1 KwabaseThesalonika 3
1 Kwathi-ke singaselakubekezela, sathi kuhle ukuthi sitshiywe sodwa eAtene,
Nkekako, muchiindi netwaka tachilikukonzya, twakayeya kachili chibotu kusyala musule muAtene luzutu.
2 sasesithuma uTimothi umzalwane wethu lesikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu lesisebenzi kanye lathi evangelini likaKristu, ukuze aliqinise lokuthi alikhuthaze ngokholo lwenu,
Twakatuma Timoti mukwesu alimwi simulimunyina waLeza mumakani aKkilisito, kukusimya akumumbulizya katulangana alusyomo lwanu,
3 ukuze kunganyikinywa lamunye kulezizinhlupheko; ngoba liyazi lina ukuthi simiselwe lokhu.
kuchitila kuti takwe uyozunganisigwa amapenzi aya. Nkaambo inywe nobeni mulizi kuti eezi nzitwakasalilwa.
4 Ngoba lathi siselani, salitshela ngaphambili ukuthi sesizahlupheka, njengoba futhi kwenzeka, lani liyakwazi.
Kasimpe nitwakali anywebo, twaka mwambila kakuchilichindi kuti twakali twabafwifwi kunjila mumapenzi, alimwi zyakachitikan mbubonya obo, mbuli mbomuzi.
5 Ngenxa yalokhu futhi ngingaselakubekezela, ngathumela ukuthi ngazi ukholo lwenu, hlezi mhlawumbe umlingi ulilingile, lokuthi umtshikatshika wethu ube yize.
Nkambo kaako, nendaka takachilikukonzya, ndakatumina kuti ambweni ndalikunoziba zili ajulu alusyomo lwanu. Ambweni sikusunka mulimwi nzila wakamunsuka, mpawo mulimu wesu wakaba wabiyo.
6 Kodwa khathesi uTimothi usefikile kithi evela kini, usibikele indaba ezinhle zokholo lothando lwenu, lokuthi lihlala lilomkhumbulo omuhle ngathi, lifisa kakhulu ukusibona, njengoba-ke lathi lina;
Pesi Timoti wakasika kulindiswe kazwa kulindinywe akutwetela makani mabotu aalusyomo lwaano aluyando. Waka twaambila kutimualtuyibalikwa lyoonse alimwi kuti mulayandisya kumubona aswebo.
7 ngenxa yalokhu saduduzeka, bazalwane, ngani, kukho konke ukuhlupheka losizi lwethu ngokholo lwenu;
Nkaambo kazeezi, nobakwesu, twaka wumbulizigwa andinywe nkaambo kalusyomo lwanu, mubuusu akupega kwesu koonse.
8 ngoba khathesi siyaphila, uba lina limi liqinile eNkosini.
Nkekaako lino tulapona, naamwayima nji muMwami.
9 Ngoba sibongobani esingenanisa kuNkulunkulu ngani, ngentokozo yonke esithokoza ngayo ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu?
Nkaambo chilumbo nzi ncetunga tulapa kuliLeza nkaambo kanu, nkaako luyando loonse ndotulalo kunembo lyaLeza wesu alube alindinywe.
10 Ebusuku lemini siyakhuleka kakhulu sidlulisa amalawulo ukuze sibone ubuso benu, siphelelise-ke okusileleyo kokholo lwenu.
Mansiku esikati tulakombesya kuti netwakali kumubona kumeso aanu akupa ezyoo zibulikide mulusyomo lwanu.
11 Njalo kungathi uNkulunkulu uqobo loBaba wethu, leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu angaqondisa indlela yethu kini;
Tukumbila kuti Leza wesu alimwi Taata lwakwe, aMwami wesu Jesu batululamikile nzila yesu iiza kulindinywe.
12 njalo kungathi iNkosi ingalandisa njalo ilenze lengezeleleke ethandweni omunye komunye lakubo bonke, njengoba sinjalo lathi kini,
Akube kuti Mwami amuchite kuti muvule alimwi akumufwasusya muluyando lwawumwi amwenzinyinaakuli boonse bantu, mbubonya mbotu muchitila.
13 ukuze iqinise inhliziyo zenu zingasoleki ebungcweleni, phambi kukaNkulunkulu loBaba wethu, ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kanye labangcwele bakhe bonke.
Akube kuti amuyumye mumoyo kuchitila kuti ibe myoyo itakwe kampenda mubusalali kunembo lyaLeza alimwi Taata wesu akuboola kwaMwami Jesu antomwe abasalali bakwe boonse.
