1 Beidzot, brāļi, lūdziet par mums, lai mūsu Kunga vārds turpina savu gaitu un manto godu tāpat kā pie jums 2 un lai mēs tiekam paglābti no nekrietnajiem, ļaunajiem cilvēkiem: visi ir ticīgi. 3 Tas Kungs ir uzticams. Viņš jūs darīs stiprus un pasargās no ļauna. 4 Mēs paļaujamies uz jums, ticēdami Tam Kungam, ka jūs darāt un darīsit, ko mēs noteicam. 5 Bet pats Kungs lai vērš jūsu sirdis uz Dieva mīlestību un Kristus pacietību. 6 Mēs aizrādām jums, brāļi, Kunga Jēzus Kristus Vārdā: atraujieties no katra brāļa, kas nekārtīgi dzīvo, neievērodams mācības, ko jūs no mums esat saņēmuši. 7 Jūs paši zināt, kā jums jāseko mūsu paraugam, jo mēs jūsu starpā neesam dzīvojuši nekārtīgi, 8 neesam arī ne pie viena maizi ēduši par brīvu, bet esam dienām naktīm grūti strādājuši un pūlējušies, lai nevienam no jums nebūtu par apgrūtinājumu; 9 nevis it kā mums nebūtu uz to tiesības, bet lai jums būtu par paraugu, ka jūs mums varētu sekot. 10 Jo, kad bijām pie jums, mēs noteicām jums: ja kas negrib strādāt, tam arī nebūs ēst. 11 Tagad dzirdam, ka daži jūsu starpā dzīvo nekārtīgi, nestrādādami nekādu darbu, bet tikai izlikdamies. 12 Tādiem mēs aizrādām un liekam pie sirds, atsaukdamies uz mūsu Kungu Jēzu Kristu, lai viņi klusā garā strādā un ēd savu maizi. 13 Bet jūs, brāļi, nepiekūstiet, labu darīdami. 14 Un, ja kāds neklausa mūsu vēstules vārdiem, to ievērojiet un nesaejieties ar to, lai tas justos apkaunots. 15 Tikai neizturieties pret to kā pret ienaidnieku, bet pamācait to kā brāli. 16 Bet pats miera Kungs lai jums dod mieru vienumēr un visādos veidos! Mūsu Kungs lai ir ar jums visiem! 17 Šo sveicienu es, Pāvils, rakstu ar savu paša roku. Tā ir pazīšanas zīme katrā vēstulē: tāds ir mans raksts. Mūsu Kunga Jēzus Kristus žēlastība ar jums visiem!
Pray for Us
1 Finally, our friends, please pray for us. This will help the message about the Lord to spread quickly, and others will respect it, just as you do. 2 Pray that we may be kept safe from worthless and evil people. After all, not everyone has faith. 3 But the Lord can be trusted to make you strong and protect you from harm. 4 He has made us sure that you are obeying what we taught you and that you will keep on obeying. 5 I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ.
Warnings against Laziness
6 My dear friends, in the name of the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you. 7 You surely know that you should follow our example. We didn't waste our time loafing, 8 and we didn't accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.
9 We had the right not to work, but we wanted to set an example for you. 10 We also gave you this rule: If you don't work, you don't eat. 11 Now we learn that some of you just loaf around and won't do any work, except the work of a busybody. 12 So, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask and beg these people to settle down and start working for a living. 13 Dear friends, you must never become tired of doing right.
14 Be on your guard against any followers who refuse to obey what we have written in this letter. Put them to shame by not having anything to do with them. 15 Don't consider them your enemies. Instead, speak kindly to them as you would to any other follower.
Final Prayer
16 I pray that the Lord, who gives peace, will always bless you with peace. May the Lord be with all of you.
17 I always sign my letters as I am now doing: PAUL.
18 I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to all of you.
