2 KWEBETHESALONIKA 2
Onganamthetho
1Mayelana nokubuya kweKosethu uJesu Krestu nokubuthanela kwethu kiyo, siyanirabhela, bazalwana 2ningabi msinyana ekudidekeni engqondweni namkha nethuswe nanyana kungaba ngesiphorofido, ngelizwi namkha ngencwadi, kube ngathi ivela kithi, kuthiwe ilanga lokubuya kweKosi selisemnyango. 3Akungabikho onikhohlisa ngananyana ngayiphi indlela ngombana ilangelo alizukuza ngaphambi kobana kufike ukuhlubuka qangi bekwembulwe emtarini loyo onganamthetho, obekelwe ukubhujiswa. 4Yena uzokuphikisa abe aziphakamise phezu kwananyana yini ebizwa ngoZimu namkha ekukulotjhwa kwakaZimu ukuze azibeke ethempelini lakaZimu, azibize bona unguZimu.
5Anisakhumbuli nanginitjela ngezintwezi lokha nangisesenani na? 6Nje-ke seniyazi bona yini emliyileko ukuze avezwe nasele kufike isikhathi sakhe. 7Ifihlakalo yonganamthetho sele isebenza, kodwana kwaphela kufikela lapha loyo obambezelako asuswa khona. 8Ngemva kwalapho-ke, loyo onganamthetho uzakwambulwa, iye, loyo iKosi uJesu ngomphefumulo womlomayo ezamrhayila ekubonakaleni kokuza kwayo. 9Ukufika konganamthetho kubonakala ekusebenzeni kwakaSathana, osebenzisa woke amandla, amatshwayo, iimangaliso zamala 10kanye nayo yoke imihlobo yekohliso ekhohlakeleko kilabo ababhubhako ngombana bale ukuthanda iqiniso bebasindiswe. 11Ngalokho-ke uZimu ubathumelela ukudurha okunamandla, okubarholela ekukholweni amala 12ukuze balahlwe boke abangazange bakholwe iqiniso, kodwana bathokoziswa ngokungakalungi.
Nikhethelwe isindiso
13Kodwana sifanele sithokoze uZimu njalo ngani bazalwana abathandwa yiKosi ngombana uZimu wakhetha nina njengeenthelo zokuthoma mayelana nokusindiswa ngokucwengiswa nguMoya nangokukholwa eqinisweni. 14Ngesizathweso, wanibiza ngokutjhumayela kwethu ivangeli ukuze nifunyane iphazimulo yeKosethu uJesu Krestu. 15Yeke-ke, bazalwana qinani isibindi, nikakarele eemfundisweni esanifundisa zona, kungaba ngelizwi lomlomethu namkha ngencwadethu.
16Sengathi iKosethu uJesu Krestu ngokwayo noZimu uBaba wethu owasithandako bewathi ngesisa sakhe wasipha ukududuzeka okungapheliko kanye nethemba elihle, 17ingaduduza iinhliziyo zenu beyiziqinise ngawo woke umsebenzi omuhle kanye nangelizwi.
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