1 Vach'alal, re ninbij c'a chave vacami can kitzij vi: Vi c'o jun kach'alal achin ri c'o rayibel riq'uin chi noc uc'uey* Hch. 20:28; Fil. 1:1; Tit. 1:7. quichin ri kach'alal, can utz vi ri samaj ri nurayij. 2 Pero jun uc'uey quichin ri kach'alal c'o chi ruc'uan jun c'aslen utz,† Tit. 1:6-8. y riq'uin ri' man jun vinek nitiquir nibin ta achique tzij chirij. C'o chi jun achijlonel xaxe riq'uin jun ixok, nuna' jebel ri yerubanala', retaman nuk'il-ri' chuvech ri mac, y jun achin ri ruc'amon chi nikaya' ruk'ij, jun achin ri can jebel yeruc'ul-apo ri kach'alal ri pa rachoch, ri xa c'a pa jun chic tinamit yepe-vi, jun achin chuka' ri jebel nitiquir nitijon chire ri ruch'abel ri Dios, 3 jun achin ri man nik'aber ta ni man chuka' nuben ta oyoval, jun achin ri man nubanala' ta ri man utz ta chuch'aquic ru-mero, xa nic'atzin c'a chi utz runa'oj quiq'uin conojel vinek, jun achin ch'uch'uj, y man ta nibe ránima chirij ri mero. 4 Y chuka' jebel ta quic'uaxic rubanon chique ri e aj pa rachoch. Vi ec'o ralc'ual, ri ac'uala' ri' jebel ta ruc'utun chiquivech chi niquinimaj rutzij‡ Tit. 1:6. y niquiya' ta chuka' ruk'ij. 5 Roma vi jun achin man retaman ta yeruc'uaj ri ralc'ual pa rachoch rija', ¿achique ta c'a modo yeruc'uaj ri kach'alal pa rachoch ri Dios? 6 Y vi jun kach'alal xa c'a juba' tunimaj ri Dios, man ruc'amon ta chi rija' noc uc'uey quichin ri kach'alal. Roma vi ta noc uc'uey quichin, riq'uin juba' nunimirisaj-ri', y riq'uin ri' xtuc'ulvachij§ 2 P. 2:4. ri achique xuc'ulvachij ri itzel-vinek, y xtika' ri nimalej ruc'ayeval pa ruvi'. 7 Y chuka' jun uc'uey quichin kach'alal nic'atzin chi utz nitz'etetej ri ruc'aslen* Hch. 6:3. coma ri vinek ri man quiniman ta ri Jesucristo, chi man jun nilitej chirij, richin queri' man nitzak pa ruk'a' ri itzel-vinek.

8 Y que chuka' ri' ri diáconos† Fil. 1:1. nic'atzin chi niquic'uaj jun c'aslen utz chiquivech ri vinek. Y chuka' nic'atzin chi choj ri yech'on, man ja ta ri yek'aber, y man ja ta chuka' ri yequibanala' ri man utz ta chuch'aquic qui-mero. 9 Y nic'atzin chi can tic'oje' chiquic'u'x ri c'a juba' tuk'alajirisaj ri Dios, ri can kacukuban kac'u'x riq'uin; y chuka' riq'uin ta jun ch'ajch'ojilej‡ 2 Ti. 1:3. cánima niquiben queri'. 10 Y chuka' man utz ta chi choj ye'oc can diáconos. Nabey c'o chi nitz'et na vi utz ri quic'aslen. Y vi man jun nilitej chiquij,§ 1 Co. 1:8; Col. 1:22; Tit. 1:6, 7. que'oc c'a chupan ri samaj ri'. 11 Y que chuka' ri' ri ixoki' nic'atzin chi niquic'uaj ta jun c'aslen utz chiquivech ri vinek. Y chuka' man ta e camuluy tak tzij.* Sal. 15:3; Pr. 10:18; Jer. 9:4. E choj tak ixoki' ta, ri can niquich'ob jebel ri niquiben, y can niquiben ta ri samaj ri nibix chique chi tiquibana'. 12 Y jun diácono can nic'atzin-vi chi can xe jun rixjayil. Y chuka' nic'atzin chi jebel ta quic'uaxic rubanon chique ri ralc'ual y ri e aj pa rachoch. 13 Roma ri diácono, vi utz nuben chire ri rusamaj, xtibe pa jotol, xtinimer ruk'ij, y chuka' más xticuker ruc'u'x richin nutzijoj chique ri ch'aka' chic vinek chi tiquinimaj ri Cristo Jesús richin yecolotej chupan ri quimac.

14 Y vacami ninbij-el chave rat Timoteo chi ninvajo' yinapon aviq'uin chanin. Pero nintek-el re carta chave, 15 roma man jani vetaman ta vi xquitiquir xquinapon chanin yan. Y ninvajo' chi navetamaj ri achique chi c'aslen ri c'o chi niquic'uaj ri e ralc'ual chic ri Dios, ri nibix iglesia richin ri c'aslic Dios chique; ri raken y ri temebel richin ri kitzij. 16 Y kitzij na vi chi can janíla nim rejkalen ri ruk'alajirisan chic ri Dios chikavech re vacami, y tok rubanon can xa man ruk'alajirisan ta. Vacami can xuc'ut yan c'a chikavech achique rubanic ri c'aslen ri nika' chuvech. Roma chupan ri ruch'abel ri Dios ri tz'ibatel can, nubij: