OPawulu, noSilvanu, noThimothewu kulo ibandla labaseTheselonika elikuNkulunkulu uBaba , naseNkosini uJesu Kristu : Makube kini umusa nokuthula. UPawulu ubonga ukuqala kwabo okuhle ekukholweni; wethemba ukukhethwa kwabo ngevangeli eliqinisileyo abalamukele

sikwazi, bazalwane abathandiwe nguNkulunkulu, ukukhethwa kwenu

Bonke laba baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane , noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo. Ukukhethwa kukaMathiya abe ngomunye wabaphostoli esikhundleni sikaJuda

Base begcwala ukuhlanya , bakhuluma bodwa ngokuthi bangamenze njani uJesu. Ukukhethwa kwabaphostoli (Math. 10:1; Mark. 3:13)

Wabayalisisa ukuba bangamzwakalisi. Ukukhethwa kwabaphostoli (Math. 10:1; Luk. 6:12)

lezi zizwe ezimbili nenxenye zathola ifa lazo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga, lapho kuphuma khona ilanga. Ukukhethwa kwamadoda okwahlukanisa ifa lezwe