1 Kubhala mna Pawulos, ndikunye noSilas noTimoti. Ndibhalela ibandla likaThixo wethu elimanywe neNkosi uYesu Krestu eliseTesalonika.
2 Ndithi: Wanga uThixo uYise neNkosi uYesu Krestu anganenzela isisa, aniphe uxolo.
3 Kufanelekile ukuba simbulele uThixo ngawo onke amaxesha ngenxa yenu, mawethu. Ewe, kulunge kanye ukuba simbulele ngenxa yokuba ukholo lwenu luya lusanda ngokwanda. Yaye nokuthandana kwenu kuya kukhula ngakumbi nangakumbi.
4 Yiyo loo nto ke nilibhongo lethu esihamba siqhayisa ngalo kwamanye amabandla kaThixo. Kaloku nina ninomonde, nimi ngxishi elukholweni naphantsi kweentshutshiso enikuzo, kwakunye neenzingo enizithweleyo.
5 Yonke ke loo nto ibonakalisa ukuba uThixo ugweba kakuhle. Kaloku ngenxa yezi nkxwaleko nizithweleyo uThixo uya kunenza nikufanele ukulawulwa nguye.
6 Kulunge kanye ukuba uThixo asiphindezelele, abavise iinzingo abo banicinezelayo,