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 and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Grace and peace to you. We give thanks to God always for all of you, keeping the memory of you in our prayers without ceasing,

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 your work of faith, and hardship, and charity, and enduring hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, before God our Father.

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

For we know, brothers, beloved of God, of your election.

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.

For our Gospel has not been among you in word alone, but also in virtue, and in the Holy Spirit, and with a great fullness, in the same manner as you know we have acted 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.

And so, you became imitators of us and of the Lord, accepting the Word in the midst of great tribulation, but with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

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

So have you become a pattern for 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 was spread, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith, which is toward God, has advanced so much so that we do not need to speak to you about 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 others are reporting among us of the kind of acceptance we had among you, and how you were converted from idols to God, to the service of the 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 the expectation of his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead), Jesus, who has rescued us from the approaching wrath.