1 Finally, we could not bear it any longer. So we decided to stay on alone in Athens 2 while we sent Timothy, our brother who works with us for God in preaching the Good News about Christ. We sent him to strengthen you and help your faith, 3 so that none of you should turn back because of these persecutions. You yourselves know that such persecutions are part of God's will for us. 4 For while we were still with you, we told you ahead of time that we were going to be persecuted; and as you well know, that is exactly what happened. 5 That is why I had to send Timothy. I could not bear it any longer, so I sent him to find out about your faith. Surely it could not be that the Devil had tempted you and all our work had been for nothing!
6 Now Timothy has come back, and he has brought us the welcome news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always think well of us and that you want to see us just as much as we want to see you. 7 So, in all our trouble and suffering we have been encouraged about you, friends. It was your faith that encouraged us, 8 because now we really live if you stand firm in your life in union with the Lord. 9 Now we can give thanks to our God for you. We thank him for the joy we have in his presence because of you. 10 Day and night we ask him with all our heart to let us see you personally and supply what is needed in your faith.
11 May our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus prepare the way for us to come to you! 12 May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you. 13 In this way he will strengthen you, and you will be perfect and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all who belong to him.
1 Labaŋo la, biriŋ m̀ maŋ a muña noo kotenke, ǹ naata soŋ, ǹ dammaalu ye tu Atene saatewo kono, 2 bituŋ ŋà Timoti kii ali kaŋ. Ate mu m̀ baadiŋo* le ti, aniŋ Alla la dookuulaa ka Kiristu* la kibaari betoo janjandi. Ŋà a kii ali kaŋ ne, fo a si ali bambandi ali la lannoo kono, aniŋ ka ali wakiilindi 3 fo ali la ñiŋ toora kuwolu kana moo-wo-moo la lannoo lanjuuru. Alitolu faŋolu ye a loŋ ne ko, ñiŋ toora kuwolu mu ǹ taalu le ti. 4 Kabiriŋ ntolu be ali fee nuŋ, ŋà ñiŋ fo ali ye le ko, fo ǹ si toora, aduŋ saayiŋ a naata ke wo le ñaama, ko ali ye a je ñaameŋ. 5 Wo daliiloo le kamma la, biriŋ m maŋ a muña noo kotenke, ŋa Timoti kii ali kaŋ ka a loŋ, ali la lannoo be ñaameŋ. N tarata silandiŋ ne nuŋ ko, marisarilaa ye ali marisa baake le, ǹ na dookuwo keta kenseŋo ti.
Timoti la kibaari kendoo
6 Bari saayiŋ, Timoti futata ka bo naŋ ali yaa, aduŋ a ye kibaari kendoo le fo ntolu ye ali la lannoo niŋ kanoo la kuwolu to. A ye ñiŋ fanaa fo le ko, ali hakiloo ka tu ntolu kaŋ ne, aduŋ ali be hameriŋ ne ka ǹ je ko m̀ fanaa be hameriŋ ali jewo la ñaameŋ.
7 Baadiŋolu, ǹ na ali la ñiŋ lannoo la kuwo moyoo, wo le ye ǹ sabarindi ǹ na niikuyaalu niŋ ǹ na tooroolu bee kono. 8 Ǹ naata dahaa ǹ na baluwo kono le saayiŋ, baawo ŋà a moyi le ko, ali be bambandiŋ Maariyo la kuwo to le. 9 Ǹ si muŋ tenturu siifaa le dii noo Alla la ali la kuwo to? Ǹ te a tentu noo la a ñaama wo seewoo to, ŋà meŋ soto ali la kuwo to a ñaatiliŋo la. 10 Ǹ ka duwaa baake le, suutoo niŋ tiloo la, fo ǹ si ali je noo kotenke ñaa niŋ ñaa la, aniŋ ka kuwolu timmandi, ali dasata mennu la lannoo to.
11 Ñiŋ ne mu ǹ na duwaa ti ko, m̀ Faamaa Alla faŋo aniŋ m̀ Maarii Yeesu si ǹ na siloo parendi ka naa ali yaa. 12 Allamaa Alla ye ali la ñoo kanoo kafu, ali ye jarabi ñoo kanoo la, aniŋ moo koteŋolu kanoo, ko ntolu ye ali kanu ñaameŋ. 13 Ka bo niŋ ñiŋ siloo la, Alla si ali sondomoolu bambandi fo ali kana sootaari soto, aniŋ ali ye seneyaa m̀ Faamaa Alla ñaatiliŋo la, niŋ m̀ Maarii Yeesu naata kotenke, a niŋ a la moo senuŋolu bee.
