1 Thessalonians 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me]. [We(exc) are sending this letter] to [you who are] the congregation [of believers] in Thessalonica [city]. We [(inc)] all [worship] (OR, [trust in]) God [our] Father [MET] and [our] Lord Jesus Christ. [We three desire/pray that God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, will continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
Bulus nin, ka-nge Sila ka-nge Timoti, na ne bikur wabero Tassabinka
2 We always thank God for you all [when] we mention you while we pray (OR, [when] we pray [for you]).
ka-nge kang nyone buka ka-ngekti kwama nin ki kom gwam, nawo nyo dok komti mor dulo nyeu.
3 [We thank God because] we continually remember that you work [for God because] you trust [in him] and you earnestly/energetically help people because you love them. You also endure [it when people cause you to suffer]. You endure it because you confidently expect that our Lord Jesus Christ [will soon return from heaven to rescue you]!
nyo bulangti man ki kurongka kabum kwama ben Teebe nangen kumero bilengke, nangen cwikaro, ka-nge birum nee, bikwan bwiyer wo kabeu mor Teluwe be Yeesu kiristi.
4 My fellow believers whom God loves, we [also thank him because] we know that he chose you [to become his people].
keb mi bo kwama cwiyeu, man nyumom con cok kom.
5 We know that he chose you because [when] we told that message to you, we did not speak only words. The Holy Spirit [helped us to speak] powerfully/effectively, and he strongly assured [us that he was powerfully working in you by means of] the message [about Christ] that we [told to you. You yourselves know that], because you know how we spoke and how we conducted ourselves when we were with you, in order that [we might help] you.
wori fulendo nya bo kumen cikeu kebo ker koni, mor bikwane, mor yuwa tangbe wucake, ka-nge mor ciyeka. nyo more kume, ker kumer.
6 We also [know that God chose you] because we have now heard that you have endured your troubles when [people] caused you to suffer very much [because you believed in Christ]. You endured just like the Lord [Jesus Christ] endured, and just like we did [when people caused us to suffer]. At that time you were joyful because the Holy Spirit caused you to be joyful.
kom yilam nob bitengar nyeb ka-nge wo Teluwe ceu na wuro kom nyo kere mwor datange ki for neered fiye yuwa
7 As a result [of your joyfully enduring your troubles], all the believers who live in Macedonia and Achaia [provinces have heard how firmly you trust God. So they know that they should firmly trust in God] as you do.
na ciro kom yilam danka cinin gwam mor makadoniya ka-nge Akaya wo ne bilengkeu.
8 Other people have heard you tell the message [from] the Lord [Jesus]. Then they also have proclaimed the message to people who live throughout Macedonia and Achaia [provinces]. Not only that, but [people who live] in many far-away places [HYP] have heard that you trust in God. As a result, we do not need to tell people [what God has done in your lives].
dii kumen ker Teluwe ro ker kwamaro bwiye, kebo ka makadoniya ka-nge Akaya. nyeu fiye gwam bilengke kume kwama nineu yakane, na co nyeu, nyo cwibo nyo tok ka-nge diker.
9 People [who live far from you are telling others what happened when we were with you]. They also report that you stopped [worshipping things that] ([you/your ancestors]) [considered to be] gods and now you worship God. [As a result], you serve the God who is all-powerful and who is the real God.
ci ki bwici cin tok twati bokaka nyo bo kume nen, cin toki kambo ka yilaken kwama nineu, ka dubom fulenen, na ko bwanten kwama wo ki dumeu, ka-nge bilengke.
10 They tell us that now you wait expectantly for his Son [to return to earth] from heaven. You firmly believe that God caused him to live again after he died. You believe also that Jesus will rescue [all of] us, [who trust in him], from [God’s] punishing us [MTY].
cin toki ki kom cen boka bi bwecekti dii kwama, wo a kung nubo bwiyameu wo con Yeesu wo cokbo mor funero bouti yeu.
