1 Thessalonians.
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he bhrAtaraH, kAlAn samayAMzcAdhi yuSmAn prati mama likhanaM niSprayojanaM, 
yato rAtrau yAdRk taskarastAdRk prabho rdinam upasthAsyatIti yUyaM svayameva samyag jAnItha| 
zAnti rnirvvinghatvaJca vidyata iti yadA mAnavA vadiSyanti tadA prasavavedanA yadvad garbbhinIm upatiSThati tadvad akasmAd vinAzastAn upasthAsyati tairuddhAro na lapsyate| 
kintu he bhrAtaraH, yUyam andhakAreNAvRtA na bhavatha tasmAt taddinaM taskara iva yuSmAn na prApsyati| 
sarvve yUyaM dIpteH santAnA divAyAzca santAnA bhavatha vayaM nizAvaMzAstimiravaMzA vA na bhavAmaH| 
ato 'pare yathA nidrAgatAH santi tadvad asmAbhi rna bhavitavyaM kintu jAgaritavyaM sacetanaizca bhavitavyaM| 
ye nidrAnti te nizAyAmeva nidrAnti te ca mattA bhavanti te rajanyAmeva mattA bhavanti| 
kintu vayaM divasasya vaMzA bhavAmaH; ato 'smAbhi rvakSasi pratyayapremarUpaM kavacaM zirasi ca paritrANAzArUpaM zirastraM paridhAya sacetanai rbhavitavyaM| 
yata Izvaro'smAn krodhe na niyujyAsmAkaM prabhunA yIzukhrISTena paritrANasyAdhikAre niyuुktavAn, 
jAgrato nidrAgatA vA vayaM yat tena prabhunA saha jIvAmastadarthaM so'smAkaM kRte prANAn tyaktavAn| 
ataeva yUyaM yadvat kurutha tadvat parasparaM sAntvayata susthirIkurudhvaJca| 
he bhrAtaraH, yuSmAkaM madhye ye janAH parizramaM kurvvanti prabho rnAmnA yuSmAn adhitiSThantyupadizanti ca tAn yUyaM sammanyadhvaM| 
svakarmmahetunA ca premnA tAn atIvAdRyadhvamiti mama prArthanA, yUyaM parasparaM nirvvirodhA bhavata| 
he bhrAtaraH, yuSmAn vinayAmahe yUyam avihitAcAriNo lokAn bhartsayadhvaM, kSudramanasaH sAntvayata, durbbalAn upakuruta, sarvvAn prati sahiSNavo bhavata ca| 
aparaM kamapi pratyaniSTasya phalam aniSTaM kenApi yanna kriyeta tadarthaM sAvadhAnA bhavata, kintu parasparaM sarvvAn mAnavAMzca prati nityaM hitAcAriNo bhavata| 
sarvvadAnandata| 
nirantaraM prArthanAM kurudhvaM| 
sarvvaviSaye kRtajJatAM svIkurudhvaM yata etadeva khrISTayIzunA yuSmAn prati prakAzitam IzvarAbhimataM| 
pavitram AtmAnaM na nirvvApayata| 
IzvarIyAdezaM nAvajAnIta| 
sarvvANi parIkSya yad bhadraM tadeva dhArayata| 
yat kimapi pAparUpaM bhavati tasmAd dUraM tiSThata| 
zAntidAyaka IzvaraH svayaM yuSmAn sampUrNatvena pavitrAn karotu, aparam asmatprabho ryIzukhrISTasyAgamanaM yAvad yuSmAkam AtmAnaH prANAH zarIrANi ca nikhilAni nirddoSatvena rakSyantAM| 
yo yuSmAn Ahvayati sa vizvasanIyo'taH sa tat sAdhayiSyati| 
he bhrAtaraH, asmAkaM kRte prArthanAM kurudhvaM| 
pavitracumbanena sarvvAn bhrAtRn prati satkurudhvaM| 
patramidaM sarvveSAM pavitrANAM bhrAtRNAM zrutigocare yuSmAbhiH paThyatAmiti prabho rnAmnA yuSmAn zapayAmi| 
asmAkaM prabho ryIzukhrISTasyAnugrate yuSmAsu bhUyAt| Amen|