1Kepha siyanxusa, bazalwane, mayelana nokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nokubuthanela kwethu kuyo,
2ukuba ningasheshi ninyakaziswe engqondweni yenu, ningethuswa noma ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi ngokungathi ivela kithi, sengathi usuku lukaKristu selufikile.
3Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo nangayiphi indlela; ngokuba aluyikufika, kungaveli kuqala ukuhlubuka, kwambulwe umuntu ongenamthetho, indodana yokulahlwa,
4omelana nakho konke, nozikhukhumeza phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa uNkulunkulu noma into ekhonzwayo, aze azihlalise ethempelini likaNkulunkulu ezishaya uNkulunkulu.
5Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngisekhona kini nganitshela lokho na?
6Senikwazi okumbambezelayo, ukuze ambulwe ngesikhathi sakhe.
7Ngokuba imfihlakalo yokungabi namthetho isiyasebenza, kuphela ukuze kudediswe yena obambezelayo manje.
8Lapho-ke uzakwambulwa lowo ongenamthetho, eyakumqeda iNkosi uJesu Kristu ngomoya womlomo wayo, imchithe ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo,
9lowo okufika kwakhe kungokokusebenza kukaSathane ngawo onke amandla, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso zamanga,
10nangayo yonke inkohliso yokungalungi kwababhubhayo, ngenxa yokuba bengavumanga ukuthanda iqiniso, ukuze basindiswe.
11Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu ubathumela amandla okuduka, baze bakholwe ngamanga,
12ukuba bonke abangakholwanga yiqiniso benamela ukungalungi balahlwe.
13Kepha thina simelwe ukubonga uNkulunkulu njalo ngani bazalwane abathandwa yiNkosi, ngokuba kwasekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wanikhethela ukusindiswa ngokungcwelisa kukaMoya nangokukholwa yiqiniso
14anibizela kukho ngevangeli lethu, nize nizuze inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
15Ngalokho-ke, bazalwane, yimani niqinile, nibambelele kuwo amasiko enawafundiswa noma ngezwi noma ngencwadi yethu.
16Kepha iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu uqobo, noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu owasithanda nowasipha ngomusa induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle,
17makaduduze izinhliziyo zenu, aniqinise emisebenzini yonke nasemazwini onke amahle.