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.