Bathesalonia II 3
1 Sa bofelo, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, jaaka ke tla mo pheletsong ya lokwalo lo, ke lo kopa go re rapelela. Rapelelang pele gore molaetsa wa Morena o aname ka bofefo o bo o fenye gongwe le gongwe kwa o anamelang teng, o gape basokologi gongwe le gongwe jaaka o ne wa dira fa o tla kwa go lona.
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,
2 Rapelelang gape gore re gololwe mo diphapaanong tsa batho ba ba bosula, gonne ga se mongwe le mongwe yo o ratang Morena.
and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.
3 Mme Morena o a ikanyega; o tlaa lo nonotsha ebile o tlaa lo dibela mo ditlhaselong tsa mefuta le fa e ka nna efe ya ga Satane.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
4 Mme re ikanya Morena ka gore lo ntse lo dira dilo tse re di lo rutileng, le gore lo tlaa aga lo di dira.
We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
5 A Morena a lo gogele mo go tlhaloganyeng masaitsiweng a lorato lwa Modimo le kaga bopelotelele jo bo tswang kwa go Keresete.
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.
6 Jaanong taolo ke e, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, e ke lo e nayang mo leineng la Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete ka taolo ya gagwe: Ikgogeng mo Mokereseteng mongwe le mongwe yo o senyang nako ya gagwe mo botshwakgeng gape a sa latela mogopolo o re lo o neetseng wa go dira ka bonatla.
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.
7 Gonne lo itse sentle gore lo tshwanetse go re etsa: ga lo ise lo ke lo bone re senya nako re sa dire sepe;
For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
8 ga re ise re ke re dumele go tsaya dijo mo go ope re sa di reke; re ne ra dira bosigo le motshegare ka natla yotlhe go nna le madi a re neng re a tlhoka go tshela ka one, gore re seka ra nna mokgweleo mo go ope wa lona.
neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.
9 E ne e se gore re ne re sena tshwanelo ya go lo kopa gore lo re otle, mme re ne re batla go lo supegetsa, lwa ntlha ka fa lo tshwanetseng go fufulela botshelojwa lona ka teng.
This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
10 Le re santse re le koo re na le lona re lo neetse taolo e: “Yo o ganang go dira a se ka a ja.”
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”
11 Le fa go ntse jalo re utlwa gotwe bangwe ba lona ba tshelela mo botshwakgeng, ba gana go dira, ebile ba senya nako ya bone mo ditshebong.
For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.
12 Mo leineng la Morena Jesu Keresete re kopa batho ba ba ntseng jalo ra re ba didimale, ba tsene mo tirong, mme ba berekele matshelo a e leng a bone.
Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.
13 Mme mo go lona ka re bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, lo seka lwa bo lwa lapisega go dira bomolemo.
But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.
14 Fa mongwe a gana go ikobela se re se buang mo lokwalong lo, bonang gore ke mang mme lo ikgoge mo go ene, gore a tle a itlhabelwe ke ditlhong.
If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.
15 Se mo tseyeng e le mmaba, mme buisanyang nae jaaka lo ka buisanya le mokaulengwe yo o tlhokang go tlhagisiwa.
Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 A Morena wa kagiso ka sebele a lo neye kagiso ya gagwe, go sa re sepe gore go diragala eng. Morena a nne le lona lotlhe.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
17 Jaanong tumediso ya me ke e, e ke e kwalang ka seatla sa me, jaaka ke tlwaetse go dira kwa bofelong jwa dikwalo tsa me tsotlhe, go nna bosupi jwa gore lo tswa kwa go nna tota. Se ke mokwalo wa me tota wa seatla.
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.
18 A tshegofatso ya Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete e nne le lona lotlhe. Ke nna wa lona ruri, Paulo.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
