Mek-tu Leta lo Thessalonica 1:1-12
1 Mi Paul. Sil·vaʹnus* and Timothy stap witim mi. Disfala leta hem for iufala long kongregeson long Thes·sa·lo·niʹca. Iufala wan mind witim God, wea hem Dadi bilong iumi, and iufala wan mind tu witim Jesus Christ, wea hem Lord.
2 Mifala prea for God, wea hem Dadi long heven, and Lord Jesus Christ, for barava kaen long iufala and helpem iufala for garem peace.
3 Olketa brata, mifala mas evritaem talem thankiu long God for iufala. Diswan hem fitim bikos faith bilong iufala hem barava kamap strong moa and love bilong iufala for narawan hem kamap strong tu.
4 Dastawe, mifala praisem iufala long olketa kongregeson bilong God bikos nomata pipol spoelem iufala and iufala safa long olketa hard taem, iufala garem faith and no givap.
5 Evri samting hia pruvim judgment bilong God hem raeteous, and from diswan bae iufala fit for kasem datfala Kingdom bilong God, wea hem nao iufala safa bikos long hem.
6 Disfala judgment bilong God hem raeteous bikos hem panisim olketa wea mekem iufala kasem hard taem.
7 Bat God bae helpem iufala wea safa long olketa hard taem, and helpem mifala tu. Hem bae duim diswan taem Lord Jesus hem showaot long heven witim olketa strongfala angel bilong hem
8 long bigfala fire taem hem panisim olketa wea no savve long God, and olketa wea no obeyim datfala gud nius abaotem Lord bilong iumi Jesus.
9 Lord bilong iumi bae judgem olketa hia. Panis bilong olketa nao hem for olketa mas finis for olowe, so hem bae no lukim olketa moa and bae hem no iusim bigfala paoa bilong hem for helpem olketa.
10 Diswan bae happen long taem wea Lord hem kam for kasem glory witim olketa holy wan bilong hem. Long datfala taem, evriwan wea showimaot faith bae tinghae long hem. From iufala bilivim toktok bilong mifala, iufala tu bae tinghae long hem.
11 Dastawe, mifala evritaem prea for iufala. Mifala prea for God hem ting long iufala olsem iufala fit for kasem samting wea hem markem for iufala. Mifala prea tu for hem iusim paoa bilong hem for duim evri gud samting wea hem laek for duim and blessim samting wea iufala duim bikos long faith bilong iufala.
12 Diswan hem for mekem nem bilong Lord bilong iumi Jesus kasem glory bikos long samting wea iufala duim, and iufala tu savve kasem glory from hem. Diswan bae showimaot God and Lord Jesus Christ barava kaen tumas.
Olketa footnote
^ Or, “Silas.”
