Uyeza uNyana wentshabalalo
AmaTesalonika aye eva, mhlawumbi ngencwadi exokisiweyo, ukuba imini yeNkosi sele ifikile. UPawulos uthi hayi: kuqala kufika imvukelo, nomntu wokungabi namthetho ohlala etempileni kaBawo wethu, ezibiza ngokuba nguThixo. Okwangoku, yimani niqinile, nibambelele kwelo nakufundiswa lona.
2 1Bazalwana, siyanicela ngokufika kweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu nokuhlanganiselwa kwethu ndawonye kuye, 2ukuba ningakhawulezi ningcangcazeliswe engqondweni zenu, ningothuswa, nokuba kungumoya, nokuba kusisigidimi, nokuba yincwadi ekuthiwa iphuma kuthi, ithi imini yeNkosi yethu sele ifikile. 3Makungabikho bani unikhohlisayo nangayiphi na indlela; kuba loo mini ayiyi kufika, ingekafiki kuqala imvukelo, aze atyhilwe umntu wokungabi namthetho, lowo usingelwe entshabalalweni, 4lowo uchaseneyo, uziphakamisayo ngaphezu kwako konke okuthiwa nguthixo nokunqulwayo, ngokokude ahlale etempileni kaBawo wethu, evakalisa esithi unguThixo. a a v4 Apha uthi 'Thixo' ushiywe uze kuba lelo bango lobuxoki nelokuziphakamisa lalowo ungenamthetho — into enkohlakeleyo yokumfanisa uBawo aziphakamisa achasene naye. 5Anikhumbuli na ukuba ndisahleli nani ndanixelela ezi zinto? 6Kaloku niyayazi into emthintelayo ngoku, ukuze atyhilwe ngexesha lakhe. 7Kuba imfihlelo yokungabi namthetho sele isebenza; kodwa lowo umthintelayo ngoku uya kuqhubeka ade asuswe endleleni. 8Aze atyhilwe lowo ungenamthetho, iNkosi uYesu eya kumgungxula ngomphefumlo womlomo wayo, imtshabalalise ngobuqaqawuli bokufika kwayo. 9Lowo ungenamthetho uza ngokusebenza kukaSathana, enamandla onke, nemiqondiso yobuxoki, nezimanga, 10nangenkohliso yonke yokungalungisi kwabo batshabalalayo, ngenxa yokuba bengavumanga ukuthanda inyaniso ukuze basindiswe. 11Ngenxa yoko uBawo wethu uthumela kubo ukulahlekiswa okunamandla, ukuze bakholwe bubuxoki, 12ukuze bagwetywe bonke abo bangakholwanga yinyaniso, basuka bavuyela ukungalungisi.
Yimani niqinile kubizo lukaBawo
13Simelwe kukuhlala simbulela uBawo wethu ngani ngamaxesha onke, bazalwana enithandwa yiNkosi, ngokuba uBawo wethu waninyula naba yintlahlela yosindiso ngokungcwaliswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele nokukholwa yinyaniso. 14Wanibizela koku ngeendaba zethu ezilungileyo, ukuze nizuze ubuqaqawuli beNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu. 15Ngoko ke, bazalwana, yimani niqinile, nizibambe izithethe esanifundisa zona, nokuba kungelizwi lethu elithethiweyo nokuba kungencwadi.
16Yona ke iNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu ngokwayo, noBawo wethu owasithandayo wasinika intuthuzelo engunaphakade nethemba elilungileyo ngobabalo, 17mayizithuthuzele iintliziyo zenu, iziqinise kuwo wonke umsebenzi nelizwi elilungileyo.
