1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
Qas tzij kabꞌixik: We kꞌo jun karaj kux kꞌamal bꞌe jun jeꞌl laj patanijel riꞌ kurayij kuxik.
2 The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;
Xaq jeriꞌ, rajawaxik chi ri kꞌamal bꞌe jun chꞌajchꞌoj laj winaq, xa jun rixoqil, qas kunaꞌ na ri kubꞌano, nim kilik, kuya kikꞌolibꞌal xuqujeꞌ kiwa ri koꞌpan chusolixik, qas kanaꞌwik kuya kꞌutuꞌn.
3 Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
Man kaqꞌabꞌar taj, man jun tzukul chꞌoꞌj taj, man are ta kuloqꞌoqꞌej ri pwaq, xane utz kanoꞌjinik xuqujeꞌ kajororik.
4 Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;
Utz rilik ri rixoqil xuqujeꞌ ri ralkꞌwaꞌl kubꞌano, kuꞌtaqchiꞌj ri e ralkꞌwaꞌl kenimanik, jeꞌ jas ri kajawatajik.
5 (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
We kꞌu man kakwinik kuꞌpixibꞌaj ri e ralkꞌwaꞌl xuqujeꞌ ri rixoqil, ¿la are kꞌu kakwin riꞌ kuchajij ri komontyox rech ri Dios?
6 Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
Man jun kꞌakꞌ kojonel taj, rech man kape ta nimal che, xuqujeꞌ rech man kaqaj ta apanoq pa ri kꞌaxkꞌolal ri xqaj wi ri itzel.
7 And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
Xuqujeꞌ rajawaxik chi utz ketzijon ri winaq che rech man kayoqꞌ taj xuqujeꞌ man kaqaj ta pa ri ukꞌaꞌmabꞌal ri itzel.
8 Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;
Je xuqujeꞌ rajawaxik chi ri patanijelabꞌ nim kiqꞌij, man kakibꞌan ta bꞌanoj tzij, man kakitij ta nim vino, man ke jiqꞌjat taj che ri pwaq ri man kichꞌekoj taj.
9 Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin.
Rajawaxik chꞌajchꞌoj ri kichomanik, xuqujeꞌ kakikꞌol ri nimaq taq qas tzij rech ri kojobꞌal.
10 And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them.
Nabꞌe na solix kij, we kꞌu maj mak kariqitaj chike, kꞌa te riꞌ choꞌk che patanijel.
11 Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
Xuqujeꞌ rajawaxik chi ri e kixoqil ri e patanijelabꞌ nim kiqꞌij, man e bꞌanal taq tzij taj, xane utz kenoꞌjinik, xuqujeꞌ e kuꞌlibꞌal kuꞌx.
12 Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.
Rajawaxik chi ri patanijel achajilom xa rech jun ixoq, xuqujeꞌ kuꞌpixibꞌaj ri e ralkꞌwaꞌl pa ri rachoch.
13 For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Ri utz kakibꞌan che ri kipatan, kakichꞌek jun kꞌolibꞌal jawjeꞌ ri nim kiꞌl wi, xuqujeꞌ kayaꞌtaj kuꞌlibꞌal kuꞌx chike chutzijoxik ri kikojobꞌal pa Cristo Jesús.
14 I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;
Pune kawaj kateꞌnwilaꞌ aninaq, kintzꞌibꞌaj kꞌu we ucholajil riꞌ chawe rech
15 But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
we kinbꞌeyetajik, awetaꞌm jas jeꞌ katnoꞌjin pa ri rachoch ri Dios, are waꞌ ri komontyox rech ri kꞌaslik Dios, ri teleninaq xuqujeꞌ ri ukꞌuꞌx ri qas tzij.
16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
Qas qꞌalaj chi qas nim wi ri awatalik che ri qakojobꞌal: ri Cristo xukꞌut ribꞌ jacha jun achi, xya pa ri ukꞌolibꞌal rumal ri Uxlabꞌixel, xil uwach kumal ri angelibꞌ, xtzijox pa ronojel ri tinimit rech ri uwachulew. Ri winaq choch ri uwachulew xkikoj pa kanimaꞌ, xkꞌamawaꞌx pa ri juluwem.
