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Rumal cˈu rech chi man xkachˈij tä chi na ri mat ketam jas i banom, xkachomaj cujcanaj can ka tuquiel pa ri tinimit Atenas. Jeˈ xkaˈn waˈ, xkatak cˈu bi ri kachalal Timoteo iwucˈ. Ri Timoteo are jun utzalaj patänil re ri Dios ri chacuninak kucˈ chutzijoxic ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio chrij ri Cristo. Xkatak cˈu bi iwucˈ rech cuwalijisaj ri iwanimaˈ, quixupixbaj rech cˈo na más u chukˈab ri i cojonic. Je riˈ rech man cˈo tä jun chiwe cuban quieb u cˈux cumal tak we cˈäxcˈol riˈ. Ri ix cˈut iwetam chi tzrajwaxic wi chi cäkarik cˈäx. Je riˈ, rumal chi xkabij waˈ chiwe aretak xujcˈoji iwucˈ, chi cäkarik na ri cˈäxcˈol. Je riˈ kas yaˈ iwetam ri xkacˈulmaj uj konojel. Ri in man xinchˈij tä chi na ri mat quinwetamaj jas i banom. Rumal riˈ xintak bi ri Timoteo chutaˈic u tzijol jas u banom ri i cojonic. Xinxej wib chi we ne rucˈ jubikˈ xixchˈactaj rumal ri Itzel, xak baˈ lokˈ riˈ ri ka chac ri xkaˈn iwucˈ.

Cämic cˈut tzelejeninak lok ri Timoteo pa Tesalónica, xuya ri utzalaj tzij chke chrij ri i cojonic, xukujeˈ chi sibalaj quiwaj iwib, utz iwanimaˈ chque conojel. Cutzijoj chke chi amakˈel cujnaˈtaj chiwe, utz i chomanic chkij, xukujeˈ chi sibalaj quiwaj quiwil ka wäch. Jeˈ ri ke uj xukujeˈ, sibalaj cäkaj cäkil i wäch. Xa je riˈ, kachalal, chupam ronojel ri ka rajwaxic, xukujeˈ ri cˈäxcˈol ri tajin cäkariko, cäcuˈbi ka cˈux rumal iwech, aretak cäkato chi kas tzij ix cojoninak che ri Cristo, jicom ri iwanimaˈ. Xkanaˈ uj chi jeˈ ta ne xuban cˈacˈ ri ka cˈaslemal, man cˈo tä chi jas cäkabisoj, rumal chi kas i jiquibam i cˈux chrij ri Kajaw Jesús. Rumal cˈu riˈ, sibalaj nim ri maltioxinic cäkaya che ri Dios rumal iwech ix, rumal ri nimalaj quicotemal ri cäkanaˈ pa kanimaˈ chuwäch ri Dios. 10 Xuwi baˈ cäkaˈn orar pi wiˈ chi pakˈij chi chakˈab, man cujkˈiytaj taj. Cäkataˈ che ri Dios chi cuya chke chi cäkil i wäch. Je riˈ cäkaya na chiwe ri cˈä craj na che ri i cojonic.

11 Are ta baˈ ri Dios ka Tat junam rucˈ ri Kajaw Jesucristo cätob chke, cucˈam ka be rech cujcowinic cujopan iwucˈ. 12 Ri Kajaw Dios chuban ta baˈ chiwe chi cäqˈuiy na ri rutzil iwanimaˈ, chuya ta na chiwe chi sibalaj quiwaj iwib chbil tak iwib, xukujeˈ queiwaj conojel ri niqˈuiaj winak, jeˈ jas ri uj xukujeˈ sibalaj quixkaj. 13 Xukujeˈ chubana chiwe chi sibalaj jicom iwanimaˈ rech man cˈo tä mac cäriktaj chiwij, chˈajchˈoj ri i cˈaslemal chuwäch ri Dios ka Tat aretak cäpe ri Kajaw Jesucristo e rachiˈl conojel ri e rech ri Areˈ.

So when we could stand it no longer,(A) we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.(B) We sent Timothy,(C) who is our brother and co-worker(D) in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ,(E) to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.(F) For you know quite well that we are destined for them.(G) In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.(H) For this reason, when I could stand it no longer,(I) I sent to find out about your faith.(J) I was afraid that in some way the tempter(K) had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.(L)

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But Timothy(M) has just now come to us from you(N) and has brought good news about your faith and love.(O) He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.(P) Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm(Q) in the Lord. How can we thank God enough for you(R) in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?(S) 10 Night and day we pray(T) most earnestly that we may see you again(U) and supply what is lacking in your faith.

11 Now may our God and Father(V) himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(W) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(X) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(Y) when our Lord Jesus comes(Z) with all his holy ones.(AA)