1 KWEBETHESALONIKA 4
Ipilo ethokozisa uZimu
1Kokugcina bazalwana, siyanibawa besiyanikhuthaza eKosini uJesu kobana njengombana nafunda kithi bona nifanele niziphathe njani ukuze nithokozise uZimu, njengombana vele nisenza; vamani ukwenza njalo imihla ngemihla. 2Niyayazi imiyalo esaninikela yona ngeKosi uJesu. 3Lokho kuyintando kaZimu, ukucwengiswa kwenu: khambelani kude nobufebe; 4omunye nomunye wenu akwazi ukulawula umzimbakhe, kube ngokucwenga nangokuhlonipha, 5kungabi ngokokutjha ngeenkanuko njengabatjhili abangamaziko uZimu. 6Akungabikho owona namkha ocaphaza umfowabo ngokuthileko ngombana iKosi imbuyiseleli wakho koke lokhu njengombana sikhe sanitjela phambilini besaniyelelisa. 7UZimu akakasibizeli ekusilaphaleni, kwaphela ufuna bona sibe msulwa. 8Nje-ke nanyana ngubani owala lokhu akali umthetho womuntu kodwana wala uZimu, onguye oninikela uMoyakhe oCwengileko.
9Nje-ke malungana nethando labazalwana anidingi bona kube khona onitlolelako ngombana nina ngokwenu senifundiswe nguZimu ukuthandana. 10Eqinisweni, niyabathanda boke abazalwana kilo loke leMasedoniya. Kodwana siyanikhuthaza bathandekako bonyana nivame ukwenza njalo. 11Zikhuthazeni ukuphila ngokuthula, nitjheje iindaba eziqalene nani, nisebenze ngezandla zenu njengombana saniyala 12ukuze niziphathe kuhle kabatjhili, ningazesami ngabanye abantu.
Ukubuya kweKosi
13Yeke bazalwana asithandi bonyana ningabi nelwazi mayelana nalabo abahlongakeleko ukuze ningalili njengombana kwenza abanganathemba. 14Njengombana sikholwa bona uJesu wahlongakala wabuye wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke, ngoJesu, uZimu uzokuletha kanye naye labo abahlongakeleko.
15Sinitjela lokhu ngelizwi leKosi kobana thina esiphilako, esiseleko bekubuye iKosi, angeze sabandulela nakanye abahlongakeleko. 16IKosi ngokwayo izokwehla ivela ezulwini ngelizwi elikhulu, ngephimbo lengilozi ekulu nangokuzwakala kweporompita kaZimu, abahlongakalele kuKrestu bazokuvuka qangi. 17Yeke thina-ke esisaphilako, esiseleko, sizokuhlwithelwa emafini kanye nabo sihlangabeze iKosi emkayini, nje-ke sizabe sineKosi isiphelani. 18Ngalokho-ke khuthazanani ngamezwi la.
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