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.