1 Thesalonika 3:1 Ngakho, lapho singasakwazi ukuzibamba, sabona kukuhle ukuba sishiywe e-Athene kuphela; 3:2 Futhi wathuma uThimothewu, umzalwane wethu, isikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, futhi wethu isisebenzi kanye nami evangelini likaKristu, ukuniqinisa, nokuniduduza kini ngokukholwa kwenu. 3:3 Ukuze kungabikho muntu onyakaziswa yilezi zinhlupheko, ngokuba niyazi nina ukuthi simiselwe khona. 3:4 Ngoba ngiqinisile, lapho sisenawe, sakutshela ngaphambili ukuthi kufanele hlupheka; njengoba kwenzeka, futhi niyazi. 3:5 Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, lapho ngangingasenakukwazi ukuzibamba, Ngathumela ukwazi yakho ukholo, funa mhlawumbe umlingi unilingile nomsebenzi wethu kube yize. 3:6 Kodwa manje, lapho uThimothewu efika kithi evela kini, futhi wasilethela okuhle kithi izindaba zokukholwa kwenu nothando lwenu, nokuba nikukhumbula kahle njalo sifisa kakhulu ukusibona, njengalokhu lathi silibona; 3:7 Ngakho, bazalwane, saduduzwa ngani kukho konke ukuhlupheka kwethu nosizi ngokholo lwenu. 3:8 Ngoba manje siyaphila, uma nimi niqinile eNkosini. 3:9 Ngoba imuphi ukubonga esingakunikela kuNkulunkulu ngani, ngenjabulo yonke esithokoza ngakho ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu; 3:10 Ubusuku nemini sikhuleka kakhulu, ukuze sibone ubuso bakho namandla niphelelise okusilelayo ekukholweni kwenu na? 3:11 Manje uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe noBaba wethu, futhi iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, aqondise yethu indlela eya kuwe. 3:12 Futhi iNkosi yenza ukuba nande futhi kuvame othandweni omunye komunye. nakubo bonke, njengalokho nathi senza kini; 3:13 Ukuze aqinise izinhliziyo zenu zingasoleki ebungcweleni ngaphambili uNkulunkulu, uBaba wethu, ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kanye nabo bonke abangcwele bakhe.