1 For the rest, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also with you;2 and that we may be delivered from bad and evil men, for faith {is} not {the portion} of all.3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you and keep {you} from evil.4 But we trust in the Lord as to you, that the things which we enjoin, ye both do and will do.5 But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.6 Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.7 For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;8 nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:9 not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.10 For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him eat.11 For we hear that {there are} some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but busybodies.12 Now such we enjoin and exhort in {the} Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.13 But *ye*, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.14 But if any one obey not our word by the letter, mark that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed of himself;15 and do not esteem him as an enemy, but admonish {him} as a brother.16 But the Lord of peace himself give you peace continually in every way. The Lord {be} with you all.17 The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is {the} mark in every letter; so I write.18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ {be} with you all.

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.