1 Thesalonika
5:1 Kodwa izikhathi nezinkathi, bazalwane, anidingi ukuba ngilobe
kuwe.
5:2 Ngoba nina ngokwenu nazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luza kanjalo
isela ebusuku.
5:3 Ngoba lapho bethi, Ukuthula nokuhlala kahle; khona-ke ukubhujiswa kungazelelwe
kubehlela njengemihelo phezu kowesifazane okhulelweyo; futhi ngeke
phunyuka.
5:4 Kodwa nina, bazalwane, anikho ebumnyameni, ukuze lolo suku lunifice
njengesela.
5:5 Nina nonke ningabantwana bokukhanya, futhi abantwana bemini
kungeyisikho okwebusuku loba ubumnyama.
5:6 Ngakho masingalali njengabanye; kodwa masiqaphele, sibe sisangulukile.
5:7 Ngoba abalalayo balala ebusuku; nabadakwayo
edakwe ebusuku.
5:8 Kodwa ake, thina, abangabemini, sibe sisangulukile, sigqoke isivikelo sesifuba
ukholo nothando; nesigqoko sokuzivikela, ithemba lensindiso.
5:9 Ngoba uNkulunkulu akasimiselanga ulaka, kodwa ukuzuza insindiso yethu
INkosi uJesu Kristu,
5:10 owasifelayo, ukuze, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sivuka noma silele, siphile ndawonye
naye.
5:11 Ngakho-ke, ziduduzane, futhi nakha omunye komunye, njengoba nje
nani niyakwenza.
5:12 Futhi siyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba nibazi labo abasebenza kanzima phakathi kwenu, futhi
baphezu kwenu eNkosini, bayaniyala;
5:13 Futhi nibahloniphe kakhulu othandweni ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. Futhi ube ku
ukuthula phakathi kwenu.
5:14 Manje siyanikhuthaza, bazalwane, ukuba nixwayise abaxhwalileyo,
abadanileyo, lisekele ababuthakathaka, libe nesineke kubo bonke.
5:15 Qaphelani kungabikho ophindisela okubi ngokubi komunye; kodwa landela lokho
okuyinto enhle phakathi kwenu nakubo bonke abantu.
5:16 Jabulani njalo.
5:17 Khulekani ngokungaphezi.
5:18 kukho konke bongani, ngoba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu
mayelana nawe.
5:19 Ningawucimi uMoya.
5:20 Ningadeleli ukuprofetha.
5:21 Hlolani zonke izinto; bambelelani kokuhle.
5:22 Dedani kukho konke okubi.
5:23 Futhi uNkulunkulu wokuthula uqobo angangcwelisa ngokuphelele. futhi ngikhulekela uNkulunkulu impilo yakho yonke
umoya nomphefumulo nomzimba kulondolozwe kungenakusoleka ekufikeni kwethu
INkosi uJesu Kristu.
5:24 Uthembekile lowo onibizayo, ozokwenza futhi.
5:25 Bazalwane, sikhulekeleni.
5:26 Bingelelani abazalwane bonke ngokwanga okungcwele.
5:27 Ngiyanifungisa ngeNkosi ukuthi le ncwadi ifundwe kubo bonke abangcwele
bazalwane.
5:28 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani. Amen.