1 Timothy 3
1 The word [is] steadfast: If anyone longs for overseership, he desires a right work;
Qas tzij kabꞌixik: We kꞌo jun karaj kux kꞌamal bꞌe jun jeꞌl laj patanijel riꞌ kurayij kuxik.
2 it is required, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, a husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, respectable, a friend of strangers, 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, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
Man kaqꞌabꞌar taj, man jun tzukul chꞌoꞌj taj, man are ta kuloqꞌoqꞌej ri pwaq, xane utz kanoꞌjinik xuqujeꞌ kajororik.
4 leading his own house well, having children in subjection with all dignity,
Utz rilik ri rixoqil xuqujeꞌ ri ralkꞌwaꞌl kubꞌano, kuꞌtaqchiꞌj ri e ralkꞌwaꞌl kenimanik, jeꞌ jas ri kajawatajik.
5 (and if anyone has not known [how] to lead his own house, how will he take care of an assembly 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 new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment 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 and it is required of him also to have a good testimony from those outside, that he may not fall into reproach and a 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 Servants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,
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 having the secret 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 minister, being unblameable.
Nabꞌe na solix kij, we kꞌu maj mak kariqitaj chike, kꞌa te riꞌ choꞌk che patanijel.
11 Women, in like manner, dignified, not false accusers, vigilant, 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 Servants—let them be husbands of one wife, leading the children well, and their own houses,
Rajawaxik chi ri patanijel achajilom xa rech jun ixoq, xuqujeꞌ kuꞌpixibꞌaj ri e ralkꞌwaꞌl pa ri rachoch.
13 for those who ministered well acquire a good step to themselves, and much boldness in faith that [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 write to you these things, hoping to come to you soon,
Pune kawaj kateꞌnwilaꞌ aninaq, kintzꞌibꞌaj kꞌu we ucholajil riꞌ chawe rech
15 and if I delay, that you may know how it is required to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God—a pillar and foundation 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 confessedly, great is the secret of piety: who was revealed in flesh, declared righteous in [the] Spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, 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.
