UPawuli uyababingelela. Uyabonga ngokuthuthuka kwabo evangelini

1UPawulia loSilivanu loTimothi kubandla labeThesalonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu: 2 Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu.

3 Simeleb ukumbongac uNkulunkulu njalonjalo ngani, bazalwane, njengoba kufanele, ngoba ukholod lwenu luyanda ngokungelakulinganiswa, lothandoe lwalowo lalowo wenu lonke luyengezeleleka komunye lomunye; 4 ngakho thina ngokwethu siyazincomaf ngani emabandleni kaNkulunkulug ngenxa yokubekezelah kwenu lokholoi phakathi kokuzingelwa kwenu konke lezinhlupheko elibekezela kuzoj; 5 okuyisibonakalisok sokwahlulelwa okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze kuthiwe lingabafanele umbuso kaNkulunkulul, lani eliwuhluphekelayom; 6 njengoba kuyinto elungileyo kuNkulunkulu ukuthi abuyisele ukuhlupheka kwabalihluphayon, 7 njalo kini elihluphekayoo, ukuphumula kanye lathip, ekwembulweni kweNkosi uJesuqr evela ezulwini lengilosis zamandla akhe, 8 emalangabini omlilot, esenza impindiselou kwabangamaziyo uNkulunkuluv, lakwabangalaleliw ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu; 9 abazahlupheka ngesijezisox sokubhujiswa okulaphakadey, basuswe ebusweni beNkosiz lenkazimulweni yamandla akhea, 10 mhla efikab ukuthi adunyiswe kubangcwele bakhec, njalo abatshazwe ekubo bonke abakholwayo (ngoba ubufakazid bethu bakholekae phakathi kwenu) ngalolosukuf. 11 Ngenxa yalokho sihlala silikhulekela lani, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu alibone1 lingabafaneleg ubizo, lokuze aphelelise yonke intando enhleh yobuhle bakhei lomsebenzi wokholo ngamandlaj; 12 ukuze ibizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu lidunyiswek kini, lani kuye, njengomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu loweNkosi uJesu Kristu.