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Ri Pablo nubij chi can rusamajel wi ri Dios

10  Riyin ri Pablo can ye qˈuiy wi cˈa ri yetzijon chuwij y niquibij cˈa: Tek ri Pablo cˈo chkacojol sibilaj jabel, can nuchˈutinirisaj riˈ y riqˈui chˈuchˈujil nichˈo wi chake, yacˈa tek xa nej cˈo wi, ma nupokonaj ta chic nubij pe cowilaj tak chˈabel chake, yechaˈ. Pero riyin xa ma que ta riˈ nben. Riyin xa can riqˈui chˈuchˈujil ncˈutuj cˈa jun utzil chiwe y can nchˈutinirisaj wiˈ chucˈutuxic can achiˈel ri chˈuchˈujil riche (rixin) ri Cristo. Y ri utzil ri ncˈutuj chiwe ya ta chi ichojmirisan ta chic ronojel; riche (rixin) chi tek riyin xquinapon chilaˈ iwuqˈui, ma rajawaxic ta chi ncusaj ri uchukˈaˈ ri ruyaˈon ri Dios pa nukˈaˈ. Can ma nwajoˈ ta nbenbij cowilaj tak chˈabel chiwe, achiˈel ri nchˈobon chi nbij chique ri yebin chuwij chi xa ya ri nrayij riyin ri nben y xa ma nben ta ri nrajoˈ ri Ajaf. Y astapeˈ can kitzij wi chi riyoj xa yoj winek achiˈel ri nibix chikij, pero riyoj ma ya ta ri kachukˈaˈ ka riyoj ri nikacusaj tek nikaben chˈaˈoj riqˈui ri itzel winek. Ruma ri uchukˈaˈ ri nikacusaj riyoj riche (rixin) chi nikaben chˈaˈoj riqˈui ri itzel, ma kachukˈaˈ ta riyoj, xa can riqˈui ri Dios petenak wi ri nimalaj uchukˈaˈ riˈ ri can nicowin wi nukasaj ri nimaˈk itzel tak naˈoj ri yeruyaˈ ri itzel pa quijolon ri winek. Can yekakasaj wi cˈa tijonic ri xa quiche (quixin) winek y can yekakasaj chukaˈ ronojel ruwech naˈoj ri yebeyacatej pe pa quijolon ri winek ri ma nuyaˈ ta kˈij chi netamex ruwech ri Dios. Y ronojel ri chˈobonic ri xa quiche (quixin) winek can yekakasaj wi y nbekayaˈ chuxeˈ rukˈaˈ raken ri Cristo riche (rixin) chi niquinimaj y niquiben ri nrajoˈ Riyaˈ. Riyix wacami ma jane ninimaj ta tzij, pero tek can xtinimaj tzij y xtiben ri achique nubij ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chiwe, yacˈariˈ tek riyoj xtikacˈajsaj quiwech ri nicˈaj chic ri xa ma xtiquichˈutinirisaj ta quiˈ riche (rixin) chi niquinimaj tzij.

Riyix xaxu (xaxe wi) nitzˈet achique rubanic nitzuˈun ri winek pero ma nitzˈet ta cˈa achique ri cˈo pa ránima. Y wi cˈo cˈa jun ri nichˈobo ka chi riyaˈ can riche (rixin) wi ri Cristo, xa can queriˈ chukaˈ tuchˈoboˈ chikij riyoj, chi riyoj chukaˈ can yoj riche (rixin) wi ri Cristo. Riyoj can yoj rusamajel wi ri Ajaf Jesucristo ruma can ruyaˈon wi kˈatbel tzij pa kakˈaˈ. Y ma qˈuixbel ta chi nyaˈ jubaˈ nukˈij tek nbij ronojel riˈ chiwe, ruma can que wi riˈ. Pero riyoj ma yojcˈo ta cˈa riche (rixin) chi nitaluj iwiˈ, riyoj yojcˈo pero riche (rixin) chi yixkatoˈ, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ yixqˈuiy ta cˈa chupan ri icˈaslen riqˈui ri Dios. Man xa tikˈax chiwech chi re wuj re yentek el iwuqˈui xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi yixinxibij. 10 Ruma can yecˈo chiwe riyix ri yebin, chi riyin tek cˈo wuj yentek el chiwe, can ruyon cowilaj tak chˈabel ri can ye pokon ri yentzˈibaj el chupan. Yacˈa tek yinapon cˈa chilaˈ iwuqˈui xa ma riqˈui ta chic cowilaj tak chˈabel ri yichˈo wi iwuqˈui, y ri nuchˈabel xa majun rejkalen, yechaˈ. 11 Pero ri yebin queriˈ xaxu (xaxe) wi cˈa nwajoˈ nbij chique chi can achiˈel wi rubanic ri chˈabel ri ye katzˈiban el chupan ri wuj ri ye katakon el, xa can queriˈ chukaˈ xtibekabanaˈ tek xkojapon chilaˈ iwuqˈui.

