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On tlaneltocaquej nonequi cuajli quinemachtisquej innenepil

Nocnihuan, ma ca san aquinon ma calaqui para temachtis, pampa nenquimatztoquej ica Dios más techtlajtlacoltis tejhuamej yejhuan titemachtiaj tla xcuajli titemachtiaj. Tinochimej ticchihuaj miyec tlajtlamach tlen xcuajli. Pero tla yacaj nochipa ican inenepil san quijtohua on tlen cuajli, melahuac yejhua cuajli tlacatl, niman hueli cuajli quimandarohua nochi itlalnacayo. Ijcuac tiquintlaliliaj teposcualijli ne ipan incamac on caballos para techtlacamatij, tihuelij tiquinhuicaj campa ticnequij.

Xtlanemilican intechcopa on barcos. Masqui sequimej barcos sanoyej huejhueyimej niman masqui sanoyej chicahuac ajaca, san ica se cojtli pitentzin on tlacatl yejhuan quiyecanaj on barco hueli cuica campa quinequi. Ijcon nochihua ican se nenepijli. Masqui yejhua sanoyej pitentzin ipan totlalnacayo, ijcuac yejhua tlajtlajtohua miyec tlamach nochihua.

Xtlanemilican itechcopa on tlitl. On tlitl pehua pitentzin, pero hueli noscaltia niman hasta hueli quitlatia se hueyi tepetl. Niman tonenepil quen itlaj tlitl yejhuan ne mictlan hualejticaj itliyo. Yejhua oncaj ipan totlalnacayo, niman tlajtlajtohua ican nochi tlajtlamach tlen xcuajli ipan in tlalticpactli. Quijtlacohua nochi tonemilis niman yejhua techajmana ipan toyojlo ipampa on tlen ica tiquijtohuaj. On tlacamej huelij quinmachtiaj nochi tlajtlamach yolquej, totomej, cohuamej niman on yolquej yejhuan ipan mar nemij, niman ye quinmachtianij. Pero xacaj hueli quimachtia inenepil. On nenepijli quen itlaj cohuatl. Yejhua notlajtlajcali niman tenticaj ican iascayo yejhuan hueli temictia. Ican tonenepil ticyectenehuaj Dios toTajtzin, niman no ican tonenepil tiquintenehuiliaj tlen xcuajli on tlacamej yejhuan Dios oquinchijchiu quen yejhua nemi ican iEspíritu. 10 Ipan sa no yejhua on camactli quisa yectenehualistli niman tlahuijhuicaltilistli. Notlajsojcaicnihuan, xcuajli para ijcon ticchihuasquej. 11 ¿Hueli ameyaj atl yejhuan xpoyec niman atl yejhuan poyec ipan san se ameyajli? ¡Ca! 12 Nocnihuan, ¿hueli se cojtli itoca higuera quitlaquitis se tlaquilyotl itoca aceituna, noso on icuamecayo uvas quitlaquitis se tlaquilyotl itoca higos? ¡Ca! No sa no ijqui, tej, se ameyajli poyec xhueli cueponaltis atl yejhuan xpoyec.

Tlamachilistli yejhuan melahuac

13 Tla nemotzajlan nemi on yejhuan notenehua ica sanoyej tlamatquij niman miyec cajsicamati, ma quiteititi ican cuajli inemilis ican yolyemanilistli yejhuan itlamatquilis quimaca. 14 Pero tla nenquipiaj nexicolistli ipan nemoyojlo noso nochipa nenquinemiliaj tlen cuajli san para nemejhuamej, tla ijcon ma ca xmohueyimatican yejhua ica on nemotlamatquilis. Ma ca xnemilican ica nenquipiaj tlamatquilistli, pampa xnejli nenquipiaj. 15 Tlamatquilistli quen on xhualehua itech Dios, yej quisticaj nican ipan in tlalticpactli. Yejhua in tlamatquilistli quisticaj intech yejhuamej in tlajtlacolejquej niman itech on diablo. 16 On tlacamej yejhuan tenexicolitaj niman san quinemiliaj on tlen cuajli para yejhuamej, sa no yejhuamej xcuajli nohuicaj, niman intech oncaj nochi on tlajtlamach tlen xcuajli. 17 Pero on yejhuan quipiaj itlamatquilis Dios nemij chipajquej. Niman no quinequij yolsehuilistli inhuan ocsequimej, niman nemij yolyemanquej, niman nocalactiaj quinojnotzasquej on yejhuan ocse tlamantic inemilis. No ijqui yejhuamej sanoyej teicnelianij, niman quitechihuiliaj miyec tlajtlamach tlen cuajli, niman xqueman techicoitaj, niman nochi on quichihuaj ican nochi inyojlo. 18 Yejhuamej quichihuaj canica para onyas yolyemanalistli niman ijcon yolmelajcanemij.

Taming the Tongue

Not many of you should become teachers,(A) my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged(B) more strictly.(C) We all stumble(D) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(E) is perfect,(F) able to keep their whole body in check.(G)

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.(H) Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(I) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire,(J) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(K) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(L)

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(M)

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.(N) 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?(O) Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Two Kinds of Wisdom

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(P) by their good life, by deeds(Q) done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(R) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(S) 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven(T) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.(U) 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(V) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(W) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(X) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(Y) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(Z) 18 Peacemakers(AA) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.(AB)