Living in a Way That Pleases God
1Now I want to talk about some other matters, brothers and sisters. We taught you how to live in a way that pleases God. In fact, that is how you are living. In the name of the Lord Jesus we ask and beg you to do it more and more. 2You know the directions we gave you. They were given by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3God wants you to be made holy. He wants you to stay away from sexual sins. 4He wants all of you to learn to control your own bodies. You must live in a way that is holy. You must live with honor. 5Don’t desire to commit sexual sins like people who don’t know God. 6None of you should sin against your brother or sister by doing that. You should not take advantage of your brother or sister. The Lord will punish everyone who commits these kinds of sins. We have already told you and warned you about this. 7That’s because God chose us to live pure lives. He wants us to be holy. 8Suppose someone refuses to accept our teaching. They are not turning their back on us. They are turning their back on God. This same God gives you his Holy Spirit.
9We don’t need to write to you about your love for one another. God himself has taught you to love one another. 10In fact, you do love all God’s family all around Macedonia. Brothers and sisters, we are asking you to love one another more and more. 11And do everything you can to live a quiet life. You should mind your own business. And work with your hands, just as we told you to. 12Then unbelievers will have respect for your everyday life. And you won’t have to depend on anyone.
What Happens to Believers Who Have Died
13Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don’t want you to mourn, as other people do. They mourn because they don’t have any hope. 14We believe that Jesus died and rose again. When he returns, many who believe in him will have died already. We believe that God will bring them back with Jesus. 15This agrees with what the Lord has said. When the Lord comes, many of us will still be alive. We tell you that we will certainly not go up before those who have died. 16The Lord himself will come down from heaven. We will hear a loud command. We will hear the voice of the leader of the angels. We will hear a blast from God’s trumpet. Many who believe in Christ will have died already. They will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them. We will be taken up in the clouds. We will meet the Lord in the air. And we will be with him forever. 18So encourage one another with these words of comfort.
Asetena A Ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn Ani
1Anuanom, asɛm a ɛtwa toɔ ne sɛ, mosuaa kwan pa a ɛsɛ sɛ mofa so tena ase a ɛbɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani. Na saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na morebɔ mo bra. Enti, yɛde yɛn Awurade Yesu din srɛ, hyɛ mo sɛ, monyɛ mma ɛmmoro deɛ moreyɛ seesei no so. 2Monim nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛnam Awurade Yesu tumi enti, yɛtumi kyerɛkyerɛɛ mo.
3Yei yɛ Onyankopɔn pɛ a ɔwɔ ma mo. Ɔpɛ sɛ moyɛ kronkron na motwe mo ho firi adwamammɔ ho. 4Ɛsɛ sɛ mosua sɛdeɛ mohyɛ mo ho so na obiara atumi ne ne yere atena kronnyɛ ne animuonyam so. 5Monntena ase akɔnnɔ anibereɛ so te sɛ wɔn a wɔnnim Onyankopɔn. 6Onyankopɔn akyiwadeɛ no bi nso ne sɛ, ɛnsɛ sɛ mo mu biara sisi ne yɔnko na ɔgye ne yere, ɛfiri sɛ, sɛ obi yɛ saa a, Onyankopɔn bɛtwe nʼaso dendeenden sɛdeɛ yɛadi ɛkan abɔ mo kɔkɔ no. 7Onyankopɔn amfrɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɛbɔ adwaman, na mmom, ɔfrɛɛ yɛn sɛ yɛntena ase ahoteɛ mu. 8Ɛno enti, obiara a ɔbɛpo nkyerɛkyerɛ no ntia onipa, na mmom, ɔtia Onyankopɔn a ɔma mo Honhom Kronkron no.
9Ɛho nhia sɛ mɛtwerɛ mo afa ɔdɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ modɔ mo nuanom asuafoɔ no ho. Onyankopɔn akyerɛ mo ankasa ɛkwan a ɛsɛ sɛ mofa so dodɔ mo ho mo ho. 10Na moada saa ɔdɔ no adi pɛpɛɛpɛ akyerɛ anuanom a wɔwɔ Makedonia no nyinaa. Nanso, anuanom, yɛsrɛ mo sɛ monkɔ so nnodɔ mo ho mo ho mma ɛmmoro saa. 11Momma ɛnyɛ mo botaeɛ sɛ mobɛtena ase dinn na moahwɛ so adi mo dwuma de abɔ mo ho akɔnhoma sɛdeɛ yɛaka akyerɛ mo dada no. 12Sɛ moyɛ saa a, ɛbɛma wɔn a wɔnyɛ asuafoɔ no afɛre mo na moremmisa deɛ ɛhia mo nso mfiri obiara nkyɛn.
Awurade Ba No
13Anuanom, yɛpɛ sɛ yɛka nokorɛ a ɛfa wɔn a wɔawuwu no ho kyerɛ mo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, morenni ho awerɛhoɔ te sɛ wɔn a wɔnni anidasoɔ no. 14Yɛgye di sɛ Yesu wuiɛ, na ɔsɔree bio. Enti sɛ Onyankopɔn de Yesu ba bio a, ɔde wɔn a wɔnyaa ne mu gyidie ansa na wɔrewuo no bɛka ne ho aba. 15Awurade nkyerɛkyerɛ a yɛreka akyerɛ mo no ne sɛ, ɛda a Awurade bɛba no, yɛn a yɛte ase yi renni awufoɔ no anim ɛkan. 16Awurade no ankasa de ɔhyɛ a ano yɛ den, ɔbɔfoɔ panin nteamu ne Onyankopɔn totorobɛnto nnyegyeeɛ firi ɔsoro bɛba fam. Wɔn a wɔawuwu wɔ Kristo mu no bɛsɔre kane, 17na wɔaboaboa yɛn a yɛte ase ɛberɛ no ne wɔn a wɔasɔre no ano wɔ omununkum mu ahyia Awurade wɔ ewiem. Na saa na yɛne Awurade bɛtena daa. 18Enti, momfa saa asɛm yi nkyekyere obiara werɛ.
