Eyoku-1 kwabaseTesalonika
1:1 UPawulos noSilvano noTimoti babhalela ibandla labaseTesalonika;
olukuThixo uYise, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, uthi, Makube lubabalo kuni
nina, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uBawo wethu, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
1:2 Sihlala sibulela kuye uThixo ngenxa yenu nonke, sinikhumbula ezintliziyweni zethu
imithandazo;
1:3 ndiwukhumbula ngokungayeki umsebenzi wenu wokholo, nokubulaleka kwenu kothando, nokubulaleka kwenu
umonde wethemba eNkosini yethu uYesu Kristu, phambi koThixo naphambi kwethu
Utata;
1:4 sisazi, bazalwana baziintanda, ukunyulwa kwenu nguThixo.
1:5 Kuba iindaba ezilungileyo zethu azibanga kuni ngantetho yodwa;
uMoya oyiNgcwele, nangokuqiniseka okukhulu; njengokuba nisazi ukuba singabantu abanjani na
baba phakathi kwenu ngenxa yenu.
1:6 Nani naba ngabaxelisa thina, nayo iNkosi, nalamkelayo nje ilizwi
embandezelweni eninzi, enovuyo loMoya oyiNgcwele;
1:7 Nada naba yimifuziselo kubo bonke abakholwayo, abakwelaseMakedoni nelaseAkaya.
1:8 Kuba lahlokoma livela kuni ilizwi leNkosi, akwaba khona kwelaseMakedoni kuphela, nelaseMakedoni
Ke elaseAkaya ke, nakuzo zonke iindawo, luyanda ukholo lwenu kuThixo;
ngokokude singabi sathetha nto.
1:9 kuba bona ngokwabo baxela ngathi, ukuba kwakunjani na ukungena kwethu
nokokuba naguqukela kuThixo, niphuma izithixo, ukuze nikhonze abaphilileyo nenyaniso
uThixo;
1:10 nilinde uNyana wakhe evela emazulwini, awamvusayo kwabafileyo, kwanamhla
UYesu, owasihlangulayo kuyo ingqumbo ezayo.