1 Thessalonika 3
1 Ce a dawngawh am kami yh thai voel awhtaw, Atheni khaw awh awm aham nep hly soeih hy ti unyng.
Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,
2 Khrih awithang leek khynaak benawh Khawsa bi anik bi pyikung, ka mi naa Timote ce cangnaak benawh nangmih tha ak pe aham ingkaw ngaihqepnaak awi ak kqawn na tyi law unyng,
and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,
3 cawh ni u ingawm vemyih khuikhanaak ingkaw ngaihkyinaak a mami peek hly. Vemyihkhqi awh ni kaimih kami law tice ak leek cana sim uhyk ti.
that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.
4 Nangmih a venawh ka mi awm awh thekhanaak hu kawng unyng tice nik kqawn pek khqi hawh unyng, ka mik kqawn amyihna awm tang saw nangmih ing sim uhyk ti.
For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
5 Vawh am ka yh thai voel awh nangmih ak cangnaak ce sim aham thlang tyi law nyng. Ikawp na nu sykzoekkung ing nangmih ce ni syk khqi nawh kaimih a bibinaak ve a hoeina a awm kaw ti kqih nyng.
For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labour would have been in vain.
6 Tuh, Timote ve nangmih a ven awhkawng law thai nawh nangmih ak cangnaak ingkaw lungnaak awithang leek ce law pyi hy. Kaimih amni hilh khqi nawh kaimih ing nangmih huh aham kami ngaih amyihna nangmih ingawm kaimih huh aham ngaih uhyk ti tice anih ing kqawn law hy.
But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.
7 Cedawngawh, koeinaakhqi, kyinaak ingkaw thekhanaak ami huh awh awm cangnaak nami taak a dawngawh ka ming ngaih qep hy.
For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
8 Bawipa awh ak cak na naming dyih hawh a dawngawh, tuh awhtaw ningnih ni hqing tang tang hawh uhy.
For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
9 Nangmih ak camawh ni Khawsa haiawh zeelnaak ka mi taak boeih a dawngawh ikawmyihna nu Khawsa venawh zeelnaak awi ka mik kqawn tloep lawt lah voei?
For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,
10 Nangmih ni huk khqi tlaih unyng saw nangmih ak cangnaak ak voet ce dawm a hlai thainaak aham khawmthan khawdai cykcah poepa unyng.
night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
11 Amah ningnih a Pa Khawsa ingkaw ningnih a Bawipa Jesu ing nangmih a venna ka mi law thainaak aham lam qoek abah law seh.
Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
12 Bawipa ing nangmih ak cangnaak ce pung a tai sak seitaw nangmih boeih aham ingkaw thlak changkhqi ham awm nangmih aham ka mi sai lawt amyihna be ngen sak seh nyng.
May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love towards one another and towards all men, even as we also do towards you,
13 Ni Bawipa Jesu ce ak thlakciimkhqi mi a law awh ni Pa Khawsa haiawh coet a kap kaana awm thainaak aham nangmih ak kawlung ce tha awm sak seh.
to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
