EYESIBILI KWABASETHESALONIKA

1 UPawulu, uSilvanu* noThimothewu + kini bandla labaseThesalonika elinobunye noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu neNkosi uJesu Kristu:

2 Kwangathi ningathola umusa omkhulu* nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.

3 Sibophekile ukuba simbonge njalo uNkulunkulu ngenxa yenu, bazalwane. Lokhu kufanele, ngoba ukholo lwenu lukhula ngokudlulele, nothando enithandana ngalo nonke luyanda. + 4 Ngenxa yalokho, nathi ngokwethu siyaziqhenya ngani + phakathi kwamabandla kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokukhuthazela nokholo lwenu kukho konke ukushushiswa kwenu nobunzima* enibhekene nabo. *+ 5 Lokhu kuwubufakazi bokuthi uNkulunkulu wahlulela ngokulunga, okuholela ekutheni nibalwe njengabafanelwe ukungena eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu, okuyiwona empeleni enihlupheka ngenxa yawo. +

6 Empeleni kuwukulunga ngoNkulunkulu ukuba abuyisele usizi kulabo abanibangela usizi. + 7 Kodwa nina enibhekene nosizi, nizonikezwa impumuzo kanye nathi lapho kwambulwa iNkosi uJesu + isezulwini kanye nezingelosi zayo ezinamandla + 8 emlilweni ovutha amalangabi, njengoba iphindisela kulabo abangamazi uNkulunkulu nakulabo abangazilaleli izindaba ezinhle ezimayelana neNkosi yethu uJesu. + 9 Bona kanye laba bayothola isijeziso sokwahlulelwa esiwukubhujiswa + okuphakade basuke phambi kweNkosi nasenkazimulweni yamandla ayo, 10 lapho ifika izokhazinyuliswa ngokuqondene nabangcwele bayo nokuba ibhekwe ngokumangala ngalolo suku phakathi kwabo bonke labo ababonisa ukholo, ngenxa yokuthi ubufakazi esabunikeza nabukholelwa.

11 Ngenxa yalokhu, siyanikhulekela ngaso sonke ­isikhathi ukuba uNkulunkulu wethu anibale njengabafanele ukubizwa nguye + nokuba ngamandla akhe enze konke okuhle akuthandayo nayo yonke imisebenzi yokholo. 12 Lokhu kuyokwenzeka ukuze igama leNkosi yethu uJesu likhazinyuliswe kini, nani nikhazinyuliswe ebunyeni nayo, ngokuvumelana nomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu.

2 Nokho, bazalwane, ngokuqondene nokuba khona kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu + nokubuthelwa kwethu ndawonye kuyo, + siyanicela 2 ukuba ninganyakaziswa kalula ekuqondeni kwenu noma nethuswe inkulumo ephefumulelwe *+ noma umyalezo oshiwo ngomlomo noma incwadi okungathi ivela kithi, ethi usuku lukaJehova *+ selufikile.

3 Maningadukiswa* muntu nganoma iyiphi indlela, ngoba ngeke lufike kungakafiki kuqala ukuhlubuka + futhi kwambulwe umuntu ongenamthetho, + indodana yokubhujiswa. + 4 Uyaphikisa futhi uziphakamisa ngaphezu kwakho konke okubizwa ngokuthi unkulunkulu noma into ekhulekelwayo,* kangangokuthi uhlala ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, ezibonakalisa phambi kwabo bonke sengathi ungunkulunkulu. 5 Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngesikhathi ngisenani, ngangivamile ukunitshela lezi zinto?

6 Manje seniyakwazi lokho okusebenza njengento evimbelayo, ukuze ambulwe ngesikhathi esifanele. 7 Yiqiniso, lokhu kungabi namthetho okuyimfihlakalo sekuyasebenza, + kodwa kuphela kuze kube yilapho lowo njengamanje osebenza njengokuvimbelayo esengasekho endleleni. 8 Khona-ke, ngempela ongenamthetho uyokwambulwa, lowo iNkosi uJesu eyomqeda ngomoya womlomo wayo + futhi imenze ize ngokubonakaliswa + kokuba khona kwayo. 9 Kodwa ukuba khona kongenamthetho kungenxa yokusebenza kukaSathane + ngayo yonke imisebenzi yamandla nezibonakaliso zamanga nezimangaliso *+ 10 nangayo yonke inkohliso engalungile. + Konke lokhu kuyoqondiswa kulabo ababhubhayo, njengesijeziso ngoba abalamukelanga iqiniso futhi balithande ukuze basindiswe. 11 Yingakho uNkulunkulu evumela ithonya elikhohlisayo ukuba libadukise ukuze bakholwe amanga, + 12 ukuze bonke bahlulelwe ngenxa yokuthi abazange balikholwe iqiniso kodwa bajabulela ukungalungi.

