2 Thesalonika
3:1 Ekugcineni, bazalwane, sikhulekeleni, ukuze izwi leNkosi libe mahhala
Yebo, futhi ukhazinyuliswe, njengoba kunjalo nakini.
3:2 Futhi ukuze sikhululwe kubantu abangenangqondo nababi: kubo bonke
amadoda kawalakholo.
3:3 Kodwa iNkosi ithembekile, ngubani oyoniqinisa, futhi inivikele
okubi.
3:4 Futhi sinethemba eNkosini mayelana nani, ukuthi nizokwenza futhi
uzokwenza lokho esikuyala ngakho.
3:5 Futhi iNkosi iqondise izinhliziyo zenu othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nasothandweni
isineke silindele uKristu.
3:6 Manje siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuthi
niyadeda kubo bonke umzalwane ohamba ngokungafanele, na
kungeyisikho ngokwesiko alemukela kithi.
3:7 Ngoba nina ngokwenu niyazi ukuthi kufanele nisilandele, ngoba asizange siziphathe
thina esingahlelekile phakathi kwenu;
3:8 Futhi asidlanga isinkwa samuntu mahhala; kodwa wasebenza kanzima
nokushikashikeka ubusuku nemini, ukuze singabi mthwalo kunoma yimuphi kubo
wena:
3:9 Hhayi ngoba asinawo amandla, kodwa ukuze sizenzele isibonelo
ukuthi usilandele.
3:10 Ngoba ngisho nalapho sinani, saniyala lokhu, ukuthi uma umuntu ethanda
angasebenzi, futhi akufanele adle.
3:11 Ngoba siyezwa ukuthi bakhona phakathi kwenu abahamba ngokungafanele, besebenza
hhayi nakancane, kodwa bangobishini.
3:12 Abanjalo siyabayala futhi siyabakhuthaza ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
ukuthi basebenze ngokuthula, badle isinkwa sabo.
3:13 Kodwa nina, bazalwane, ningadinwa ukwenza okuhle.
3:14 Futhi uma noma ubani ongalaleli izwi lethu kule ncwadi, qaphela lowo muntu, futhi
ungahlangani naye, ukuze abe namahloni.
3:15 Nokho ningambaleli njengesitha, kodwa nimyale njengomzalwane.
3:16 Kepha iNkosi yokuthula uqobo mayiniphe ukuthula ngezikhathi zonke ngazo zonke izindlela. I
Inkosi ibe nani nonke.
3:17 Isibingelelo sikaPawulu ngesandla sami siqu, okuwuphawu kuzo zonke
incwadi: ngibhala kanjalo.
3:18 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen.