For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.
5:4
ወአንትሙሰአኀዊነኢሀለውክሙውስተጽልመትከመይርከብክሙውእቱዕለትከመሰራቂ።
弟兄們,你們卻不在黑暗裏,叫那日子臨到你們像賊一樣。
But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
5:5
እስመኵልክሙውሉደብርሃንአንትሙወውሉደመዓልትወኢኮንክሙውሉደሌሊትወኢውሉደጽልመት።
你們都是光明之子,都是白晝之子。我們不是屬黑夜的,也不是屬幽暗的。
You are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
5:6
ወኢንኑምእንከከመእልኩአላንንቃህበኅሊናነወንትጋህወንጥበብ።
所以,我們不要睡覺像別人一樣,總要警醒謹守。
so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.
5:7
እስመእለይነውሙሌሊተይነውሙወእለሂይሰክሩሌሊተይሰክሩ።
因為睡了的人是在夜間睡,醉了的人是在夜間醉。
For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
5:24
ወዘጸውዐክሙጻድቅውእቱይግበርለክሙዘንተ።
那召你們的本是信實的,他必成就這事。
He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
5:25
ኦአኀዊነጸልዩለነ።
請弟兄們為我們禱告。
Brothers, pray for us.
5:26
አምኁኵሎአኀዊነበአምኃቅድሳትወተአምኁበበይናቲክሙ።
與眾弟兄親嘴問安,務要聖潔。
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
5:27
አምሕለክሙበእግዚእነታንብብዋለዛቲመጽሐፍላዕለኵሎሙአኀዊነቅዱሳን።
我指着主囑咐你們,要把這信念給眾弟兄聽。
I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.