1 BATHESALONIKA 5

Go phakgamela tšatši la bofelo

1 Ge e le tša mabaka ao le tša nako ya gona, bana bešo, ga e sa le tše le swanetšego go ngwalelwa tšona. 2 Gobane lena beng le tseba gabotse gore letšatši leo la Morena le tlo tla boka lehodu ge le tla bošego. 3 Ge go tlo thwe: Go khutšo! Go iketlilwe, ke mo ba tlogo welwa godimo ke tshenyego bjalo ka moima ge a welwa ke lešoko; mme ba ka se ke ba phonyokga. 4 Ge e le lena Bana bešo, ga le leswiswing, mo letšatši leo le kago le wela wa lehodu. 5 Ka moka ga lena le bana ba seetša, le bana ba mosegare; ga re ba bošego, ga re ba leswiswi. 6 Bjale gomme, a re se keng ra robala boka ba bangwe bao. A re phakgameng re fahlogile. 7 Gobane ba ba robalago ba robala bošego; ba ba tagwago ba tagwa bošego. 8 Rena ba re lego ba mosegare, a re phafogeng, re apare sephemasefega sa tumelo le lerato, kuane e be go holofela phološo. 9 Gobane se Modimo a re beetšego sona ga se go tlo galefelwa; o re beetše go fihlela phološo ka Mong wa rena Jesu Kriste. 10 Ke yena a hwilego ka baka la rena, gore — ge re phakgame le ge re robetše — re phele re na le yena.

11 Eletšanang ge, e mongwe a agiše e mongwe ka mokgwa wo le felago le dira ka wona.
12 Bana bešo re a le kgopela, tsebang bao ba ba le swaretšego modiro; ba e lego bagolo ba lena Moreneng ba go le eletša.

13 Le ba godiše sa ruri ka lerato, ka baka la modiro woo wa bona. Bang ba leago.
14 Bana bešo, re a le eletša: Solang ba ba sa thakgego; le tsoše ba dipelo tše di tapilego; le thekgetše bafokodi; le se ke la felela motho pelo.

15 Le bone gore go se ke gwa ba le e a lefetšago bobe ka bobe; ka mehla le otlelele go dirana gabotse le go dira bohle gabotse.
16 Thabang ka mehla. 17 Le se kgaotše go rapela.

18 Mo go tšohle le leboge; ke sona se Modimo a se ratago, gore go be bjalo mo go lena ka Kriste Jesu.
19 Le se ke la tima mollo wa Moya. 20 Le se ke la nyatša diporofeto. 21 Lekang tšohle, le šale le swere tše bolo.

22 Ilang bobe bofe le bofe.
23 Gomme yena Modimo Rakhutšo a le dire bakgethwa ba ruri; gore meoya ya lena, le dipelo tša lena, le mebele ya lena, ka moka di lotege moka, gore Mong wa rena Jesu Kriste ge a etla, a di hwetše di se ne bosodi.

24 E a le bitšago ke Mmotegi; go tlo dira yena.

25 Bana bešo! Le re rapeleleng.

26 Dumedišang bana ba borena ka moka ka katlokgethwa.

27 Ke le tlema ka la go re: Lengwalo le le balelwe bana ba borena bohle. Ke realo ka Morena.
28 Kgaugelo ya Mong wa rena Jesu Kriste a e be le lena ka moka. Amene.

1 THESSALONIANS 5

1 I don't need to write you about the time or date when all this will happen. 2 t You surely know that the Lord's returnt will be as a thief coming at night.

3 People will think they are safe and secure. But destruction will suddenly strike them like the pains of a woman about to give birth. And they won't escape.
4 My dear friends, you don't live in darkness, and so that day won't surprise you like a thief. 5 You belong to the light and live in the day. We don't live in the night or belong to the dark. 6 Others may sleep, but we should stay awake and be alert. 7 People sleep during the night, and some even get drunk.

8 t But we belong to the day. So we must stay sober and let our faith and love be like a suit of armor. Our firm hope that we will be saved is our helmet.
9 God doesn't intend to punish us, but wants us to be saved by our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 Christ died for us, so we could live with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes.

11 This is why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing.

Final Instructions //and Greetings

15 Don't be hateful to people, just because they are hateful to you. Rather, be good to each other and to everyone else.
16 Always be joyful 17 and never stop praying.

18 Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.
19 Don't turn away God's Spirit 20 or ignore prophecies. 21 Put everything to the test. Accept what is good

22 and don't have anything to do with evil.
23 I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

24 The one who chose you can be trusted, and he will do this.

25 Friends, please pray for us.

26 Give the Lord's followers a warm greeting.

27 In the name of the Lord I beg you to read this letter to all his followers.
28 I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you!