1 Batesalonika
4 Lino kumamanino bakwesu, mbubonya mbotwakamulailila kujatikizya mbomweelede kweenda kutegwa kamukkomanisya Leza (alimwi ncobeni oobo mbomweenda) tulamulomba akumukombelezya kwiinda mu Mwami Jesu kuti muzumanane kucita boobo kwiinda waawo. 2 Nkaambo mulaazyi malailile ngotwakamupa kuzwa ku Mwami Jesu.
3 Nkaambo Leza ncayanda nceeci cakuti kamusalala akulilesya kubwaamu. 4 Umwi aumwi wanu azyibe kweendelezya mubili wakwe mwini munzila iisalala alimwi mubulemu, 5 ikutali muluunyaunya lwabulyato mbuli loolo lujisi bamasi batamuzyi Leza. 6 Kutabi muntu naba omwe uusika nkwabisizya akuunina munyina mumakani aaya, nkaambo Jehova nguupa cisubulo kujatikizya zyintu eezyi zyoonse, mbubonya mbotwakamwaambilila limwi akumupa bumboni cakulomya. 7 Nkaambo Leza tanaakatwiitila busofwaazi pe, pele wakatwiitila kuti katusalala. 8 Aboobo imuntu uukaka njiisyo eeyi, tanyansyi muntu pe, pele unyansya Leza ooyo uumupa muuya wakwe uusalala.
9 Pele ikujatikizya luyando lwabunyina, tatweelede kumulembela buya pe, nkaambo nywebo lwanu muyiisyigwa a Leza kuti kamuyandana. 10 Mubwini mulacita oobo kubakwesu boonse mu Makedoniya moonse. Pele lino bakwesu tumulailila kuti muzumanane kucita boobo kwiinda waawo. 11 Amusoleke canguzu kukkala muluumuno, kamuyeeya buyo makani aanu alimwi akubeleka amaanza aanu nobeni, mbubonya mbotwakamulailila; 12 kutegwa kamweenda bweelede mumeso aabantu bakunze akutabula cintu cili coonse.
13 Kunze lyaboobo bakwesu, tatuyandi kuti mube bantu batazyi makani aajatikizya baabo iboona mulufwu; ikutegwa mutabi abuumba mbuli bamwi boonse ibatajisi bulangizi. 14 Ikuti katusyoma kuti Jesu wakafwa alimwi wakabuka, abalo aabo iboona mulufwu ikwiinda muli Jesu, Leza uyoobabusya ikutegwa bakabe anguwe. 15 Nkaambo kweelana ajwi lya Jehova tumwaambila kuti, aabo ibasyaalizi akati kesu ibanoopona kuciindi cakubako kwa Mwami kunyina pe nobayoosaangunina baabo iboona mulufwu; 16 nkaambo Mwami lwakwe uyooseluka kuzwa kujulu akwaambilizya ajwi lyanguzu, ijwi lyasilutwe wabangelo alimwi amweembo wa Leza, eelyo aabo bafwide kabakamantene a Kilisito bayoosaanguna kubuka. 17 Kuzwa waawo swebo tobasyaalizi notunoopona, antoomwe ambabo, tuyookwempelwa mumakumbi kuyoocingana a Mwami mujulu; aboobo tuyookkala a Mwami lyoonse. 18 Aboobo amuzumanane kuumbulizyanya amajwi aaya.