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

¹Paul, 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.

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

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

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.

³Remembering 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;

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

⁴Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

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.

⁵For 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.

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

⁶And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

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

⁷So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

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.

⁸For 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.

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.

⁹For 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;

¹⁰Huan, 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, which delivered us from the wrath to come.