To The Word – Day 206

₁Kubhala mna Pawulos, ndikunye noSilas noTimoti. Ndibhalela ibandla likaThixo wethu elimanywe neNkosi uYesu Krestu eliseTesalonika. ₂Ndithi: Wanga uThixo uYise neNkosi uYesu Krestu anganenzela isisa, aniphe uxolo.

₃Kufanelekile ukuba simbulele uThixo ngawo onke amaxesha ngenxa yenu, mawethu. Ewe, kulunge kanye ukuba simbulele ngenxa yokuba ukholo lwenu luya lusanda ngokwanda. Yaye nokuthandana kwenu kuya kukhula ngakumbi nangakumbi. ₄Yiyo loo nto ke nilibhongo lethu esihamba siqhayisa ngalo kwamanye amabandla kaThixo. Kaloku nina ninomonde, nimi ngxishi elukholweni naphantsi kweentshutshiso enikuzo, kwakunye neenzingo enizithweleyo.

₅Yonke ke loo nto ibonakalisa ukuba uThixo ugweba kakuhle. Kaloku ngenxa yezi nkxwaleko nizithweleyo uThixo uya kunenza nikufanele ukulawulwa nguye. ₆Kulunge kanye ukuba uThixo asiphindezelele, abavise iinzingo abo banicinezelayo, ₇aze kuni nina nitsala nzima, nakuthi, enze kube hele, kube chosi. Loo nto woyenza mhla ifika iNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, ivela emazulwini, ingqongwe zizithunywa zayo ezinamandla, ₈nangamadangatye omlilo. Abo bangamvumiyo uThixo yobagweba, kwanabo bangazithobeliyo iindaba ezimnandi zeNkosi yethu uYesu. ₉Baya kohlwaywa ngentshabalalo yangonaphakade, basuswe phambi kweNkosi, basikwe kubuncwane bewonga layo. ₁₀Kaloku ngaloo mini iya kuba ize kunikwa imbeko ngabayo, bayinqule bonke abakholwayo. Iya kuba njalo ke nakuni, kuba nani nakholwa ludaba endaniphathela lona.

₁₁Yiyo ke le nto ndihlala ndinithandazela. Ndisoloko ndimcela uThixo ukuba anifanelise ubizo lwenu. Wanga anganipha amandla okunqwenela ukwenza okulungileyo, anigqibezelele umsebenzi eniwenze niqhutywa lukholo. ₁₂Ngamana ke ningalidumisa igama leNkosi yethu uYesu, nani niwongwe ngobabalo lukaThixo wethu neNkosi uYesu Krestu.

₁Mayela nokubuya kweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, nokuhlangana kwethu nayo: ndiyanibongoza, ₂musani ukuthatheka msinya, okanye nidideke lula ngamarhe athi iMini yeNkosi isemnyango; noba kukho mntu uthi uyixelelwe ezulwini loo nto, okanye uyixelelwe ngomnye umntu, kanti noba ningade nifumane ileta engathi ivela kum isitsho, lumkani. ₃Sanukuvuma nilahlekiswe mntu. Kaloku loo Mini ayinako ukufika lungakhange lubekho uvukelo-mbuso lokugqibela, andule ke ukucaca umchasi-mthetho, umfo okhohlakeleyo ochasana noThixo, omiselwe intshabalalo, avele elubala. ₄Ulolona tshaba kaloku. Yena uya kuziphakamisa achase nantoni na ekuthiwa nguthixo, achase nantoni na enqulwa ngabantu, ade athathe isihlalo endlwini kaThixo, ezigwagwisa ngokuthi unguThixo ngenkqu.

₅Ngaba senilibele? Kaloku ndandinixelele yonke le nto ngokuya ndandilapho. ₆Ngokunjalo nani niyayiqonda into embambileyo ukuba angaveli phambi kwexesha elimisiweyo. ₇Kuba selekho kambe amandla enkohlakalo asebenza ngokufihlakeleyo. Ewe, asebenza ngokufihlakeleyo okwangoku, elinde ukuba ade emke lowo umbambezeleyo. ₈Uya kuthi ke akuvela loo mchasi-mthetho, iNkosi uYesu imbulale ngelizwi layo nje kuphela, imtshabalalise ngobumenyemenye bobungangamsha bokufika kwayo. ₉Ukufika kwalo mchasi-mthetho ngumsebenzi kaSathana; yaye uya kuphelekwa yimisebenzi yamandla nemiqondiso nemimangaliso yenkohliso, ₁₀kubekho zonke iintlobo zolahlekiso ezinokwenziwa bububi kwabo baya kwantshabalalo. Ewe, baya kutshabalala, kuba kaloku bona abalwamkelanga uthando lukaKrestu nenyaniso yakhe, ukuze basindiswe. ₁₁Ngoko ke uThixo ubayekele ngolahlekiso olusebenza kubo, ukuze bamkele ubuxoki. ₁₂Ngenxa yale nto ke bonke abangayamkelanga inyaniso, abasuke bavuyela ukuxhamla isono, baya kugwetywa.

