Usuku lweNkosi kalwaziwa. Amakholwa kahlale elulindele kanye nensindiso
1Kepha ngezikhathi nangemizuzu, bazalwane, anisweli ukulotshelwa, 2ngokuba nina uqobo niyazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luza njengesela ebusuku. 3Nxa bethi: “Ngukuthula nokuhlala kahle,” khona ukubhujiswa kuyabazuma njengemihelo ifikela okhulelweyo, abasoze baphunyuka.
4Kepha nina bazalwane anikho ebumnyameni, ukuze lolo suku lunifice njengesela, 5ngokuba nina nonke ningabantwana bokukhanya, ningabantwana bemini. Asisibo abobusuku noma abobumnyama; 6ngalokho-ke masingalali njengabanye, kodwa masiqwashe, siqonde. 7Ngokuba abalalayo balala ebusuku, nabadakwayo badakwa ebusuku; 8kepha thina esingabemini masiqonde, sifake isivikelo sesifuba sokukholwa nesothando, isigqoko sibe yithemba lokusindiswa; 9ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kepha ukuba sizuze ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu 10owasifelayo ukuba, noma siqwashile noma silele, siphile kanye naye. 11Ngalokho-ke vuselelanani, nakhane njengokuba futhi nikwenza.
Mabazise abaholi babo, balulekane
12Kepha siyanincenga, bazalwane, ukuba nibazi abakhandlekayo phakathi kwenu, nabaniphetheyo eNkosini, nabanilulekayo, 13nibazisise kakhulu othandweni ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. Hlalisanani ngokuthula. 14Kepha siyaniyala, bazalwane, ukuba niluleke abangahambi ngomthetho, nithokozise abadanileyo, nisekele ababuthakathaka, nibabekezelele bonke. 15Qaphelani ukuba kungabikho ophindisela omunye okubi ngokubi; kepha jongani njalo ukwenza okuhle, omunye komunye nakubo bonke.
16Thokozani njalo; 17khulekani ningaphezi; 18kukho konke bongani; ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani. 19Ningamcimi uMoya; 20ningakudeleli ukuprofetha; 21vivinyani konke, nibambisise okuhle; 22dedani kukho konke okubonakala kukubi.
Isigcino
23Kepha uNkulunkulu wokuthula, yena uqobo, makaningcwelise ngokupheleleyo, kulondolozwe umoya wenu wonke nomphefumulo nomzimba, kungabi nacala ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. 24Uthembekile yena onibizayo, oyakukwenza futhi.
25Bazalwane, sikhulekeleni. 26Khonzani kubazalwane bonke ngokwanga okungcwele. 27Ngiyanifungisa iNkosi ukuba le ncwadi ifundwe kubo bonke abazalwane.
28Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani.
