2 kwabaseThesalonika Chapter 1
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OPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseThesalonika elikuNkulunkulu, uBaba wethu, naseNkosini uJesu Kristu:
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Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu. UPawulu ubonga ukuthuthuka kwevangeli phakathi kwebandla
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Simelwe ukumbonga njalo uNkulunkulu ngani bazalwane , njengokuba kufanele, ngokuba inkolo yenu iyanda kakhulu , nothando lwenu nonke omunye komunye luyakhula,
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kuze kuthi thina ngokwethu sizincome ngani emabandleni kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokukhuthazela kwenu nokukholwa ekuzingelweni kwenu konke nasezinhluphekweni enibekezela kuzo,
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okuyisiboniso sokwahlulela okulungileyo kukaNkulunkulu , ukuze kuthiwe ningabalungele umbuso kaNkulunkulu enihlupheka ngenxa yawo,
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uma kambe kuyinto elungile kuNkulunkulu ukuba abuyisele ukuhlupheka kubo abanihluphayo,
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aniphe nina enihluphekayo ukuphumula kanye nathi ekwambulweni kweNkosi uJesu, evela ezulwini, enezingelosi zamandla akhe,
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elangabini lomlilo , ephindisela kwabangamazi uNkulunkulu nakwabangalaleli ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu,
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abazakunikwa isijeziso esingukubhujiswa okuphakade , basuke phambi kobuso beNkosi naphambi kwenkazimulo yamandla akhe,
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nxa efika ukuba akhazimuliswe kubo abangcwele bakhe , abe ngomangalisayo kubo bonke abakholwa ngalowo muhla, ngokuba nakholwa ngukufakaza kwethu.
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Ngenxa yalokho siyanikhulekela njalo , ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu anenze nibe ngabafanele ukubizwa kwenu , agcwalise ngamandla konke okuhle enikuthandayo nomsebenzi wokukholwa,
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ukuze igama leNkosi yethu uJesu likhazimuliswe kini , nani kuye , ngokomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu noweNkosi uJesu Kristu.