1 Y wacami kach'alal, pa rubi' ri Ajaf Jesús nikac'utuj jun utzil chiwe y yixkapixabaj chi can tic'uaj jun c'aslen ri can nika chuwech ri Ajaf, achi'el ri c'aslen ri xkac'ut chiwech tek xojc'oje' iwuq'ui. Y quec'ari' tibana' riche (rixin) chi niben ri nika chuwech ri Dios* Col. 1.10. y queri' yixq'uiy más y más, chubanic ri nrajo' ri Dios. 2 Ruma riyix jabel iwetaman achique chi pixa' ri xkabij chiwe ri c'o chi niben. Ruma can queri' bin ca ruma ri Ajaf Jesucristo. 3 Kach'alal, ri Dios nrajo' c'a chi riyix nich'ajch'ojsaj† Ro. 6.19, 22; 1 Ts. 4.7. iwi' chare ronojel ri xa ma utz ta, tiya' ca rubanic ri mac, achi'el ri mac ri niquiben ri achi'a' y ri ixoki' ri niquicanoj qui' riche (rixin) chi yemacun‡ 1 Co. 6.18; Ef. 5.3. y xa ma quic'ulaj ta qui'. 4 Riyix achi'a' chi'ijujunal tiwetamaj achique rubanic yixc'oje' quiq'ui ri iwixjaylal. Ruma ri Dios nrajo' chi xaxu (xaxe) wi quiq'ui ri iwixjaylal quixc'oje' wi. Riche (rixin) chi queri' ch'ajch'oj ta ri ic'aslen,§ Ro. 6.19. ruma queri' ruc'amon chi niben. 5 Pero ma tiben c'a achi'el niquiben ri winek ri ma quetaman ta ruwech ri Dios. Ruma riye' xaxu (xaxe) wi ri ruraybel ri ch'aculaj niquiben.* Col. 3.5. 6 Man ta c'o jun ri nibano jun k'oloj chare jun kach'alal riche (rixin) chi nic'oje' riq'ui ri rixjayil. Ruma wi nibanatej jun mac quere', ri Ajaf can xtuya' wi rutojbalil. Queri' xkabij chiwe tek xojc'oje' iwuq'ui. 7 Ruma ri Dios ma xojrusiq'uij (xojroyoj) ta riche (rixin) chi nikac'uaj jun itzel c'aslen. Ma que ta ri'. Riya' xojrusiq'uij (xojroyoj) riche (rixin) chi nikac'uaj jun c'aslen ch'ajch'oj. 8 Y wi c'o jun chicojol ri xa ma nrajo' ta nrac'axaj ronojel ri xkabij yan ka chiwe, y xa c'a nrajo' na nuc'uaj jun itzel c'aslen, ma yoj ta c'a riyoj o jun ta chic winek ri nretzelaj. Xa can ya ri Dios ri yayon pe ri Lok'olaj Espíritu chake ri nretzelaj.

9 Yac'a chrij ri ajowabel, ri Dios can ruc'utun chic chiwech chi niwajo' iwi' chi'iwach'alal iwi',† Jn. 13.34. y rumari' ma nic'atzin ta chic chi ntz'ibaj el rubixic chiwe. 10 Quec'ari' chuka' yixtajin chubanic, ye'iwajo' quinojel ri kach'alal ri yec'o pa ruwach'ulef riche (rixin) ri Macedonia. Pero chuka' nikabij chiwe chi can ta sibilaj niq'uiy ri ajowabel iwuq'ui. 11 Y ma tich'ujirisaj ta iwi' chupan ri ic'aslen, y chuka' xa ekal ticanoj xabachique ri nic'atzin ka chiwe riyix. Can quixsamej‡ Ef. 4.28; 2 Ts. 3.12. riche (rixin) chi nich'ec iway, achi'el ri xkabij chiwe tek xojc'oje' iwuq'ui. 12 Riche (rixin) chi nic'uaj jun c'aslen utz chiquiwech ri winek ri xa ma jane quiniman ta ri Jesucristo, y riche (rixin) chuka' chi ma nic'atzin ta chi riyix niwajo' chi ye ta ri winek ri c'o niquiya' pe chiwe.

13 Kach'alal, riyoj nikajo' chi riyix niwetamaj ri achique xtiban chique ri ye caminek chic el, riche (rixin) chi queri' ma yixbison ta,§ Lv. 19.28; Dt. 14.1, 2. achi'el yebison ri winek ri majun coyoben ta riq'ui ri Jesucristo. 14 Ruma riyoj ri nikanimaj chi ri Jesucristo xcom y xc'astej el, can nikanimaj chuka' chi queri' xtuben ri Dios quiq'ui ri ye caminek chic el, ri xquinimaj el ri Jesucristo tek xec'ase' el chuwech re ruwach'ulef. Ri Dios can xqueruc'asoj wi el.

15 Y re' nikabij chiwe ruma queri' xubij ri Ajaf, chikonojel riyoj ri c'a yoj q'ues na o c'a yojc'o na chuwech re ruwach'ulef tek xtipe chic jun bey ri Ajaf, ma yoj ta c'a ri xkojnabeyej el chiquiwech ri ye caminek chic el.* 1 Co. 15.51, 52. 16 Ruma ri Ajaf tek xtipe chic chila' chicaj,† Hch. 1.11. can xtich'o pe riq'ui ch'abel ri can c'o chi ninimex ri nubij, y riq'ui ruch'abel nimalaj ángel. Y xtik'ajan pe ri trompeta riche (rixin) ri Dios. Y yari' tek xquec'astej el ri caminaki' ri xquinimaj el ri Jesucristo. 17 Y c'ac'ari', ri c'a yoj q'ues na ca, ri c'a yojc'o na chuwech re ruwach'ulef, yari' tek junan xkojjic' el quiq'ui riye' pa sutz' chicaj, riche (rixin) chi nbekac'ulu' ri Ajaf. Y xkojc'oje' riq'ui Riya'‡ Jn. 14.3. xtibe k'ij xtibe sek. 18 Rumac'ari' ticukubala' ic'u'x chi'iwachibil iwi', riq'ui re ch'abel re'.