₁₃Sifanele ukuba simbulele uThixo singaphezi ngenxa yenu, mawethu athandiweyo yiNkosi. Kuba kaloku uThixo waninyula kwasekuqaleni ukuze nisindiswe ngokwenziwa nyulu nguMoya wakhe, nangokukholwa kuyo inyaniso. ₁₄UThixo wanibiza ngeendaba ezimnandi esazishumayelayo kuni; wanibiza ukuze nifumane isabelo kubuqaqawuli beNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu. ₁₅Ngoko ke, mawethu, yimani ningahexi kwizithethe esanifundisa zona ngomlomo nangeeleta.

₁₆Yanga iNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu ngenkqu noThixo uBawo wethu, owasithandayo, ngesisa sakhe wasinika ukukhuthala nethemba eliyokozelayo, ₁₇wanga angaziphuphumisa iintliziyo zenu ngenkuthalo, anomeleze ukuze nenze, nithethe, izinto ezilungileyo.

₁Ndiphetha ngelithi ke, mawethu, sithandazeleni, khon' ukuze ilizwi lodaba lweNkosi likhawuleze ukunwenwa kuzo zonke iindawo, nokuze linikwe imbeko nanjengoko kwaba njalo phakathi kwenu. ₂Nam nindithandazele ukuze ndihlangulwe kubantu abakhohlakeleyo abanobuqhokolo. Kaloku asingabo bonke abantu abalwamkelayo udaba lweNkosi.

₃Ithembekile yona kambe iNkosi. Yonikhusela inigcine kuhlaselo lwendoda enobuqhokolo. ₄Ndinithembile, nimanywe neNkosi nje, ukuba nohlala nisenza izinto endiniyalele zona.

₅Ngamana yanithundeza iNkosi, nimthande uThixo, nibe nenyameko efuze ekaKrestu.

₆Ndiyaniyala, mawethu, ngegunya legama leNkosi uYesu Krestu, ukuba nizikhwebule nakubani othi ulikholwa abe engenwe ngumkhwa wokungakhathali, nakulowo uyidelayo imfundiso yethu. ₇Nazi mhlophe ukuba nina nimelwe kukuhamba ekhondweni lam. Mna bendingavilaphi phakathi kwenu. ₈Bendingenanto ndiyifumana nje mahala, ndingayisebenzelanga. Bendisebenza nzima ubusuku nemini, endaweni yokuba ndibe ngumthwalo kuni. ₉Ewe, bendinalo ilungelo lokuyifumana kuni inkxaso, koko ndithande ukuninika umzekelo. ₁₀Kaloku ndandithe kuni: “Umntu olinqenerha makangaphiwa kutya.”

₁₁Le ntetho ndiyenziswa kukuba ndive ukuba abanye kuni bahlala ngokungakhathali. Akukho nto bayenzayo ngaphandle nje kokuzifaka kwimicimbi yabanye abantu. ₁₂Bonke ke abo ndibayala egameni leNkosi uYesu Krestu, ndisithi mabaziphathe kakuhle, basebenze, bazixhase.

₁₃Nina ke kodwa, zihlobo zam, maze ningadinwa kukwenza okulungileyo. ₁₄Kungenzeka kubekho othe kanti uyayidela le miyalelo yale ncwadi. Ukuba ke kuthe kanti kunjalo, mqapheleni loo mntu, nimbukule phakathi kwenu, ade asidanele isimilo sakhe. ₁₅Anditsho phofu ukuba nimthathe njengotshaba. Hayi, ze nimcenge nina, nimluleke njengomntakwenu.

₁₆Ngamana iNkosi, ekuvela kuyo yonke inzolo, ingamana inipha uxolo njalo-njalo, ngeendlela zonke. INkosi mayibe nani.

