¹Wherefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in Athens,

¹Kana ando gor nashti mai rhevdisarasas te azhukeras, ame mangliam te beshas korkorho ande Athens.

²and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage [you] concerning your faith,

²Tradiam amare phrales, o Timote o pasturi le Devlesko, wo kai ingerel e lashi viasta pa Kristo, ame tradiam les tumende saxke te zuriarel tume, ai te zhutil tume ande tumaro pachamos,

³that no one might be moved by these afflictions. (For yourselves know that we are set for this;

³saxke swako anda tumende te na mekelpe te rimolpe palal vutuimata kai si ame. Tume zhanen ke kasavendar vutuimata si sa andal dieli kai aven amenge.

⁴for also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)

⁴Ke kana samas inker tumensa, phendiam tumenge mai anglal ke si te avas vutuime/chinuime; ai kadia kerdilia, tume zhanen mishto.

⁵For this reason *I* also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.

⁵Anda kodia kai ma nas ma rhavda te azhukerav, tradem amare phrales o Timote te dikhel sar si tumaro pachamos. Ke daravas ke o beng rimosardia tume, ai sa amari buchi kai kerdiam mashkar tumende avilino intaino.

⁶But Timotheus having just come to us from you, and brought to us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have always good remembrance of us, desiring much to see us, even as we also you;

⁶Numa akana o Timote avilo amende palpale tumendar, ai andai amenge lashe viasta anda tumaro pachamos ai anda tumari dragostia. Wo phendia amenge ke tume den tume goji sagda amende tumare ilesa, ai ke mangen te dikhen ame sa sar ame mangas te mai dikhas tumen.

⁷for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and tribulation, through your faith,

⁷Amare phral, mashkar sa amare chinuimata ai sa amare vutuimata raduisailem kai ashundiam pa tumende, ai tumaro pachamos zhutisardia amare pachamos.

⁸because now we live if *ye* stand firm in [the] Lord.

⁸Ke akana ame pale traiisaras ke tume ankeren zurales tumaro pachamos ando Kristo.

⁹For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

⁹Sar ame naisisarasa amare Devles dosta pa tumende pala sa o raduimos kai dian amen angla leste.

¹⁰night and day beseeching exceedingly to the end that we may see your face, and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

¹⁰Vi diese ai vi e riate ame mangas lestar amare ilesa te sai mai dikhas tume, ai te mai anas tumenge so mai trobul tume ka tumaro pachamos.

¹¹But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

¹¹Akana O Del Wo amaro Dat, ai le Devles O Jesus Kristo lasharen o drom saxke te zhas te dikhas tume!

¹²But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,

¹²Ai O Jesus Kristo kerel tume te bariol mai but ai mai but e dragostia kai si tume iek kavreske, ai karing sa le manush, ai te avel tumari dragostia saikfielo sar si amari karing tumende.

¹³in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

¹³Wo vuzharela tumare ile, ai avena swuntsi ai bi doshako angla Del, amaro Dat, kana avela amaro Devles O Jesus Kristo peske shavensa kai pachaiepe ando leste.