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Paulo, na Silwano, na Timotheo, kwa kanisa la Wathesalonike, lililo katika Mungu Baba yetu, na Bwana Yesu Kristo.
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Neema na iwe kwenu na amani zitokazo kwa Mungu Baba, na kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Ndugu, imetupasa kumshukuru Mungu sikuzote kwa ajili yenu, kama ilivyo wajibu, kwa kuwa imani yenu inazidi sana, na upendo wa kila mtu kwenu kwa mwenzake umekuwa mwingi.
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
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Hata na sisi wenyewe twaona fahari juu yenu katika makanisa ya Mungu kwa ajili ya saburi yenu, na imani mliyo nayo katika adha zenu zote na dhiki mnazostahimili.
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
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Ndiyo ishara hasa ya hukumu iliyo haki ya Mungu, ili mhesabiwe kuwa mwastahili kuuingia ufalme wa Mungu, ambao kwa ajili yake mnateswa.
All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
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Kwa kuwa ni haki mbele za Mungu kuwalipa mateso wale wawatesao ninyi;
After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
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na kuwalipa ninyi mteswao raha pamoja na sisi; wakati wa kufunuliwa kwake Bwana Yesu kutoka mbinguni pamoja na malaika wa uweza wake
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
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katika mwali wa moto; huku akiwalipiza kisasi wao wasiomjua Mungu, na wao wasioitii Injili ya Bwana wetu Yesu;
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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watakaoadhibiwa kwa maangamizi ya milele, kutengwa na uso wa Bwana na utukufu wa nguvu zake;
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
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yeye atakapokuja ili kutukuzwa katika watakatifu wake, na kustaajabiwa katika wote waliosadiki katika siku ile, (kwa sababu ushuhuda wetu ulisadikiwa kwenu).
on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
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Kwa hiyo twawaombea ninyi sikuzote, ili Mungu wetu awahesabu kuwa mmekustahili kuitwa kwenu, akatimiza kila haja ya wema na kila kazi ya imani kwa nguvu;
To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
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jina la Bwana wetu Yesu litukuzwe ndani yenu, nanyi ndani yake, kwa neema ya Mungu wetu na ya Bwana Yesu Kristo.
so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.