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UPawuli uyababingelela. Uyabonga ngokuthuthuka kwabo evangelini

1UPawulia loSilivanu loTimothi kubandla labeThesalonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu:

2 Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu.

3 Simeleb ukumbongac uNkulunkulu njalonjalo ngani, bazalwane, njengoba kufanele, ngoba ukholod lwenu luyanda ngokungelakulinganiswa, lothandoe lwalowo lalowo wenu lonke luyengezeleleka komunye lomunye;

4 ngakho thina ngokwethu siyazincomaf ngani emabandleni kaNkulunkulug ngenxa yokubekezelah kwenu lokholoi phakathi kokuzingelwa kwenu konke lezinhlupheko elibekezela kuzoj;

5 okuyisibonakalisok sokwahlulelwa okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze kuthiwe lingabafanele umbuso kaNkulunkulul, lani eliwuhluphekelayom;

6 njengoba kuyinto elungileyo kuNkulunkulu ukuthi abuyisele ukuhlupheka kwabalihluphayon,

7 njalo kini elihluphekayoo, ukuphumula kanye lathip, ekwembulweni kweNkosi uJesuqr evela ezulwini lengilosis zamandla akhe,

8 emalangabini omlilot, esenza impindiselou kwabangamaziyo uNkulunkuluv, lakwabangalaleliw ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu;

9 abazahlupheka ngesijezisox sokubhujiswa okulaphakadey, basuswe ebusweni beNkosiz lenkazimulweni yamandla akhea,

10 mhla efikab ukuthi adunyiswe kubangcwele bakhec, njalo abatshazwe ekubo bonke abakholwayo (ngoba ubufakazid bethu bakholekae phakathi kwenu) ngalolosukuf.

11 Ngenxa yalokho sihlala silikhulekela lani, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu alibone1 lingabafaneleg ubizo, lokuze aphelelise yonke intando enhleh yobuhle bakhei lomsebenzi wokholo ngamandlaj;

12 ukuze ibizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu lidunyiswek kini, lani kuye, njengomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu loweNkosi uJesu Kristu.

Ukufika kweNkosi lokufika kukaNgelamthetho

2Siyalincenga-ke, bazalwane, mayelana lokufikaa kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, lokubuthanab kwethu kuyo,

2 ukuthi lingaphangisi liqhuqhiswe engqondweni, kumbe lethuswec, loba ngumoyad, loba yilizwie, loba yincwadif ngokungathi ivela kithi, ngokungathi usuku lukaKristu selufikileg.

3 Kakungabi lamuntuh olikhohlisayo langayiphi indlela; ngoba aluyikufika ngaphandlei kokuthi ukuhlubuka kufike kuqala, lomuntu wesono embulwej, indodana yokubhujiswak,

4 emelana izikhukhumezel phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa nguNkulunkulum loba yinto ekhonzwayon, ize ihlale ethempelini likaNkulunkulu njengoNkulunkulu, izitshengisa ukuthi inguNkulunkulu.

5 Kalikhumbuli yinio ukuthi ngiseselani ngalitshela lezizinto?

6 Selikwazi khathesi okuvimbelayop1, ukuze embulwe ngesakhe isikhathi.

7 Ngoba imfihloq yokungabi lomthethor isasebenza; kuphela kukhona ovimbelayos okwalesisikhathi, aze asuswe phakathi,

8 khona-ke ezakwembulwa oNgelamthethotu, iNkosi ezamqedav ngokuphefumula komlomo wayow, izambhubhisa ngokubonakalax kokufika kwayoy;

9 lowo okufika kwakhe kunjengokusebenzaz kukaSathanea emandleni wonkeb lezibonakaliswenic lezimangalisweni zamangad,

10 lenkohlisweni yonke yokungalungie kulabo ababhubhayof, ngoba kabemukelanga uthandog lweqinisoh ukuze basindiswe.

11 Ngenxa yalokhu-ke uNkulunkulu uzabathumezela amandla enkohlisoi, ukuze bakholwe amangaj;

12 ukuze balahlwe bonke abangakholwangak iqinisol, kodwa bathokozam kukho ukungalungin.

Ukubonga lokunxusa kukaPawuli

13 Kodwa thina simeleo ukubonga uNkulunkulu njalonjalo ngani, bazalwane abathandwa beNkosip, ukuthi uNkulunkulu walikhethela usindiso kusukela ekuqaleniq, ekungcwelisweni koMoyar, lokholo lweqiniso;

14 owalibizelas kulokhu ngevangeli lethu, ekuzuzenit inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristuu.

15 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, manini liqinev, libambelele ezimfundisweniw elazifundiswayo, loba ngelizwix, kumbe ngencwadi yethuy.

16 Kakuthi-ke iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristuz uqobo, loNkulunkulua, ngitsho uBaba wethu owasithandayob, lowasinika induduzoc elaphakade lethemba elihled ngomusa,

17 aduduze inhliziyo zenue, aliqinisef emazwini lemisebenzini yonke emihleg.

Izicelo lezifiso lezeluleko zikaPawuli

3Elokucinaa, bazalwane, sikhulekelenib, ukuze ilizwi leNkosi ligijimec, lidunyiswe, njengalokhu kwaba njalo lakini,

2 lokuthi sikhululwed ebantwini abangaqondanga lababi; ngoba ukholo kayisilo lwabo bonkee.

3 Kodwa iNkosi ithembekilef, ezaliqinisag ilivikeleh komubii.

4 Silethemba-ke eNkosinij ngani, ukuthi izinto esililaya zona, lani liyazenza njalo lizazenza.

5 Kodwa iNkosi sengathi ingaqondisa inhliziyo zenuk ethandweni lukaNkulunkulu, lekubekezeleni kukaKristu.

6 Siyalilaya-ke, bazalwane, ebizweni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristul, ukuthim lizehlukanisen laye wonke umzalwaneo ohamba ngokungafanelangap, njalo kungenjengomlayoq elawemukela kithi.

7 Ngoba liyazi ngokwenu ukuthi lifanele lisilingise njanir; ngoba kasihambangas ngokungafanelangat phakathi kwenu,

8 njalo kasidlanga kudla komuntu ngesihle, kodwa ekutshikatshikeniu lekusebenzeni nzimav, ubusuku leminiw sisebenza, ukuze singabi ngumthwalo lakomunye wenux;

9 kungesikuthi sasingelalungeloy, kodwa ukuze sizinikele kini njengesiboneloz sokusilingiselaa.

10 Ngoba lalapho silani, salilaya lokhu ukuthi: Uba umuntu engafuni ukusebenzab, akumelanga adle.

11 Ngoba sizwa ukuthi abanye phakathi kwenu bahambahamba ngokungafanelangac, kabasebenzi luthod, kodwa besenza izinto ezingelamsebenzie.

12 Abanjalo-ke siyabalaya sibakhuthaze ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuze basebenzef ngokuthulag badle okwabo ukudla.

13 Lani, bazalwane, lingadinwah1 yikwenza okuhle.

14 Kodwa uba umuntu engalaleli ilizwi lethu ngencwadii, mqapheliseni2 lowo, njalo lingahlangani layej, ukuze abe lenhlonik;

15 njalo lingamphathi njengesithal, kodwa melulekeni njengomzalwanem.

16 Sengathi-ke iNkosi yokuthulan uqobo ingalinika ukuthula ngesikhathi sonke ngendlela zonke. INkosi kayibe lani lonke.

Isicino

17 Isibingeleloo ngesami isandla esikaPawuli, okuluphawu kuyo yonke incwadi; ngibhala ngokunjalo.

18 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kawube lani lonkep. Ameni.