II KWABASETHESALONIKA 1

₁OPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseThesalonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu:

₂Makube-kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.

₃Simelwe ukumbonga njalo uNkulunkulu ngani-bazalwane, njengokuba kufanele, ngokuba inkolo yenu iyanda kakhulu, nothando lwenu nonke omunye komunye luyakhula,

₄kuze kuthi thina ngokwethu sizincome ngani emabandleni kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokukhuthazela kwenu nokukholwa ekuzingelweni kwenu konke nasezinhluphekweni enibekezela kuzo,

₅okuyisiboniso sokwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze kuthiwe ningabalungele umbuso kaNkulunkulu enihlupheka ngenxa yawo,

₆uma kambe kuyinto elungile kuNkulunkulu ukuba abuyisele ukuhlupheka kubo abanihluphayo,

₇aniphe nina enihluphekayo ukuphumula kanye nathi ekwambulweni kweNkosi uJesu, evela ezulwini, enezingelosi zamandla akhe,

₈elangabini lomlilo, ephindisela kwabangamazi uNkulunkulu nakwabangalaleli ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu,

₉abazakunikwa isijeziso esingukubhujiswa okuphakade, basuke phambi kobuso beNkosi naphambi kwenkazimulo yamandla akhe,

₁₀nxa efika ukuba akhazimuliswe kubo abangcwele bakhe, abe-ngomangalisayo kubo bonke abakholwa ngalowomuhla, ngokuba nakholwa ngukufakaza kwethu.

₁₁Ngenxa yalokho siyanikhulekela njalo, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu anenze nibe-ngabafanele ukubizwa kwenu, agcwalise ngamandla konke okuhle enikuthandayo nomsebenzi wokukholwa,

₁₂ukuze igama leNkosi yethu uJesu likhazimuliswe kini, nani kuye, ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu.