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Chiya ri cajwataj chque ri kachalal mebaˈib

Cämic cˈut, kachalal, cäkaj cäkabij chiwe jas u banom ri nimalaj u tokˈob ri Dios pa qui wiˈ ri kachalal cojonelab pa tak ri tinimit re Macedonia. Ri e areˈ, pune sibalaj qui rikom cˈäx, sibalaj cˈut xeboc il rumal, nim ri quicotemal cˈo pa canimaˈ. Pune sibalaj e mebaˈ, qui yoˈm qˈuia sipanic ri xpe pa canimaˈ jeˈ ta ne e kˈinomab. Quinbij ri xinwilo, chi ronojel ri xecowin chuyaˈic, are pa canimaˈ xpe wi. Man xuwi tä cˈu xquiya jampaˈ ri xecowin che, xane xquicoj qui chukˈab chuyaˈic jubikˈ chic. Sibalaj xujquibochiˈj chi cäkaya chque chi ri e areˈ xukujeˈ quetob chque ri kachalal ri cˈo qui rajwaxic. ¡Nim na ri xcaˈno chuwäch ri xkachomaj uj chi quecowin che! Nabe xquijach quib pu kˈab ri Kajaw Dios, te cˈu riˈ xquijach quib chke uj chunimaxic ri xkabij chque junam jas ru rayibal ri Dios. Rumal riˈ xkataˈ tokˈob che ri Tito chi cutakej u banic ru chaplem lok, are ru mulixic chixol ri tobanic ri cäpe pa iwanimaˈ. Ri ix cˈut nim ri i banom pa ronojel: sibalaj quixcojonic, sibalaj quixnaˈwic queitijoj ri winak, sibalaj cˈo iwetambal, sibalaj quixoc il che ronojel, xukujeˈ sibalaj cujiwaj. Rumal riˈ rajwaxic baˈ xukujeˈ chi nim chibana che qui toˈic ri kachalal ri cˈo qui rajwaxic.

Man are tä jun takanic waˈ ri tajin quinya chiwe. Xuwi cwaj chi quiwetamaj ri tajin cäcaˈn niqˈuiaj cojonelab chic ri sibalaj cäcaj quetobanic rech cäkˈalajinic we kas tzij queiwaj ix ri kachalal. Iwetam chi cˈu ix ri nimalaj tokˈob ri xuban ri Kajaw Jesucristo chiwe. Ri Areˈ kˈinom, xuban cˈu mebaˈ che rib chubanic utzil chiwe, rech rumal ru mebaˈil ri Areˈ ri ix quixkˈinomaric.

10 Chubanic utzil chiwe quinya ri nu chomanic chrij ronojel waˈ. Ri ix junabir utz xibano xichap lok u banic we utzil riˈ. Man xak tä cˈu xichap u banic waˈ, xane rucˈ nimalaj quicotemal xiban waˈ. 11 Cämic cˈut chitakej u banic waˈ cˈä quiqˈuis na u wäch rucˈ nimalaj quicotemal jas ri i banom petinak lok. Chiya baˈ jas ri quixcowin che, jas ri cˈo iwucˈ. 12 We jun winak kas cˈo ru rayibal chuyaˈic ri tobanic, ri Dios cucˈamowaj riˈ ri sipanic joropaˈ ri cˈo rucˈ. Ri Areˈ man cutaˈ tä ri man cˈo tä rucˈ jun.

13 Man are tä cwaj chi xa ix quixcanaj can pa mebaˈil rumal ri qui toˈic niqˈuiaj chic. 14 Ri cwaj in are laˈ chi junam ri jastak iwe cˈolic. Cämic ri ix cˈo ri jastak iwe che qui toˈic niqˈuiaj chic chupam ri qui rajwaxic. Cäpe cˈu na ri kˈij aretak cˈo na ri i rajwaxic ix. Ri e areˈ cˈut quixquitoˈ na ix aretak cˈo i rajwaxic. Je riˈ junam ri tewchibal quiriko. 15 Are je waˈ jas ri cubij ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic: “Ri jun ri qˈuia xuriko, man xocˈow tä u wiˈ ri xcanaj rucˈ. E cˈu ri jun ri man qˈuia taj xuriko, xak are xubana che,” ―cächaˈ.

Waral cäkil wi jachin tak ri xetak bi che rachiˈl ri Tito

16 Maltiox che ri Dios rumal chi xuya pa ranimaˈ ri Tito chi sibalaj coc il chiwe jas ri quinban in. 17 Ri are cˈut xunimaj jas ri xintak wi. Rumal chi ri areˈ xukujeˈ sibalaj coc il chiwe, are craj cäril chi na i wäch. Rumal riˈ cämic pa ranimaˈ cäpe wi ri queˈc, copan na iwucˈ.

18 Junam rucˈ ri Tito tajin cäkatak bi jun kachalal chic. Ri kachalal riˈ sibalaj utz quechˈaw conojel ri kachalal cojonelab chrij rumal chi sibalaj utz u banom chutzijoxic ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio. 19 Man xuwi tä waˈ, xane xukujeˈ are ri areˈ ri xquichaˈ ri kachalal cojonelab che kachiˈl pa ri ka binem che ka toˈic pa we chac riˈ ri tajin cäkaˈno chunimarisaxic u kˈij ri Dios xukujeˈ chucˈutic chi sibalaj quixquicot chubanic ri utzil. Waˈ we chac riˈ are ru yaˈic ri cäpe pa ranimaˈ jun che qui toˈic ri cˈo qui rajwaxic. 20 Je riˈ tajin cäkaˈno rech man cˈo tä jun cubij tzij chkij rumal rech we nimalaj sipanic riˈ ri tajin cäkamulij. 21 Tajin cäkacoj ka chukˈab chubanic ri kas takal u banic, man xuwi tä chuwäch ri Dios, xane xukujeˈ chquiwäch ri winak.

22 Cucˈ ri e areˈ tajin cäkatak bi jun kachalal chic ri kilom chi sibalaj coc il chubanic ronojel. Cämic cˈut sibalaj cäquicotic rumal chi kas cäcuˈbi u cˈux chiwij. 23 We cˈo jachin jun cˈo jas cutaˈ chrij ri Tito, chibij che chi are wachiˈl ri junam cächacun wucˈ che i patänixic ix. We cˈo jun cˈo jas cutaˈ chquij tak ri niqˈuiaj kachalal chic, chibij che chi ri e areˈ e takowinak bi ri kachalal cojonelab, xukujeˈ chi cäquinimarisaj u kˈij ri Cristo. 24 Rumal riˈ, chicˈutu baˈ chi kas tzij queiwaj ri e areˈ. Je riˈ rech cäquetamaj conojel ri kachalal cojonelab. Xukujeˈ rech quetam chi man xak tä lokˈ cäkabij chi cujquicot uj iwucˈ.

The Collection for the Lord’s People

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian(A) churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(B) For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(C) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing(D) in this service(E) to the Lord’s people.(F) And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. So we urged(G) Titus,(H) just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion(I) this act of grace on your part. But since you excel in everything(J)—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,(K) in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

I am not commanding you,(L) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace(M) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(N) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(O) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(P)

10 And here is my judgment(Q) about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.(R) 11 Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness(S) to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(T) not according to what one does not have.

13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. 14 At the present time your plenty will supply what they need,(U) so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, 15 as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”[b](V)

Titus Sent to Receive the Collection

16 Thanks be to God,(W) who put into the heart(X) of Titus(Y) the same concern I have for you. 17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.(Z) 18 And we are sending along with him the brother(AA) who is praised by all the churches(AB) for his service to the gospel.(AC) 19 What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us(AD) as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.(AE) 20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21 For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.(AF)

22 In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus,(AG) he is my partner(AH) and co-worker(AI) among you; as for our brothers,(AJ) they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ. 24 Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you,(AK) so that the churches can see it.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts and in your love for us
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:15 Exodus 16:18