‏ 1 Thessalonians 3

UPawuli wathuma uTimothi kubo

1Kwathi-ke singaselakubekezela a , b, sathi kuhle ukuthi sitshiywe sodwa eAtene c, 2sasesithuma uTimothi d , e umzalwane wethu f lesikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu lesisebenzi g , h kanye lathi evangelini likaKristu, ukuze aliqinise i lokuthi alikhuthaze ngokholo lwenu j, 3ukuze kunganyikinywa lamunye kulezizinhlupheko; ngoba liyazi lina ukuthi simiselwe lokhu k. 4Ngoba lathi siselani, salitshela ngaphambili ukuthi sesizahlupheka l, njengoba futhi kwenzeka m, lani liyakwazi. 5Ngenxa yalokhu futhi ngingaselakubekezela n, ngathumela ukuthi ngazi ukholo lwenu, hlezi mhlawumbe umlingi o ulilingile p, lokuthi umtshikatshika wethu ube yize q.

UPawuli uyathokoza, uyabakhulekela

6Kodwa khathesi uTimothi r usefikile kithi evela kini, usibikele indaba ezinhle zokholo s lothando lwenu, lokuthi lihlala lilomkhumbulo omuhle t ngathi, lifisa kakhulu u ukusibona, njengoba-ke lathi lina v; 7ngenxa yalokhu saduduzeka w , x, bazalwane, ngani, kukho konke ukuhlupheka losizi lwethu y ngokholo lwenu; 8ngoba khathesi siyaphila z, uba lina limi liqinile aa eNkosini. 9Ngoba sibongobani ab esingenanisa kuNkulunkulu ngani, ngentokozo yonke esithokoza ngayo ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu? 10Ebusuku lemini ac siyakhuleka kakhulu ad sidlulisa amalawulo ukuze sibone ubuso benu ae, siphelelise-ke af okusileleyo kokholo lwenu.

11Njalo kungathi uNkulunkulu uqobo loBaba wethu ag, leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu angaqondisa indlela yethu kini ah; 12njalo kungathi iNkosi ingalandisa ai njalo ilenze lengezeleleke ethandweni aj omunye komunye lakubo bonke ak, njengoba sinjalo lathi kini, 13ukuze iqinise inhliziyo zenu al zingasoleki am ebungcweleni, phambi kukaNkulunkulu loBaba wethu an, ekufikeni ao kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kanye labangcwele bakhe bonke ap.

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