1 Finally, we couldn't stand it any longer. We decided to stay in Athens by ourselves 2 and send our friend Timothy to you. He works with us as God's servant and preaches the good news about Christ. We wanted him to make you strong in your faith and to encourage you. 3 We didn't want any of you to be discouraged by all these troubles. You knew we would have to suffer, 4 because when we were with you, we told you this would happen. And we did suffer, as you well know. 5 At last, when I could not wait any longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I hoped Satan had not tempted you and made all our work useless.
6 Timothy has now come back from his visit with you and has told us about your faith and love. He also said that you always have happy memories of us and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.
7 My friends, even though we have a lot of trouble and suffering, your faith makes us feel better about you. 8 Your strong faith in the Lord is like a breath of new life. 9 How can we possibly thank God enough for all the happiness you have brought us? 10 Day and night we sincerely pray that we will see you again and help you to have an even stronger faith.
11 We pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus will let us visit you. 12 May the Lord make your love for each other and for everyone else grow by leaps and bounds. This is how our love for you has grown. 13 And when our Lord comes with all his people, I pray he will make your hearts pure and innocent in the sight of God the Father.
1 Lwahugunina otwa nyengwa oku shi idhidhimikila. Otwa tokola okukala atuke muAtena, 2 manga tatu tumu omumwatate Timoteus, ngoka a longo pamwe natse oshilonga shaKalunga shokuuvitha elaka etoye tali popi Kristus. Otwe mu tumu, e mu tse omukumo ye a koleke eitaalo lyeni, 3 opo kwaa kale nando ogumwe ta shuna monima omolwomatidhagano. One omu shi shi kutya omatidhagano ga tya ngaaka ogo ombinga yimwe yehalo lyaKalunga mokukala kwetu. 4 Oshoka sho twa li pune, otwe mu londodha kutya onatu ka tidhaganwa, naashika omwe shi mono kutya osho naanaa tashi ningwa ngashingeyi. 5 Shika osho sha tumitha ndje Timoteus kune. Inandi vula we okwiidhidhimika, onkee onde mu tumu, opo a tale, ngele omu li tuu natango meitaalo. Kwaa ninge, pamwe omuhongololi e mu hongolola, niilonga yetu ayihe e tayi ningi eihepeko lyowala.
6 Ngashingeyi Timoteus okwa galukile ishewe kutse nokwe etelele elaka lyenyanyu tali popi eitaalo nohole yeni. Okwe tu hokololele wo kutya ohamu tu dhimbulukwa aluhe nomwe tu yuulukwa noonkondo, ngashika naanaa natse wo twe mu yuulukwa. 7 Aamwameme, otwa tsuwa omukumo omolweni mokuhepekwa nomomaudhigu getu. Eitaalo lyeni olye tu koleke, 8 oshoka ngashingeyi oomwenyo omo dhi li, ngele ne otamu kala mwa kankama mOmuwa. 9 Ehambelelo lyetu oli thike peni tu li na koshipala shaKalunga ketu, omolweni! 10 Ohatu galikana Kalunga noomwenyo dhetu adhihe uusiku nomutenya, tu mone ompito yokumona iipala yeni, tse tu gwedhe ko shoka sha kambela keitaalo lyeni.
11 Kalunga Tate nOmuwa gwetu Jesus naye tu longekidhile ompito yoku mu talela po. 12 Omuwa ne mu pe ohole yokuholathana, nohole yeni yokuhola aantu ayehe nayi koke yi thike pohole yetu yoku mu hola. 13 Osho ngeyi ota koleke omitima dheni, mu kale aayapuki nomwaa na oshipo koshipala shaKalunga Tate, uuna Omuwa gwetu Jesus te ya pamwe naayapuki ye ayehe.
