1 Tatz'ibaj c'a el chare ri ángel ri nichajin quiche (quixin) ri yin quiniman riyin, ri nibix iglesia chique ri yec'o chiri' pa tinamit Sardis, y tatz'ibaj c'a el chare, chi riyin ri c'o ri ye wuku' espíritu riche (rixin) ri Dios wuq'ui y ri ye wuku' ch'umila', nbij c'a:

Riyin wetaman ronojel ri ye'ibanala'. Wetaman chi nibix chiwe chi yix q'ues, pero xa ma que ta ri'. Xa can yix caminek.* Lc. 15.24, 32; Ef. 2.1; Col. 2.13; 1 Ti. 5.6; Stg. 2.26; Jud. 12. 2 Rumac'ari', can nbij c'a chiwe chi can quixc'ase' y tiya' ruchuk'a' ri ca'i' oxi' utz ri c'a yec'o na iwuq'ui ri xa quichapon yecom ka. Ruma riyin can ntz'et wi c'a chi ri ye'ibanala' riyix ri yixc'o pa tinamit Sardis, ma tz'aket ta; y xa can ma tz'aket ta wi chuwech ri Dios. 3 Can toka c'a chi'ic'u'x ri ruch'abel ri Dios ri xic'ul nabey mul y can iwac'axan wi chuka'. Can titzolin chic c'a pe ic'u'x wuq'ui y titzekelbej chic jun bey ri ruch'abel ri Dios. Ruma wi xa ma yix q'ues ta apo, xquipe pan iwi' achi'el nuben jun alek'om† Lc. 12.39. tek nuben alek' y ma xtiwetamaj ta c'a achique hora tek xquinoka. 4 Pero chicojol riyix ri yix nimayon wuche (wixin) ri chiri' pa tinamit Sardis, can c'a yec'o na jojun ri can ye ch'ajch'oj. Can ma quitz'ilobisan ta qui'.‡ Jud. 23. Y yec'a riye' ri' ri xquebiyin wuq'ui riyin, quicusalon sek tak tziek,§ Is. 52.1; 61.3, 10; Ap. 7.9, 13. ruma can ruc'amon (takal) wi chiquij. 5 Achique c'a ri xtich'acon, can xtiban chare chi xtucusaj sakilaj tak tziek. Y ma xtinwelesaj ta ri rubi' chupan ri wuj ri riche (rixin) c'aslen.* Ex. 32.32; Sal. 69.28; Fil. 4.3; Ap. 21.27. Y chuka' can xtinbij c'a chare ri Nata'† Mt. 10.32. y chique ri ángeles, chi ri jun winek ri' can wuche (wixin) riyin. 6 Rumac'ari', achique ri c'o rac'axabel, can trac'axaj c'a ri nubij ri Lok'olaj Espíritu chique ri iglesias.

7 Tatz'ibaj c'a chuka' el chare ri ángel ri nichajin quiche (quixin) ri yin quiniman riyin, ri nibix iglesia chique ri yec'o chiri' pa tinamit Filadelfia, y tatz'ibaj c'a el chare, chi riyin ri can yin lok'olaj wi,‡ Is. 6.3; Lc. 1.32; Hch. 3.14. ri yin kitzij y ri yin uc'uayon chuka' ri llave riche (rixin) ri David, llave ri tek nujek can majun ri nitz'apin ta y tek nutz'apij majun ri nijako ta,§ Job 12.14; Is. 22.22; Mt. 16.19; Ap. 1.18. nbij c'a:

8 Riyin wetaman ronojel ri ye'ibanala'. Rumac'ari' can njakon jun puerta chiwech,* 2 Co. 2.12. ri majun nicowin ta nitz'apin; ruma astape' ma q'uiy ta oc ri iwuchuk'a' c'o, riyix can ninimaj wi ri nuch'abel y ma xiwewaj ta chi iniman ri nubi'. 9 Titz'eta' na pe', riyin can xtinben chique ri jumoc winek riche (rixin) ri Satanás chi xquexuque'† Is. 49.23; 60.14. chiwech, winek ri yebin chi ye israelitas y xa ma que ta ri'. Y quere' xtinben chique riche (rixin) chi riye' tiquetamaj chi riyin can yixinwajo' wi. 10 Riyix can iniman wi ri nuch'abel chi tic'oje' coch'onic iwuq'ui. Y rumac'ari' can xquixinchajij c'a chuwech ri ruc'ayewal tek xtoka;‡ 2 P. 2.9. ruc'ayewal ri xtika pa ruwi' ri ruwach'ulef, riche (rixin) chi yetojtobex c'a quinojel ri winek. 11 Titzu' na pe', riyin xquipe yan chic jun bey.§ Ap. 2.25; 22.7, 12, 20. Can tichajij c'a jabel ri iyacon pa tak iwánima, riche (rixin) chi majun xtelesan ta chiwe ri lok'olaj sipanic.* Ap. 2.10. 12 Y ri xtich'acon, xtinben c'a chare chi riya' xtoc achi'el jun chique ri lok'olaj tak raken jay ri ye riche (rixin) ri rachoch ri nu-Dios, y majun bey xtel ta pe chiri'. Y chiquij c'a riye' xtintz'ibaj† Ap. 14.1; 22.4. wi rubi' ri nu-Dios y rubi' chuka' ri rutinamit ri nu-Dios. Y ri tinamit ri' ya ri c'ac'ac' Jerusalem,‡ Ga. 2.26. ri nika pe chila' chicaj riq'ui ri nu-Dios. Y chiri' xtintz'ibaj c'a chuka' ri c'ac'ac' nubi' riyin. 13 Rumac'ari', achique ri c'o rac'axabel, can trac'axaj c'a ri nubij ri Lok'olaj Espíritu chique ri iglesias.

