1Th 5 | NdeIBE | STEP | Bazalwane, mayelana lezikhathi lezinsuku akusweleki ukuba sililobele,

1 Thessalonians 5

1 Bazalwane, mayelana lezikhathi lezinsuku akusweleki ukuba sililobele,

2 ngoba likwazi kuhle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luzafika njengesela ebusuku.

3 Abantu besathi, “Ukuthula lokuvikeleka,” incithakalo izakwehlela phezu kwabo ngokujuma njengomhelo kowesifazana ozithweleyo, njalo kabayikuphunyuka.

4 Kodwa lina, bazalwane, kalikho emnyameni ukuba usuku lolu lulijume njengesela. 5 Lonke lingamadodana okukhanya lamadodana emini. Kasisibo bobusuku loba abobumnyama.

6 Ngakho kasingafani labanye abaleleyo, kodwa kasiphaphameni njalo sizithibe. 7 Ngoba labo abalalayo, balala ebusuku, lalabo abadakwayo badakwa ebusuku. 8 Kodwa njengoba singabemini, kasizithibeni, sembathe ukukholwa lothando njengesihlangu sesifuba, lethemba lokusindiswa njengengowane. 9 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kodwa ukuba sithole ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.

10 Wasifela ukuze, loba sikhangele kumbe silele, sihlale laye. 11 Ngakho qinisanani njalo lakhane, njengoba impela likwenza.

Iziqondiso zokucina

12 Siyalicela, bazalwane, ukuba libahloniphe labo abasebenza nzima phakathi kwenu, abangaphezu kwenu eNkosini abalilayayo futhi.

13 Bahlonipheni kakhulu ngothando ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo. Hlalisanani ngokuthula.

14 Njalo siyalincenga, bazalwane, baxwayiseni labo abangamavila liqinise abalovalo, lisize ababuthakathaka, libekezelele umuntu wonke.

15 Qaphelani kungabi khona ophindisela okubi ngokubi, kodwa lihlale lizama ukuba lomusa omunye komunye kanye lakwabanye abantu.

16 Thokozani kokuphela; 17 khulekani kokuphela;

18 bongani kukho konke, ngoba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ngani kuKhristu uJesu. 19 Lingawucitshi umlilo kaMoya; 20 lingazeyisi iziphrofetho. 21 Hlolani izinto zonke. Bambelelani kokulungileyo. 22 Xwayani konke.

23 Sengathi uNkulunkulu uqobo, uNkulunkulu wokuthula, angalingcwelisa ngokupheleleyo. Sengathi umoya wenu wonke, lomphefumulo kanye lomzimba kungalondolozwa kungelasici ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.

24 Lowo olibizayo uthembekile njalo uzakukwenza lokho.

25 Bazalwane, sikhulekeleni.

26 Bingelelani abazalwane bonke ngokwangana okungcwele.

27 Ngiyalilaya phambi kweNkosi ukuba incwadi le ibalelwe abazalwane bonke.

28 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu kawube lani.