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Umphostoli uPawulu ubekela abaseThesalonika inselele yokuba bakhule ekukhonzeni uNkulunkulu nasekuvuthweni ngokomoya ebudlelwaneni babo nenkanuko, uthando, umsebenzi, nokufa. UPawulu uqala ngokukhuluma ngobuhlobo babo ngobufebe. Isiko labaseThesalonika lalikwazisa ukuzanelisa ngobufebe ngokushesha futhi bekushaya indiva ukusizakala ngabesifazane, amadoda asezingeni eliphansi, nezingane. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wadala ubudlelwane ngokocansi ukuze kubonakaliswe futhi kujatshulwe ngalo emishadweni ukuveza Amandla ache amakhulu. uPawulu uxwayisa ngokuthi labo abakwazisa ukuzikhulula ngokocansi kungekona okwenhloso ka Nkulunkulu baphikisana noMdali wabo. Kunalokho, bonke ubudlelwano babo kufanele buphawulwe ngokufana okukhulayo phakathi kwezenzo zabo nenjongo yoMdali wabo.

Enye indawo abaseThesalonika okungadingeki bayithuthukise ukuzimisela kwabo ukuthanda abanye abantu. Baziwa kakhulu kuso sonke lesi sifunda ngothando lwabo komunye nomunye, ngakho uPawulu ubatshela ukuba baqhubeke benza lokho abakwenzayo.

UPawulu wabe esetshela abaseThesalonika ukuba bavuthwe ngokwengeziwe ekuphileni kwabo kokusebenza. Abanye eThesalonika basizakala ngamalungu acebile esonto labo futhi bathembela kaningi kuwo ukuba bakhokhele izikweletu zabo. UPawulu ubatshela ukuthi wonke amakholwa kufanele abe nesifiso sokusebenza kanzima futhi azimele ngokwezimali ukuze akwazi ukuphana kwabanye futhi azuze ukuhlonishwa kwabangaphandle ebandleni.

Ekugcineni, uPawulu ukhuluma ngobuhlobo babaseThesalonika nokufa. UPawulu akafuni ukuba bakhale ngokungenathemba lapho abangane babo befa ngaphansi koshushiso. Ubakhumbuza ukuthi uJesu wafa wabuye wavuka. Noma ubani ofela uJesu ngokuqinisekile uyovuswa uJesu. Futhi ngolunye usuku maduzane, uJesu uzobuya , futhi abaphilayo abathembekile nabafileyo abathembekile bayohlanganyela noJesu embusweni wakhe wokunqoba. Abafileyo abafanga inguna phakade, kodwa balindele ukujoyina abaphilayo ngosuku uJesu azimisa ngalo njengeNkosi emhlabeni kuze kube phakade. Nakuba abashushisi babo manje bengase bajabule ngokunqoba kwabo, bayowa. AbaseThesalonika akufanele baphile ngokukhathazeka ngenxa yamandla akhulayo ezitha zabo kodwa ngethemba lokuthi bazonqotshwa maduze. Ukuthethelelwa kwabo nokusindiswa kwabo kuvikelwe uJesu lapho evuka kwabafileyo. Futhi bonke abathandekayo babo abafileyo bazovuka ngokushesha, njengoMsindisi wabo, futhi baphile nabo futhi noNkulunkulu phakade.

UPawulu uphetha ngezikhuthazo eziningi nomthandazo. Kodwa uPawulu akathandazeli ukushukuma noma ukuzimisela kwabaseThesalonika ukwenza konke akucelayo. Kunalokho, ucela uNkulunkulu ukuba enze umsebenzi. Ucela uNkulunkulu ukuba akhulise abaseThesalonika babe abantu abamesabayo ngokwengeziwe futhi ababekezelela ukuhlupheka ngethemba.

Encwadini kaPawulu emfushane, usiyala ukuthi singavuthwa kanjani ngokomoya ngezindlela ezine ezijwayelekile kubantu; ukuphinga, uthando, umsebenzi, nokufa. UPawulu futhi usinikeza izinkuthazo eziningana zokuphishekela lokho kukhula, kusukela ekulaleleni uMdali wethu kuye ethembeni lovuko.

Kunzima ukumesaba uNkulunkulu ngokwengeziwe esimweni samasiko noma sezombangazwe esingasishushisa thina. Singase sizibuze ukuthi siqine ngokwanele yini ukukwazi ukumelana nengcindezi. Siyazibuza ukuthi besiyohlala sithembekile yini ukube ubunzima bebungaphezulu. Siyazibuza ukuthi siqine ngaleyondlela yini ukuthi singalufela yini ukholo lwethu. Kodwa uPawulu uphetha incwadi yakhe ngokusikhumbuza ukuthi ukwethembeka kwethu, ukukhula okholweni lwakomoya, nokwesaba uNkulunkulu akuxhomekile ebuhlotsheni bethu kodwa ekuthembekeni kukaNkulunkulu. Nguye ozosenza sibe ngcwele. Uyena ozosinika amandla. Futhi uyena ozosisiza sikhuthazelele izinto esingenakuzicabanga. UJesu uyohlale ethembekile kithi ngaphezu kokuthembeka kwethu kuye. Ngakho esikhundleni sokukhathazeka ukuthi sinakho yini okudingekayo, singahlala simcela ukuba asikhulise futhi asiqinise—futhi yilokho azokwenza.

I pray that the Holy Spirit will open your eyes to see the God who matures his people. And may you see Jesus as the one who has died and risen to mature and strengthen you.

Ngiyakhuleka ukuba uMoya oNgcwele akuvule amehlo ubone uNkulunkulu okhulisa abantu bakhe. Futhi sengathi ungabona uJesu njengalowo ofile futhi wavuka ukuze wena ukhule futhi akuqinise.