1 Wach'alal, re ch'abel re nbij chawe wacami can kitzij wi: Wi c'o jun kach'alal ri nurayij chi ntoc anciano* Hch. 20.28; Tit. 1.7. riche (rixin) ri iglesia, can utz wi ri samaj ri nurayij. 2 Pero jun anciano riche (rixin) ri iglesia c'o chi ruc'uan jun utzilaj c'aslen, riche (rixin) chi queri' majun tzij nibix ta chrij. C'o chi jun achi ri xaxu (xaxe wi) jun rixjayil c'o, nuch'ob jabel ri yerubanala', retaman nuk'il ri' chare ri mac, y ruc'amon chi nikaya' ruk'ij, jun achi ri can jabel yeruc'ul apo ri kach'alal pa rachoch ri xa c'a jun chic tinamit yepe wi, y can jabel nicowin nuc'ut ri ruch'abel ri Dios, 3 jun achi ri ma nik'aber ta, ni ma nuben ta oyowal, ni ma nubanala' ta chuka' itzel tak banobel chuch'aquic ri rurajil, xa nic'atzin c'a chi utz runa'oj quiq'ui quinojel ri winek, ch'uch'uj ránima, y man ta nibe ránima chrij ri puek. 4 Y chuka' jabel ta quic'uaxic rubanon chique ri ye aj pa rachoch. Ri ralc'ual jabel ta ruc'utun chiquiwech chi niquinimaj rutzij† Tit. 1.6. y niquiya' ta chuka' ruk'ij. 5 Ruma wi jun achi ma retaman ta quic'uaxic nuben chique ri ralc'ual pa rachoch ka riya', ¿la nicowin ta cami yeruc'uaj chi utz ri kach'alal pa rachoch ri Dios? 6 Y wi jun kach'alal xa c'a juba' tunimaj ri Dios, ma utz ta chi riya' ntoc anciano riche (rixin) ri iglesia. Ruma wi ta ntoc anciano riche (rixin) ri iglesia, riq'ui juba' nunimirisaj ri', y riq'ui ri' xtuc'ulwachij achi'el ri xuc'ulwachij ri itzel winek, y xtika ri nimalaj ruc'ayewal‡ 2 P. 2.4. pa ruwi'. 7 Y chuka' jun anciano pan iglesia nic'atzin chi utz nitz'etetej ri ruc'aslen§ Hch. 6.3. cuma ri winek ri ma quiniman ta ri Jesucristo, riche (rixin) chi majun itzel nilitej ta chrij, y queri' ma nitzak ta pa ruk'a' ri itzel winek.

8 Y queri' chuka' ri diáconos nic'atzin chi niquic'uaj jun utzilaj c'aslen chiquiwech ri winek, chuka' nic'atzin chi can choj yetzijon, ma yek'aber ta, y ma yequibanala' ta chuka' itzel tak banobel chuch'aquic ri quirajil. 9 Y nic'atzin chi can tic'oje' pa tak cánima ri ruk'alajsan chic ri Dios chkawech re wacami, ri nich'o chrij ri kacukbel c'u'x riq'ui ri Jesucristo, y chuka' can ta nuna' ri ránima chi ch'ajch'oj c'o chuwech ri Dios.* 2 Ti. 1.3. 10 Y chuka' ma utz ta chi choj ye'oc ca diáconos. Nabey c'o chi nitz'etetej wi utz ri quic'aslen. Y wi majun tzij nibix ta chiquij,† 1 Co. 1.8; Col. 1.22; Tit. 1.6, 7. c'ac'ari' que'oc c'a chupan ri samaj ri'. 11 Y queri' chuka' ri ixoki' nic'atzin chi niquic'uaj jun utzilaj c'aslen chiquiwech ri winek. Y chuka' man ta yek'aban tzij.‡ Sal. 15.3; Pr. 10.18; Jer. 9.4. Ixoki' ri can ta ye choj riq'ui ri quic'aslen, ri can niquich'ob jabel ri niquiben, y can niquiben ta ri samaj ri nibix chique ri c'o chi niquiben. 12 Ri diácono can nic'atzin wi chi can xu (xe) wi jun rixjayil c'o. Y chuka' nic'atzin chi jabel ta quic'uaxic rubanon chique ri ralc'ual y ri pa rachoch. 13 Ruma ri diácono, wi utz nuben chare ri rusamaj, xtitz'etetej cuma ri kach'alal chi c'o ruk'ij, y chuka' más xticuke' ruc'u'x chi nutzijoj chique ri winek chi tiquinimaj ri Cristo Jesús.

14 Y ntz'ibaj c'a el re wuj re' chawe riyit Timoteo. Y chuka' nwajo' chi yinapon awuq'ui chanin. Pero ntek c'a el re wuj re' chawe, 15 ruma ma jane wetaman ta wi xquicowin xquinapon yan chanin. Y nwajo' chi nawetamaj ri achique ri c'o chi naben chiquicojol ri ye ralc'ual chic ri c'aslic Dios, ri nibix iglesia chique, iglesia ri chapayon y chajiyon ri kitzij ruch'abel ri Dios. 16 Y can kitzij wi chi sibilaj nim ruc'ojlen ri ruk'alajsan chic ri Dios chkawech re wacami, ri nich'o chrij ri achique rubanic ri c'aslen ri nika chuwech. Ruma chupan ri ruch'abel ri Dios ri tz'ibatal ca, nubij: