I Thessalonians 1

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Na Paora, na ratou ko Hirawanu, ko Timoti, ki te hahi o te hunga o Teharonika i roto i te Atua Matua, i te Ariki hoki, i a Ihu Karaiti: Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koutou me te rangimarie.

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Whakawhetai tonu matou ki te Atua i nga wa katoa mo koutou katoa, me te whakahua i a koutou i a matou inoi;

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Mau tonu to matou mahara ki ta koutou mahi whakapono, ki te uaua o to koutou aroha, ki te u o te tumanako ki to tatou Ariki, ki a Ihu Karaiti, i te aroaro o te Atua, ara o to tatou Matua;

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

E mohio ana hoki matou, e nga teina e arohaina nei e te Atua, ki to koutou whiriwhiringa.

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

Kihai hoki ta matou rongopai i tae atu ki a koutou i runga i te kupu anake, engari i te kaha, i te Wairua Tapu, nui atu hoki te u o te ngakau; pera ano me koutou e matau na ki to matou ahua i roto i a koutou, he whakaaro ki a koutou.

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

A ka whai koutou i ta matou tauira, i ta te Ariki hoki, i riro uaua atu na i a koutou te kupu, me te whakahari ano ia a te Wairua Tapu.

So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

No ka waiho koutou hei tauira ki te hunga whakapono katoa o Makeronia, o Akaia.

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

I paku haere atu na hoki i a koutou te kupu a te Ariki, ehara i te mea i Makeronia, i Akaia anake, engari i puta atu to koutou whakapono ki te Atua ki nga wahi katoa; no reira kahore he rawa e puaki ai tetahi kupu a matou.

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

Ko ratou nei hoki kei te korero mo matou, mo to matou taenga atu ki a koutou, mo to koutou tahuritanga mai hoki i nga whakapakoko ki te Atua, ki te mahi ki te Atua ora, ki te Atua pono;

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Ki te tatari ano hoki ki tana Tama i te rangi, i whakaarahia ake nei e ia i te hunga mate, ki a Ihu, e whakaora nei i a tatou i te riri meake nei puta.