1 Thessalonians 2
1 My fellow believers, you know that our time with you was very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
Mobanse, amwe mobene mucinshi kwambeti kufwakasha kwetu kwalikuba kwaina.
2 Although [people] in Philippi [city] previously mistreated us [(exc)] and insulted us, as you know, our God caused us to be courageous. As a result, we told you the good message [that originates/comes from] God, even though some [people in your city] also strongly (opposed [us/tried to prevent us from telling God’s message]).
Mucinshi mbuli bantu baku Filipi ncobalatupensha nekutusebanya, katutana kwisa ku Tesalonika. Necikabeco Lesa walatuyumisha moyo mpaka twalacikosha kumukambaukila Mulumbe Waina weshikufuma kulyendiye nambi bangi balikutoteka.
3 When we exhorted/urged (OR, tried to convince) [you to obey God’s message], we did not tell you an untrue message. Instead, we told you a true message. We do not [want to get something for ourselves] by immoral means. We do not try to deceive [you or other people].
Pakwinga mbyetwalikukambauka nkatwalasebensesha miyeyo yaipa nambi kuyanda kubepa bantu sobwe.
4 On the contrary, we tell God’s message because he trusted us to do that, because he examined us and considered us [to be acceptable to tell people] the message about Christ. As we teach people, we do not say what they like to hear. Instead, [we say what] God [wants us to say, because] he examines everything that we think and what we desire.
Nsombi tukute kukambauka mbuli Lesa ncakute kuyandeti twinse, pakwinga Lesa walatusuminisha kwambeti twelela kupewa mulimo wakukambauka Mulumbe Waina. Nkatuleleshenga kukondwelesha bantu sobwe, nsombi kukondwelesha Lesa uyo ukute kwinshiba miyeyo yetu.
5 We never (flattered you/said nice things about you insincerely), as you know. We were never greedy, so we never needed to use words to (hide greediness [from you/cause you to think that we were not greedy]). God knows that this is true!
Mucinshi cena kwambeti nkatwalesa kulinjamwe ne maswi akuyanda kumukondwelesha nambi kwambeti tucaninepo pindu kulinjamwe, Lesa ekamboni wetu.
6 We never tried to get people [to honor us],
Nkatwalayanda kulumbwa ne muntu uliyense nambi amwe, nambi bambi,
7 although we could have demanded [that you should honor/respect us], because we are apostles [who represent] (OR, [speak for]) Christ. On the contrary, we were gentle when we were among you, as a mother [gently] takes care of her own children [SIM].
cakubinga mpotwalasenga lunyamfo netukaba batumwa ba Yesu Klistu twalalibombelesha pakumusenga bintu mbuli mushali mutukashi ncakute kulama cena banabendi.
8 So, because we love you, we were delighted to personally tell you the good message that God [gave us]. But also we were delighted to lovingly do all that we could do to help you [SYN] because (you had become very dear to us/we had begun to love you very much).
Pacebo cakumusunishisha twalikuba twalibambila kumuyabila Mulumbe Waina weshi kufuma kuli Lesa kayi ne buyumi bwetu. Pakwinga mwalikuba mwasunika kulinjafwe.
9 My fellow believers, you remember that we worked very hard [DOU] [in order to] ([support ourselves/earn money to buy what we needed]) [while we were with you]. We worked [during the] day and [also at] night in order that we would not have to ask any one of you to give us what we needed, [while] we proclaimed to you the good message that God [gave us].
Mobanse mwengashila cena mbuli ncotwalasebensa cangofu pakati penu, twalasebensa munshi ne mashiku kwambeti tutamupensha mubintu mbyotwalikuyanda kusebensesha mpotwali kumukambaukila Mulumbe Waina wa Lesa.
10 You know that it is true, and God knows that it is true, that we conducted our lives in a very pure, right, and faultless [DOU] manner toward you believers.
Njamwe bakamboni betu pamo ne Lesa, kwambeti bwikalo bwetu pakati penu amwe bashoma bwalikuba bwaswepa, bwalululama kayi bwabula kampenda.
11 You know also that [we lovingly behaved/acted toward] each one of you, just like a father [lovingly behaves/acts toward] his own children [SIM].
Lino mucinshi kwambeti twalikushako mano kuli uliyense pakati penu mbuli mushali mutuloba ncakute kulama banabendi.
