1 Batesalonika 1:1-10
1 Mebo nde Paulo, nendili antoomwe a Siluvano alimwi a Timoteyo ndalembela ndinywe nombungano ya Batesalonika iikamantene a Leza Taateesu alimwi a Mwami wesu Jesu Kilisito kuti:
Amube aluzyalo lwa Leza alimwi aluumuno.
2 Lyoonse tulamulumba Leza notumubandauka nywebo nyoonse mumipailo yesu,
3 nkaambo tatuleki kuyeeya mulimo wanu walusyomo akubeleka kwanu kwaluyando alimwi akuliyumya kwanu akaambo kabulangizi mbomujisi mu Mwami wesu Jesu Kilisito kumbele lya Leza wesu alimwi Taateesu.
4 Nkaambo tulizyi, bakwesu nomuyandwa a Leza, kuti walo nguwakamusala,
5 nkaambo notwakali kumukambaukila makani mabotu, tanaakali majwi buyo pe, pele akali aanguzu, akali kucitwa munguzu zyamuuya uusalala alimwi akamupa lusyomo luyumu, mbubonya mbomuzyi mbotwakali kucita kutegwa mugwasyigwe.
6 Aboobo mwakaiya ndiswe alimwi a Mwami wesu, mbwaanga mwakazumina jwi lya Leza akukondwa ikuzwa kumuuya uusalala nokuba kuti mwakajisi mapenzi manji kapati,
7 alimwi mwakaba cikozyanyo kubasyomi boonse mu Makedoniya alimwi amu Akaya.
8 Masimpe ngakuti, ijwi lya Jehova ilyakazwa kulindinywe tiilyakamvwugwa buyo mu Makedoniya amu Akaya mulikke pe, pele mumasena oonse ilusyomo lwanu muli Leza lwamwaika koonse-koonse, cakuti swebo kunyina cintu cili coonse ncotuceelede kwaamba pe.
9 Nkaambo beni tabaleki kuluula mbotwakayaana andinywe ciindi cakusaanguna alimwi ambomwakafwutatila mituni yanu akusandukila kuli Leza kuti mulitakate kubelekela Leza uupona alimwi mwini-mwini,
10 akulindila Mwanaakwe uuboola kuzwa kujulu, ooyo ngwaakabusya kuzwa kubafwu, nkokuti Jesu, ooyo uutuvwuna kubukali oobo buboola.
