Umsebenzi kaPowula eThesalonika
1Bazalwana, niyazi nani ngokwenu bona ukunithekela kwethu akhange kube lilize. 2Phambilini sahlutjhwa begodu sathukwa khulu eFilipi njengombana nisazi, kodwana ngesizo lakaZimethu sazidela kobana sizonitjela ngevangeli lakhe phezu kobana besiqalene nokuphikiswa okukhulu. 3Ukutjhumayela kwethu akuveli kokulahlekisako namkha kokusilapheleko begodu asilingi ukunidlelezela, 4kodwana sikhuluma njengamadoda akhethwe nguZimu kobana siphathiswe ivangeli. Asikhulumeli ukuthabisa abantu, kodwana sikhulumela ukuthabisa uZimu ozizinya iinhliziyo zethu. 5Niyazi bona asizange sisebenzise ubuqili namkha sizitjhatjhanise sifihle ubumarhamaru; uZimu ungufakazi wethu. 6Besingafuni idumo ebantwini, sengitjho nakini imbala namkha kinanyana ngubani.
Njengabapostoli bakaKrestu, nanyana besinegunya lokuba mthwalo kini, 7besizithobile phakathi kwenu sifana nomma onakekela abantwabakhe. 8Besinithanda kangangombana sathokozela ukwabelana nani ingasi ivangeli lakaZimu kwaphela kodwana ngitjho namaphilwethu ngombana nibe ngabathandeka khulu kithi. 9Ngiyathemba bona niyakhumbula bazalwana, ukutjhikatjhika kwethu kanye neenhlupheko zethu; sasebenza ubusuku nemini ukuze singabi mthwalo womuntu nasitjhumayela ivangeli lakaZimu kini.
10Nina nibofakazi, ngitjho noZimu imbala, bokobana besicwengile, silungile begodu simsulwa phakathi kwenu nina enakholwako. 11Niyazi bona sinani besiphethene kuhle njengobaba nabantwabakhe, 12sanikhuthaza, saniduduza besanitjitjizela bona niphile ipilo efanele uZimu onibizela embuswenakhe nephazimulwenakhe.
13Nje-ke sithokoza uZimu ngokungapheliko ngombana lokha nanimukela ilizwi lakaZimu enalizwa kithapha, nalamukela, ingasi njengelizwi lomuntu kodwana njengombana linjalo, ilizwi lakaZimu, elisebenza phakathi kwenu nina enikholwako.
14Nina bazalwana, nibe balingisi bamabandla kaZimu aseJudiya akuKrestu Jesu: Abantu benarha yekhenu banihlunguphaze ngokufanako namabandla ahlunguphazwa maJuda, 15abulala iKosi uJesu kanye nabaphorofidi, nathi asiqotjha lapha. Azange athabise uZimu begodu anelunya kibo boke abantu, 16enza imizamo yokobana singakhulumi nabatjhili ukuze bangasindiswa. Ngokwenza njalo alokhu akghubelela izono zawo bezafika esiqongolweni. Ilaka lakaZimu selifikelele phezu kwawo.
UPowula utjhisekela ukubonana namaThesalonika
17Kodwana bazalwana, lokha nasahlukaniswe nani kwesikhatjhana (ngenyama ingasi ngokwemikhumbulo), ngokunihlulukela kwethu okukhulu, senza imizamo yokobana sibonane nani. 18Ngambala besifuna ukuza kini, mina Powula bengifuna khulu bekwaba mahlandla amanengi, kodwana uSathana wasivimba. 19Nje-ke liyini ithemba lethu, ithabo namkha isihlohlo sethu esizakuphazimula ngaso ebukhoneni beKosethu uJesu lokha nayibuyako na? Akusingini na? 20Ngambala nina niyiphazimulo nethabo lethu.
