13:1 Atũm 17:15Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa twaremirwo nĩgũkirĩrĩria-rĩ, nĩtuonire arĩ wega tũtigwo tũrĩ ithuiki kũu Athene. 23:2 Atũm 16:1Tũgĩgĩtũma Timotheo ũrĩa mũrũ wa Ithe witũ, na ndungata ya Ngai hamwe na ithuĩ ya kũhunjia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Kristũ, nĩguo amwĩkĩre hinya, na amũũmĩrĩrie wĩtĩkio-inĩ wanyu, 33:3 Mar 4:17; Atũm 9:16nĩguo gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũngĩagagio nĩ magerio macio. Inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ wega atĩ nĩmo twathĩrĩirio. 4Ti-itherũ o na hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twarĩ na inyuĩ nĩtwamwĩraga kaingĩ atĩ no nginya tũnyariirwo. O ta ũrĩa mũũĩ atĩ ũguo noguo gwacookire gũgĩtuĩka. 53:5 Math 4:3; Agal 2:2Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa ndaremirwo nĩgũkirĩrĩria rĩngĩ-rĩ, ngĩtũmana nĩguo menye ũhoro wa wĩtĩkio wanyu. Nĩgũkorwo nĩndetigagĩra gũtigakorwo atĩ hihi mũgerania nĩamũgeretie, naguo wĩra witũ ũtuĩke wa tũhũ.
Ndũmĩrĩri ya Timotheo ya Kũũmanĩrĩria
63:6 Atũm 16:1; 1Athe 1:3No rĩrĩ, rĩu Timotheo nĩ okĩte kũrĩ ithuĩ oimĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ, na agatũrehere ũhoro mwega ũkoniĩ wĩtĩkio na wendani wanyu. Nĩatwĩrĩte atĩ nĩmũtũririkanaga hĩndĩ ciothe mũkenete, na atĩ nĩmwĩriragĩria gũtuona, o ta ũrĩa o na ithuĩ twĩriragĩria kũmuona. 7Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ-rĩ, o na tũrĩ na mĩnyamaro na mathĩĩna nĩtuomĩrĩirio twaigua ũhoro wanyu nĩ tondũ wa gwĩtĩkia kũu kwanyu. 8Nĩgũkorwo rĩu tũgũtũũra muoyo kũna, kuona atĩ nĩmwĩhaandĩte wega thĩinĩ wa Mwathani. 93:9 1Athe 1:2Tũngĩhota atĩa gũcookeria Ngai ngaatho cia kũigana nĩ ũndũ wanyu, tondũ wa gĩkeno kĩrĩa gĩothe tũrĩ nakĩo mbere ya Ngai witũ nĩ ũndũ wanyu? 103:10 2Tim 1:3; 1Athe 2:17Nĩtũhooyaga ũtukũ na mũthenya na kĩyo kĩingĩ nĩgeetha tũkoonana na inyuĩ rĩngĩ na tũmũrehere kĩrĩa mũtarĩ nakĩo ũhoro-inĩ wa gwĩtĩkia kwanyu.
11Rĩu-rĩ, Ngai mwene, o Ithe witũ, na Mwathani witũ Jesũ, marotũhingũrĩra njĩra tũhote gũũka kũrĩ inyuĩ. 123:12 1Athe 4:9, 10Mwathani arotũma wendani wanyu wongerereke na ũiyũrĩrĩre harĩ o mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ, na harĩ andũ arĩa angĩ othe, o ta ũrĩa o na ithuĩ tũmwendete. 133:13 1Akor 1:8; Math 25:31Ningĩ aroĩkĩra ngoro cianyu hinya nĩgeetha mũgaakorwo mũtarĩ na ũcuuke, na mũrĩ atheru mbere ya Ngai, o we Ithe witũ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Mwathani witũ Jesũ agooka hamwe na andũ ake arĩa atheru othe.
1So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens. 2We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, 3so that no-one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them. 4In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. 5For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labours might have been in vain.
Timothy’s encouraging report
6But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you. 7Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. 8For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. 9How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? 10Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
11Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
