2Thessalonians (2/3)  

1. Siyalincenga-ke, bazalwane, mayelana lokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, lokubuthana kwethu kuyo,
2. ukuthi lingaphangisi liqhuqhiswe engqondweni, kumbe lethuswe, loba ngumoya, loba yilizwi, loba yincwadi ngokungathi ivela kithi, ngokungathi usuku lukaKristu selufikile.
3. Kakungabi lamuntu olikhohlisayo langayiphi indlela; ngoba aluyikufika ngaphandle kokuthi ukuhlubuka kufike kuqala, lomuntu wesono embulwe, indodana yokubhujiswa,
4. emelana izikhukhumeze phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa nguNkulunkulu loba yinto ekhonzwayo, ize ihlale ethempelini likaNkulunkulu njengoNkulunkulu, izitshengisa ukuthi inguNkulunkulu.
5. 4Kalikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngiseselani ngalitshela lezizinto?
6. Selikwazi khathesi okuvimbelayo, ukuze embulwe ngesakhe isikhathi.
7. Ngoba imfihlo yokungabi lomthetho isasebenza; kuphela kukhona ovimbelayo okwalesisikhathi, aze asuswe phakathi,
8. khona-ke ezakwembulwa oNgelamthetho, iNkosi ezamqeda ngokuphefumula komlomo wayo, iza m bhubhisa ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo;
9. lowo okufika kwakhe kunjengokusebenza kukaSathane emandleni wonke lezibonakalisweni lezimangalisweni zamanga,
10. lenkohlisweni yonke yokungalungi kulabo ababhubhayo, ngoba kabemukelanga uthando lweqiniso ukuze basindiswe.
11. Ngenxa yalokhu-ke uNkulunkulu uzabathumezela amandla enkohliso, ukuze bakholwe amanga;
12. ukuze balahlwe bonke abangakholwanga iqiniso, kodwa bathokoza kukho ukungalungi.
13. Kodwa thina simele ukubonga uNkulunkulu njalonjalo ngani, bazalwane abathandwa beNkosi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu walikhethela usindiso kusukela ekuqaleni, ekungcwelisweni koMoya, lokholo lweqiniso;
14. owalibizela kulokhu ngevangeli lethu, ekuzuzeni inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
15. Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, manini liqine, libambelele ezimfundisweni elazifundiswayo, loba ngelizwi, kumbe ngencwadi yethu.
16. Kakuthi-ke iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu uqobo, loNkulunkulu, ngitsho uBaba wethu owasithandayo, lowa si nika induduzo elaphakade lethemba elihle ngomusa,
17. aduduze inhliziyo zenu, aliqinise emazwini lemisebenzini yonke emihle.

  2Thessalonians (2/3)