1Thesalonika
ISAHLUKO1
1UPawulu,noSilvanu,noThimothewukuloibandla labaseThesalonikaelikuNkulunkuluuBabanaseNkosini uJesuKristu:Makubekiniumusanokuthulaokuvela kuNkulunkuluuBabawethunaseNkosiniuJesuKristu.
2SibongauNkulunkulunjalonganilonke,sinikhumbula emikhulekweniyethu;
3singayekiukukhumbulaumsebenziwenuwokholo, nomshikashikawenuwothando,nokubekezelaethembeni eNkosiniyethuuJesuKristuphambikukaNkulunkulu noBabawethu;
4sisazi,bazalwaneabathandekayo,ukukhethwakwenu nguNkulunkulu
5Ngokubaivangelilethualifikangakiningezwikuphela, kodwanangamandla,nangoMoyaoNgcwele, nangokuqinisekaokukhulu;njengokubanaziukuthi sasinjaniphakathikwenungenxayenu.
6NaninabangabalingisibethunabeNkosi,selamukele izwiekuhluphekeniokukhulungokuthokozakukaMoya oNgcwele;
7nazenabayisibonelokubobonkeabakholwayo eMakedoniyanase-Akhaya
8NgokubaizwileNkosilazwakalalivelakini,hhayi eMakedoniyanase-Akhayakuphela,kodwanasezindaweni zonkeukukholwakwenukuNkulunkulukwanda;ukuze singadingiukukhulumautho.
9Ngobabonauqobobalandisangathiukuthisabanjani ukungenakini,lokuthilaphendukelanjanikuNkulunkulu lisukaezithombeniukuzelikhonzeuNkulunkuluophilayo loqinisileyo;
10futhinilindeleiNdodanayakheivelaezulwini,ayivusa kwabafileyo,uJesu,oyosikhululaolakenioluzayo.
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngokubaniyakwazi,bazalwane,ukungenakwethukini, ukuthiakubangayize;
2Kodwalanxasasihluphekilengaphambilisaphathwakubi, njengobalisazieFiliphi,sabalesibindikuNkulunkulu wethusokukhulumakiniivangelilikaNkulunkulu ngokuphikisanaokukhulu
3Ngokubaisikhuthazosethuasivelienkohlisweni,noma ngokungcola,nomangenkohliso;
4KodwanjengobasivunyiwenguNkulunkuluukuthi siphathisweivangeli,sikhulumangokunjalo;kungabi njengokuthokozisaabantu,kodwauNkulunkuluohlola izinhliziyozethu
5Ngokubaasizangesibenamazwiathophayo,njengokuba nazi,nomasifihleukuhaha;UNkulunkuluungufakazi:
6futhiasifunangaudumokubantu,nomakini,noma kwabanye,nakubasasingabaumthwaloosindayo njengabaphostolibakaKristu.
7Kodwasasimnenephakathikwenunjengomdlezane ondlaabantwanabakhe;
8Ngokunjalonjengobabesinilangazela,sathanda ukuninikakungesiloivangelilikaNkulunkulukuphela, kodwanemiphefumuloyethuuqobo,ngokuba nanithandekakithi.
9Ngokubaniyakhumbula,bazalwane,umshikashikawethu nokushikashikekakwethu,sisebenzaubusukunemini, ukuzesingasindimuntukini,sashumayelaivangeli likaNkulunkulukini
10Ninaningofakazi,noNkulunkulunaye,ukuthisaba ngcwele,nangokulunga,nangokungasolekiphakathikwenu ninaenikholwayo;
11Njengobanaziukuthisasiniyala,siniduduza,siyala yilowonalowokini,njengoyiseenzakubantwanabakhe; 12ukuzenihambengokufaneleuNkulunkuluowanibizela embusweninasenkazimulweniyakhe
13NgalesosizathunathisiyambongauNkulunkulu ngokungaphezi,ngokuba,laphonamukelaizwi likaNkulunkuluenalizwangathi,anilamukelanga njengezwilabantu,kodwanjengokubaliyiloeqinisweni, izwilikaNkulunkuluelenziwangempumelelousebenza lakinielikholwayo
14Ngokubanina,bazalwane,nabangabalingisi bamabandlakaNkulunkuluaseJudiyaakuKristuJesu, ngokubananinahluphekanjengabesizwesakini, njengalokhonabobahluphekakumaJuda;
15ababulalaiNkosiuJesunabaprofethibabo,basizingela thina;abamthokozisiuNkulunkulu,baphambenenabantu bonke;
16besenqabelaukuthisikhulumekwabezizweukuze basindiswe,ukuzebagcwaliseizonozabonjalo,ngoba ulakalubafikelemathupha.
17Kephathina,bazalwane,njengokubasasuswakini isikhathiesifushaneebusweni,kungenganhliziyo, sakhuthalelakakhulukakhuluukubonaubusobenu ngokunxanelaokukhulu
18Ngakhobesifisaukuzakini,minaPawulu,kanye nakabili;kodwauSathanewasivimbela 19Ngobaliyiniithembalethu,nomainjabulo,noma umqhelewokuzibonga?AngithininaphambikweNkosi yethuuJesuKristuekufikenikwayona?
20Ngobalinaliyinkazimulolenjabuloyethu
ISAHLUKO3
1Ngakhokwathisingasenakubekezela,sakubonakukuhle ukuthisisalesodwae-Athene; 2sathumauThimothewuumzalwanewethu,isikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu,nesisebenziesikanyenathievangelini likaKristu,ukuzeaniqinise,aniduduzeekukholwenikwenu; 3ukuzekungabikhomuntuonyakaziswayilezi zinhlupheko,ngokubaniyazininaukuthisimiselwezona. 4Ngokubasisekhonakini,sanitshelangaphambiliukuthi siyakuhlushwa;njengobakwenzeka,futhiniyazi
5Ngakhokwathilaphongingasenakubekezela,ngathumela ukubangaziukhololwenu,funamhlawumbeumlingi unilingile,umshikashikawethuubeyize
6KephamanjeuThimothewuesefikilekithievelakini, esibikeleizindabaezinhlezokholonothandolwenu, nokuthininokusikhumbulaokuhlengasosonkeisikhathi, nifisakakhuluukusibona,njengalokhunathisinibona; 7Ngakhosaduduzwangani,bazalwane,kukhokonke ukuhluphekakwethulosizingokhololwenu; 8Ngokubamanjesiyaphila,umaninaniminiqinile eNkosini
9NgobakuyiniukubongaesingakubuyiselakuNkulunkulu ngani,ngentokozoyonkeesithokozangayongenxayenu phambikukaNkulunkuluwethu?
10Ubusukuneminisikhulekakakhuluukubasiboneubuso benu,sipheleliseokusilelayoekukholwenikwenu?
11KephauNkulunkuluuqobonoBabawethu,neNkosi yethuuJesuKristu,makayiqondiseindlelayethuyokuza kini.
12FuthiiNkosiyenzaukubanandefuthikuvame othandweniomunyekomunyenakubobonkeabantu, njengobanjesenzakini.
13ukuzeaqiniseizinhliziyozenuzingasoleki ebungcweleniphambikukaNkulunkuluuBabawethu ekufikenikweNkosiyethuuJesuKristukanyenabangcwele bayobonke
ISAHLUKO4
1Phezukwalokhosiyanincenga,bazalwane,siniyala ngeNkosiuJesuukubanjengalokhonakwamukelakithi ukuthinifaneleukuhambanokumthokozisakanjani uNkulunkulu,nivamekakhulukanjalo.
2NgokubaniyayaziimiyaloesaninikayonangeNkosi uJesu
3NgokubalokhukuyintandokaNkulunkulu, ukungcweliswakwenu,ukubanidedeebufebeni;
4ukuthiyilowonalowokiniaziukuthiangasiphatha kanjaniisitshasakhengobungcwelenangodumo;
5kungabingenkanuko,njengabezizweabangamazi uNkulunkulu;
6ukuzekungabikhomuntuoweqaumfowabokunoma iyiphiindaba,ngokubaiNkosiingumphindiseliwakho konkelokho,njengalokhosanixwayisafuthisafakaza
7NgobauNkulunkulukasibizelangaekungcoleni,kodwa ebungcweleni
8Ngakho-keowalayoakaliumuntu,kephawala uNkulunkuluosinikezeuMoyawakheoNgcwele.
9Kephamaqondananothandolobuzalwaneanidingiukuba nginilobele,ngokubaninangokwenunibafundisiwe nguNkulunkuluukubanithandane.
