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Ri ofrenda ri niquitek ri aj Corinto chique ri lokˈolaj tak kachˈalal

Wachˈalal, can nikajoˈ chukaˈ nikayaˈ rutzijol chiwe chrij ri utzil ri ruyaˈon ri Dios pa tak cánima quinojel ri iglesias ri yecˈo waweˈ pa ruwachˈulef Macedonia. Ruma riyeˈ qˈuiy tijoj pokonal ri yequikˈaxaj, pero ma riqˈui wi riˈ riyeˈ can xquimol jun ofrenda ri xquitek chique ri kachˈalal ri nicˈatzin quitoˈic. Y ruma chi can cˈo cˈa nimalaj quicoten pa tak cánima, y ruma chukaˈ chi riyeˈ can quetaman ri pobreˈil, rumariˈ riyeˈ can xquinaˈ chi nicˈatzin yequitoˈ ri kachˈalal ri nicˈatzin quitoˈic, y can xquiben chi achiˈel xa ta can ye beyomaˈ. Riyin can kitzij wi ri nbij chiwe chi riyeˈ xquiyaˈ ronojel ri yecowin niquiyaˈ, y hasta xquiyaˈ más chare ri janipeˈ rucˈamon chi niquiyaˈ. Y can pa cánima wi cˈa riyeˈ xpe wi chi xquiben queriˈ. Can xquicˈutulaˈ cˈa utzil chake chi nikayaˈ kˈij chique chi yetoˈon chukaˈ riyeˈ, tek nikamol el ofrenda riche (rixin) chi nikacˈuaj chique ri lokˈolaj tak kachˈalal ri nicˈatzin quitoˈic. Riyoj majun bey cˈa xkachˈob ta chi queriˈ niquiben, ruma riyeˈ ma xu (xe) ta wi xquiyaˈ jun ofrenda riche (rixin) chi nucˈuex chique ri kachˈalal ri nicˈatzin quitoˈic. Riyeˈ xa can nabey xquijech quiˈ pa rukˈaˈ ri Ajaf riche (rixin) chi niquiben ri nrajoˈ Riyaˈ, y can xquijech chukaˈ quiˈ chupan ri samaj ri kachapon rubanic riyoj, can achiˈel ri nrajoˈ ri Dios. Quecˈariˈ xquiben ri aj Macedonia, y rumariˈ tek riyoj xkachilabej cˈa chare ri kachˈalal Tito chi nibe chic jun bey iwuqˈui riyix aj Corinto, riche (rixin) chi nberuqˈuisaˈ rumolic ri ofrenda ri xuchop ca rumolic chilaˈ chicojol, ruma ri samaj riˈ jun samaj riche (rixin) chi nibanbej utzil. Riyix can sibilaj wi icukuban icˈuˈx riqˈui ri Ajaf Jesucristo, can qˈuiy wi cˈa naˈoj cˈo iwuqˈui; y tek riyix nibij ri naˈoj riˈ jabel cˈa rubixic niben chare, can nitij ikˈij chi niben utzilaj samaj y queriˈ chukaˈ chi yojiwajoˈ. Pero rajawaxic chi tiqˈuiy ri utzil iwuqˈui riche (rixin) chi yeˈitoˈ ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal ri can nicˈatzin quitoˈic.

Riyin ma nbij ta cˈa chiwe chi can cˈo chi queriˈ tibanaˈ. Ma que ta riˈ. Ri nwajoˈ riyin chiwe ya ta chi riyix niben achiˈel niquiben ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal. Riyeˈ can pa cánima cˈa xpe wi riche (rixin) chi xquimol ri ofrenda. Yacˈariˈ nwajoˈ riyin chi niben riyix riche (rixin) chi nikˈalajin chi kitzij cˈo ajowabel iwuqˈui. Can iwetaman chic cˈa ri rutzil ri Kajaf Jesucristo; Riyaˈ ruma can sibilaj yixrajoˈ, rumariˈ xuyaˈ ca ri rubeyomal chilaˈ chicaj y xorubanaˈ ka achiˈel jun pobre chuwech re ruwachˈulef. Riyaˈ xuben queriˈ riche (rixin) chi riyoj nikil ta cˈa ri kitzij beyomel.

10 Y wacami riyin cˈo cˈa jun ri nwajoˈ nbij chiwe y can utz wi nuben chiwe riyix. Y yacˈareˈ ri nwajoˈ nnataj: Can junabir ca xalex pan iwánima riche (rixin) chi xichop rumolic ri ofrenda quiche (quixin) ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal. 11 Wacami cˈa, tiqˈuisaˈ pa ruwiˈ rumolic ri ofrenda. Can achiˈel cˈa tek xpe ri raybel iwuqˈui, cˈa que ta na riˈ yixtajin chubanic wacami. Y tiyaˈ cˈa janipeˈ ri yixcowin niyaˈ. 12 Ruma wi can pan iwánima xalex wi pe ri raybel riˈ, ri Dios can nucˈul wi cˈa chiwech ri janipeˈ ri yixcowin niyaˈ, ruma Riyaˈ ma nucˈutuj ta chiwe ri xa man cˈo ta iwuqˈui.

