Kubuya kweNkhosi Jesu
1Bazalwane bami, lena seyincwadzi yami yesibili lenginibhalele yona. Kuto totimbili ngetamile kuvusa tingcondvo tenu ngekunikhumbuta, kutsi nicabange loko lokufanele, 2nikhumbule emavi lakhulunywa kwakucala baphrofethi labangcwele, nikhumbule nemyalo weNkhosi neMsindzisi lenafundziswa wona baphostoli benu. 3Kwekucala nje yatini kutsi ngemalanga ekugcina kuyawufika baphukuti labahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo, banihleke bulima, 4batsi: “Uphi-ke loJesu lowanetsembisa kutsi uyabuya? Ngobe seloku kwalala bobabemkhulu, tonkhe tintfo tihamba njengobe tatinjalo kusukela ekucaleni kwendalo.” 5Ngobe batsandza kukhohlwa kutsi emazulu abevele asakhona kadzenidzeni, nekutsi Nkulunkulu wakhuluma ngelivi lakhe, kwavela umhlaba emantini, wabasemkhatsini wemanti. 6Kwabuye kwaba ngiwo lawo manti, umhlaba lowabuye wabhujiswa ngawo. 7Kepha ngalo lelivi emazulu nemhlaba lokukhona nyalo kugcinelwe umlilo ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, lapho kuyawubhujiswa khona labangamesabi Nkulunkulu.
8Kepha, batsandzekako, ningakhohlwa kutsi lilanga lilinye eNkhosini lingangeminyaka leyinkhulungwane, nekutsi iminyaka leyinkhulungwane ingangelilanga linye. 9INkhosi ayibini kugcina setsembiso sayo, njengobe labanye bacabanga kutsi iyabina; kepha iyanibeketelela, ngobe ingatsandzi kutsi kubhubhe ngisho namunye umuntfu, kodvwa itsandza kutsi bonkhe bantfu baphendvuke etonweni tabo.
10Kepha lilanga leNkhosi liyawufika njengelisela, mhlazana emazulu ayakwendlula ngekuhlokoma; tonkhe tisekelo temkhatsi tiyakusha tincibilike, umhlaba nemisebenti lekuwo kuyawusha. 11Njengobe-ke tonkhe letintfo titawubhidlitwa kanjalo, nine-ke kufanele nibe bantfu labanjani? Kufanele nitinikele ngalokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, niphile ngekumesaba yena, 12nilindzele kufika kwelilanga laNkulunkulu, nisebentele kutsi lisheshe lifike. Lelo langa liyawuncibikilisa emazulu ngemlilo, netinkhanyeti tincibilikiswe kushisa. 13Kepha ngesetsembiso sakhe silindzele emazulu lamasha, nemhlaba lomusha, lapho kubusela khona kulunga.
14Ngako-ke, batsandzekako, njengobe nisalindzele leto tintfo, yentani konkhe lokusemandleni enu, kutsi anikhandze ninekuthula, ningenasici ningenabala. 15Kubeketela kweNkhosi nibokutsatsa ngekutsi kunentela ematfuba ekusindziswa, njengobe nemzalwane wetfu lotsandzekako longuPawula anibhalele ngekuhlakanipha laphiwe kona. 16Ngiko loko lakushoko kuto tonkhe tincwadzi takhe, nakabhala ngaletintfo. Kukhona tintfo letilukhuni kutivisisa kahle kuto leto tincwadzi. Labo labangati nalabangakacini bayatihlanekela, njengobe benta nakuletinye tincwadzi temiBhalo. Ngekwenta loko batiletsela kubhujiswa.
17Kodvwa nine, batsandzekako, seniyakwati loku. Ngako-ke, caphelani, kuze ningedukiswa ngemaphutsa alabangenamtsetfo, bese niyawa ekucineni kwenu. 18Kodvwa khulani emseni nasekuyatini iNkhosi neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu. Ludvumo alube kuye manje kuze kube phakadze. Amen.
