1 Thessalonians 2
1 For, yourselves, know, brethren, our entrance which was unto you—that it hath not proved void;
Unu onwe unu maara, ụmụnna, na ọbịbịa anyị bịakwutere unu abụghị ihe lara nʼiyi.
2 But, though we had previously suffered, and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the glad-message of God with much conflict.
Anyị tara ahụhụ na mbụ e mekwara anyị ihe ihere na Filipai dịka unu maara, ma site nʼinyeaka Chineke anyị nwere obi ike ịgwa unu oziọma ya, ọ bụladị mgbe a na-eguzogide anyị nʼebe ọ dị ukwuu.
3 For, our exhortation, is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,
Nʼihi na arịrịọ anyị na-arịọ unu esiteghị na njehie pụta maọbụ nʼọchịchọ nke na-adịghị ọcha ma ọ bụkwanụ nʼaghụghọ.
4 But, even as we have been approved by God, to be entrusted with the glad-message, so, we speak, —not as, unto men, giving pleasure, but unto God—who proveth our hearts.
Nʼaka nke ọzọ, anyị na-ekwu okwu dị ka ndị ozi Chineke nwapụtara, ndị o tinyere ọrụ oziọma a nʼaka na ntụkwasị obi idebe. Anyị adịghị agbalị ime ihe ga-atọ mmadụ ụtọ, kama anyị chọrọ ime ihe ga-atọ Chineke ụtọ, bụ onye na-enyocha echiche obi anyị.
5 For neither at any time were we found, using words of flattery, —even as ye know, nor a pretext for greed—God, is witness!
Ọ dịghị mgbe ọbụla, dị ka unu maara, anyị kwuru okwu nrafu maọbụ were ụzọ aghụghọ zoo anya ukwu anyị nwere. Chineke bụ onye akaebe anyị.
6 Nor, of men, seeking glory—either from you, or from others, though we could have assumed, dignity, as Apostles of Christ;
Ọ dịghị mgbe anyị chọrọ ka ndị mmadụ ọbụla maọbụ unu, maọbụ ndị ọzọ, too anyị.
7 But we became gentle in your midst, —as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children:
Ọ bụ ezie, dị ka ndị ozi Kraịst, anyị gara abụ ibu arụ nye unu. Kama, anyị biri nʼetiti unu site nʼịdị nwayọọ dị ka ndị bụ nne na-azụ ụmụntakịrị ha, na-elekọta ha.
8 Thus, yearning after you, we could have been well-pleased to impart unto you—not only the glad-message of God, but, our own lives also, —because, very dear to us, had ye become.
Nʼihi na anyị hụrụ unu nʼanya nke ukwuu ruo na ọ bụghị naanị na anyị kwusaara unu oziọma Chineke kama anyị nyekwara unu ndụ anyị. Nʼihi na unu dị anyị nʼobi nke ukwu.
9 For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad-message of God,
Nʼezie ụmụnna m, amaara m na unu ga-echeta otu anyị si rụọ ọrụ hụjuokwa anya nʼetiti unu. Anyị na-arụ ọrụ ehihie na abalị ịhụ na anyị rụtara ego ga-ezuru anyị, nʼihi na anyị achọghị ịbụ oke ibu nye onye ọbụla mgbe anyị na-ezisara unu oziọma Chineke.
10 Ye, are witnesses—God also, how kindly and righteously and blamelessly, unto you who were believing, we were found to behave;
Unu onwe unu bụkwa ndị akaebe dị ka Chineke si bụrụ onye akaebe, na mmekọrịta anyị na unu bụ ndị kwere ekwe, bụ nwekọrịta dị ọcha na nke ezi omume, na nke ịta ụta ọbụla na-adịghị na ya.
11 Even as ye know how, unto each one of you, we were as a father unto his own children, consoling you, and soothing, and calling to witness, —
Nʼihi na anyị mesoro onye ọbụla nʼime unu dị ka nna si emeso ụmụ nke ya,
12 To the end ye might be walking in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you unto his own kingdom and glory,
na-agba unu ume, na-akasị unu obi, na-akwagidekwa unu na unu kwesiri ibi ndụ kwesiri ụmụ Chineke, onye kpọbatara unu nʼime alaeze ya na ebube ya.
13 And, for this cause, we, are also giving thanks unto God unceasingly, that, when ye received a spoken word from us—which was God’s, ye welcomed it—not as a human word, but, even as it truly is, a divine word, —which is also inwardly working itself in you who believe.
Nʼihi nke a, anyị ga-aga nʼihu na-ekele Chineke na-esepụghị aka, nʼihi na mgbe unu nabatara okwu Chineke, bụ nke unu nụrụ nʼọnụ anyị, unu anabataghị ya dị ka okwu mmadụ, kama otu ọ dịkwa nʼeziokwu, ya bụ okwu Chineke, nke na-arụsikwa ọrụ ike nʼime unu bụ ndị kweere ya.
14 For, ye, became, imitators, brethren, of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea, in Christ Jesus, in that, the same things, ye, also suffered by your own fellow-countrymen, even as, they, also by the Jews:
Unu onwe unu, ụmụnna m, ghọọnụ ndị na-eṅomi nzukọ nke Chineke nʼime Kraịst Jisọs, ndị nọ na Judịa. Nʼihi na unu onwe unu hụkwara otu ụdị ahụhụ ahụ nʼaka ndị ala unu, dị ka ha onwe ha hụrụ nʼaka ndị Juu.
15 Who have both slain the, Lord, Jesus—and the prophets, and, us, have persecuted, and, unto God, are displeasing, and, unto all men, are contrary, —
Ndị gburu ndị amụma, gbukwaa Onyenwe anyị Jisọs. Ugbu a ha na-akpagbukwa anyị na-achụpụ anyị. Ha na-emegide Chineke na mmadụ niile
16 Hindering us from speaking, unto the nations, that they might be saved, to the filling up of their own sins, continually; but anger hath overtaken them at length.
site nʼigbochi anyị izisara ndị mba ọzọ oziọma ka a ghara ịzọpụta ha. Ha na-esite nʼụzọ dị otu a na-eme ka iko mmehie ha na-eju. Ma ikpe Chineke adakwasịlarị ha.
17 Now, we, brethren, having been bereaved away from you, for the season of an hour, —in presence, not in heart, gave more abundant diligence, your face, to behold, with much longing;
Otu ọ dị, ụmụnna anyị, mgbe anyị si nʼetiti unu pụọ, nọọ nwa oge nta, ọnọdụ a mere anyị ndị na-enweghị nne na nna (maọbụ na-anụ ahụ ọ bụghị nʼime mmụọ), nʼihi otu unu si gụọ anyị agụụ, anyị gbalịrị ihu unu.
18 Wherefore, we desired to come unto you—even, I, Paul, both once and again, —and, Satan, thwarted us.
Anyị gbalịsịrị ike ịbịakwute unu, karịsịa, mụ onwe m bụ Pọl gbalịrị, gbalịa ịbịa, ma ekwensu gbochiri anyị.
19 For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence?
Nʼihi na olee ihe bụ olileanya anyị, maọbụ ọṅụ anyị, maọbụ okpueze anyị, nke anyị ga-eji nyaa isi mgbe a ga-eme ka anyị niile guzo nʼihu Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst, mgbe ọ ga-abịa? Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị unu onwe unu?
20 Ye, in fact, are our glory and joy.
Nʼezie, unu onwe unu bụ ọṅụ na otuto anyị.
