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Ri jcowil jchiˈ jun jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo

In yeˈliˈ luwar chwe tambˈan lawiˈ ri chawaj tambˈan y iniˈ jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo. In xwilaˈ jwich Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl y atak xajach aybˈak laj jkˈabˈ jwiˈl ximbˈij jtaquil chawechak, riˈ li ticˈutuw chi tijin tambˈan lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tambˈan. Wiˈ jujun cristian tijbˈijtak chi maˈ in taˈ jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo, pero pi awechak iniˈ jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo jwiˈl cuando xeˈ imbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl chawechak, atak xacojaˈtakaˈn y riˈ li ticˈutuw chi tzˈetiˈ iniˈ jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo.

Riˈ ri tambˈij rechak mak cristian ri rajak tretemajtak nen chac tambˈan jilonri, oj jwiˈl ojiˈ jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo, wiˈ jcowil káchiˈ tikatzˈonaj kelen ke y juntir ri rajwax chike laj kacˈaslemal. Y oj pi jcholajliˈ tikacˈambˈi kixokl chikij lamas ojbˈeˈw chapcaˈ trantak yak nicˈj jtakoˈn Kakaj Jesucristo, chapcaˈ tran Cefas y chapcaˈ trantak yak jkˈun Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl. Jilonli, maˈ jcholajl taˈ wi xike in pach Bernabé ojchacun chi jchˈequic kaw. Taˈ ni jun soldad ri mitaˈ jtojbˈl tijchˈec. Ni taˈ ni jun ajtiquil uva ri mitaˈ tijtij jwich jticoˈn. Ni taˈ ni jun ajyukˈ ri mitaˈ tijtij man lech ri tresaj.

Mak yoloj ri tambˈijbˈi chawechak maˈ laj noˈj taˈke jun cristian xpeˈw, tijbˈijiˈ laj Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios. Li mak pixabˈ li tijbˈij jilonri:

Ma jetˈ jtzam man wacx cuando tijin chi jkˈosaj trig, ticheˈ. Kakaj Dios cuando xij jilonli maˈ xitaˈke tijchajaj mak wacx. 10 Kakaj Dios xij jilonli pirechiˈ tijcˈut chi ojjchajajiˈn. Man pixabˈ li kes tzˈet pi kechiˈ oj xtzˈibˈaj. Jun ajcˈupul ulew pach jun ri tikˈosin trig tichacuntakaˈ jwiˈl cubˈuliˈ jchˈolak chi tijcˈulaˈtakaˈ junquitz rechak laˈ man ticoˈn li. 11 Pero lajori jwiˈl ojiˈ xojbˈin tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo chawechak, pi jcholajliˈ tikacˈul kaw y kelen ke aacˈlak. 12 Wi yak nicˈj cristian chic ticˈulariˈ pi rechak tijcˈul kelen rechak aacˈlak, jilon oj ticˈulariˈ pi ke tikacˈul kelen ke aacˈlak, pero oj taˈ xkacoj jcowil káchiˈ chi jtzˈonajc. Xkacuyaˈ kelen ke jwiˈl riˈ chikaj taˈ nen tikˈatow jwich tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo ri tijin tikabˈij.

13 Atak awetamakiˈ chi jun cristian ri tichacun li nimi richoch Kakaj Dios, tijtijaˈ re laˈ mak sipan ri tibˈe yeˈsaj claˈ y jun cristian ri tisujuw awaj re Kakaj Dios bˈa altar, re tijtijaˈ re laˈ mak awaj ri tijsuj re Kakaj Dios. 14 Y jilon xcan jbˈij Kakaj Jesucristo ri Kajawl, chi jun cristian ri tijbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo rajwaxiˈ tiyeˈsaj re lawiˈ ri tichocon jwiˈl laj jcˈaslemal.

15 Pero in, ni jun bˈwelt xintzˈonaj kelen we chawechak onque wiˈ jcowil ínchiˈ chi jtzˈonajc y ni maˈ jwiˈl taˈ chwaj tayeˈtak kelen we, tantzˈibˈajbˈi jilonri pi awechak. Pi we in riˈ mas tzi wi incam chiwch tiesaj quiˈcotemal ri wiˈ laj wanm jwiˈl jilonri tambˈan. 16 Pi we in taˈ nen tichacuj tancoj inkˈij cuando tambˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo jwiˈl takalquiniˈ jwiˈl Kakaj Jesucristo chi jbˈijc. ¡Pero riˈ mas cˈur inwch wi mitaˈ tambˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo jwiˈl tibˈansajiˈ kˈatbˈitzij chimbˈ jwiˈl Kakaj Dios!

