41 Thessalonians 4

1Okunye-ke, bazalwane, siyalincenga silikhuthaza eNkosini uJesu, njengalokhu lakwemukela kithi ukuthi kulifanele njani ukuhamba lokumthokozisa uNkulunkulu, ukuze lengezelele kukho kakhulu.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:1

2Ngoba liyazi ukuthi milayo bani esalinika yona ngeNkosi uJesu.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:2

3Ngoba le yintando kaNkulunkulu, ukungcweliswa kwenu, ukuthi lizithinte ekuphingeni;Select 1 Thessalonians 4:3

4ukuthi ngulowo lalowo wenu kakwazi ukugcina esakhe isitsha ekungcweliseni lekuhlonipheni,Select 1 Thessalonians 4:4

5kungeyisikho enkanukweni yesifiso, njengabezizwe labo abangamaziyo uNkulunkulu.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:5

6Kakungabi khona oweqayo aqile umfowabo endabeni; ngoba iNkosi ingumphindiseli ngazo zonke lezizinto, njengoba lathi salitshela ngaphambili, safakaza.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:6

7Ngoba uNkulunkulu kasibizelanga emanyaleni, kodwa ebungcweleni.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:7

8Ngakho lowo odelelayo, kadeleli muntu, kodwa uNkulunkulu owasinika futhi uMoya wakhe oyiNgcwele.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:8

9Kodwa mayelana lothando lobuzalwane kalidingi ukuthi ngilibhalele; ngoba lina uqobo lifundisiwe nguNkulunkulu ukuthi lithandane;Select 1 Thessalonians 4:9

10ngoba lani lenza lokhu kubo bonke abazalwane abaseMakedoniya yonke; kodwa siyalikhuthaza, bazalwane, ukuthi lengezelele kakhulu,Select 1 Thessalonians 4:10

11njalo likhuthalele ukuba lokuthula lokwenza okwenu, lokusebenza ngezenu izandla, njengoba salilaya;Select 1 Thessalonians 4:11

12ukuze lihambe ngokuhlonitshwa ngabangaphandle, lingasweli lutho.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:12

13Kodwa kangithandi ukuthi lingabi lalwazi, bazalwane, ngalabo abaleleyo, ukuze lingadabuki, njengabanye labo abangelathemba.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:13

14Ngoba uba sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke labo abalele kuJesu, uNkulunkulu uzabaletha kanye laye.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:14

15Ngoba lokhu sikutsho kini ngelizwi leNkosi, ukuthi thina esiphilayo esitshiywe kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, isibili kasiyikubaqalela labo asebelele;Select 1 Thessalonians 4:15

16ngoba iNkosi uqobo izakwehla ivela ezulwini ngesimemezelo sokulawula, ngelizwi lengilosi eyinduna, langokukhala kophondo lukaNkulunkulu, labafileyo kuKristu bazavuka kuqala;Select 1 Thessalonians 4:16

17kulandele thina esiphilayo esitshiyiweyo, sizahluthunelwa kanye labo emayezini siyehlangabeza iNkosi emoyeni; ngokunjalo besesihlala leNkosi njalonjalo.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:17

18Ngakho duduzanani ngalamazwi.Select 1 Thessalonians 4:18