12 Ruma riyoj ma jubaˈ xtubij ta ri kánima chi yoj‑oc cachibil, ni xa ta nikajunumaj kiˈ quiqˈui ri xa quiyon niquiyaˈ ka quikˈij. Ruma xa pa quichˈobonic ka riyeˈ nipe wi tek niquibij chi can ye utz. Y can niquijunumaj ka quiˈ chiquiwech ka riyeˈ chi achique ri más utz y xa majun quinaˈoj chiquibanic. 13 Riyoj ma nikaben ta cˈa achiˈel niquiben riyeˈ. Ruma riyoj ma nikajoˈ ta nikacˈul kakˈij ruma jun samaj ri xa ma yatajnek ta chake. Riyoj xaxu (xaxe wi) yojsamej ri acuchi (achique) nrajoˈ ri Dios chi yojapon wi. Y ri Dios xuyaˈ cˈa kˈij chake chi xojbesamej cˈa iwuqˈui riyix. 14 Y ma yoj kˈaxnek ta el chare ri lugar ri nrajoˈ ri Dios chi yojsamej wi. Queriˈ nikabij chiwe ruma can yoj cˈa riyoj ri xojapon nabey mul ri chilaˈ iwuqˈui; kacˈuan apo ri lokˈolaj ruchˈabel ri Cristo ri niyaˈo colotajic. 15 Riyoj ma nikayaˈ ta kakˈij ruma ri samaj ri xa banon cuma nicˈaj chic. Ri koyoben cˈa riyoj, ya ta chi riyix nicukeˈ más icˈuˈx, y tek can cukul chic más icˈuˈx, iwuma ta riyix más nej napon wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios. Ruma ri Dios can que wi riˈ nrajoˈ chi nikacˈuaj ri ruchˈabel pa nicˈaj chic lugar ri acuchi (achique) nrajoˈ wi Riyaˈ. 16 Y riqˈui ri queriˈ, riyoj xtikatzijoj ta cˈa ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic cˈa más quelaˈ chare ri itinamit riyix. Y riqˈui ri queriˈ, riyoj ma yojapon ta acuchi (achique) yecˈo chic aj samajel, y cˈo chic samaj quibanon. Riyoj ma rucˈamon ta chi nikayaˈ kakˈij ruma ri samaj ri xa banon cuma nicˈaj chic.

17 Y wi cˈo jun ri nrajoˈ nunimirisaj riˈ, más utz chi ya ri Ajaf tunimirisaj rukˈij. 18 Ruma ri xa ruyon ka riyaˈ nubij chi can cˈo rukˈij, ma ntel ta chi tzij chi can queriˈ nitzˈetetej ruma ri Dios. Cˈa ya na cˈa ri Ajaf Dios ri xtibin wi cˈo rukˈij ri winek riˈ o xa majun.

Paul’s Defense of His Ministry

10 By the humility and gentleness(A) of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul,(B) who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(C) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(D) For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(E) The weapons we fight with(F) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(G) to demolish strongholds.(H) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(I) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(J) to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(K)

You are judging by appearances.[a](L) If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ,(M) they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.(N) So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us(O) for building you up rather than tearing you down,(P) I will not be ashamed of it. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(Q) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(R) 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(S) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,(T) a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you(U) with the gospel of Christ.(V) 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits(W) by boasting of work done by others.(X) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,(Y) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel(Z) in the regions beyond you.(AA) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory. 17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[b](AB) 18 For it is not the one who commends himself(AC) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer. 9:24