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Quen ijqui inhuan titohuicasquej on tlaneltocaquej

Ma ca xcajhua yejhuan huehuentzin, yej san xtlacanonotza quen yacaj motaj yesquia. Niman on telpocamej xquinnotza quen mocnihuan. On lamajtzitzintin no xquinnojnotza sa no ijqui quen ticchihuasquia ihuan monan niman on ichpocamej no quen mocnihuan yesquiaj ican nochi chipahualistli.

Xquintlacaita niman xquimpalehui on sihuacahualtzitzintin yejhuan melahuac quimpolojticaj. Pero tla se sihuacahualtzintli quipia iconehuan noso ixhuihuan, ma yejhuamej in teconehuan quichihuacan para quintequipanosquej intajhuan quen quitocarohua. Ijqui, tej, quitlaxtlahuasquej on tetlajsojtlalistli yejhuan achtopa yejhuamej oquipixquej itech intajhuan ijcuac pipitiquej catca. Yejhua in sanoyej cuajli niman quixpacaita Dios. On sihuatl yejhuan melahuac cahualtzintli niman yonocau iselti, san quitlalia itlamachalis itech Dios. Yejhua quichihua oración niman san yejhua itech quinotlajtlanilijticaj ican tonajli niman yehuajli. Pero on sihuacahuajli yejhuan nemi para nopactis, yejhua yomic ixpan Dios masqui nemi. Ijcon xquinnahuati on tlacamej para ma ca ma onyaj on tlinon ica quimahuasquej. Tla yacaj xquintequipanohua on yejhuan quen quinta, niman más yejhuamej on yejhuan ichanchanejcahuan, tla ijcon, tej, xquichihua tlen on cuajli tlaneltoctli technahuatia, niman más xcuajli quichihua xquen yejhua on yejhuan xtlaneltoca.

Sen sihuacahualtzintli tehuan ticpohuas ipan lista san yejhuan yocajxitij yepoajli xipan, niman tla oquipix san sentetl ihuehuentzin, 10 niman tla nochimej cuajli quimatij ica oquichiu miyec cuajli tequitl. In quijtosnequi tla cuajli oquinyecan teconehuan, tla ne ichan cuajli quinselia on yejhuan xchanejquej, tla quimpalehuiya on yejhuan teyaxcahuan itech Dios ican yolyemanalistli, tla quimpalehuiya on yejhuan tlajyohuiyaj, niman tla quichihua nochi tlen cuajli tequitl. 11 Pero ma ca tictlalis ipan lista on sihuacahualtin yejhuan más coconej, pampa tla xquixicohuaj, quitlalcahuiyaj Cristo niman ocsejpa nonamictiaj. 12 Niman onquisaj tlajtlacolejquej pampa xquichihuaj on tlen oquijtocaj quichihuasquej. 13 Yejhuamej pehuaj cajcalactinemij techajchan, niman nocuepaj tlatzijquej, niman chacuamej, niman nochi ica nocalactiaj niman pehua tlamach quijitohuaj yejhuan xquitocarohua quijitosquej. 14 Yejhua ica niquinnequilia on sihuacahualtzitzintin yejhuan coconej ma nonamictican, ma tlascaltican, ma cuajli tlachacan in calijtic, niman ma ca ma cahuilican on totlahuelicniu para ma techistlaco. 15 Sequimej sihuacahualtzitzintin yonoxelojquej, niman quichihuaj tlen xcuajli niman ijqui quitlacamatij on Satanás. 16 Pero tla saman yacaj yejhuan tlaneltoca tlacatl noso yejhuan sihuatl quipia sihuacahuajli ipan ichan, ma yejhua quitequipano. Ma ca ma impan yetiya nochimej on tlaneltocaquej, para ijcon yejhuamej ocsequimej huelisquej quimpalehuisquej yejhuan melahuac xacaj ipan tlacha.

17 On tlajtlajmatquej yejhuan cuajli tlayecanaj itech on tlaneltocaquej, yejhuamej ma quintlacaitacan. Pero ma más quintlacaitacan yejhuamej on yejhuan san ica nocahuaj quiteijliaj niman temachtiaj. 18 Yejhua on Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua: “Ma ca xtensalo on huacax ijcuac quiteinia on tlayojli noso on trigo.” No ijqui: “On tequitqui quitocarohua quitlaxtlahuilisquej.”

19 Ijcuac quiteixpanhuisquej on tlajtlajmatquetl tlayecanqui itech tocnihuan, ma ca xneltoca tlen quijtohuaj tla xnemi ome noso yeyi teixpantiliquetl yejhuan quijtosquej tla melahuac oquichiu on tlen xcuajli. 20 Pero on yejhuan xtlacaquij, yej oc tlajtlacohuaj, xquimajhua imixpan nochimej para ijcon on ocsequimej iconehuan Dios ma nomojtican.

21 Nimitztlactitia ixpan Dios niman toTeco Jesucristo, niman imixpan on yectitoquej ilhuicactequitquej tlatlapejpeniltin, xquintlacamati yejhua in tlanahuatiltin. Ma ca san sequimej tiquimpalehuis, nion ma ca yacaj ticchicoitas. 22 Ma ca xcalactijtetzi san aquinon para tlajtlajmatqui yes para ma ca yej no tehuan tictlaxtlahuas on tlajtlacojli de ocse, yej xmejehua chipahuac.

23 Ijcon quen achi ticualo ipan mojti, ma ca san atl xconi, yej no xconi achijtzin vino.

24 Intlajtlacol sequimej tlacamej nimantzin pa nesi ijcuac xe ajsi on tonajli ijcuac Dios quitlaxtlahuilis ican tlajyohuilistli. Pero intlajtlacol ocsequimej xpa nesi, yej hasta ajsis on tonajli ijcuac Dios quintlaxtlahuilis. 25 No sa no ijqui on tlen cuajli tequitl quichihuaj, quemantica nimantzin pa nesi, niman tla xnimantzin pa nesi, xnochipa iyantias.

Widows, Elders and Slaves

Do not rebuke an older man(A) harshly,(B) but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men(C) as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.(D) But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents,(E) for this is pleasing to God.(F) The widow who is really in need(G) and left all alone puts her hope in God(H) and continues night and day to pray(I) and to ask God for help. But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.(J) Give the people these instructions,(K) so that no one may be open to blame. Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(L) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, 10 and is well known for her good deeds,(M) such as bringing up children, showing hospitality,(N) washing the feet(O) of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble(P) and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.

11 As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. 12 Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. 13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies(Q) who talk nonsense,(R) saying things they ought not to. 14 So I counsel younger widows to marry,(S) to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.(T) 15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.(U)

16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.(V)

17 The elders(W) who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,(X) especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a](Y) and “The worker deserves his wages.”[b](Z) 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder(AA) unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.(AB) 20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove(AC) before everyone, so that the others may take warning.(AD) 21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus(AE) and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.

22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,(AF) and do not share in the sins of others.(AG) Keep yourself pure.(AH)

23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine(AI) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

24 The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. 25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 5:18 Deut. 25:4
  2. 1 Timothy 5:18 Luke 10:7