14 Y tatz'ibaj c'a el chare ri ángel ri nichajin quiche (quixin) ri yin quiniman riyin, ri nibix iglesia chique ri yec'o chiri' pa tinamit Laodicea, y tatz'ibaj c'a el chare, chi riyin ri yik'alajsan ri kas kitzij,§ Is. 55.4. ri yinc'o chuka' riq'ui ri Dios pa rutiquiribel tek xban re ruwach'ulef,* Pr. 8.22; Jn. 1.1, 2. nbij c'a chique:

15 Riyin wetaman achique ri ibanon, ni xa ta yix tef, ni xa ta yix mek'en. Más ta utz chi can ta yix mek'en o can ta yix tef. 16 Pero ruma c'a chi ma yix ta mek'en, chuka' ma yix ta tef, xa yix liloj, rumari' xquixinxa' c'a el. 17 Ruma riyix can nibij c'a chi yix beyoma',† Os. 12.8. nibij chi can ronojel c'o iwuq'ui y majun chic c'a ri rajawaxic ta chiwe. Y ma iwetaman ta chi xa ti lawalo' oc ibanon, xa majun c'o ta iwuq'ui. Juyi' oc iwech ruma ri ibanon, ruma achi'el yix ch'anel, y chuka' yix achi'el moyi'. 18 Rumac'ari' nya' jun utzilaj ina'oj, chi tek riyix nilok' k'anapuek, tilok'o' c'a ri c'o wuq'ui riyin,‡ Is. 55.1. riche (rixin) chi queri' can yixoc wi beyoma'.§ Mt. 13.44. Ruma ri k'anapuek ri c'o wuq'ui riyin, can utz wi, ruma k'axan chic pa k'ak'. Can majun chic c'a tz'il c'o riq'ui. Tek riyix nilok' chuka' tziek, can tilok'o' c'a ri sakilaj tak tziek ri c'o wuq'ui riyin, riche (rixin) chi nucuch ri iq'uixbal. Y queri' chuka' chi wuq'ui riyin tilok'o' wi ri ak'om riche (rixin) chi niya' ri pa runak' tak iwech, riche (rixin) chi yixtzu'un jabel. 19 Riyin can yichapon c'a chare jun winek y chuka' can nc'ajsaj ruwech tek ma utz ta ri yeruben, ruma can nwajo'* Job 5.17; Pr. 3.11; He. 12.5, 6. wi ri winek ri'. Rumac'ari' riyix can riq'ui ronojel iwánima titzolin chic pe ic'u'x wuq'ui. 20 Y riyin can yac'are' yinc'o apo chuchi' jay y can yisiq'uin (yinoyon) apo. Achique c'a ri xtac'axan pe wuche (wixin) y nujek pe ruchi' ri jay chinuwech,† Cnt. 5.2; Is. 1.18. xquinoc c'a apo‡ Jn. 14.23. riq'ui y xquiwa' riq'ui. Y chuka' riya' xtiwa' wuq'ui riyin. 21 Achique c'a chuka' ri can xtich'acon, can xtinya' c'a k'ij chare riche (rixin) chi nitz'uye' junan wuq'ui ri acuchi (achique) yin tz'uyul wi pa lok'olaj nuch'acat.§ Mt. 19.28; 1 Co. 6.2; 2 Ti. 2.12; Ap. 2.26. Can achi'el ri xban chuwe riyin tek xich'acon, can xitz'uye' wi apo riq'ui ri Nata' Dios ri acuchi (achique) tz'uyul wi pa lok'olaj ruch'acat. 22 Rumac'ari', achique ri c'o rac'axabel, can trac'axaj c'a ri nubij ri Lok'olaj Espíritu chique ri iglesias.