Laciwiri Lakuyenda kwa Atesalonika
1 Ine Paulo, Silvano* na Timotio, tikunembera gwere la ku Tesalonika, lomwe ni gwere la Mulungu Baba wathu pabodzi na Mbuya Jezu Kristu.
2 Kudeka mtima kukulu na mtendere wakucokera kwa Mulungu Baba na kwa Mbuya Jezu Kristu kukhale namwe.
3 Ndife wakukakamizika nthawe zentse kutenda Mulungu thangwe ra imwepo abale. Bzimwebzi mpsakuthemera thangwe cikhulupiro canu cikukhala camphanvu kwene-kwene ndipo lufoyi lomwe mumbalatizana likuthumizirika. 4 Ndipopa ifepano timbasamwirira thangwe ra imwepo pakati pa magwere ya Mulungu, thangwe ra kupirira kwanu na cikhulupiro canu pa mazunzo yentse pabodzi na kubonera komwe mukugumana nako. 5 Bumwebu ni umboni bwakuti Mulungu ambatonga mwakulungama, ndipo thangwe ra bzimwebzi, imwepo mwawonedwa kuti ndimwe wakuthemera Umambo bwa Mulungu bomwe mukububonerera.
6 Pakuti Mulungu ngwacirungamo, iye an’dzapasa nyathwa omwe ambakuboneresani. 7 Tsono imwepo omwe mukubonera na matsautso, mun’dzatambira mtsangalazo pabodzi na ifepano, pa nthawe yomwe Mbuya Jezu an’dzawonekera kucokera kudzulu pabodzi na anjo wace wamphanvu m’moto wakugaka. 8 Iye an’dzalanga wale omwe ambadziwa lini Mulungu na wale omwe ambabvera lini mafala yabwino yakulewa bza Mbuya wathu Jezu. 9 Mbuya an’dzapasa nyathwa wanthu amwewa ndipo iwo an’dzapfudzidwa mpaka kale-kale. Iwo an’dzapfudzidwa pamaso pa Mbuya na ulemerero bwace bwamphanvu, 10 pa nthawe yomwe iye an’dzabwera kuti adzatumbizidwe mwakubverana na anyakucena wace na pa ntsiku yomwe an’dzadabwisa wentse omwe adalatiza cikhulupiro, ninga momwe imwepombo mudacitira pomwe ifepano tidapereka umboni.
11 Na thangwe limweri, nthawe zentse timbakupemphererani kuti Mulungu wathu akuwoneni kuti ndimwe wakuthemera kucemeredwa na iye, ndipo iye acite mwakukwanira bzinthu bzentse bzabwino bzomwe akufuna kucita na mphanvu zace, acicitisambo mabasa yanu ya cikhulupiro kukhala yaphindu, 12 kuti dzina la Mbuya wathu Jezu litumbizidwe na imwepo, mucikhala wakuphatana na iye mwakubverana na kudeka mtima kukulu kwa Mulungu wathu na Mbuya Jezu Kristu.