13 Nokho, thina sibophekile ukubonga uNkulunkulu ngaso sonke isikhathi ngenxa yenu, bazalwane abathandwa uJehova,* ngoba kusukela ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wanikhethela + ukuba nisindiswe ngokuningcwelisa + ngomoya nangokholo lwenu eqinisweni. 14 Wanibizela kukho lokhu ngezindaba ezinhle esizimemezelayo, ukuze nithole inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. + 15 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, yimani niqine + futhi nihlale nibambelele ezimfundisweni enazifundiswa, + noma ngabe nazithola ngomyalezo womlomo noma ngencwadi evela kithi. 16 Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwangathi iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngokwayo noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu, owasithanda + futhi wanikeza induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle + ngomusa omkhulu, 17 bangaduduza izinhliziyo zenu futhi baniqinise ukuze nenze okuhle nikhulume namazwi amahle.

3 Ekugcineni, bazalwane, qhubekani nisithandazela, + ukuba izwi likaJehova* liqhubeke lisakazeka ngokushesha + futhi likhazinyuliswa njengoba nje nilikhazimulisa, 2 nokuba sikhululwe kubantu abalimazayo nababi, + ngoba ukholo alulona olwabo bonke abantu. + 3 Kodwa iNkosi ithembekile, iyoniqinisa futhi inivikele komubi. 4 Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengabalandeli beNkosi siyaqiniseka ukuthi niyazenza futhi niyoqhubeka nizenza izinto esiniyala ngazo. 5 Kwangathi iNkosi ingaqhubeka iziqondisa ngempumelelo izinhliziyo zenu othandweni lukaNkulunkulu + nasekukhuthazeleni + ngenxa kaKristu.

6 Manje siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuba niqhele kulowo nalowo mzalwane ohamba ngokungahlelekile + futhi engahambi ngokwesiko* enalamukela* kithi. + 7 Ngoba nina ngokwenu niyayazi indlela okufanele nisilingise ngayo, + ngoba asiziphathanga ngokungahlelekile phakathi kwenu 8 futhi asidlanga kudla kwamuntu mahhala. *+ Kunalokho, sasisebenza ubusuku nemini ngokushikashikeka nokukhandleka ukuze singathwesi muntu kini umthwalo oyizindleko ezinkulu. + 9 Akukhona ukuthi asinalo igunya, + kodwa sasifuna ukuzinikela kini njengesibonelo sokuba nisilingise. + 10 Eqinisweni, ngesikhathi sinani, sasivame ukuniyala kanje: “Uma umuntu engafuni ukusebenza, makangadli futhi.” + 11 Ngoba siyezwa ukuthi abathile bahamba ngokungahlelekile phakathi kwenu, + bengasebenzi nhlobo kodwa bezigaxa kokungabathinti. + 12 Abantu abanjalo siyabayala futhi siyabakhuthaza eNkosini uJesu Kristu ukuba basebenze bethule futhi badle ukudla abazizuzela kona. +

13 Nina, bazalwane, ningayeki ukwenza okufanele. 14 Kodwa uma noma ubani engalilaleli izwi lethu eliza ngale ncwadi, mgcineni ephawuliwe lowo, niyeke ukuzihlanganisa naye, + ukuze abe namahloni. 15 Nokho ningambheki njengesitha, kodwa niqhubeke nimyala + njengomfowenu.

16 Kwangathi iNkosi yokuthula uqobo inganinika ukuthula ngazo zonke izindlela. + INkosi mayibe nani nonke.

17 Nanku umkhonzo wami, mina Pawulu, ngesandla sami siqu, + okuwuphawu kuzo zonke izincwadi; yile ndlela engibhala ngayo.

18 Umusa omkhulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ube nani nonke.