12 [Specifically, we] kept strongly exhorting/urging and encouraging you that you conduct your lives in the way that God’s people should, [because] he has invited you to become his people over whom he will rule in a wonderful way [HEN].
Twalamuyuminisha ne kumutontosha myoyo, kayi ne kumwambila cangofu kwambeti mwelela kuba ne bwikalo bwakukondwelesha Lesa, uyo lamukunga kwambeti mukengile mu Bwami bwabulemu bwakendi.
13 We also continually thank God because when you heard the message [that] we told to you, you accepted it as the true message, the good message that God [gave to us]. We did not invent it. [We also thank God] that he is changing your lives because you trust this message [PRS].
Nomba kuli cebo nacimbi cikute kupesheti tulumbaishe Lesa. Mpotwalamuletela Mulumbe Waina mwalaukutika nekusumina.
14 My fellow believers, we [know that you sincerely believed the message from God], because the manner in which you acted was just like the manner in which [the congregations] in Judea acted. They also [worship] God, [and they] ([have a close relationship with/are united to]) Christ Jesus. Specifically, you endured it [when] your own countrymen [mistreated you because you believe the message from God], in the same manner that those [Jewish believers in Judea] endured it [when] the Jews [who do not believe in Christ mistreated them].
Mobanse, bintu bimobimo byalamwinshikila byalenshikila kumibungano ya Lesa ili muli Yesu Klistu yaku Yudeya. Nomba bantu bakucomwenu balamupensha mbuli Bayuda ncebalapensha baklistu baku Yudeya.
15 [Unbelieving Jews are] the ones whom God considers guilty [for] killing the Lord Jesus, as well as [for killing] many prophets. Other unbelieving Jews forced us to leave [many towns]. They really make God angry; and [they are] opposed to [what is best for] all human beings!
Abo balashina Mwami Yesu ne bashinshimi balikubako kaindi, kayi ebalatupensha. Aba nkabakute kukondwelesha Lesa sobwe, kayi ebapelana ne bantu bonse.
16 [Specifically], when we tell [the good message] to non-Jewish people in order that they can be saved {[that God] will save them} [spiritually], these [unbelieving Jews] try to stop/prevent us from doing that. Because they continually sin more and more, they are almost reaching the limit that has been [set by God] [MET]! [God] will soon punish them [MTY], at last, for all their sins!
Balelesha kutukanisha kukambuka Mulumbe Waina kubantu ba kunsa kwambeti batambule lupulusho. Neco balalibunjikila bwipishi bwabo bonse cakwambeti bukalu bwa Lesa bulabashikili.
17 My fellow believers, when for a short time [IDM] [those people forced us to be separated] from you, [we felt like parents] (who had lost all their children/whose children had died) [MET]. [Although] we were far away from you, [we were still] emotionally [concerned about you], and we strongly desired to be present with you.
Mobanse necikabeti twalapansana nenjamwe kwa kacindi cing'ana kumubili nsombi mumiyeyo tuli pamo, twalikuyandishisha kwambeti tukabonane menso ne menso. Nambi twalamushiya myoyo yetu yalikubowa nenjamwe.
18 [You can know that] we wanted to return to you. Indeed I, Paul, [tried to return] twice [IDM]. But [we did not return because] each time Satan [prevented us from returning].
Ecebo cakendi twalikuyandishisha kubwelela kwisa kumubona, ame ndalelekesha kwisa kayi nteko kankanda kamowa nsombi tubili, nomba Satana walatabankana panshila.
19 [We were strongly desiring to be with you], because truly you [RHQ] [are the ones about whom we are proud and joyful]! It is because we are confident that you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will be] joyful! You are the ones who we confidently expect [will keep strongly trusting in God!] It is because you [will] ([remain faithful/continue believing in God]) that we [will] be proud [of the work that we have done] [MET, RHQ] [when] our Lord Jesus [examines what we all have done, at the time] when he comes back [to earth]!
Anu kupembelela kwetu nicani? Inga kukondwa kwetu nicani? Kayi ne cilambo cetu nicani ncetwelela kutwangila Mwami wetu akesa? Sena ntamwe?
20 Indeed, it is because of you that [even now we] are pleased and joyful!
Cakubinga bulemu bwetu nekukondwa kwetu njamwe.
