1 Tesalonicenses 1

1 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.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus (the) Messiah: Grace to you and peace.

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

We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

3 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.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, before our God and Father.

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

We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

5 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.

and that our gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of persons we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

6 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.

You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

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

so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

8 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.

For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out; so that we do not need to say anything.

9 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.

For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

10 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.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.