1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuboPawula, naSilasi, naThimothi; iya kubaseThesalonika labalibandla laNkulunkulu, longuBabe, neleNkhosi Jesu Khristu. Umusa nekuthula akube kini.
2 Sibonga Nkulunkulu njalo ngani nonkhe, sinikhulekela singakhawuli emithandazweni yetfu
3 kuNkulunkulu wetfu, longuBabe, sikhumbula imisebenti yenu yekukholwa, nemisiphalato yelutsandvo, nekubambelela kwenu etsembeni leliseNkhosini yetfu Jesu Khristu.
4 Siyati, bazalwane labatsandzekako kuNkulunkulu, kutsi nguye lonikhetsile.
5 Ngobe liVangeli lesanishumayela lona alifikanga kini ngemavi kuphela, kodvwa lefika ngemandla, nangaMoya Longcwele, seneliseka kutsi inshumayelo yetfu iliciniso. Niyati kutsi sasitiphatsa kanjani ngesikhatsi sisemkhatsini wenu. Konkhe loko sasikwenta ngenca yenu.
6 Nani naba balingisi betfu nebeNkhosi; ngobe, nome nanisenhluphekweni lenkhulu, nemukela livi ngenjabulo lenaniyinikwe nguMoya Longcwele,
7 nadzimate naba sibonelo kubo bonkhe labakholwako eMasedoniya nase-Akhaya.
8 Ngobe kuvakala kwelivi leNkhosi lokwachamuka lapho kini akuvakalanga eMasedoniya nase-Akhaya kuphela, kodvwa kukholwa kwenu nguNkulunkulu sekuvakele kuto tonkhe tindzawo, ngako-ke asinasidzingo sekulandzisa ngako.
9 Ngobe bona ngekwabo babika ngatsi kutsi nasemukela kahle kangakanani, nekutsi naphendvukela kanjani kuNkulunkulu, nashiya tithico tenu, kuze nikhonte Nkulunkulu lophilako nalonguye sibili.
10 Nonkhe nilindzele kuchamuka kweNdvodzana yakhe ezulwini, layivusa kulabafile. LeNdvodzana nguJesu losikhulula elulakeni lolutako.
1 Bazalwane, nani ngekwenu niyati kutsi kunivakashela kwetfu akuzange kube lite.
2 Kodvwa nome sase sihlushiwe satselwa ngelihlazo eFiliphi, njengobe nani nati, saba nesibindzi kuNkulunkulu wetfu kutsi sishumayele kini liVangeli laNkulunkulu sibhekene nebulukhuni lobukhulu.
3 Ngobe kushumayela kwetfu akusiko kwekuduka, nekwekungcola, nekwebucili.
4 Kodvwa njengaloku sivunyiwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi siphatsiswe liVangeli, asikhulumeli kujabulisa bantfu, kodvwa sikhulumela kujabulisa Nkulunkulu lohlola tinhlitiyo tetfu.
5 Tsine asizange sikhulume emagama ekuyenga, njengobe nani nati, asizange futsi sibe nebucili bekufisa bunjinga, Nkulunkulu ungufakazi.
6 Asizange sesilufune ludvumo kubantfu, ngisho nakini imbala.
7 Noko, njengebaphostoli baKhristu, sasinalo lilungelo lekusebentisa bukhulu betfu, kodvwa saba mnene kini njengemfati anakekela bantfwabakhe.
8 Ngenca yelutsandvo lwetfu kini satimisela kutsi sihlephunelane nani, hhayi liVangeli kuphela kodvwa nemphilo yetfu lucobo, ngobe natsandzeka kakhulu kitsi.
9 Bazalwane, ngiyetsemba kutsi niyayikhumbula imisebenti nemisiphalato yetfu sisebenta emkhatsini wenu busuku nemini sentela kutsi singasindzi ngisho namunye wenu ngesikhatsi sisashumayela kini liVangeli laNkulunkulu.
10 Nine naNkulunkulu nibofakazi betfu bekutsi indlela lesasitiphetse ngayo emkhatsini wenu nine labakholwako yayingcwele, ilungile ingenasici.
11 Niyati nekutsi saniphatsa njani; saniphatsa njengendvodza iphetse bantfwabayo,
12 sanidvudvuta ngamunye ngamunye sinikhutsata, siniyala ngekutsi nihambe ngalokufanelekile kuNkulunkulu, lonibitela embusweni wakhe nasebukhosini bakhe.
13 Ngako-ke sibonga Nkulunkulu singakhawuli ngekutsi natsi nanemukela livi laNkulunkulu lenaliva kitsi, nalemukela, hhayi njengelivi lemuntfu nje kodvwa njengobe linjalo lilivi laNkulunkulu lelisebenta kini nine lenikholwako.
14 Bazalwane, nani naba balingisi bemabandla aNkulunkulu aseJudiya lakuKhristu Jesu; ngobe nani nehlelwa kuhlupheka kunye ngekuhlushwa bantfu bakini, njengobe nebantfu balawo mabandla bahlushwa ngemaJuda.
