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Jun tqanil tiˈj jun akˈaj tumil tuˈn qkyij toj wen tukˈa qMan

¿Ma tzunpela nja qnimsin qibˈa tukˈa yol lo? ¿Mo ilpela tiˈj tuˈn t‑xi qqˈoˈn jun uˈj kyeˈy te oqxenbˈil qeˈy, noq tuˈn qkubˈ kyxkˈamiˈn; mo tuˈn ttzaj kyqˈoˈn jun uˈj qeˈy te oqxenbˈil qeˈy, jaˈ tuˈn qponiˈy? Quˈn ikytzin tumiljo kyuˈnxjal, a nya wen, ayeˈ nchi bˈet suqil Tyol qMan. 2-3 ¡Mina! Quˈn ayeku kyeˈ ma chi ok tzeˈn jun uˈj te oqxenbˈil qey. Quˈn tzˈibˈinqe kyeˈ tuˈn Crist toj qanmiˈn, nya tukˈa jun tzˈibˈbˈil, a aku naj, qalaˈ tukˈa Xewbˈaj Xjan, a T‑xew Dios, itzˈ te jun majx. A uˈj lo, ayeku kyeˈ; mikyxi tzeˈnku ojtxe kawbˈil noq tzˈibˈin twutz abˈj, a nlay bˈant tbˈinchinte jun tiˈ; qalaˈ tzˈibˈin toj kyanmiˈn, a itzˈ, ex aku tzˈel tnikyˈtzajil kywutzxjal noq tiˈjjo kybˈinchbˈiˈn bˈaˈn, ex aku bˈant tuˈjit qaqˈiˈn kyuˈnxjal noq kyiˈja. Atzin kynimbˈila ikyjo ntzaj tqˈoˈn tqˈuqbˈil qkˈuˈja twutz qMan Dios, noq tuˈn Crist. Quˈn nya tuˈn qbˈinchbˈiˈn kyxola, kjawil qnimsin qibˈa, quˈn tkyaqiljo lo tzajnin te Dios, quˈn axte Dios ma tzaj qˈonte qokliˈn tuˈn qoka te taqˈnil tiˈj jun akˈaj tumil bˈantlin tiˈj tuˈn, tuˈn kykyijxjal toj wen tukˈa. Quˈn atzin ojtxe tumil nqanin qiˈj tuˈn qkyim tuˈn, tuˈn mi njapin bˈaj tkyaqil quˈn. Atzin kolbˈil jaˈlin nya te ojtxe tumil, a tzˈibˈink twutz abˈj, qalaˈ tuˈn Xewbˈaj Xjan, a ntzaj tqˈoˈn qchwinqil te jun majx.

Atzin jaˈlin, qo ximin chˈin tiˈjjo ojtxe kawbˈil, a te kyimin, a ok tzˈibˈin twutz abˈj. Atzinjo lo ul kyxol aj Israel tukˈa txqan tqoptzˈajiyil Dios. Me ayetzin aj Israel mix kypaˈye tuˈn kykaˈyin twutz Moisés, noq tuˈn tpajjo tqoptzˈajiyil Dios pon kanin tiˈj, a chebˈe kubˈ bˈaj tqan. Ex qa tukˈa nim tqoptzˈajiyil Dios s‑ule lo, ¿Yajtzila teˈ te akˈaj tumil, a tzajnin tuˈn Xewbˈaj Xjan? Qa a ojtxe kawbˈil ma tzul tukˈa tqoptzˈajiyil Dios, exsin nqanintz kyiˈjxjal tuˈn kykyim tuˈn, ¿Yajtzila teˈ akˈaj tumil, a ma chi okxjal tzˈaqle tuˈn? 10-11 Quˈn ante ojtxe kawbˈil nyala teˈ toklin twutzjo akˈaj. Quˈn ante ojtxe kawbˈil il tiˈj tuˈn tbˈaj, me ante akˈaj, ok kyjel teˈ te jun majx.

12 Me tzeˈnku qa ma qe qkˈuˈj tiˈjjo akˈaj tumil, a mi bˈaj, nqo yolin tiˈj tukˈa tkyaqil qanmin; 13 mikyxi tzeˈn te Moisés, n‑ok tktxuˈntaq twutz, tuˈn mi tzˈiwle tqoptzˈajiyil Dios tiˈj, kyuˈn aj Israel, tzmaxi k‑elil tjqoˈn twutzjo, ajxi tkubˈ yupjjo tqoptzˈajiyil. 14 Ex ikyxjo tzeˈnku jaˈlin, atzin kynabˈlxjal ma tzˈok juple nyakuj tuˈn jun kutxbˈil. Quˈn ajtzin tja kyuˈjin xjaljo Tuˈjil Tyol Dios, mi n‑el kynikyˈ te t‑xilin tumil, quˈn oˈkxjo tuˈn kynimbˈil tiˈj Crist, aku tzˈel qˈinte kutxbˈil kywutz tok, tuˈn tel kynikyˈ te. 15 Kyojjo tqˈijil jaˈlin, aj tjaw kyuˈjin tkawbˈil Moisés, jpuˈnkjo kynabˈl nyakuj tuˈn jun kutxbˈil, tuˈn nya tzaqpiˈnqe tuˈn tel kynikyˈ te kolbˈil. 16 Me qatzin qa ma nimin jun xjal tiˈj qAjaw, atzin kutxbˈil bˈeˈx k‑elil. 17 Quˈn axte qAjawjo, a Xewbˈaj Xjan, ex jaˈ taˈye T‑xew qAjaw, antza taˈye tzaqpibˈl tuˈn tel qnikyˈ te. 18 Tuˈnpetziˈn, qkyaqilx nya ktxun qwutz tukˈa jun kutxbˈilte tzeˈnku te Moisés; qalaˈ ma qo ok tzeˈnku jun kaˈybˈil wutzbˈaj, tuˈn kykaˈyinxjal tqoptzˈajiyil qAjaw toj qchwinqil. Quˈn axte T‑xew qAjaw ntxˈixpinte qchwinqil, tuˈntzintla chebˈe tuˈn qxi laqˈe, tuˈn qok tzeˈnku te Crist.

Are we beginning to commend ourselves(A) again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation(B) to you or from you? You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.(C) You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,(D) not on tablets of stone(E) but on tablets of human hearts.(F)

Such confidence(G) we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves(H) to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.(I) He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant(J)—not of the letter(K) but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.(L)

The Greater Glory of the New Covenant

Now if the ministry that brought death,(M) which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory,(N) transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? If the ministry that brought condemnation(O) was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!(P) 10 For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. 11 And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

12 Therefore, since we have such a hope,(Q) we are very bold.(R) 13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face(S) to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were made dull,(T) for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant(U) is read.(V) It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. 15 Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord,(W) the veil is taken away.(X) 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit,(Y) and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.(Z) 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a](AA) the Lord’s glory,(AB) are being transformed into his image(AC) with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflect