1 Lencwadzi iphuma kuboPawula, naSilasi, naThimothi; iya kubaseThesalonika labalibandla laNkulunkulu, longuBabe wetfu, neleNkhosi Jesu Khristu.
2 Akube kini umusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu, longuBabe, naseNkhosini Jesu Khristu.
3 Simele kubonga Nkulunkulu ngani, bazalwane, ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Yebo, kufanele simbonge, ngobe kukholwa kwenu kuyakhula kakhulu, nelutsandvo lenitsandzana ngalo luyandza.
4 Nguko nje tsine ngekwetfu sitigabatisa ngani emabandleni aNkulunkulu; sibonga indlela lenibambelele ngayo ekukholweni kwenu nome nitingelwa kangaka, noko nikwatile kutimela tinhlupheko.
5 Loku kusibonelo lesikhanyako ngekwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu lokunekulunga, nize nitfolakale ningulabafanele umbuso waNkulunkulu wona lowo leniwuhluphekelako.
6 Ngempela Nkulunkulu wehlulela kahle ngekubuyisela kuhlupheka kulabo labanihluphako,
7 bese uletsa kuphumula kini nine lenihluphekako, kanye nakitsi ngesikhatsi iNkhosi Jesu yembulwa ivela ezulwini, ikanye netingilosi tayo letinemandla.
8 INkhosi iyawuvela emalangabini emlilo, ijezise labo labangamati Nkulunkulu, nalabo labangalilaleli liVangeli leNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
9 Bayawujeziswa ngekubhujiswa kwaphakadze balunyulwe ebukhoneni beNkhosi nasenkhatimulweni yemandla ayo.
10 Loko kuyakwenteka ngelilanga nayifika kutawudvunyiswa kulabangcwele bayo, bayibabate bonkhe labakholwako; nani niyawube nisemkhatsini wabo, ngobe nani nabemukela bufakazi betfu ngayo.
11 Kunguko nje sinikhulekela onkhe emalanga, kuze kutsi Nkulunkulu wetfu anente nibe ngulabafanele lubito lwakhe, nekutsi aphelelise ngemandla akhe konkhe lokuhle lenifisa kukwenta, nemsebenti wekukholwa.
12 Sikhulekela kutsi libito leNkhosi yetfu Jesu lidvunyiswe kini, nani kuye, ngekwemusa waNkulunkulu wetfu neweNkhosi Jesu Khristu.
1 Bazalwane, macondzana nekubuya kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu nekuhlangana kwetfu kuye sinincenga,
2 kutsi ningasheshi nidvungeke engcondvweni yenu, ningetfuswa ngumoya nome ngemavi, nome yincwadzi lekungatsi iphuma kitsi. Konkhe loku kunganetfusi kutsi lilanga leNkhosi selifikile.
3 Ningayengwa ngumuntfu nome ngani, ngobe lelo langa lingeke lifike kungakefiki kuhlubuka lokukhulu kucala, kwembulwe umuntfu longenamtsetfo, indvodzana yekubhujiswa.
4 Lowo uyakuhlala aphika atiphakamise ngetulu kwako konkhe lokubitwa ngaNkulunkulu nome lokukhontwako, kuze atewuhlala endzaweni lengcwele yaNkulunkulu, atigabatise yena ngekutsi unguNkulunkulu.
5 Anisakhumbuli yini kutsi ngesikhatsi ngisenani nganitjela ngaletintfo?
6 Nani niyati kutsi usabanjwe yini kwanyalo, kuze kufike leso sikhatsi lesamiswa kutsi embulwe.
7 Ngobe emandla ekubate umtsetfo asacalile kusebenta ngendlela lefihlakele, intfo nje lona losavimbile kwamanje utawuchubeka ente njalo, adzimate asuswe,
8 bese-ke lowo longenamtsetfo uyembulwa; Jesu iNkhosi uyawumbhubhisa ngemoya wemlomo wakhe, amcedze ngekubonakala kwenkhatimulo yekufika kwakhe.
