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Qo qˈon oyaj tukˈa tkyaqil qanmin

Atzin jaˈlin, werman, qaja tuˈn kybˈintiˈy tzeˈn ma yekˈine t‑xtalbˈil Dios tojjo Ttanim toj ttxˈotxˈ Macedonia. Exla qa nimx sikyˈx kyuˈn wen toj kynimbˈil, exla qa manyor yajqe erman anetziˈn, me tzunx nchi tzalajx, ex tbˈaˈnilx chi oyin tukˈa tkyaqil kyanmin, nyakuj manyor qˈininqexnaj wen, tuˈn kymojin kyukˈa nimil toj Jerusalén. Twutzxix nyola, quˈn ma nliˈy, qa xi kyqˈoˈn tukˈa tkyaqil kyanmin tiˈjjo chˈin at kye, ex mape txi kyqˈoˈn chˈintl tibˈaj. Ox chi kubˈsinx kywutz qeˈy, tuˈn t‑xi qtziyiˈn tuˈn kyok mojil qukˈiˈy tiˈjjo onbˈil kye erman toj Jerusalén. Quˈn nimxixtl bˈant kyuˈn, tzeˈnkuljo qeˈ kubˈ qbˈisin nej; xi kyqˈoˈn kyibˈ tuˈn kyajbˈin te Dios, ex kyaqˈ kyibˈ tuˈn kyajbˈin qeˈy, tzeˈnku taj qMan. Tuˈnpetziˈn, ma qo kubˈsin qwutza te Tito, tuˈn t‑xiˈ juntl majl kyukˈiy, tuˈntzintla tjapin kyuˈn tuˈn kywenila, tuˈn tja chmetjo oyaj, a otaq txi xkye tuˈn. Quˈn ikytziˈn tzeˈnkuxjo nchi chˈiya wen toj tkyaqil: Tzeˈnku toj kynimbˈila, ex jniˈ kyxnaqˈtzbˈila, ex at‑xix kynabˈla, ex o tzˈok tilil kyuˈn tuˈn kyela wen toj nwutza, ex nim kykˈuˈja qiˈja; ikyxsintzjo tojjo tbˈanil onbˈil lo, ok kchi elila twutz.

Mi xi nqˈmanjiˈy luˈn kyeˈy tzeˈnku jun kawbˈil, qalaˈ noq waja tuˈn tel nnikyˈa te, qa tukˈa tkyaqil kyanmiˈn kxel kyqˈonjiy onbˈil lo, ikyxjo tzeˈnku kye erman toj Macedonia. Quˈn bˈiˈn kyuˈn a t‑xtalbˈil qAjaw Jesucrist: Attaq tkyaqil qˈinimil tukˈa toj kyaˈj, me noq tuˈn kypaja, bˈeˈx kyij ttzaqpiˈn tkyaqil, exsin kubˈ tqˈoˈn tibˈtz tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ tzeˈnku jun xjal yaj, tuˈntzintla kyoka te qˈinin tojjo kynimbˈila tiˈj, noq tuˈn yajbˈil n‑ikyˈxtaq tuˈn.

10 Tiˈj tkyaqiljo luˈn kxel nqˈoˈn jun tumil: Tojjo abˈqˈe xbˈaj, nya noq kubˈ kybˈisiˈn tuˈn t‑xi kyqˈoˈn jun oyaj, qalaˈ bˈeˈx tzyetku tchimle kyuˈn. 11 Atzin jaˈlin, kyqˈonka tilil, tuˈn tjapin bˈaj kyuˈn, tzeˈnkuxjo at kyeˈy, ex tzeˈnkuxjo kybˈisa, tej t‑xi xkyeku kyuˈn te tnejil. 12 Quˈn qa ma txi kyqˈoˈn jun oyaj tzeˈnkux at kyeˈy tukˈa tkyaqil kyanmiˈn, ntzalaj te Dios tiˈj, a xi kyqˈoˈn tzeˈnkuxjo at kyeˈy, quˈn mi nqaninte Dios tiˈjjo a ntiˈ at kyeˈy.

