1 Verder, broeders, bid vir ons dat die woord van die Here sy snelle loop mag hê en verheerlik word net soos by julle;

2 en dat ons verlos mag word van die verkeerde en slegte mense, want die geloof is nie die deel van almal nie.

3 Maar die Here is getrou; Hy sal julle versterk en bewaar van die Bose.

4 En ons vertrou aangaande julle in die Here dat julle doen en ook sal doen wat ons julle beveel.

5 Mag die Here julle harte rig tot die liefde van God en die lydsaamheid van Christus!

6 Ons beveel julle, broeders, in die Naam van onse Here Jesus Christus, dat julle jul onttrek aan elke broeder wat onordelik wandel en nie volgens die oorlewering wat hy van ons ontvang het nie.

7 Want julle weet self hoe julle ons moet navolg, want ons het ons nie onordelik onder julle gedra nie;

8 ook het ons nie brood by iemand kosteloos geëet nie; maar ons het met arbeid en inspanning nag en dag gewerk om nie iemand van julle tot las te wees nie.

9 Nie dat ons nie die reg het nie, maar om onsself vir julle as 'n voorbeeld te stel, dat julle ons kan navolg.

10 Want ook toe ons by julle was, het ons julle dit altyd beveel: as iemand nie wil werk nie, moet hy ook nie eet nie.

11 Want ons hoor dat sommige onder julle onordelik wandel, dat hulle nie werk nie, maar bemoeisiek is.

12 Sulke mense beveel en vermaan ons deur onse Here Jesus Christus, om rustig te werk en hulle eie brood te eet.

13 En julle, broeders, moet nie in goeddoen verflou nie.

14 En as iemand aan ons woord in hierdie brief nie gehoorsaam is nie, teken die man en hou geen gemeenskap met hom nie, sodat hy skaam kan word.

15 En beskou hom nie as 'n vyand nie, maar vermaan hom as 'n broeder.

16 En mag Hy, die Here van die vrede, julle altyd vrede gee op allerlei wyse! Mag die Here met julle almal wees!

17 Die groete van Paulus, met my eie hand, wat 'n teken is in elke brief; so skryf ek.

18 Die genade van onse Here Jesus Christus sy met julle almal! Amen.

1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also it is with you; 2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for all have not faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one. 4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command. 5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us. 7 For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 8 neither did we eat bread for nought at any man’s hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you: 9 not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us. 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. 11 For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing. 14 And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. 15 And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. 17 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.