Eyesibili KwabaseThesalonika 3:1-18
3 Okokucina bafowethu, qhubekani lisithandazela+ ukuze ilizwi likaJehova* liqhubeke lisabalala ngamandla*+ futhi likhazinyuliswa, njengoba nje likhazinyuliswa phakathi kwenu.
2 Thandazelani lokuthi sikhululwe ebantwini ababi+ labayingozi ngoba ukholo kayisilo lwabantu bonke.+
3 Kodwa iNkosi ithembekile, izaliqinisa ilivikele komubi.
4 Phezu kwalokho, njengoba siseNkosini, asithandabuzi ukuthi liyakwenza lokho esalitshela khona lokuthi lizaqhubeka likwenza.
5 Kwangathi iNkosi ingakhokhela inhliziyo zenu, yenze ukuthi limthande uNkulunkulu+ futhi liqinisele+ ebunzimeni ngenxa kaKhristu.
6 Siyalilaya bafowethu ngebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu ukuthi lehlukane laloba nguphi umzalwane ophila ngendlela engahlelekanga+ futhi ongayilandeliyo imilayo esalinika* yona.+
7 Lina ngokwenu liyakwazi ukuthi kufanele lisilingisele njani+ ngoba asizange siziphathe ngendlela engahlelekanga ngesikhathi silani.
8 Asidlanga kudla komuntu mahala,*+ kodwa sasisebenza nzima ubusuku lemini singaphumuli, sisenzela ukungalithwalisi nzima ngezindleko.+
9 Ayisikho ukuthi kasilalo ilungelo lokuncediswa,+ kodwa sasifuna ukuzinikela ukuze sibe yisibonelo elingasilingisela.+
10 Phela siseselani sasijayele ukulitshela sisithi: “Nxa umuntu engafuni ukusebenza, kangadli.”+
11 Sizwa kuthiwa phakathi kwenu kulabanye abaphila ngendlela engahlelekanga,+ abangasebenziyo ngitsho kodwa abangenela izinto ezingaqondananga labo.+
12 Abantu laba siyabalaya eNkosini uJesu Khristu futhi sibeluleka ukuthi basebenze ngokuthula, badle ukudla abakusebenzele ngezandla zabo.+
13 Kodwa lina bafowethu lingadinwa yikwenza okuhle.
14 Nxa ekhona ongakulaleliyo esikutshoyo encwadini le, mnanzeleleni* liyekele ukuba lobudlelwano laye+ ukuze ayangeke.
15 Kodwa lingamphathi njengesitha, qhubekani limeluleka+ njengomfowethu.
16 Kwangathi iNkosi yokuthula ingalipha ukuthula ngazo zonke izikhathi langezindlela zonke.+ INkosi kayibe lani lonke.
17 Mina Phawuli ngiyalibingelela ngibhala ngesami isandla.+ Lokhu kuluphawu encwadini zami zonke njalo le yiyo indlela engibhala ngayo.
18 Umusa omkhulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu kawube lani lonke.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-A5.
^ Kumbe, “masinyane.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “esabanika.”
^ Kumbe, “singabhadalanga.”
^ Kumbe, “mbekeni uphawu.”
