1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

Ri Pablo, ri Silvano xuqujeꞌ ri Timoteo, kakitaq rutzil kiwach konojel ri e komontyox ri e kꞌo pa ri Tataxel Dios xuqujeꞌ pa ri Ajawxel Jesucristo. Chikꞌamawaꞌj toqꞌobꞌ xuqujeꞌ jaꞌmaril.

2 We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

Ronojel mul kujtyoxin che ri Dios rumal iwe, are kixnaꞌtaj chaqe pa ri qachꞌawem.

3 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amaqꞌel kixqanaꞌtaj cho ri Dios ri qatat rumal ri ichak ri ibꞌanom rukꞌ kojobꞌal, ri ichak ri xibꞌan rukꞌ loqꞌanik, xuqujeꞌ ri ikuꞌlibꞌal ikꞌuꞌx pa ri Ajawxel Jesucristo.

4 Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,

Loqꞌalaj taq alaxik rech ri Dios, qetaꞌm chi are ri Dios ix choꞌwinaq apanoq.

5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.

Jeriꞌ rumal man xwi ta xqatzijoj ri utzij ri Dios chiꞌwe rukꞌ taq tzij, xane qas kꞌyaqalik ri xqabꞌij chiꞌwe chi ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel kachakun pa qanimaꞌ uj rech qas utz kaqabꞌan chubꞌixik ri tzij chiꞌwe.

6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

Ri ix je xibꞌano jetaq ri xqabꞌan uj xuqujeꞌ jetaq ri xubꞌano ri Ajawxel, pune xiriq sibꞌalaj kꞌax xikꞌamawaꞌj rukꞌ kiꞌkotemal ri utz laj tzij ri kuya ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel.

7 As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

Rumal riꞌ xikꞌut chikiwach ri kojonelabꞌ aꞌj Macedonia xuqujeꞌ aꞌj Acaya jas ri usukꞌ ri jastaq.

8 For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.

Jeriꞌ rumal ri ix xitzijoj ri utzij ri Jesucristo, man xaq xwi ta pa Macedonia xuqujeꞌ pa Acaya xane pa ronojel kꞌolibꞌal. Ri winaq ri keꞌl chilaꞌ ketaꞌm chik chi ixkojoninaq che ri Dios, rumal riꞌ man choqꞌaqꞌ ta chik chi kaqabꞌij uj jun jastaq chik chike.

9 For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Tzi aꞌreꞌ ri winaq ketzijonik chi ix xujikꞌamawaꞌj xuqujeꞌ qas sukꞌ xkibꞌano aꞌreꞌ xekojon che ri Dios, xeꞌkitzaq kanoq ri e bꞌanom tyox xkichapleꞌj upatanixik ri kꞌaslik Dios.

10 and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Xuqujeꞌ kakibꞌij chi iwayeꞌm apanoq ri Jesús, ri uKꞌojol ri Dios, ri xukꞌastajisaj ri Dios chikixoꞌl ri kaminaqibꞌ, Areꞌ kujkolow na pa ri qꞌij are kaqꞌat na tzij pa kiwiꞌ konojel ri winaq.