INdodana Yokubhujiswa Iyeza
AbaseThesalonika bezwile, mhlawumbe ngencwadi yomgunyathi, ukuthi usuku lweNkosi seluvele lwafika. UPawulu uthi cha: ukuhlubuka kuza kuqala, nomuntu ongenamthetho ohlala ethempelini likaBaba wethu ezibiza ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu. Okwamanje, yimani niqine, nibambelele kulokho enakufundiswa.
2 1Bazalwane, siyanicela mayelana nokuza kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu nokubuthana kwethu ndawonye kuye, 2ukuba ningasheshi ukunyakaziswa engqondweni yenu noma ukwethuka—ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi okuthiwa ivela kithi—kuthiwe usuku lweNkosi yethu selufikile. 3Makungabikho onikhohlisayo nangayiphi indlela; lolo suku ngeke lufike ngaphandle kokuba kuqale kufike ukuhlubuka, kwembulwe umuntu wokungabi namthetho—omiselwe ukubhujiswa— 4ophikisayo, aziphakamise phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa ngunkulunkulu noma okukhonzwayo, kangangokuba uhlala ethempelini likaBaba wethu, ezimemezela ukuthi unguNkulunkulu. a a v4 Lapha igama elithi 'uNkulunkulu' lishiywe lingachaziwe ngoba liyibango lamanga eliziphakamisayo lalowo ongenamthetho — umfaniswano wamanga kaBaba amelana naye. 5Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngisesenani nganitshela lezi zinto? 6Manje niyakwazi okumvimbayo manje, ukuze embulwe ngesikhathi sakhe. 7Ngokuba imfihlakalo yokungabi namthetho isivele isebenza kakade; kodwa lowo ovimbayo manje uyakuqhubeka aze asuswe endleleni. 8Khona-ke lowo ongenamthetho uyakwembulwa, iNkosi uJesu eyakumbhubhisa ngomoya womlomo wayo, imqede ngenkazimulo yokufika kwayo. 9Ukuza kwalowo ongenamthetho kungokomsebenzi kaSathane, ngawo wonke amandla, nangezibonakaliso zamanga, nezimangaliso, 10nangako konke ukukhohlisa kobubi kulabo ababhubhayo, ngokuba benqaba ukuthanda iqiniso ukuze basindiswe. 11Ngenxa yalokhu uBaba wethu uthumela kubo inkohliso enamandla, ukuze bakholwe amanga, 12ukuze bonke abangakholwanga iqiniso kodwa bajabulela ububi balahlwe.
Yimani Niqine Ekubizweni KukaBaba
13Kufanele sibonge uBaba wethu ngani njalonjalo, bazalwane enithandwa yiNkosi, ngokuba uBaba wethu wanikhetha njengolibo lokusindiswa ngomsebenzi ongcwelisayo kaMoya oNgcwele nangokukholwa iqiniso. 14Wanibizela kulokhu ngevangeli lethu, ukuze nizuze inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. 15Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, yimani niqine, nibambelele emasikweni esanifundisa wona, noma ngezwi lethu elikhulunywayo noma ngencwadi.
16Sengathi iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu ngokwayo, noBaba wethu, owasithanda wasipha induduzo engunaphakade nethemba elihle ngomusa, 17bangaduduza izinhliziyo zenu, baziqinise kuwo wonke umsebenzi omuhle nezwi.
