Eyokuqala KwabaseThesalonika 5:1-28
5 Bafowethu, alidingi kubhalelwa lutho mayelana lezikhathi kanye lezinsuku ezibekiweyo
2 ngoba lina likwazi kuhle ukuthi usuku lukaJehova*+ luzafika njengesela lifika ebusuku.+
3 Loba nini nxa besathi: “Ukuthula lokuvikeleka!” ukubhujiswa kuzabajuma masinyane+ njengemihelo yowesifazana ozithweleyo futhi abasoze baphunyuke ngitsho.
4 Kodwa lina bafowethu kalikho emnyameni okokuthi usuku lolo selungaze lulijume njengokukhanya kokusa kujuma amasela
5 ngoba lonke lingamadodana okukhanya lamadodana emini.+ Kasisibo abobusuku loba abobumnyama.+
6 Yikho kasingalali njengabanye+ kodwa asihlaleni siphapheme+ njalo sizisebenzise kuhle ingqondo zethu+
7 ngoba labo abalalayo balala ebusuku lalabo abadakwayo badakwa ebusuku.+
8 Kodwa thina abemini kasizisebenziseni kuhle ingqondo zethu futhi sigqoke isivikelo sesifuba esilukholo lothando, sigqoke lengwane okutsho ithemba lokusindiswa,+
9 ngoba uNkulunkulu kasikhethelanga ulaka kodwa wasikhethela ukuthi sisindiswe+ ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.
10 UJesu wasifela+ ukuze siphile laye+ kungelani lokuthi silele* kumbe siqhubeka siphapheme.
11 Ngakho qhubekani likhuthazana* futhi lisakhana+ njengoba nje lisenza.
12 Siyalicela-ke bafowethu ukuthi libahloniphe abasebenza nzima phakathi kwenu belikhokhela eNkosini futhi beleluleka,
13 libaqakathekise kakhulu njalo libathande ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo.+ Hlalisanani ngokuthula.+
14 Kodwa siyalincenga bafowethu ukuthi lixwayise* abaphambukayo,+ liduduze abahlulukelweyo* njalo lisekele ababuthakathaka, libekezelele wonke umuntu.+
15 Nanzelelani kungabi lobuyisela okubi ngokubi kuloba ngubani,+ kodwa hlalani lizama ngamandla wonke ukwenza okuhle komunye lomunye lakwabanye bonke.+
16 Hlalani lijabula.+
17 Thandazani kokuphela.+
18 Libe ngababongayo kukho konke.+ Le yiyo intando kaNkulunkulu ngani kuKhristu uJesu.
19 Lingawucitshi umlilo womoya kaNkulunkulu.+
20 Lingazeyisi iziphrofetho.+
21 Hlolisisani zonke izinto,+ ligagadlele kokuhle.
22 Xwayani loba kuyini okubi.+
23 UNkulunkulu wokuthula kalingcwelise ngokupheleleyo, njalo umoya lomphefumulo* kanye lomzimba wenu bafowethu akube ngokungelasici kukho konke, kulondolozwe kungasoleki ngesikhathi sokuba khona kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.+
24 Lowo olibizayo uthembekile futhi uzakwenza sibili lokho.
25 Bafowethu qhubekani lisithandazela.+
26 Bingelelani bonke abafowethu ngokuqabuzana okungcwele.
27 Ngilipha umlandu eNkosini wokuthi incwadi le liyibalele bonke abafowethu.+
28 Umusa omkhulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu kawube lani.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “sifile.”
^ Kumbe, “liduduzana.”
^ Kumbe, “libeluleke.”
^ Kumbe, “abadanileyo.”
^ Kumbe, “lokuphila.” Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
