1 Tek ri Cristo xc'oje' chuwech re ruwach'ulef, xutij pokon ruma ri kamac riyoj. Y can ya chuka' na'oj ri' tic'oje' iwuq'ui riyix, ma tipokonaj ta nik'axaj tijoj pokonal. Ruma wi nik'axaj tijoj pokonal ruma iniman ri Cristo, can nik'alajin wi chi iya'on chic ca ri mac.* Ro. 6.2, 7; Ga. 5.24; Col. 3.5. 2 Que ta c'a ri' ri na'oj nic'oje' iwuq'ui riche (rixin) chi queri' ronojel k'ij ri xquixc'ase' el, ya ta c'a ri ruraybel ri Dios ri niben el y man ta ya ri nirayij riyix.† Ro. 6.11-13; Tit. 2.12. 3 Ma tiben ta chic ri yeka chiquiwech ri winek ri ma quetaman ta ruwech ri Dios.‡ Ef. 4.17-19. Ruma ri tiempo ri' xek'ax yan ca chiwe riyix. Tek ma xixq'uix ta xibanala' ronojel ruwech etzelal. Can xe'ibanala' ronojel ri xirayij. Xixk'aber. Xe'ibanala' ma utzilaj tak nimak'ij ta. Ximolola' iwi' riche (rixin) chi xitij ya'. Xiyala' quik'ij§ Ga. 5.20. dios ri xa ye banon cuma winek, y yac'are' ri xa ma ruc'amon ta chi niben chic riyix wacami. 4 Y rumari' ri winek ri ma quetaman ta ruwech ri Dios, xa can achique chic na chi winek yixquitz'et, ruma riyix ma nibanala' ta chic ri itzel ri c'a niquibanala' na riye'. Y rumari' tek ri winek ri' itzel yech'o chiwij.* 1 P. 3.16. 5 Pero ri winek ri' c'o chi xtiquijech na cuenta chuwech ri Dios ri can ruchojmirisan chic ri' riche (rixin) chi nuk'et tzij pa quiwi'.† Hch. 10.42; 17.31; Ro. 14.10. Ri Dios can xtuk'et na wi tzij pa quiwi' ri winek ri ye q'ues, y pa quiwi' chuka' ri ye caminek chic el, tek xtapon ri k'ij. 6 Ruma can xtzijox ri lok'olaj ch'abel ri niya'o colotajic chique ri ye caminek chic el,‡ 1 P. 3.19. riche (rixin) chi queri' nik'atatej tzij pa quiwi' can achi'el nik'atatej tzij pa quiwi' quinojel winek, pero xtzijox chuka' riche (rixin) chi xquil ta c'a ri c'aslen riq'ui ri Dios.

7 Y can chanin c'a chuka' xtapon ri ruq'uisbel§ Ro. 13.12; Fil. 4.5; He. 10.25. tak k'ij riche (rixin) re ruwach'ulef. Rumac'ari' riyix, can tich'obo' c'a jabel ri achique ye'ibanala' y ma quixtane' ta c'a chi niben orar. 8 Y riyix nic'atzin chi can sibilaj tiwajo' iwi'. Ruma tek niwajo' iwi', can q'uiy mac ri yixcowin nicuy.* Pr. 10.12; 1 Co. 13.7; Stg. 5.20. 9 Wi c'o jun chiwe riyix ri napon pa jun chic tinamit o c'o jun ri petenak pa jun chic tinamit, tiyala' c'a iposada† 1 Ti. 3.2. riq'ui ronojel iwánima. 10 Can chi'ijujunal c'o c'a jun samaj ri yatajnek pe chiwe, ruma ri nimalaj rutzil ri Dios. Rumari' can tikabana' c'a ri samaj ri yatajnek pe chake ruma ri Dios, riche (rixin) chi yekato' ri nic'aj chic ri quiniman ri Dios. Koj-oc c'a utzilaj tak samajel riche (rixin) chi nikaben ri q'uiy ruwech chi samaj ri ruya'on pe ri Dios chake. 11 Y wi can yatajnek chawe ruma ri Dios chi natzijoj ri ruch'abel, can ruch'abel c'a Riya' ri tatzijoj.‡ Jer. 23.28. Wi yatajnek chawe chi yacowin ye'ato' ri nic'atzin quito'ic, can tabana' c'a riq'ui ri uchuk'a' ri ya'on chawe ruma ri Dios. Riq'ui ronojel ri naben can ta xtiya'ox (xtya') ruk'ij ruc'ojlen ri Dios,§ 1 Ti. 6.16; 1 P. 5.11; Ap. 1.6. ruma ri Jesucristo. Ruma ri Dios can c'o wi ruk'ij ruc'ojlen ri ruk'atbel tzij riche (rixin) xtibe k'ij xtibe sek. Amén.

12 Wach'alal ri sibilaj yixinwajo', man c'a tisach ta ic'u'x chupan ri tijoj pokonal ri yixc'o wi ri can achi'el xa ta yixk'axex pa jun k'ak' riche (rixin) chi yixtojtobex.* 1 P. 1.7. Ruma ri tojtobenic ri' man c'a yix ta riyix ri yixc'ulwachin nabey quere'. 13 Rumari' riyix xa quixquicot chupan ri k'axomal ri yixc'o wi,† Ro. 8.17; 2 Co. 1.7; Ap. 1.9. ri can achi'el ri k'axomal ri xuk'axaj ri Cristo. Riche (rixin) chi queri' tek xtapon c'a ri k'ij tek xtik'alajin chi ri Cristo can c'o wi ruk'ij ruc'ojlen, riyix can sibilaj c'a xtiquicot ri iwánima. 14 Y wi ruma iniman ri Cristo, rumari' nibix pokon tak tzij chiwe, jabel ruwa'ik'ij,‡ Mt. 5.11; 2 Co. 12.10; Stg. 1.12; 1 P. 2.19, 20. ruma ri Lok'olaj Espíritu riche (rixin) ri Dios can c'o pan iwi'. Lok'olaj Espíritu ri c'o ruk'ij ruc'ojlen. Riyix can niya' wi ruk'ij re Lok'olaj Espíritu re', yec'a ri yeyok'on chiwij riyix xa can chrij chuka' ri Lok'olaj Espíritu yeyok'on wi. 15 Tichajij c'a iwi' chi'ijujunal ruma ma utz ta chi riyix nik'axaj tijoj pokonal xa ruma yixcamisan o yixelek', o xa ruma niyuj apo iwi'§ 2 Ts. 3.11. quiq'ui nic'aj chic winek. Y ma tiben ta ni jun ruwech etzelal. Ruma wi nitij pokon xa ruma niben jun mac, ma utz ta. 16 Pero wi nitij pokon ruma iniman ri Cristo, man c'a quixq'uix ta. Xa tiya' ruk'ij ruc'ojlen ri Dios ruma can yix riche (rixin) wi chic ri Cristo.* Hch. 5.41. 17 Ruma xoka ri tiempo riche (rixin) chi nikak'axaj tijoj pokonal pa kac'aslen riyoj ri yoj ralc'ual chic ri Dios, riche (rixin) chi nikachojmirisaj ki' y wi ri Dios nuya' k'ij riche (rixin) chi nikak'axaj tijoj pokonal pa kac'aslen riyoj, ¿achique ta cami ri man ta xtiban chique ri ma xquinimaj ta ri lok'olaj ch'abel ri niya'o colotajic? Can xtik'ax wi ruwi' ri tijoj pokonal ri xtika pa quiwi'.† Is. 10.12; Lc. 10.12. 18 Y: