Watachi kudi ATesalonika
1 Ami Pawulu, nidi hamu naSilivanusi*+ niTimotewu,+ inakusonekela chipompelu chawaTesalonika adikunda naNzambi Tata niMwanta Yesu Kristu:
Luwi lwasweja nikuwunda kwiikali 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 kutonda kwayitondeliwu 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 akakutwimbujola etu+ niMwanta,+ nanochu chimwatambwilili izu namuzañalu waspiritu yajila hela mwadiña mulukadi lweneni,+ 7 chakwila mwekalili akutalilahu kudi akakwitiya ejima muMasidoniya nimuAkaya.
8 Walala wudi wakwila nawu, izu daYehova* hidinatiyakani hohu muMasidoniya nimuAkaya kufuma kudi enuku, ilaña chikuhwelelu chenu mudi Nzambi chinatiyakani mumaluña ejima+ chakwila hitwatela kuhosha chuma chidi chejimaku. 9 Muloña awenawu atulejaña chitwayiwanini enu katachi, ninochu chimwabalumukilili kudi Nzambi nakuleka kudifukula kudi ankishi+ enu nakutachika kukalakela Nzambi wamumi nawa walala, 10 nakuhembelela Mwanindi kufuma mumawulu,+ asañwiliyi mudi afu, dikwila nawu Yesu, watwamwinaña kukuzuwa kunakwinza.+