1 Corinthians 9
1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
¿La man kꞌu yaꞌtal chwe in kinbꞌano ri kawaj? ¿La man kꞌu wilom in ri Ajawxel Jesús? ¿La man kꞌu wumal we in xixkojon che ri Cristo?
2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
Pune e kꞌo man kakikoj taj chi inutaqoꞌn ri Dios. Ri ix kꞌut kikojo. Jeriꞌ rumal ri ix, ix retal chi qas inutaqoꞌn pa ri Ajawxel.
3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
Ri tobꞌal wibꞌ chikiwach ri kinkiyoqꞌo are we riꞌ:
4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?
¿La man kꞌu yaꞌtal chaqe uj kujwaꞌik xuqujeꞌ kujqumunik?
5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
¿La man kꞌu yaꞌtal chaqe kaqakꞌam bꞌik ri qixoqil qukꞌ jetaq ri kakibꞌan ri Pedro, ri e rachalal ri Jesús, xuqujeꞌ ri nikꞌaj taqoꞌn chik?
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
¿La xaq xwi kꞌu ri Bernabé rachiꞌl ri in, man yaꞌtal ta chaqe kujchakunik?
7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
¿La kꞌo kꞌu jun ajchꞌoꞌj chajil tinimit are katojow ronojel ri kajawataj che? ¿La kꞌo kꞌu jun ajchak riꞌ ri kutik uvas ri mat kutij rech ri uvas? ¿La kꞌo kꞌu jun ajyuqꞌ riꞌ ri kuꞌchajij ri wakax man kutij ta kꞌu rech ri leche ri kuyitzꞌo?
8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
Michomaj chi xaq pa we wi kinbꞌij we jastaq riꞌ. ¿La man kꞌu jewaꞌ kubꞌij ri taqanik?
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
Kubꞌij pa ri utaqanik ri Moisés: Makoj chim chutzaꞌm ri wakax ri kayaqꞌow ri tiriko. ¿La qas kꞌu are ri wakax riꞌ ri kakꞌaxir ranimaꞌ ri Dios chike
10 Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
o xa rumal qe uj kubꞌij? Qas tzij wi, xa rumal qe uj kubꞌij, rumal chi ri ajchak are kuchapleꞌj uchakuxik ri ulew rech kabꞌan ri tikoꞌn xuqujeꞌ ri bꞌiqol rech ri uwach kuchapleꞌj chak, kakibꞌano we chak riꞌ kuꞌl kikꞌuꞌx chi kakiriq ke ri uwach ri tikoꞌn.
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
We qatikom ijaꞌ rech ri uxlabꞌal pa taq iwanimaꞌ ¿la sibꞌalaj nim kꞌu ri kel wi chiꞌwe we kiya tobꞌanik chaqe ri kajawataj chaqe uj rech kujkꞌasiꞌk?
12 If others be partakers of [this] power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
We kakikꞌam ke nikꞌaj iwukꞌ, ¿la man kꞌu taqal chaqe uj kaqakꞌam xuqujeꞌ qe? Pune jeriꞌ xqaqꞌiꞌo man xqatoqꞌij taj ri yaꞌtal chaqe, xqaqꞌiꞌo rech man kujux taj topibꞌal aqanaj pa ri utz laj taq tzij rech ri Cristo.
13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live [of the things] of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
¿La man iwetaꞌm chi ri kepatanij pa ri Templo xuqujeꞌ ri kakilij patanijem cho ri tzujbꞌal, chilaꞌ kakikꞌam wi ke ri tijowik rij?
14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
Ri Ajawxel xtaqanik rech ri kakitzijoj ri utz laj tzij kikꞌamawaꞌj ri tojbꞌal ke chilaꞌ.
15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for [it were] better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
Man nukꞌamom ta kꞌu we che ri yaꞌtal bꞌe chwe, xuqujeꞌ matajin ta kintzꞌibꞌaj we riꞌ chuchꞌaik chiꞌwe. Are katanik kinkamik cho ri kinqꞌatex che ri qas kawaj kinbꞌano.
