I. Tes 1:1-3

PAULU, ati Silfanu, ati Timotiu, si ijọ awọn ara Tessalonika, ninu Ọlọrun Baba, ati ninu Jesu Kristi Oluwa: Ore-ọfẹ si nyin, ati alafia, lati ọdọ Ọlọrun Baba wa, ati Jesu Kristi Oluwa. Awa ndupẹ lọwọ Ọlọrun nigbagbogbo fun gbogbo nyin, awa nṣe iranti nyin ninu adura wa; Li aisimi li awa nranti iṣẹ igbagbọ́ nyin ati lãla ifẹ ati sũru ireti nyin ninu Oluwa wa Jesu Kristi, niwaju Ọlọrun ati Baba wa