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But concerning dates and times, brothers, you do not need us to write to you.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ.
For you yourselves thoroughly understand that the day of the Lord shall arrive much like a thief in the night.
3 ⲅ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲱⲣϫ̅. ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲃⲟⲗ.
For when they will say, “Peace and security!” then destruction will suddenly overwhelm them, like the labor pains of a woman with child, and they will not escape.
But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that you would be overtaken by that day as by a thief.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ.
For all of you are sons of light and sons of daytime; we are not of nighttime, nor of darkness.
Therefore, let us not sleep, as the rest do. Instead, we should be vigilant and sober.
For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are inebriated, are inebriated in the night.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲉⲁⲛϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉⲣⲓⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲁⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈.
But we, who are of the daylight, should be sober, being clothed with the breastplate of faith and of charity and having, as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
For God has not appointed us for wrath, but for the acquisition of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who died for us, so that, whether we watch, or whether we sleep, we may live in union with him.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲧ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ·
Because of this, console one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
And we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and who preside over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,
so that you may consider them with an abundance of charity, for the sake of their work. Be at peace with them.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ. ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϣⲏⲙ. ϥⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲟⲃ. ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
And we ask you, brothers: correct the disruptive, console the weak-minded, support the sick, be patient with everyone.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone. Instead, always pursue whatever is good, with one another and with all.
Rejoice always.
Pray without ceasing.
Give thanks in everything. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for all of you.
Do not choose to extinguish the Spirit.
Do not spurn prophecies.
But test all things. Hold on to whatever is good.
Abstain from every kind of evil.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
And may the God of peace himself sanctify you through all things, so that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved without blame unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He who has called you is faithful. He shall act even now.
Brothers, pray for us.
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
I bind you, through the Lord, that this epistle is to be read to all the holy brothers.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
