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“Aloha!”

Dis anodda letta from Paul, an Silas, an Timoty. We writing um fo you guys dat come togedda fo church Tessalonika side. You guys stay real tight wit God our Fadda an Jesus da Boss, da Spesho Guy God Wen Send.

I like dem do plenny good stuffs fo you guys, an make yoa heart rest inside.

Everybody Goin Stand in Front God da Judge Wen Christ Come Back

Eh bruddas an sistas, we jus gotta tell God “Mahalo plenny!” everytime cuz a you guys. Az right we do dat, cuz you guys stay trus God plenny mo an moa, an cuz you guys stay showing mo an mo love an aloha fo each odda. Dass why we talk big bout you guys to all Godʼs peopo dat come togedda fo church, all ova. We tell um how you guys hang in dea an stay trus God, no matta da odda peopo make you suffa plenny an make any kine to you guys.

All dis show dat God judge da right way. Az why he goin make you guys da right kine peopo, so he no shame fo say, “You my guys, an I yoa King.” You guys know how come you stay suffa now? Cuz you da Kingʼs guys, az why. God goin do da right ting, you know. Da peopo dat make you guys suffa now, God goin make dem suffa bumbye. Plus, God goin take away da presha, an same ting fo us guys too.

All dat goin happen bumbye, wen God let peopo see da Boss Jesus coming from up dea in da sky wit his angel guys dat get plenny power. Goin get big fire, dat time. God goin punish da peopo dat donno him, an no like listen to da Good Stuff Bout Our Boss Jesus. God goin punish dem, an wipe dem out to da max foeva. Dat mean, no way dey can stay wit da Boss. No way dey eva goin see da awesome kine tings he get da power fo do. 10 All dat goin happen wen our Boss Jesus come back. Dat time, everybody goin know how awesome he stay, cuz he goin stay tight wit da peopo dat stay spesho fo him. An all da peopo dat wen trus him, dey goin say, “Wow!” Same ting goin happen fo you guys, cuz you guys wen trus da stuff we wen tell you bout him.

11 Dass why us guys pray everytime fo you guys, dat dis stuff goin happen. Our God wen tell you guys awready, “Come! Be my guys!” Dass why we stay aks God fo make you guys da right kine peopo so you can do wat he like. We pray fo Godʼs power fo help you guys do all da good kine stuff you like do cuz you guys stay trus him. 12 Den, wen you guys make lidat, everybody goin say good tings bout our Boss Jesus, cuz dey goin know how awesome he stay. An cuz a him, dey goin say good tings bout you guys too. All dat goin happen cuz our God, an da Boss Jesus, Godʼs Spesho Guy, dey like do plenny fo you guys.

Paul, Silas[a](A) and Timothy,(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians(C) in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(D)

Thanksgiving and Prayer

We ought always to thank God for you,(E) brothers and sisters,[b] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.(F) Therefore, among God’s churches we boast(G) about your perseverance and faith(H) in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.(I)

All this is evidence(J) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy(K) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. God is just:(L) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(M) and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(N) in blazing fire(O) with his powerful angels.(P) He will punish(Q) those who do not know God(R) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(S) They will be punished with everlasting destruction(T) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(U) and from the glory of his might(V) 10 on the day(W) he comes to be glorified(X) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.(Y)

11 With this in mind, we constantly pray for you,(Z) that our God may make you worthy(AA) of his calling,(AB) and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness(AC) and your every deed prompted by faith.(AD) 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you,(AE) and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.[c]

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:1 Greek Silvanus, a variant of Silas
  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 2:1, 13, 15; 3:1, 6, 13.
  3. 2 Thessalonians 1:12 Or God and Lord, Jesus Christ