¹Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

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

²and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort 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 be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

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 most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

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

⁵For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

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 when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see 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 cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

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

⁸For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

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

⁹For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

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

¹⁰night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which 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.

¹¹Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, 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!

¹²and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward 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.

¹³to the end he may establish your hearts blameless 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.