2 Thesalonika
2:1 Manje siyanincenga, bazalwane, by ukufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
nangokubuthana kwethu kuye.
2:2 ukuze ningasheshi ninyakaziswe engqondweni, noma nikhathazeke, noma ngomoya.
noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi sengathi ivela kithi, sengathi usuku lukaKristu selufikile
isandla.
2:3 Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo nganoma iyiphi indlela, ngoba lolo suku ngeke lufike, ngaphandle
kufika ukuhlubuka kuqala, nalowo muntu wesono ambulwe, um
indodana yokulahlwa;
2:4 Omelene futhi aziphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke okuthiwa uNkulunkulu, noma lokho
uyakhonzwa; ukuze yena njengoNkulunkulu ahlale ethempelini likaNkulunkulu ebonakalisa
ngokwakhe ukuthi unguNkulunkulu.
2:5 Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi, lapho ngisenani, nganitshela lezi zinto?
2:6 Manje niyakwazi okumvimbayo, ukuze ambulwe ngesikhathi sakhe.
2:7 Ngokuba imfihlakalo yokungalungi isiyasebenza, kuphela lowo obambezelayo manje
uzovuma, aze asuswe endleleni.
2:8 Khona-ke lowo omubi uyokwambulwa, iNkosi eyakuqeda kanye
umoya womlomo wakhe, achithe ngokukhazimula kwakhe
iyeza:
2:9 Ngisho naye, ukufika kwakhe kungokokusebenza kukaSathane ngawo wonke amandla kanye
izibonakaliso nezimangaliso zamanga,
2:10 Futhi ngayo yonke inkohliso yokungalungi kulabo ababhubhayo;
ngoba kabamukelanga uthando lweqiniso, ukuze babe njalo
igciniwe.
2:11 Futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu uNkulunkulu uyothumela kubo ukuduka okunamandla, ukuze babe
kholwa amanga:
2:12 Ukuze bonke bangalahlwa abangakholwanga iqiniso, kodwa babe
ukuthokoza kokungalungi.
2:13 Kepha thina simelwe ukubonga njalo kuNkulunkulu ngani, bazalwane abathandekayo.
yeNkosi, ngoba kusukela ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wanikhethela ukusindiswa
ngokungcweliswa kukaMoya nangokukholwa yiqiniso.
2:14 anibizela kukho ngevangeli lethu, ekuzuzeni inkazimulo
iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
2:15 Ngakho, bazalwane, yimani niqinile, futhi nibambe amasiko eninawo
safundiswa, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi yethu.
2:16 Manje iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngokwakhe, futhi uNkulunkulu, ngisho noBaba wethu, okuyinto
wasithanda, wasinika induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle
ngomusa,
2:17 aduduze izinhliziyo zenu, futhi aniqinise kuwo wonke amazwi amahle nomsebenzi.