2 Thessalonians 2
1 Manje siyanincenga, bazalwane, ngokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nangokubuthana kwethu kuyo.
2 ukuze ningasheshi unyakaziswe engqondweni, noma nethuswe, noma ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi ngokungathi ivela kithi, ngokungathi usuku lukaKristu selusondele.
3 Maningadukiswa muntu nangayiphi indlela, ngokuba lolo suku aluyikufika, ngaphandle kokuthi kufike ukuhlubuka kuqala, ambulwe lowo muntu wesono, indodana yokulahlwa;
4 Omeleneyo oziphakamisayo phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa nguNkulunkulu, nokukhonzwayo; kangangokuthi yena njengoNkulunkulu uhlala ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, ezibonisa ukuthi unguNkulunkulu.
5 Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngisenani nganitshela lokho na?
6 Manje niyakwazi okumbambileyo ukuba ambulwe ngesikhathi sakhe.
7 Ngokuba imfihlakalo yokungalungi isiyasebenza;
8 Khona kuyakwambulwa lowo omubi, iNkosi eyakumqeda ngomoya womlomo wayo, imbhubhise ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo;
9 Yena lowo ukufika kwakhe kungokokusebenza kukaSathane ngawo wonke amandla, nezibonakaliso, nezimangaliso zamanga;
10 nangayo yonke inkohliso yokungalungi kwababhubhayo; ngoba kabamukelanga uthando lweqiniso, ukuze basindiswe.
11 Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubathumela ukuduka okunamandla, ukuze bakholwe amanga;
12 ukuze balahlwe bonke abangakholwanga iqiniso, kepha bejabulela ukungalungi.
13 Kepha thina simelwe ukubonga njalo kuNkulunkulu ngani, bazalwane abathandwa yiNkosi, ngokuba kwasekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wanikhethela ukusindiswa ngokungcweliswa kukaMoya nangokukholwa yiqiniso;
14 anibizela kukho ngevangeli lethu, ekuzuzeni inkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
15 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, yimani niqine, nibambe amasiko enawafundiswa, noma ngezwi noma ngencwadi yethu.
16 Kepha iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu uqobo, noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu owasithandayo nowasipha ngomusa induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle;
17 aduduze izinhliziyo zenu, aliqinise kuwo wonke amazwi nemisebenzi emihle.