10Yebo,liyakwenzalokhokubobonkeabazalwanekulo lonkeelaseMakedoniya;
11nokuthinikhuthaleleukuthula,nenzeokwenu, nokusebenzangezenuizandla,njengalokhosaniyala; 12ukuzenihambengokufaneleyokwabangaphandle, ningaswelilutho.
13Kodwaangithandi,bazalwane,ukubanibeningazi ngabalalayo,ukuzeningadabukinjengabanye abangenathemba.
14NgobaumasikholwaukuthiuJesuwafawabuye wavuka,ngokunjalolalaboabalelekuJesuuNkulunkulu uzabalethakanyelaye
15NgobalokhusikutshokiningelizwileNkosi,ukuthi thinaesiphilayoesiseleyokuzekubesekufikenikweNkosi kasiyikubandulelaabaleleyo.
16NgokubaiNkosiuqoboiyakwehlaezulwini ngokumemeza,ngezwilengelosienkulu,nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu,nabafileyokuKristubayakuvukakuqala;
17Khonathinaesisekhonasisaselesiyakuhlwithwakanye naboemafwini,sihlangabezeiNkosiemoyeni;kanjalo siyakubaneNkosikuzekubephakade
18Ngakhoduduzananingalawamazwi
ISAHLUKO5
1Kephangokwezikhathinezinkathi,bazalwane,anidingi ukubanginilobele.
2Ngokubaninangokwenunazikahleukuthiusuku lweNkosiluzanjengeselaebusuku
3Ngokubalaphobethi:Ukuthulanokulondeka;khona-ke ukubhujiswaokuzumayokubehlele,njengomhelophezu kowesifazaneokhulelweyo;futhikabayikuphunyuka
4Kephanina,bazalwane,anikhoebumnyameni,ukuba lolosukulunificenjengesela
5Linalonkelingabantwanabokukhanyalabantwana bemini;
6Ngakhomasingalalinjengabanye;kodwamasiqaphele, sibesisangulukile
7Ngokubaabalalayobalalaebusuku;nabadakwayo badakwaebusuku
8Kephathinaesingabeminimasizithibe,sigqokeisivikelo sesifubasokukholwanothando;nesigqokosokuzivikela, ithembalensindiso
9NgokubauNkulunkuluakasimiselangaulaka,kepha ukubasizuzeukusindiswangeNkosiyethuuJesuKristu; 10owasifelayo,ukuzekuthi,lobasiphaphamakumbesilele, siphilekanyelaye
11Ngakhoduduzananikanyekanye,lakhane,njengalokhu lisenza
12Siyanincenga,bazalwane,ukubanibaziabakhandlekayo phakathikwenu,nabanengameleeNkosini,abaniyalayo; 13nibazisekakhuluothandweningenxayomsebenziwabo futhinihlalisanengokuthula
14Siyanincenga,bazalwane,ukubanixwayise abaxhwalekileyo,niduduzeabadanileyo,nisekele ababuthakathaka,nibekezeleleabantubonke
15Qaphelaniukuthikungabikhoophindiselaokubi ngokubikomunye;kodwalandelaninjalookuhlephakathi kwenulakubobonkeabantu
16Jabulaninjalonjalo.
17Khulekaningokungaphezi
18kukhokonkebongani,ngokubalokhukuyintando kaNkulunkulukuKristuJesungani.
19NingawucimiuMoya 20Ningadeleliukuprofetha 21vivinyanizonkeizinto;bambelelanikokuhle. 22dedanikukhokonkeokubi 23UNkulunkuluwokuthulayenauqobomakaningcwelise ngokupheleleyo;njalongiyakhulekakuNkulunkuluwonke umoyawenulomphefumulolomzimba,kulondolozwe kungelacalaekufikenikweNkosiyethuuJesuKristu. 24Uthembekileonibizayo,ozakukwenzafuthi 25Bazalwane,sikhulekeleni 26Bingelelaniabazalwanebonkengokwangaokungcwele 27NgiyanifungisangeNkosiukubalencwadiifundwe kubobonkeabazalwaneabangcwele 28UmusaweNkosiyethuuJesuKristumawubenani Amen(IncwadiyokuqalaeyakwabaseThesalonika yabhalwaise-Athene)