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Ntheko u Napaolo Uthesalonike
Ashilhoko aka, nhochuwelha wiira nkwaha waawilhe ihu uwaninyu khawaari wo chiicho. Ukhalhawaya nhochuwelha chenre ihu wo upocheriya pufia ni uruwaniya Ufilipi ulhe. Inakhalhaka nahopangelhiya ichimwa yinchi, Nlhuku ihu ahonivaha machiri o uhimeriani Malhove Orera awe wo ukuruvalhelha. Ukhalhawaya ukurumicha wihu kuhii wo woothachiya mena o unanara mena khaninttuna unthepiacha ntu riyoothe. Nansho hii wo mahuku onkhaye ninohimiacha thoko Nlhuku chinottuna awe, ukhalhawaya ahoona wiira nihophwanelha, uhimiacha Malhove Orera alha. Khaninonteelhiha ntu nansho ninonteelhiha Nlhuku, nochuwelha mirima chihu mpaka nhina. Ukhalhawaya nhochuwelha rata wiira khanaawilhe ni malhove o waapepecha attu mena o upenyapenya o uvitha ilhema iriyoothe, Nlhuku noohimiechesha! Khanaattunne uthimichiya ni ntu riyoothe, mena utotopelhiya ni inyu mwaatti mena ni attu akina ariyoothe. Inakhalhaka naari akarumiya a Kuristo, khanaaphavenlhe ittu iriyoothe ukhuma uwaninyu. Naari akarumiya o wiitimarikha munlhokoni mwinyu thoko naangoro chinaalhelha awe achishaana awe. Ni vavawo chiicho, nahouttunani mwaatti chinene wo nrima mpaka nkanouvahani kuhiwe Malhove Orera nivahiye ihu ni Nlhuku vekha ayaru nansho ata ukumi ihu naashinene ukhalhawaya mwaattiva phi attu anaattuna ihu chinene! Ashilhoko aka, we ikekhiaye nnowuupuwelha ikatema yaahimiacha ihu Malhove Orera nivahiye ihu ni Nlhuku, naavara ntheko wo uhuva uthana ni uhiyu wiira nihinrie nsigo ntu riyoothe munlhokoni mwinyu.
10 Mwaatti attu o Uthesalonike va phi o uhimiechesha, Nlhuku ni uyo chiicho wiira makhalhelho ihu munlhokoni mwinyu attu arumelhenlhe Kuristo, aari oombone ni o wiitimarikha ni o uhikhuwachiya. 11 Nhochuwelha wiira hii nahonlhoha kila ntu thoko naangoro chinaalhoha awe achishaana awe mwanene. 12 Nahouhelhani nrima ni uwiittuchihani ni uwaamukani wiira nkhalhe makhalhelho anonteelhiha Nlhuku, nowiihanani nkelhe mu Imwene awe ni munthimichoni mwawe.
13 Tho wo yoyo nlhatu uyo ninonshukuru Nlhuku kila ikatema wo uhoochaa, ukhalhawaya vaawihilhe ihu nlhove na Nlhuku, mwahewelhelha nkamwaapochera, mwoonaka ukhalha nttenga wa Nlhuku kuhii nttenga wa ntu ni iyo we ikekhiaye phiri aya. Ukhalhawaya Nlhuku novara ntheko munlhokoni mwinyu mwaatti attu nnonrumelhelha. 14 Ukhalhawaya ashilhoko aka nhotwariha uhuva thoko chihuvilhe aya milhoko cha attu a Nlhuku o Uyudea, attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo Yesu. Mwaatti mwahotwarushiya ni anenchi naninyu thoko ni ayo chaatwarushiye aya ni Ayahudi nanaya, 15 yeevilhe Athithi Yesu ni anamilhohi, nkayaanitwarusha ni hii. Yayo attu ayo anonrusha Nlhuku, tho phi ayo ahinaathana ni kila ntu. 16 Yaholhikacha unichiichiha nihaahimerie nttenga attu ahiri Ayahudi nttenga wo noopo, wiira ahoopolhiye, atimirihe uwonya waya mahuku onkhaye. Nansho vano, urushiya wa Nlhuku uhaakhuruwelha!
Uthanana u Napaolo weetelhelha tho attu o Athesalonike
17 Ashilhoko aka, vaamwalhanne ihu waari umwalhaana wo mahuku vakani, umwalhaana wo iruttu uhikhalhaka wo wuupuwelhana. Wo uhipicha mahuku, nahopatta nrima wo uwa uwoonani tho! 18 Paahi etu, wo ikekhiaye naholhakelha uweetelhelhani venchi tho. Mii Paolo kimwanene, kaholhikacha velhi wiira kuweetelhelheni, nansho Nakare ahonichiichiha.
19 Ukhalhawaya ukhulhuvelha wihu ama upuha wihu ama wiititihacha wihu phi ishiyani? Mwaatti phi inyu nnohalha ukhalha phi nikhulhuvelho ni upuha wihu ni mphumburu ihu wo wiititihacha wihu wa Athithi Yesu nihuku naya no uwa nno. 20 Eiyo, inyu mwaatti phi nthimicho wihu ni upuha wihu!