Eyokuqala KwabaseTesalonika

5 Ngoku ke bazalwana, akukho mfuneko yokuba ndinibhalele ngamaxesha abekiweyo. 2 Kuba niyazi kakuhle into yokuba imini kaYehova*+ iza kufika kanye njengesela ebusuku.+ 3 Xa besithi: “Siseluxolweni yaye sikhuselekile!” intshabalalo iza kubaqubula+ kanye njengenimba efikela umfazi okhulelweyo, yaye soze basinde. 4 Kodwa nina bazalwana, anikho bumnyameni, ukuba ingade loo mini iniqubule njengokuba ukukhanya kwemini kudla ngokuqubula amasela, 5 kuba nonke ningoonyana bokukhanya nabemini.+ Asingabo abasebusuku okanye ebumnyameni.+

6 Ngoko masingalali njengokuba abanye besenza,+ kodwa masihlale sithe qwa,+ sisezingqondweni.+ 7 Kuba abo balalayo, balala ebusuku, nabo banxilayo, banxila ebusuku.+ 8 Kodwa thina bangabasemini, masihlale sisezingqondweni, sinokholo nothando ngokungathi sinxibe into yokukhusela isifuba, sinethemba lokusindiswa elifana nomnqwazi wentsimbi,+ 9 kuba uThixo akazange asikhethe ukuze asohlwaye, kodwa wasikhetha ukuze asisindise+ ngeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu. 10 UYesu wasifela+ ukuze siphile naye, nokuba sithe qwa okanye silele.*+ 11 Ngoko ke hlalani nikhuthazana* yaye nisakhana,+ kanye njengokuba nisenza kakade.

12 Ngoku ke bazalwana, siyanicela ukuba nibe nembeko kwabo basebenza nzima phakathi kwenu, abanikhokelayo kumsebenzi weNkosi nabanicebisayo; 13 nibahloniphe kakhulu yaye nibathande ngenxa yoku­sebenza kwabo nzima.+ Hlalisanani ngoxolo.+ 14 Kwelinye icala, siyanicela bazalwana ukuba nibalumkise abangalawulekiyo,+ nibathuthuzele abakhathazekileyo, nibaxhase abatyhafileyo, nibe nomonde kubo bonke.+ 15 Qinisekani ukuba akukho mntu uphindisayo xa enziwe into embi,+ kodwa hlalani nizimisele ukuphathana kakuhle nina, nize nibaphathe kakuhle nabanye abantu.+

16 Hlalani nivuya.+ 17 Hlalani nithandaza.+ 18 Hlalani nibulela ngayo yonke into.+ Kuba yiloo nto uThixo ayifunayo kuni njengabalandeli bakaKristu Yesu. 19 Sanukuwucima umoya kaThixo osebenza njengomlilo kuni.+ 20 Sanukuzidelela iziprofeto.+ 21 Qinisekisani zonke izinto,+ nize nibambelele kwezo zilungileyo. 22 Ziphepheni zonke iintlobo zobubi.+

23 Kwanga uThixo woxolo anganenza nibe ngcwele ngokupheleleyo. Kwanga anganenza nihlale nimsulwa kwindlela enicinga ngayo, kubomi benu nakumzimba wenu bazalwana, nize ningabi nabala ngexesha lobukho beNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.+ 24 Uthembekile lowo unibizayo, yaye uza kuyenza loo nto.

25 Bazalwana, qhubekani nisithandazela.+

26 Nisibulisele kubo bonke abazalwana ngokubaphuza.*

27 Ndiniyalela egameni leNkosi ukuba le leta ifundelwe bonke abazalwana.+

28 Kwanga iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu inganenzela ububele.*