1 Thessalonians 3

3 ¹So wen we no fit bear am again, we choose to stay behind for Athens alone, ²we send Timothy, our brother and fellow-worker of our Papa for di gospel of Christ, make e strong you and encourage you for your faith, ³so dat nobody among una go shake by dis wahala—una sef know say na for dis one dem set us. ⁴Wen we dey with una, we tell una beforehand say we go suffer wahala—and e happen, as una know. ⁵So, as I no fit wait again, I send make I hear about your faith—I dey fear say di tempter don tempt una and our labour just waste.

⁶But Timothy just come meet us from una, bring good news of your faith and love—say una dey always remember us with sweet mind, dey long to see us as we too dey long to see una. ⁷So, my brothers and sisters, for all our trouble and wahala, your faith comfort us, ⁸because now we dey live, if una dey stand firm for Oga. ⁹Wetin kind thanks we fit pay our Papa back for una, for all di joy wey we dey rejoice before our Papa because of una? ¹⁰Night and day we dey pray with all our heart make we see una face to face and complete wetin your faith still dey lack?

¹¹Now make our Papa imsef, and our Oga Jesus, direct our road come meet una. ¹²Make Oga make una grow and overflow with love for one another and for everybody, as we too dey do for una, ¹³so dat e go strong your heart, make una no get blame for holiness before our Papa, wen our Oga Jesus come with all im holy ones. ^a a v13 'Im holy ones' fit mean angels, or believers wey don die already, or di two of dem.