13 Re nbij cˈa chiwe ma riche (rixin) ta chi riyix yixoc ca pobre, y ma riche (rixin) ta chi ri yecˈulu ri ofrenda ri niyaˈ riyix yeˈoc beyomaˈ, ma que ta riˈ. 14 Xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi junan ta iwech niben quiqˈui ri yecˈo pa tijoj pokonal. Ruma re wacami riyix cˈo jubaˈ iwuqˈui y rumariˈ utz riche (rixin) chi yeˈitoˈ ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal. Ruma xa majun etamayon ta achique ri nicˈulwachitej, y riqˈui jubaˈ ri chkawech apo riyix nicˈatzin chic itoˈic y ri chiriˈ xa ye chic riyeˈ ri xquetoˈo iwuche (iwixin) riyix. 15 Y xtibanatej cˈa chicojol riyix achiˈel nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca, tek nubij: Ri qˈuiy xumol, chak ya xuben apo chuwech, y ri xa jubaˈ oc xumol, can chak ya xuben apo chuwech. Queriˈ ri tzˈibatal ca.

16 Y riyin sibilaj cˈa yimatioxin chare ri Dios, ruma Riyaˈ can xuyaˈ wi cˈa pa ránima ri kachˈalal Tito riche (rixin) chi sibilaj nrajoˈ yixrutoˈ achiˈel nben riyin. 17 Riyaˈ can pa ránima cˈa xpe wi riche (rixin) chi nibe chilaˈ iwuqˈui. Queriˈ xuchˈob ruma can sibilaj nrajoˈ yixrutoˈ y ma xu (xe) ta wi ruma chi xkabij chare chi utz nibe chilaˈ iwuqˈui.

18 Y riche (rixin) cˈa chi nrachibilaj el ri kachˈalal Tito, tek xtibe iwuqˈui, nikatek el jun kachˈalal riqˈui. Ri kachˈalal riˈ ya cˈa ri jabel etamatel ruwech cuma quinojel ri iglesias, ruma jabel samajnek chutzijoxic ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic. 19 Y ri kachˈalal riˈ ma xu (xe) ta wi etamatel ruwech, xa can xchaˈox (xchaˈ) chukaˈ cuma ri iglesias riche (rixin) chi nikachibilaj chukaˈ riyoj tek xtikacˈuaj ri ofrenda chique ri kachˈalal ri nicˈatzin quitoˈic pa Jerusalem. Re ofrenda reˈ jachon cˈa pa kakˈaˈ riyoj riche (rixin) chi nbekajachaˈ chique ri kachˈalal ri niquikˈaxaj rucˈayewal, y riqˈui riˈ ri Ajaf Dios can xtucˈul cˈa rukˈij rucˈojlen. Y reˈ xtucˈut chukaˈ chi riqˈui ronojel iwánima niyaˈ el ri ofrenda riˈ. 20 Quecˈariˈ nikaben ruma ma nikajoˈ ta cˈa chi yepe tzij chikij, rumacˈariˈ tek ma kayon ta riyoj ri yojmolo y yojbejacho riche (rixin) ri nimalaj ofrenda ri yojtajin chumolic. 21 Rumariˈ riyoj can nikatij kakˈij chi ma xu (xe) ta wi chuwech ri Ajaf Dios nikˈalajin wi chi ronojel ri nikaben can pa ruchojmil wi, xa can nikajoˈ cˈa chukaˈ chi queriˈ nikˈalajin chiquiwech ri winek, chi can pa ruchojmil wi nikaben ronojel.

22 Y quiqˈui cˈa ri caˈiˈ kachˈalal ri yebe chilaˈ iwuqˈui, nikatek el jun chic kachˈalal ri can katzˈeton wi pe riyoj chi can nutij rukˈij chubanic xabachique samaj riche (rixin) ri Dios. Y wacami can sibilaj nrajoˈ chi napon chilaˈ iwuqˈui, ruma sibilaj rucukuban chic rucˈuˈx iwuqˈui ruma racˈaxan ri utzilaj tak tzij ri katzijon chiwij. 23 Ri kachˈalal cˈa ri xqueˈapon chilaˈ iwuqˈui, can chi ye oxiˈ sibilaj ye utz. Ruma ri kachˈalal Tito can wachibil wi, y can yirutoˈ wi cˈa chubanic ri samaj chicojol riyix. Y ri ye caˈiˈ chic kachˈalal, riyeˈ can ye takon cˈa pe cuma ri iglesias y ruma ri quicˈaslen riyeˈ, ri Cristo can niyaˈox (nyaˈ) rukˈij rucˈojlen. 24 Wacami riyix can ticˈutuˈ cˈa ri utzil ri cˈo iwuqˈui y can ta napon rutzijol cˈa quiqˈui ri iglesias chi riyix can yeˈiwajoˈ wi ri kachˈalal. Can achiˈel ta cˈa ri itzijol ri kelesan riyoj, chi sibilaj yix jabel, can que cˈa riˈ tibanaˈ.

The Collection for the Lord’s People

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian(A) churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(B) For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(C) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing(D) in this service(E) to the Lord’s people.(F) And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. So we urged(G) Titus,(H) just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion(I) this act of grace on your part. But since you excel in everything(J)—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,(K) in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

I am not commanding you,(L) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace(M) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(N) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(O) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(P)

10 And here is my judgment(Q) about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.(R) 11 Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness(S) to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(T) not according to what one does not have.

13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. 14 At the present time your plenty will supply what they need,(U) so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, 15 as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”[b](V)

Titus Sent to Receive the Collection

16 Thanks be to God,(W) who put into the heart(X) of Titus(Y) the same concern I have for you. 17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.(Z) 18 And we are sending along with him the brother(AA) who is praised by all the churches(AB) for his service to the gospel.(AC) 19 What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us(AD) as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.(AE) 20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21 For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.(AF)

22 In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus,(AG) he is my partner(AH) and co-worker(AI) among you; as for our brothers,(AJ) they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ. 24 Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you,(AK) so that the churches can see it.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts and in your love for us
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:15 Exodus 16:18