cungkuem kongah nangmih yueng la Pathen te mebang uemonah nen nim n'sah thai ve.

For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

10 Nangmih maelhmai hmuh ham neh nangmih kah tangnah dongah vawtthoeknah te moeh ham khoyin khothaih a puehdaih la ka bih uh.

Night and day requesting God again and again that we may see your face and make your faith complete.

11 A pa Pathen mah neh mamih kah Boeipa Jesuh loh nangmih taengla kaimih kah longpuei hoihaeng pawn saeh.

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus make a way for us to come to you;

12 Te dongah Boeipa loh nangmih m'pungtai sak saeh lamtah lungnah te khat neh khat soah khaw, hlang boeih soah khaw, kaimih bangla nangmih soah khaw baecoih saeh.

And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

13 Mamih kah Pathen neh Pa hmaikah cimcaihnah dongah, mamih kah Boeipa Jesuh neh a hlangcim rhoek boeih kah a lonah dongah nangmih kah thinko te cuemthuek la duel uh. Amen.

So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.