1 Timothy 3
1 This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Qas tzij kabꞌixik: We kꞌo jun karaj kux kꞌamal bꞌe jun jeꞌl laj patanijel riꞌ kurayij kuxik.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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 given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Man kaqꞌabꞌar taj, man jun tzukul chꞌoꞌj taj, man are ta kuloqꞌoqꞌej ri pwaq, xane utz kanoꞌjinik xuqujeꞌ kajororik.
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Utz rilik ri rixoqil xuqujeꞌ ri ralkꞌwaꞌl kubꞌano, kuꞌtaqchiꞌj ri e ralkꞌwaꞌl kenimanik, jeꞌ jas ri kajawatajik.
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall 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 a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Xuqujeꞌ rajawaxik chi utz ketzijon ri winaq che rech man kayoqꞌ taj xuqujeꞌ man kaqaj ta pa ri ukꞌaꞌmabꞌal ri itzel.
8 Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Rajawaxik chꞌajchꞌoj ri kichomanik, xuqujeꞌ kakikꞌol ri nimaq taq qas tzij rech ri kojobꞌal.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.
Nabꞌe na solix kij, we kꞌu maj mak kariqitaj chike, kꞌa te riꞌ choꞌk che patanijel.
11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful 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 the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Rajawaxik chi ri patanijel achajilom xa rech jun ixoq, xuqujeꞌ kuꞌpixibꞌaj ri e ralkꞌwaꞌl pa ri rachoch.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness 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 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
Pune kawaj kateꞌnwilaꞌ aninaq, kintzꞌibꞌaj kꞌu we ucholajil riꞌ chawe rech
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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 controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into 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.