9 Kufika kwalongenamtsetfo ngumsebenti waSathane. Uyawufika anawo onkhe emandla, netibonakaliso, netimangaliso letingemanga,
10 nayo yonkhe inkhohliso yekwedukisa lababhubhako, ngobe abazange balitsandze liciniso laKhristu labebangasindziswa ngalo.
11 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu ubatfumelela emandla enkhohlakalo, kuze bakholwe loko lokungemanga.
12 Ngako-ke bonkhe labo labangazange balikholwe liciniso, kodvwa baba nenjabulo kuloko lokungakalungi, bayakwehlulelwa ngekulahlwa.
13 Kodvwa tsine simelwe kutsi sibonge Nkulunkulu njalo ngani, bazalwane labatsandvwe yiNkhosi, ngobe Nkulunkulu wanikhetsela kutsi nibe bekucala ensindzisweni ngekuhlantwa nguMoya, nangekukholwa liciniso.
14 Yena wanibitela kuko ngeliVangeli letfu, kuze nibe nesabelo ebukhosini beNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
15 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, manini nicine, nibambelele kulawo maciniso lesanifundzisa wona ngemavi emlomo nangencwadzi yetfu.
16 Shangatsi Jesu Khristu iNkhosi yetfu matfupha, naNkulunkulu, longuBabe lowasitsandza, kwatsi ngemusa wakhe wasikhutsata ngendvudvuto yaphakadze, wasipha nelitsemba lelihle,
17 angadvudvuta tinhlitiyo tenu, anakhele kuyo yonkhe imisebenti lemihle nakuwo onkhe emavi lamahle.
1 Kwekugcina-ke, bazalwane, sithandazeleni, kuze kutsi livi leNkhosi lichubeke landze ngekushesha, lemukeleke ngeludvumo, njengobe kwaba njalo nakini.
2 Nisithandazele nekutsi sikhululeke kubantfu labonakele nalababi, ngobe akusibo bonkhe labakholwako.
3 Kodvwa iNkhosi yetsembekile, iyawunicinisa, ineluse, iniphephise kuLomubi.
4 Sinesibindzi eNkhosini ngani ngekutsi tonkhe letintfo lesiniyala ngato niyatenta, futsi niyawuhlala nitenta.
5 Shangatsi iNkhosi ingacondzisa tinhlitiyo tenu elutsandvweni lwaNkulunkulu nasekubeketeleni kwaKhristu.
6 Siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkhosi Jesu Khristu kutsi nibagege bazalwane labangemavila nalabangayilandzeli imiyalo lesaninika yona.
7 Ngobe nani matfupha niyati kutsi kufanele nisilingise njani, tsine asizange sesivilaphe ngesikhatsi sisesemkhatsini wenu,
8 sasingadli sinkhwa semuntfu singakasikhokheli; kodvwa sasidla ngekukhandleka sishikashikeka imini nebusuku, kuze kutsi singasindzi ngisho namunye wenu.
9 Loko asikwentanga ngobe site lilungelo lekufuna emaholo etfu, kodvwa kuze sibe sibonelo sekutsi nisilingise.
10 Ngesikhatsi sisenani saneluleka satsi: “Nakukhona longasebenti, akasikudla.”
11 Siyeva kutsi labanye emkhatsini wenu abasebenti, abenti lutfo ngaphandle kwekutigaca etindzabeni talabanye bantfu.
12 Bantfu labanjalo siyabayala sibakhutsata eNkhosini Jesu Khristu kutsi abatiphatse kahle bente imisebenti yabo, kuze badle titfukutfuku tabo.
13 Bazalwane, ningadzinwa kwenta lokuhle.
14 Nangabe kukhona longafuni kulalela loku lesikushoko kulencwadzi, mbukisiseni, ningahlanganyeli naye, khona atewudliwa ngemahloni.
15 Noko ningamtsatsi njengesitsa, kodvwa nimeluleke njengemzalwane.
16 Shangatsi iNkhosi lengumtfombo wekuthula inganinika kuthula ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ngetindlela tonkhe. INkhosi ayibe nani nonkhe.
17 Mine Pawula ngibhala lomkhontiso ngesandla sami, lolu luphawu lengilubhala kuto tonkhe tincwadzi tami.
18 Umusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu awube nani nonkhe.