₁₇Ndibhala ngesam isandla. Nasi ke isandla sam: Ndiyabulisa mna Pawulos.

₁₈Ubabalo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu malube nani nonke.

₁Kubhala mna Pawulos, umbanjwa ngenxa kaYesu Krestu, ndikunye noTimoti umlingane wam. Ndibhalela wena mhlobo nogxa wam, Filmon, ₂kunye nebandla elihlangana endlwini yakho, nodade uApiya, ngokunjalo nogxa wam uArkipo. ₃Wanga uThixo uBawo wethu kunye neNkosi uYesu Krestu anganibabala, aniphe uxolo.

₄Maxa onke ndithandaza, ndiyambulela uThixo ngenxa yakho. ₅Ndiyivile kaloku indlela obathanda ngayo abantu bakaThixo, ngokunjalo nokholo onalo kwiNkosi uYesu. ₆Umthandazo wam kukuba ubudlelane bethu enkolweni bunga bungakwenza uziqonde ngcono iintsikelelo esinazo thina bamanywe noKrestu. ₇Ewe kambe, ndithathekile ndaye ndinemihlali ngenxa yothando onalo, mfondini; kaloku abantu bakaThixo bayahlaziyeka bakuhlangana nawe.

₈Ngoku ke, nakuba bendingaba nesibindi, nanjengamntu umanywe noKrestu, sokuba ndikunyanzele ngento ofanelwe kukuyenza, ₉kodwa imfobe yothando iyandinyanzela ukuba ndikubongoze. Ewe, mna kanye Pawulos, ndilixhego nje ngoku, futhi ndikwangumbanjwa ngenxa kaYesu Krestu, ₁₀ndiyakubongoza ngenxa kaOnesimo, unyana wam endimzele ngokomoya, ngoku ndilapha entolongweni. ₁₁Kambe ebekade engento konke kuwe, kodwa ngoku uxabisekile kuwe nakum.

₁₂Ngoku ke nanko ndimthumela kwakuwe. Kambe ke xa wamkela yena, wamkela mna. ₁₃Bendingathandayo ukumgcina apha ngoku ndingumbanjwa, ukuze athathe indawo yakho ekundincediseni ukuvakalisa iindaba ezimnandi. ₁₄Kodwa andithandi ukuba ndenze nto ungavumanga; hayi, bendiya kuba ndiyakunyanzela ukuba wenze into entle, kungekuba kukholekile kuwe.

₁₅Mhlawumbi uOnesimo wahlukaniswa nawe okwethutyana, ukuze ubuye umzuze ningasazi kwahlukana. ₁₆Kaloku ngoku akaselokhoboka nje kuphela, ungaphezu kwekhoboka: ungumwethu othandekayo. Yaz'ba xa exabiseke kangaka nje kum, ubeke phi ke ukuxabiseka kuwe! Akaselokhoboka nje kuphela, ukwangumwethu omanywe neNkosi!

₁₇Ngoku ke, nanjengamntu undithatha njengesihlobo, naye ke mamkele kwangalaa ndlela ubuya kundamkela ngayo nam. ₁₈Ukuba ke kukho nto awakona ngayo okanye kukho nto akutyala yona, libalele kum elo tyala. ₁₉Ukukuqinisekisa ndibhala ngokwam, ndithi: Ndim mna Pawulos oya kukubuyisela. Phofu ke akukho mfuneko yakuba ndikukhumbuze ukuba nawe lowo ungowam, ndinebango kuwe. ₂₀Ke, mfondini, ndiyakubongoza – kaloku sobabini simanywe noKrestu. Ngoko ke, velana nam kulo mbandela!

₂₁Ndibhala ndiqinisekile ukuba uza kuhlangabezana nayo iminqweno yam; ewe, ndiyazi ukuba usenokwenza nangaphezu kwesicelo sam. ₂₂Nantsi enye indawo: Nceda undilungiselele indawo yokuhlala apho, kuba ndinethemba lokuba uThixo uza kuyiphendula imithandazo yenu, ndibuyele apho kuni.

₂₃Uyabulisa uEpafra ongumbanjwa ngenxa kaKrestu njengam; ₂₄ngokunjalo noMarko, uAristarko, uDemas, noLuka, abalingane bam.

₂₅Ubabalo lweNkosi uYesu Krestu maluhlale nani nonke.