15 LamaJuda ngiwo kanye lawo labulala iNkhosi Jesu kanye nebaphrofethi, natsi asicitsa, ayekela kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu, aphambana nebantfu bonkhe.
16 Adzimate asivimbela nekutsi sishumayele insindziso kubetive. Ngaloko-ke imihla nemalanga atengetela tono. Kodvwa ekugcineni lulaka lwaNkulunkulu seluze lwabehlela.
17 Bazalwane, njengobe besesitintsandzane kwesikhashana ngekwehlukana nani buso nebuso, hhayi enhlitiyweni, besetama ngekushisekela lokukhulu kuphindze sibonane nani, buso nebuso.
18 Besifisa kuta kini, mine Pawula kukanyenti, kodvwa Sathane wasivimbela.
19 Empeleni liyini litsemba letfu, nome injabulo, nome umchele wemsebenti wetfu lesingatibonga ngawo embikweNkhosi yetfu Jesu ekubuyeni kwayo? Akusini yini?
20 Vele, ngini ludvumo lwetfu nenjabulo yetfu.
1 Ngako-ke, sesehlulekile kubeketelela situnge senu, sase sikhetsa kusala sodvwana e-Athene;
2 sase sinitfumelela Thimothi, umzalwane wetfu, lesibambisene naye emsebentini waNkulunkulu wekushumayela liVangeli laKhristu. Samtfumela kutsi atenicinisa anikhutsate ekukholweni kwenu,
3 kuze kutsi kubete namunye wenu lohlubukako ngenca yekutanyatanyiswa nguletinhlupheko. Nine ngekwenu niyati kutsi simiselwe loko,
4 ngobe ngesikhatsi sisenani, sanitjela kucala kutsi sitakuhlushwa; njengobe sekwentekile nje, nani senati.
5 Ngako-ke ngitsite kube ngehluleke kubeketelela situnge ngani, ngase ngitfumela Thimothi, khona ngitekwati ngekukholwa kwenu. Bengesaba kutsi kungahle kube umlingi unilingile, kuze kutsi kusiphalata kwetfu kube lite.
6 Kodvwa nyalo, Thimothi sewubuyile kitsi wasiletsela netindzaba letimnandzi ngekukholwa nangelutsandvo lwenu. Usitjele nekutsi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ninenkhumbulo lenhle ngatsi, nekutsi nani nifisa kusibona, njengobe natsi sifisa kunibona.
7 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, nome sasiselusizini nasenhluphekweni, kodvwa sefika sadvudvuteka ngani ngekukholwa kwenu.
8 Ngobe nyalo siyaphila, nanime nicinile eNkhosini.
9 Kepha Nkulunkulu singambonga kanjani ngani, simbonge ngako konkhe kujabula lesinako ngani?
10 Sincusa busuku nemini ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yetfu kutsi simane sibonane nani buso nebuso, khona sitenengetela kuloko lokusilele ekukholweni kwenu.
11 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu, longuBabe wetfu, yena matfupha neNkhosi yetfu Jesu angacondzisa indlela yetfu kini.
12 Shangatsi iNkhosi inganandzisa inikhulise naselutsandvweni lomunye kulomunye nakubo bonkhe bantfu, njengobe nelwetfu lunjalo kini,
13 kuze kutsi icinise tinhlitiyo tenu tingabi nacala, kodvwa tibe ngcwele ebukhoneni baNkulunkulu, longuBabe, nakufika iNkhosi yetfu Jesu nabo bonkhe labangcwele bakhe.
1 Bazalwane betfu, nafundza kitsi kutsi nifanele nitiphatse njani kuze nijabulise Nkulunkulu, njengobe besenivele nenta. Ngako-ke ngephetsa ngekunincenga kutsi nichubeke nikhutsale kakhulu kukwenta loko,
2 ngobe niyayati imiyalo lesaninika yona ngeNkhosi Jesu.
3 Kuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu kungcweliswa kwenu, bubalekeleni bugwadla nebuphingi.
4 Ngamunye ngamunye wenu kufanele akwati kutiphatsela yena umtimba wakhe, awuphatse ngebungcwele nangekuhlonipheka;
5 hhayi ngekushisekela kwenkhanuko njengemahedeni langamati Nkulunkulu.
6 Akubete lowonako aphambe umzalwane wakhe nome ngani, ngobe Nkulunkulu ungumphindziseli kuto tonkhe letintfo, njengobe saniyalisisa nje.
7 Nkulunkulu akasibitelanga ebugwadleni nasebuphingini, kepha wasibitela ebungcweleni.
8 Ngako-ke lomelana naloku, akamelani namuntfu, kodvwa umelene naNkulunkulu lonipha Moya wakhe Longcwele.
9 Macondzana nelutsandvo lwebuzalwane asikho sidzingo sekunibhalela ngaloko, ngobe Nkulunkulu sewunifundzisile kutsi nifanele nitsandzane njani.
10 Empeleni loko senikubonakalisile kubo bonkhe bazalwane labaseMasedoniya. Kodvwa siyanikhutsata, bazalwane, kutsi chubekani nikwente loko.
11 Timiseleni kuphila ngekuthula, nicaphele lokucondzene nani, nitisebentele nine ngetandla tenu, njengobe sanitjela.
12 Ngaleyo ndlela niyawuhlonipheka emkhatsini walabangakholwa nguJesu, ningabi timbungulu.
13 Asitsandzi, bazalwane, kutsi ningete nati ngalabo labafile, kuze ningadzabuki njengalabo labate litsemba.
14 Njengobe sikholwa kutsi Jesu wafa waphindze wavuka, kanjalo nalabo labafe bakuJesu: Nkulunkulu uyawubavusa ekufeni abaletse kanye naJesu.
15 Ngaloko-ke sinitjela ngelivi leNkhosi kutsi tsine lesiyawube sisaphila ngelilanga lekubuya kweNkhosi singeke sibendvulele labo lesebafile.
16 Ngobe iNkhosi lucobo lwayo iyakwehla ezulwini ngelivi lenhlokomo, nangeliphimbo lengilosi lenkhulu, nangelicilongo laNkulunkulu. Labo labafe bakholwa nguKhristu bayawuvuka kucala.
17 Lapho-ke tsine lesiyawube siphila ngaleso sikhatsi sisasele siyawuhlwitfwa senyuke sihlangane kanye nabo emafini sihlangabete iNkhosi emoyeni, kuze sihlale neNkhosi njalonjalo.
18 Ngako-ke dvudvutanani ngalamavi.
1 Mayelana netikhatsi nangematfuba, bazalwane, anidzingi kubhalelwa ngako.
2 Ngobe nine ngekwenu nati kahle kamhlophe kutsi lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika, njengelisela lifika ebusuku.
3 Ngesikhatsi bantfu batsi: “Kunekuthula nenhlalakahle,” ngekushesha lokukhulu kubhujiswa kuyawubatuma njengemhelo ufikela umfati nasatawubeleka; futsi kute loyawusindza.
4 Kodvwa nine, bazalwane, anikho ebumnyameni, anikafaneli kutunywa ngulelo langa njengekutunywa lisela.
5 Nine nonkhe ningemadvodzana ekukhanya nemadvodzana emini; asisibo bebusuku nebebumnyama.
6 Ngako-ke, asingalali njengalabanye; kufanele silindze sizitse.
7 Phela labo labalalako balala ebusuku, netidzakwa tidzakwa ebusuku.
8 Kodvwa tsine lesibemini asizitse, sembatse sivikelo sesifuba lesikukholwa nelutsandvo, sifake nempantitje lelitsemba letfu lensindziso.
9 Ngobe Nkulunkulu akasimiselanga kwehlelwa lulaka lwakhe, kodvwa wasimisela kutsi sitfole insindziso ngeNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu,
10 lowasifela kuze kutsi, nome silindza nome silala, nakabuya, siphile kanye naye.
11 Ngako-ke dvudvutanani nakhane, njengobe nenta nje manje.
12 Siyanincenga, bazalwane, kutsi nibahloniphe labo labasebenta emkhatsini wenu, babaholi benu eNkhosini, labaniyala ngemphilo yebuKhristu.
13 Bahlonipheni ngelutsandvo lolukhulu ngenca yemsebenti wabo. Hlalisanani ngekuthula.
14 Bazalwane, siyanikhutsata kutsi necwayise emavila, nibanike sibindzi labaphelelwa ngemandla emoyeni, ninakekele lababutsakatsaka, babeketeleleni bonkhe.
15 Bonani kutsi kubete lophindzisela kulomunye lokubi ngalokubi, kodvwa ngato tonkhe tikhatsi yetamani kwenta lokuhle kubo bonkhe bantfu.
16 Tfokotani njalo.
17 Thandazani ningayekeli.
18 Bongani kuko konkhe, ngobe loko kuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu kuKhristu Jesu ngani.
19 Ningamcishi Moya Longcwele.
20 Ningakwedzeleli kuphrofetha.
21 Hlolisisani konkhe, nibambisise lokulungile,
22 nikugege konkhe lokubonakala kukubi.
23 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wekuthula anganingcwelisa ngalokuphelele, agcine umoya wenu, nemphefumulo wenu, nemtimba wenu, kungabi nasici ekubuyeni kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
24 Yena lowo lonibitako uyawukwenta loko, ngobe wetsembekile.
25 Bazalwane, sikhulekeleni.
26 Bingelelani bonkhe bazalwane ngekwanga lokungcwele.
27 Ngiyaniyalisisa egameni leNkhosi kutsi lencwadzi niyifundzele bonkhe bazalwane.
28 Umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu awube nani.