17 Wi laj wanmiˈ tipeˈw tambˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, wiˈ nen tanchˈec riqˈui Kakaj Dios. Pero wi pwersilquinke ri tambˈan, xike tambˈan lawiˈ ri takalquin chi jbˈanic. 18 ¿Nencˈu tanchˈec? Ri tanchˈec riˈ taˈ tantzˈonaj intojbˈl chi jbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo. Y taˈ tancoj jcowil ínchiˈ chi jtzˈonaj intojbˈl onque wiˈ jcowil ínchiˈ tantzˈonaj jwiˈl iniˈ ajbˈil tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo.

19 Onque in taˈ wajw, pero xinyaˈ wibˈ laj jkˈabˈak juntir cristian chapcaˈ riˈ rechak wajw pire inwiˈl in wiˈ subˈlaj qˈui cristian tijjach ribˈak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo. 20 Cuando win chijxoˈlak yak rijajl Israel ri ticojowtak Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, tambˈanaˈ laj incˈaslemal chapcaˈ in rijajl Israel pire tioctak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo. In ximbˈanaˈ chapcaˈ tancojaˈ mak pixabˈ li pire tioctak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo, pero taˈ tzˈet jachem wibˈ laj jkˈabˈ mak Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios.

21 Cuando win chijxoˈlak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel ri taˈ tijcojtak Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, in ximbˈanaˈ chapcaˈ taˈ tancoj Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios pire tioctak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo. Kes tzˈetel tzˈet taˈ win laj jkˈabˈ Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, pero winiˈ laj jkˈabˈ jpixbˈ Kakaj Jesucristo. Ximbˈan jilonli pire tioctak laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Jesucristo.

22 In cuando win chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri taˈ mas jcowil ranmak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, in tambˈanaˈ chapcaˈ taˈ mas jcowil wanm chirij Kakaj Jesucristo jwiˈl riˈ chwaj tijcowirsaj ranmak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo. Jilonli cuando xinwaˈx chijxoˈlak cristian ximbˈanaˈ juntir li jwiˈl riˈ chwaj ticolmajtak jujun rechak laj jkˈabˈ jmacak. 23 Jilonli ximbˈan chi jbˈij tzilaj jtaquil chirij Kakaj Jesucristo pire tantaˈ utzil ri tijyeˈw.

24 Atak awetamakiˈ cuando tibˈan jun jol, subˈlaj qˈui cristian ri tijolintak, pero junke rechak ri tichˈecon y jilon atak rajwaxiˈ takejtak jbˈanic lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tabˈantak chapcaˈ atjolintak pire tachˈec atojbˈlak. 25 Juntir yak ri tiitzˈantak li jun itzˈ, subˈlaj tijyeˈ ranmak chi jtijoj ribˈak nabˈe onque cˈax tijtijtak, ajrucˈreˈ tibˈetak li itzˈ pire tichˈecontak. Rechak jilonli trantak pero pireke tijchˈectak jun kelen ri tike saach jwich. Pero oj nojel kanm tikabˈantak lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tikabˈantak pire tikachˈectak ri tijyeˈ Kakaj Dios chike ri taˈ jsachic jwich.

26 Jilon in tantakejiˈ jbˈanic lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tambˈan chapcaˈ injolinc y wetamiˈ lamas imbˈeˈw. Maˈ in taˈ chapcaˈ mak cristian ri tijniqˈuibˈsaj ribˈak chi chˈoˈj pach jun chic y li tewke tijtˈojtak kˈabˈ. 27 Pero in tijin tantij inkˈij chi jbˈanic lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tambˈan, tankˈelaˈ intioˈjl pire taˈ tran lawiˈ raj re tran pire maˈ incan esaj chijxoˈlak yak ajtakeltak re Kakaj Jesucristo ri xintijojtak.

Paul’s Rights as an Apostle

Am I not free?(A) Am I not an apostle?(B) Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?(C) Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?(D) Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(E) of my apostleship in the Lord.

This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(F) Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife(G) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers(H) and Cephas[a]?(I) Or is it only I and Barnabas(J) who lack the right to not work for a living?

Who serves as a soldier(K) at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard(L) and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[b](M) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(N) 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,(O) because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.(P) 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?(Q) 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?

But we did not use this right.(R) On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder(S) the gospel of Christ.

13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?(T) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(U)

15 But I have not used any of these rights.(V) And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.(W) 16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach.(X) Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward;(Y) if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.(Z) 18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge,(AA) and so not make full use of my rights(AB) as a preacher of the gospel.

Paul’s Use of His Freedom

19 Though I am free(AC) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(AD) to win as many as possible.(AE) 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.(AF) To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law),(AG) so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law(AH) (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),(AI) so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.(AJ) I have become all things to all people(AK) so that by all possible means I might save some.(AL) 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

The Need for Self-Discipline

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(AM) Run(AN) in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(AO) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(AP) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(AQ) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(AR) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(AS) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(AT)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4