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 Kristo 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 Kristo kumbele lya Leza wesu alimwi Taateesu.
4 Nkaambo tulizyi, bakwesu nomuyandwa a Leza, kuti walo nguwakamusala,
5 nkaambo makani mabotu ngotukambauka tanaakamusikila amajwi buyo pe, pele akalaanguzu, 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 eelyo 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 ilusyomo lwanu muli Leza lwamwaika mumasena oonse,+ 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.+