13 Mi nxi nqˈmanjiˈy luˈn, tuˈn t‑xi kyqˈoˈn tkyaqiljo at kyeˈy, ex tuˈn tok yajil kyiˈja, noq tuˈn kypajjo txqantl; qalaˈ tuˈntzin junx tuˈn kyeliˈy. 14 Quˈn qa at chˈin kyeˈy jaˈlin, tuˈn kymojiˈn kyiˈjjo txqantl; ex bˈalaqa toj juntl majl ayetl kchi mojil kyiˈja, aj tel bˈajjo kye. Ikytzin tumiljo, tuˈn qel junx, 15 ikyxjo tzeˈnku ntqˈmaˈn toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios tiˈjjo maná, a xi tqˈoˈn Dios kye aj Israel:

Ayeˈ ilaˈ kybˈaj ex nim o chmet kyuˈn,
bˈaˈn tuˈn tkubˈ kypaˈn kyxolx,
ex jun elnin tuˈn tele.
Ex ayeˈ nya ilaˈ kybˈaj, ex nya nim o chmet kyuˈn,
exla qa noq kyinchaqjo teyile junjunch.

Tej t‑xi tsmaˈn Pabl Tito toj Corint

16 Chjonte qMan Dios, tuˈn xkux tqˈoˈn toj tanmin Tito nim tkˈuˈj kyiˈja tzeˈnkuxjo weˈ. 17 Quˈn tej qkubˈsin qwutza te, tuˈn t‑xiˈ juntl majl kyukˈiy, ox tzalajx wen, quˈn tuˈn otaqx kubˈ tbˈisin tuˈn t‑xiˈ lol kyeˈy. 18 Ex at juntl erman, ma txi qsmaˈn tukˈa Tito, bˈaˈnxix tyolajtz kyuˈn tkyaqil Ttanim Dios, tuˈn taqˈnbˈin tiˈj Tbˈanil Tqanil. 19 Ex nya oˈkxjo, qalaˈ aye Ttanim Dios ma chi jaw skˈonte erman luˈn, tuˈn t‑xiˈ qukˈiˈy tojjo qbˈeˈy, ex tuˈn tonin tiˈjjo onbˈil, a kxel qiˈn te nimsbˈil tbˈi qAjaw, ex te jun yekˈbˈil tiˈjjo qwenil. 20 Nkubˈ qbˈinchinjiˈy lo, quˈn qkyˈeˈy tuˈn kyyolbˈinxjal qiˈja, qa ma kubˈ qyupin chˈin tiˈjjo oyaj ktzajil kyqˈoˈn qeˈy. 21 Quˈn tok tilil quˈn, tuˈn qbˈinchiˈn tkyaqil tojxix tumil twutz Dios ex kywutzxjal. 22 Ex junx kyukˈa Tito, ma txi qsmaˈn juntl qerman, ex o tzˈok qkaˈyiˈn qa saqxix toj tkyaqil taqˈin Dios. Ex tajxix tuˈn tmojin tojjo lo, majxpe a jaˈlin qˈuqlekxix tkˈuˈj kyiˈja. 23 Atzin kyiˈjjo erman ayeˈ, ntiˈ jun chˈotjbˈil kyiˈj. Quˈn te Tito jun wukˈa wejiˈy toj aqˈuntl kyxola, ex ayetzin txqantl, aye Ttanim Dios i xi smaˈnte kyxola te kyxel, ex ntzalaj Crist kyiˈj. 24 Tuˈnpetziˈn, kyyekˈinxa qa at‑xix kykˈuˈja kyiˈj, ex japinxitjo qyola ma txi qqˈmaˈn kye, qa wenqexixa, tuˈn kyoka te jun yekˈbˈil kywutzjo tkyaqil Ttanim Dios.

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