2 Thessalonians 3
1 Elokugcina, bazalwane, sikhulekeleni, ukuze izwi leNkosi lihambe ngokukhululekile, futhi likhazinyuliswe, njengoba kunjalo nakini.
2 nokuba sikhululwe kubantu abangenangqondo nababi, ngokuba ukukholwa akusibo bonke.
3 Kodwa iNkosi ithembekile, ezaliqinisa, ililondoloze kokubi.
4 Kepha siyethemba eNkosini ngani, ukuthi lokhu esiniyala ngakho niyakwenza, niyakukwenza.
5 INkosi mayiqondise izinhliziyo zenu othandweni lukaNkulunkulu nasekubekezeleni kuKristu.
6 Kepha siyaniyala, bazalwane, egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuba nihlukane nabo bonke umzalwane ohamba ngokungafanele, kungengokwesiko elawamukela kithi.
7 Ngokuba niyazi ngokwenu ukuthi kufanele nisilingise kanjani, ngokuba asihambanga ngokungafanele phakathi kwenu;
8 Asidlanga sinkwa samuntu mahhala; kodwa sisebenza ngokukhandleka nangomshikashiko ubusuku nemini, ukuze singabi mthwalo kunoma yimuphi kini.
9 kungeyisikho ukuthi silamandla, kodwa ukuze sibe yisibonelo kini, ukuze lisilandele.
10 Ngokuba nalapho sikini, saniyala ngalokhu ukuthi: Uma umuntu engathandi ukusebenza, makangadli.
11 Ngokuba siyezwa ukuthi bakhona phakathi kwenu abahamba ngokungafanele, bengasebenzi nhlobo, kodwa begaya izibozi.
12 Abanjalo siyabayala, sibayala ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ukuba basebenze ngokuthula, badle okwabo isinkwa.
13 Kepha nina, bazalwane, ningakhathali ekwenzeni okuhle.
14 Uma ekhona ongalaleli izwi lethu kule ncwadi, mphawuleni lowo, ningahlanganyeli naye, ukuze abe namahloni.
15 Nokho ningamthathi njengesitha, kodwa nimyale njengomzalwane.
16 Kepha iNkosi yokuthula uqobo mayiniphe ukuthula ngezikhathi zonke ngezindlela zonke. INkosi mayibe nani nonke.
17 Isibingelelo sikaPawulu ngesami isandla, esiwuphawu ezincwadini zonke;
18 Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu mawube nani nonke. Amen. (Incwadi yesibili eya kwabaseThesalonika yayibhalwe e-Athene.)