¹Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

¹Paula leh Silvana leh Timothiin, Pa Pathian leh Toupa Jesu Krisa Thessalonika khuaa om saptuamte kiangah. Hehpihna leh lemna na kiang uah om hen.

²We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers;

²Ka thumna uah na min uh louin, nou tengteng jiakin Pathian kiangah kipahthu ka gen gige uhi,

³remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

³I Pathian leh Pa maah, gin jiaka na thilhih dante uh, it jiaka na sepgim dante uh, Toupa Jesu Kris lametna jiaka na kuhkaldan bang uh mangngilh loua, theigigein.

⁴knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,

⁴Unau, Pathian ngaihtakte aw, nou a honteldan ka thei uhi;

⁵how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.

⁵Ka tanchin hoih uh thu kiaa na kiang uh tung louin thilhihtheihna leh Kha Siangthou leh nakpia theihchetna toh a hongtung zo ngala. Noumau makhua ngaihtuahin na tunguah bangchibang mi ka nahita ua chih na thei uhi.

⁶And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;

⁶Huan, thu tuh, haksa thuak kawmin, Kha Siangthoua kipakin, na pom ua, koumau leh Toupa juite na nahi ua.

⁷so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

⁷Huchiin Masidonia leh Akhaia gama gingta mi tengteng adingin zuihding na nahi uhi.

⁸For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

⁸Toupa thu tuh noumau akipanin a thang kheta ngala, Masidonia leh Akhaia gamah kia hi louin, mun chih ah Pathian lama na gindan uh a thangta hi; huan, kou bangmah ka gen uh a kiphamoh kei hi.

⁹For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

⁹Amau mahmahin hontheisak ngal ua: bangchibang kipahpihna na lak uah ka mu ua chih bang; huan, nou milimte akipana Pathian lam nong- ngattak dan uh, huchia Pathian hing leh dik na sem dingin,Huan, A Tapa, misi laka kipana a kaihthoh, thangpaihna hongtung ding laka honsuaktasakpa Jesu, vana pat nangak dingin, chih bang.

¹⁰and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

¹⁰Huan, A Tapa, misi laka kipana a kaihthoh, thangpaihna hongtung ding laka honsuaktasakpa Jesu, vana pat nangak dingin, chih bang.