1 ATesalonika

1 Ami Pawulu, nidi hamu naSilivanusi* niTimotewu, inakusonekela chipompelu chawaTesalonika adikunda naNzambi Tata niMwanta Yesu Kristu:

Luwi lwasweja nikuwunda jiikali nanenu.

2 Twamusakililaña Nzambi mpinji yejima chitwayitenaña wejima wenu mukulomba kwetu, 3 muloña kumesu aNzambi Tata yetu, mpinji yejima twanukaña mudimu wenu wumwazatili nachikuhwelelu nikukeña nichimwomikili muloña wakuchiñeja kwenu mudi Mwanta wetu Yesu Kristu. 4 Muloña tweluka kutondewa kwenu enu anakwetu akeñawu kudi Nzambi, 5 muloña nsañu yayiwahi yitwashimwinaña hiyenjili kudi enu namazu hohuku, ilaña yenjili hamu nañovu, naspiritu yajila ninakukuhwelela kwejima neyi chimweluka yuma yitwazatili kudi enu kukoola enu. 6 Nawa mwekalili akwakwimbujola etu niMwanta, nanochu chimwatambwilili mazu namuzañalu waspiritu yajila hela mwadiña mulukadi lweneni, 7 chakwila mwekalili akutalilahu kudi akwakwitiya ejima amuMasidoniya nimuAkaya.

8 Walala wudi wakwila nawu, mazu aYehova hiyanatiyakani hohu muMasidoniya nimuAkaya kufuma kudi enuku, ilaña chikuhwelelu chenu mudi Nzambi chinatiyakani mumaluña ejima chakwila hitukutwesha kuhosha chuma hela chimuku. 9 Muloña awenawu atulejaña chitwayiwanini enu katachi, ninochu chimwabalumukilili kudi Nzambi nakuleka kudifukula kudi ankishi jenu nakutachika kukalakela Nzambi wamumi nawa walala, 10 nakuhembelela Mwanindi kufuma mwiwulu, asañwiliyi kufuma mudi afu, dikwila nawu Yesu, watwamwinaña kukuzuwa kwaNzambi kunakwinza.