Yokuthoma KwebeThesalonika
5 Nje-ke malungana neenkhathi namalanga, bafowethu, anitlhogi ukutlolelwa litho. 2 Ngombana nina ngokwenu nazi kuhle ukuthi ilanga lakaJehova*+ liza patsi njengokuza kwesela ebusuku.+ 3 Nanyana kunini nabathi, “Ukuthula nokuvikeleka!” Khonokho ukutjhatjalaliswa kuzobafikela bangakalindeli,+ njengemirhelo efikela umfazi osidisi, angekhe baphunyurhe. 4 Kodwana nina bafowethu, anisisebumnyameni, nje-ke ilangelo angekhe linifikele ningakalindeli njengokukhanya kwemini okufikela isela lingakalindeli 5 ngombana noke nimadodana wokukhanya namadodana wemini.+ Asisingebebusuku namkha bobumnyama.+
6 Nje-ke, asingalali njengombana abanye benza+ kodwana asihlaleni siphapheme+ begodu sihlale siqaqulukile.+ 7 Ngombana labo abalalako, balala ebusuku nalabo abadakwako badakwa ebusuku.+ 8 Kodwana thina esingebemini, asihlaleni siqaqulukile, simbathe isivikelo sesifuba sokukholwa nethando nethemba lesindiso njengesikoporo*+ 9 ngombana uZimu akafuni siqalane nelaka lakhe kodwana ufuna sisindiswe+ ngeKosethu uJesu Krestu. 10 Yasifela+ ukuthi nanyana sihlala siphapheme namkha silele,* siphile kunye nayo.+ 11 Yeke, hlalani nikhuthazana* begodu nakhana+ njengombana kuhlekuhle nenza.
12 Siyanibawa bafowethu bona nibahloniphe labo abasebenza budisi hlangana nani nabanengameleko eKosini begodu baniyala; 13 nibacabangele begodu nibathande ngaphezu kokujayelekileko ngebanga lomsebenzabo.+ Hlalisanani ngokuthula.+ 14 Ngakwelinye ihlangothi, siyanikhuthaza, bafowethu bona niyelelise* abangakahleleki,+ nikhulume ngokududuzako nalabo abagandelelekileko,* nisekele ababogabogako, nibekezelele boke.+ 15 Qinisekani bona kungabi nobuyisela ukulinyazwa ngokulimaza kunanyana ngubani+ kodwana ngaso soke isikhathi lwelani ukwenza okuhle komunye nomunye nakibo boke abanye.+
16 Thabani ngaso soke isikhathi.+ 17 Thandazani qobe.+ 18 Thokozani ngakho koke.+ Lokhu kuyintando kaZimu ngani kuKrestu Jesu. 19 Ningawucimi umlilo wommoya.+ 20 Ningazideleli iimphorofido.+ 21 Qinisekani ngazo zoke izinto;+ kakarelani kokuhle. 22 Gegedani yoke imihlobo yobumbi.+
23 Kwanga uZimu wokuthula anganicwengisa ngokupheleleko. Kwanga ummoya nomphefumulo* nomzimbenu bafowethu, kungalondolozwa kumsulwa begodu kuphelele ngazo zoke iindlela ekubeni khona kweKosethu uJesu Krestu.+ 24 Loyo onibizako uthembekile begodu ngokuqinisekileko uzokwenza lokho.
25 Bafowethu, hlalani nisithandazela.+
26 Lotjhisani boke abafowethu ngokumanga okucwengileko.
27 Nginibeka ngaphasi kwesibopho esiqinileko ngeKosi ukuthi incwadi le niyifundele boke abafowethu.+
28 Umusa omkhulu weKosethu uJesu Krestu ube nani.