Yokuthoma KwebeThesalonika
4 Emaswapheleni, bafowethu njengombana nifumene isinqophiso kithi malungana nokuthi kufuze nikhambe njani bona nithabise uZimu,+ eqinisweni njengombana nikhamba, siyanibawa begodu siyanincenga ngeKosi uJesu bona niragele phambili nikwenza ngokungeziweko khulu. 2 Ngombana niyazazi iinqophiso* esininikele zona ngeKosi uJesu.
3 Ngombana lokhu kuyintando kaZimu ukuthi kufuze nicwengeke+ benigegede ukuziphatha kumbi ngokomseme.*+ 4 Ngamunye wenu kufuze azi indlela yokulawula umzimbakhe*+ ngokucwengeka+ nangokuhlonipheka, 5 ingasi ngekanuko yomseme engalawulwako,+ eragwa kukuba marhamaru efana neyeentjhaba ezingamaziko uZimu.+ 6 Akekho okufuze eqe imikhawulo efaneleko, alimaze nomfowabo kilokhu ngombana uJehova* ukhupha isijeziso kikho koke lokhu njengombana sanitjela ngaphambilini begodu saniyelelisa ngokuqinileko. 7 Ngombana uZimu akakasibizeli ukusilaphala kodwana usibizele ukucwengeka.+ 8 Nje-ke, umuntu ongahloniphi lokhu akadeleli umuntu kodwana udelela uZimu,+ onipha ummoyakhe ocwengileko.+
9 Nanyana kunjalo, malungana nokuthandana njengamalunga womndeni,+ anitlhogi bona sinitlolele ngombana nina ngokwenu nifundiswa nguZimu bona nithandane.+ 10 Eqinisweni, ngilokho enikwenzako kibo boke abafowethu eMasedoniya yoke. Kodwana siyanikhuthaza, bafowethu bona niragele phambili nokwenza lokhu ngesilinganiso esizeleko. 11 Kwenzeni umnqophwenu ukuphila ngokuthula+ nokutjheja iindaba zenu kwaphela+ begodu nisebenze ngezandla zenu+ njengombana saninqophisa 12 bona nikhambe ngokuhlelekileko emehlweni wabantu abangaphandle,+ ningatlhogi litho.
13 Ukungezelela kilokho bafowethu, asifuni ningabi nelwazi* ngalabo abalele ekufeni+ bona ningatlhuwi njengombana kwenza boke abanganathemba.+ 14 Ngombana nangabe siyakholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa bewavuswa godu+ ngokufanako uZimu uzobaletha naye labo abalele ekufeni ngoJesu.+ 15 Ngombana ngilokhu esinitjela khona ngelizwi lakaJehova* ukuthi labo hlangana nathi abazabe baphila phakathi nokuba khona kweKosi, angekhe babakhambele phambili labo abalele ekufeni 16 ngombana iKosi ngokwayo izokwehla ivela ezulwini ngelizwi lokuyala nangelizwi lengilozi ekulu+ nangebhorompita kaZimu kuthi labo abahlongakeleko abasebunyeni noKrestu bazokuvuka qangi.+ 17 Ngemva kwalokho thina esisaphilako esisaseleko kunye nabo, sizokuthathwa ngamafu+ bona sihlangane neKosi+ emoyeni begodu sizokuhlala sineKosi.+ 18 Nje-ke ragelani phambili niduduzana ngamezwi la.