2 Thesalonika
1:1 UPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu, ebandleni labaseThesalonika
kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu:
1:2 Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu
UKristu.
1:3 Simelwe ukubonga uNkulunkulu njalo ngani, bazalwane, njengoba kufanele.
ngokuba ukholo lwenu lukhula kakhulu, nothando lwabo bonke
omunye wenu uyanda omunye komunye;
1:4 Ngakho thina ngokwethu sizibonga ngani emabandleni kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yenu
ukubekezela nokholo kukho konke ukuzingelwa kwenu nezinsizi eninazo
bekezela:
1:5 Okuwuphawu lokwahlulela okulungile kukaNkulunkulu, ukuze nina
nibalwe njengabafanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu enihlupheka ngenxa yawo;
1:6 Ukubona kuyinto elungile kuNkulunkulu ukuphindisela usizi
abanihluphayo;
1:7 Futhi kini enikhathazekile, phumula kanye nathi, lapho iNkosi uJesu kuyoba
kwambulwa ezulwini kanye nezingelosi zakhe ezinamandla.
1:8 Emalangabi omlilo ephindisela labo abangamazi uNkulunkulu, futhi lokho
ningalilaleli ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu;
1:9 Abayojeziswa ngembubhiso yaphakade ebusweni be
iNkosi, nasenkazimulweni yamandla ayo;
1:10 Lapho isiza ukukhazinyuliswa kwabangcwele bayo, nokudunyiswa
bonke abakholwayo (ngoba ubufakazi bethu bakholiwe) kubo
ngalolo suku.
1:11 Ngakho futhi siyanithandazela njalo, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu anibale
olufanele lolu bizo, futhi agcwalise yonke intando yakhe enhle
ubuhle, nomsebenzi wokukholwa ngamandla;
1:12 Ukuze igama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu likhazinyuliswe kini, nani
kuye, ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu.