15:1 a Bik 1:7 b 1Bs 4:9Naye ku bikwata ku by’entuuko n’ebiro, abooluganda, ssetaaga kwongera kubawandiikira. 25:2 a 1Ko 1:8 b 2Pe 3:10Kubanga mmwe mwennyini mumanyi bulungi nti olunaku lwa Mukama waffe lulijja ng’omubbi bw’ajja ekiro. 3Abantu balirowooza mu mitima gyabwe nti, “Tulina emirembe era tulina obukuumi,” amangwango okuzikirira ne kulyoka kubajjira, ng’okulumwa bwe kujjira omukazi agenda okuzaala omwana; ne batawona n’akatono.
45:4 Bik 26:18; 1Yk 2:8Naye mmwe, abooluganda abaagalwa temuli mu kizikiza ku nsonga zino, era temugenda kwekanga lunaku olwo ng’abayingiriddwa omubbi; 5Kubanga mmwe mwenna muli baana ba musana era baana ba butangaavu. Tetuli ba kiro yadde ab’ekizikiza. 65:6 Bar 13:11Noolwekyo tuleme kwebaka ng’abalala naye tutunulenga okwegomba kuleme okutufuga. 75:7 Bik 2:15; 2Pe 2:13Kubanga abeebaka beebaka kiro, n’abatamiira batamiira kiro. 85:8 a Bef 6:14 b Bar 8:24 c Bef 6:17Naye ffe, kubanga tuli ba musana, tulemenga okutamiira. Twambale okukkiriza n’okwagala ng’ekyomu kifuba, era tube n’essuubi ery’obulokozi nga ye nkufiira yaffe. 95:9 2Bs 2:13, 14Kubanga ffe Katonda teyatulondera kufukibwako kiruyi kya busungu, wabula okutulokola ng’ayita mu Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo, 105:10 2Ko 5:15eyatufiirira ka tube nga tuli balamu oba nga tufudde, tulyoke tubeere balamu wamu naye. 11Kale mugumyaganenga era muzimbaganenga nga bwe mubadde mukola.
Ebiragiro Ebisembayo
125:12 1Ti 5:17; Beb 13:17Kaakano tubeegayirira abooluganda, mumanye abafuba okukola emirimu mu mmwe era ababakulembera mu Mukama waffe era abababuulirira, 135:13 Mak 9:50mubassengamu nnyo ekitiibwa mu kwagala olw’omulimu gwabwe. Mubenga bantu ba mirembe. 145:14 a 2Bs 3:6, 7, 11 b Bar 14:1Tubakuutira abooluganda, mubuulirirenga abagayaavu, mugumyenga abo abalimu okutya, muyambenga abatalina maanyi, mubenga bagumiikiriza eri abantu bonna. 155:15 1Pe 3:9Mulabenga nga mu mmwe temuli muntu asasula ekibi olw’ekibi, naye bulijjo mukolenga obulungi buli muntu ne munne, era n’eri abantu bonna. 165:16 Baf 4:4Musanyukenga ennaku zonna.
Musabenga
17Musabenga obutayosa. 18Mwebazenga olwa buli kintu kyonna, kubanga ekyo Katonda ky’abaagaliza mmwe abali mu Kristo Yesu. 195:19 Bef 4:30Temuzikizanga Mwoyo Mutukuvu, 205:20 1Ko 14:1-40era temunyoomanga abo aboogera eby’obunnabbi, 215:21 1Ko 14:29; 1Yk 4:1naye mwekenneenyenga ebintu byonna, kale bwe bibanga ebirungi mubinywezenga. 22Mwewalenga buli ngeri ya kibi.
235:23 Bar 15:33Katonda ow’emirembe abatukulize ddala, era omwoyo gwammwe gwonna, n’emmeeme yammwe n’omubiri gwammwe, bikuumibwenga nga tebiriiko kya kunenyezebwa okutuusa ku lunaku olw’okujja kwa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo. 245:24 1Ko 1:9Oyo eyabayita mwesigwa era alikituukiriza.
255:25 Bef 6:19Abooluganda, naffe, mutusabirenga.
26Mulamuse abooluganda bonna mu kulamusa okutukuvu.
27Mbalagira mu linnya lya Mukama waffe ebbaluwa eno mugisomere abooluganda bonna.
28Ekisa kya Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo kibeerenga nammwe.
The Day of the Lord Is Coming
1Brothers and sisters, we don’t have to write to you about times and dates. 2You know very well how the day of the Lord will come. It will come like a thief in the night. 3People will be saying that everything is peaceful and safe. Then suddenly they will be destroyed. It will happen like birth pains coming on a pregnant woman. None of the people will escape.
4Brothers and sisters, you are not in darkness. So that day should not surprise you as a thief would. 5All of you are children of the light. You are children of the day. We don’t belong to the night. We don’t belong to the darkness. 6So let us not be like the others. They are asleep. Instead, let us be wide awake and in full control of ourselves. 7Those who sleep, sleep at night. Those who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8But we belong to the day. So let us control ourselves. Let us put on our chest the armor of faith and love. Let us put on the hope of salvation like a helmet. 9God didn’t choose us to receive his anger. He chose us to receive salvation because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done. 10Jesus died for us. Some will be alive when he comes. Others will be dead. Either way, we will live together with him. 11So encourage one another with the hope you have. Build each other up. In fact, that’s what you are doing.
Final Teachings
12Brothers and sisters, we ask you to accept the godly leaders who work hard among you. They care for you in the Lord. They correct you. 13Have a lot of respect for them. Love them because of what they do. Live in peace with one another. 14Brothers and sisters, we are asking you to warn certain people. These people don’t want to work. Instead, they make trouble. We are also asking you to encourage those who have lost hope. Help those who are weak. Be patient with everyone. 15Make sure that no one pays back one wrong act with another. Instead, always try to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
16Always be joyful. 17Never stop praying. 18Give thanks no matter what happens. God wants you to thank him because you believe in Christ Jesus.
19Don’t try to stop what the Holy Spirit is doing. 20Don’t treat prophecies as if they weren’t important. 21But test all prophecies. Hold on to what is good. 22Say no to every kind of evil.
23God is the God who gives peace. May he make you holy through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept free from blame. May you be without blame from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes. 24The God who has chosen you is faithful. He will do all these things.
25Brothers and sisters, pray for us.
26Greet all God’s people with a holy kiss.
27While the Lord is watching, here is what I command you. Have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.
28May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