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
Pune jeriꞌ, kintzijoj ri utz laj taq tzij, man rukꞌ ta nimal, rumal cher are waꞌ ri yaꞌtalik kinbꞌano. ¡Kꞌax we, we man kintzijoj ri utz laj taq tzij!
17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me.
Qas tzij wi we kinbꞌan rukꞌ ronojel wanimaꞌ, kayaꞌtaj na tojbꞌal we, we kꞌu kinbꞌano rumal xa kintaqchiꞌx chubꞌanik, xaq xwi tajin kinbꞌan riꞌ ri xintaq che.
18 What is my reward then? [Verily] that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
¿Jas kꞌu tojbꞌal we kinriqo? Xaq xwi kintzijoj ri utz laj taq tzij, man kinta ta pwaq are kintzijoj ri utz laj tzij, rech man kinbꞌan taj ri yaꞌtal bꞌe chwe kinbꞌano.
19 For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Pune maj nukꞌas xa ta ne rukꞌ jun, xinux kꞌu ajchak kech, rech jeriꞌ sibꞌalaj e kꞌi keꞌnchꞌeko.
20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
Xinux aj Israel chikixoꞌl ri winaq aꞌj Israel, rech jeriꞌ xeꞌnchꞌeko. Are xinkꞌojiꞌ kukꞌ ri e kꞌo chuxeꞌ ri taqanik rech ri Moisés je xinnoꞌjin kukꞌ (pune man in kꞌo in chuxeꞌ ri taqanik) rech jeriꞌ xeꞌnchꞌeko.
21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ, ) that I might gain them that are without law.
Chikixoꞌl ri man e kꞌo ta chuxeꞌ ri taqanik, xinnoꞌjinik jetaq ri man kꞌo ta chuxeꞌ ri taqanik, (pune man in qꞌatal ta che ri utaqanik ri Dios, xane qas uchapom na kꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri utaqanik ri Cristo) rech jeriꞌ keꞌnchꞌek ri man e kꞌo taj chuxeꞌ ri taqanik.
22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.
Xinbꞌano chi maj nuchuqꞌabꞌ are xinkꞌojiꞌ kukꞌ ri maj kichuqꞌabꞌ rech jeriꞌ xeꞌnchꞌek ri maj kichuqꞌabꞌ. Xinbꞌan ronojel uwach rech jeriꞌ xeꞌnchꞌeko pune xa e jujun chike konojel.
23 And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with [you].
Kibꞌano ronojel we riꞌ xa rumal rech ri utz laj taq tzij, rech jeriꞌ kꞌo we che ri uwachinik.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
¿La man iwetaꞌm chi are kabꞌan jun xikꞌanem, konojel ri xikꞌanelabꞌ kakitij chuqꞌabꞌ, pune jeriꞌ xa jun kachꞌekow ri tojbꞌal? Xaq jeriꞌ chixxikꞌanoq rech kayaꞌtaj na chiꞌwe ri tojbꞌal.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Konojel ri koꞌk pa jun tijoj anim, kakitijoj kibꞌ rukꞌ sukꞌal. We winaq riꞌ kakibꞌan we jastaq riꞌ rech kakichꞌek ri tojbꞌal ke ri kasach uwach, ri uj kꞌut kaqatijoj qibꞌ rech kaqachꞌek jun tojbꞌal qe ri man kasach ta uwach.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
Xaq jeriꞌ, ri in man kinxikꞌan taj jetaq ri winaq ri man ketaꞌm taj jawjeꞌ kꞌopan wi; xuqujeꞌ man kinbꞌan ta chꞌoꞌj jetaq ri xaq kyaqiqꞌ kuchꞌayo.
27 But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Xane kinchꞌey wibꞌ xuqujeꞌ in kabꞌan we puꞌwiꞌ ri nutyoꞌjal, jeriꞌ rumal pune xintzijoj ri utzij ri Dios chike nikꞌaj chik, makawaj taj in kinel kanoq.
