Mukanda wa kumpala kui Bena Tesalonke
2 Bakuetu, anuuku anue banabene’shi kufika kuetu mu kuinutala, ta nkukutue bipeta nya. 2 Muanda sunga biekala’shi tubaadi bakiengie bua musango wa kumpala na babaadi betukitshine mianda kushi kanemo ku Fidipe, nka bu bianuuku, tubaadi bashale banyingie ku bukuashi bu’Efile Mukulu eetu bua kuinulungula mukandu wibuwa w’Efile Mukulu munkatshi mua kubinguabingua* kukata. 3 Muanda elango dibaatudi benupe tadibaadi bu kilema akikatukila ku mianda i butete sunga ku madimi, 4 kadi nka bu bibaatudi bakuminyibue n’Efile Mukulu p’aye kuitupa mukandu wibuwa, nyi biatuakula kushi bua kusankisha bantu kadi bua kusankisha Efile Mukulu, aye atalulaa mashimba eetu.
5 Muanda anuku’shi kasha tatui bafubishe ngakuilo a bulamalama sunga a kuilesha biatushi na luabi; Efile Mukulu nyi nkamonyi ka uno muanda! 6 Tatubaadi sunga bakimbe ntumbo ayikatukila kui bantu, biabikala kuanudi sunga kui bangi, sunga mbiatubadia kuikala bu bushito bukata kuanudi bu biatudi batumibua ba Nkidishitu. 7 Anka tubafikile na kalolo munkatshi muenu, nka bu nyina bana aomesha bana baye na ebapasukila na kifulo kioso. 8 Biabia bu bibaatudi benufule ngofu, tubatshile kitshibilo kushi penda kia kuinulungula mukandu wibuwa w’Efile Mukulu, kadi mpa na kuinupa* miuwa yetu, muanda tubaadi na kifulo kikata kuanudi.
9 Bakuetu, anutentekiesha kalolo kuitatshisha kuetu na mufubo wetu wi bukopo. Patubaadi atuinulungula mukandu wibuwa w’Efile Mukulu tubaadi abafubu bufuku na kanya bua kupela kusemusha muntu su ngumune a kuanudi bushito buetu. 10 Anue banabene nui tumonyi, n’Efile Mukulu namu nkamonyi ka bibaatudi baleshe lulamato luetu pa kuinukitshina mianda na kululama kushi matope anue bena kukumiina. 11 Anuuku kalolo’shi tubaadi nka atuinukankamika na kuinusamba na atutusha elango kui oso a kuanudi, nka bu abikalaa nshe bana akitshina bana baye mianda, 12 bua’shi nutungunukie na kutambuka mu mushindo aukumina Efile Mukulu aye muinuitanyine mu Bufumu na mu ntumbo yaye.
13 Nyi buakinyi atue namu tukuete kutumbula Efile Mukulu kushi kukooka, muanda pabaanupetele eyi di’Efile Mukulu dibanupushiishe kuatudi, nubaadi bedikumiine kushi bu eyi dia bantu, kadi nka bu biadidi binyibinyi bu eyi di’Efile Mukulu, adio dikuete kufuba dingi muanudi anue bena kukumiina. 14 Muanda anue bakuetu, nui bambule tukongie tu’Efile Mukulu tui mu buumune na Nkidishitu Yesu tui mu Yudeya, muanda nubaadi bakiengeshibue ku maasa a bantu ba muiumbo dienu na mianda i mumune na yabakuete kuibakiengesha nayo kui bena Yunda, 15 babaadi mpa na bayipee Muanana Yesu na batemuki na babaadi betukiengieshe. Dingi tabakuete kusankisha Efile Mukulu na, mbeshikuanyi ba buwa bua bantu boso, 16 muanda tabakumiina’shi tulungule bantu ba ingi miilo mukandu ulombene kuibapaasha. P’abakitshi bino, bakuete kunyisha kufiimisha miluisho yabo. Kadi nfudiilo a bioso, nsungu y’Efile Mukulu ayikafiki kuabadi.
17 Kadi bakuetu, pabaabadi betukatushe kuanudi penda bua kapindi kapeela (ku mbidi kushi mu mashimba muetu), tubaadi bakite muetu moso bua kuimonena mpala na mpala muanda tubaadi nenu lukalo lukata. 18 Nyi buakinyi tubaadi bakimbe kufika kuanudi na, ami Mpoolo, naadi mukimbe kufika kuanudi kushi penda musango umune kadi misango ibidi; anka Satana baadi muitushikile eshinda. 19 Muanda, nkinyi kikale bu lukulupilo luetu, muloo wetu, sunga kifulu kia ntumbo kumpala kua Nfumuetu Yesu mu kipungo kia kuikala kuaye? Mu binyibinyi ta nnanue su? 20 Oolo, nui bekale binyibinyi ntumbo yetu na muloo wetu.