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Man cäqˈuistaj tä baˈ ka cˈux rumal chi ri Dios u yoˈm pa ka kˈab chi cäkatzijoj ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Areˈ chrij ri cˈacˈ trato rumal chi xel u cˈux chke. Ketzelam u wäch ri qˈuixbal u banic xukujeˈ ri xa cäban chi cˈuyal. Man quekasub tä ri winak, man cäkaqˈuex tä ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios, xane xuwi cäkabij ri kas tzij. Je riˈ cäkaˈno rech conojel ri winak cuyaˈ cäquinaˈ na pa canimaˈ chi utz ri cäkaˈn cho ri Dios. We cˈu ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio ri cäkatzijoj are chˈuktalic, xak xuwi chquiwäch ri winak ri xa cäsach na qui wäch are chˈuktal wi. Rumal chi man quecojon taj, ri dios re we uwächulew riˈ are banowinak chque chi sachinak ri qui chomabal, jeˈ ta ne chi man quecowin taj quecaˈyic. Je riˈ u banom chque rech man cäquil tä ri sakil re ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio chrij ri Cristo ri sibalaj nim u kˈij. Are cˈu ri Cristo, are ri kas u wächbal ri Dios. Aretak cäkatzijoj ru Tzij ri Dios, man uj taj cäkatzijoj kib, xane are cäkatzijoj ri Jesucristo chi are Kajaw. Are cˈu ri uj xuwi cäkakˈalajisaj kib chi uj patänil tak iwe rumal chi lokˈ cäkil wi ri Jesús. Ri Dios cˈut ri xtakanic chi cätunun ri sakil pa ri kˈekum, are cˈu waˈ ri xubano chi cätunun ru sakil ri Areˈ pa tak ri kanimaˈ rech rucˈ we sakil riˈ cäketamaj chi sibalaj cänimarisax u kˈij ri Dios. Kˈalaj waˈ chupalaj ri Jesucristo.

Chujcojon che ri Dios pa ronojel

We kˈinomal riˈ ajchicaj cˈo pa ri ka cuerpo ri jeˈ ta ne e boˈj banom rucˈ ulew. Je riˈ rech kˈalaj chi we nimalaj chukˈab riˈ ri cˈo kucˈ, rucˈ ri Dios cäpe wi, man kech tä cˈu uj. Pune cäkarik cˈäx je waˈ je riˈ, amakˈel cujel chupam. Pune sibalaj cujoc il, man cäqˈuistaj tä can ka cˈux. Pune cäban cˈäx chke cumal ri winak, man uj wonobam tä canok. Pune cujkasax cho rulew, cujsoctaj cˈut, man cäsach tä ka wäch. 10 Apawijeˈ ta ne ri cujeˈ wi cˈo ri retal ru cämical ri Jesús che ri ka cuerpo, are waˈ ri cˈäx ri tajin cäkariko. Je riˈ rech xukujeˈ kˈalaj ru cˈaslemal ri Jesús pa tak ri ka cˈaslemal uj. 11 Ri uj ri cˈä uj cˈasal na, ronojel kˈij uj cˈo cho ri cämical rumal rech ri Jesús, rech ru cˈaslemal ri Jesús cäkˈalajin pa tak ri ka cuerpo uj ri xa cäsach qui wäch. 12 Ri uj, rumal ru tzijoxic ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios, xa jubikˈ man cäpe ri cämical pa ka wiˈ. Are cˈu ri ix xa tajin quirik na ri cˈaslemal.

13 Ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic cubij: “Xincojon che ri Dios. Rumal cˈu riˈ xintzijonic,” ―cächaˈ. Ri uj xukujeˈ jeˈ cäkaˈno. Cujcojon che ri Dios, rumal cˈu riˈ cujtzijonic. 14 Ketam cˈut chi ri Dios ri xucˈastajisaj ri Kajaw Jesús chquixol ri cäminakib, ri uj xukujeˈ cujucˈastajisaj na chquixol ri cäminakib junam rucˈ ri Jesús. Cujucˈam cˈu na bi chuwäch ri Areˈ junam iwucˈ ix. 15 Ronojel waˈ xbantajic chubanic utzil chiwe. Je riˈ rech we e qˈuia ri cäquirik ri nimalaj u tokˈob ri Dios, e qˈuia xukujeˈ ri cäquiya na maltioxinic che ri Areˈ rech cänimarisax cˈu na u kˈij ri Dios.

16 Rumal riˈ man cäqˈuistaj tä ka cˈux. Pune we ka cuerpo riˈ xa tajin cärijobic, ri kanimaˈ cˈut tajin cuban na cˈacˈ ronojel kˈij. 17 Ri cˈäxcˈol ri cäkarik pa we cˈaslemal riˈ man nim tä waˈ, xane xa re quieb oxib kˈij. Cuya cˈu chke chi cäkarik na ke ri nimarisabal u kˈij ri Dios ri man cˈo tä u qˈuisic, ri sibalaj nim na chuwäch ri cˈäxcˈol. 18 Mäcuˈbi baˈ ka cˈux chquij ri jastak ri queilitajic, xane are cuˈl ka cˈux chquij ri man queilitaj taj, rumal chi ri jastak ri queilitajic xa cäsach qui wäch, are cˈu ri man queilitaj taj man cˈo tä qui qˈuisic.

Present Weakness and Resurrection Life

Therefore, since through God’s mercy(A) we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.(B) Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(C) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(D) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(E) in the sight of God. And even if our gospel(F) is veiled,(G) it is veiled to those who are perishing.(H) The god(I) of this age(J) has blinded(K) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(L) who is the image of God.(M) For what we preach is not ourselves,(N) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(O) and ourselves as your servants(P) for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](Q) made his light shine in our hearts(R) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(S)

But we have this treasure in jars of clay(T) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(U) and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side,(V) but not crushed; perplexed,(W) but not in despair; persecuted,(X) but not abandoned;(Y) struck down, but not destroyed.(Z) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(AA) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(AB) 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,(AC) so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.(AD)

13 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.”[b](AE) Since we have that same spirit of[c] faith,(AF) we also believe and therefore speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead(AG) will also raise us with Jesus(AH) and present us with you to himself.(AI) 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving(AJ) to overflow to the glory of God.

16 Therefore we do not lose heart.(AK) Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly(AL) we are being renewed(AM) day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(AN) 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,(AO) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
  2. 2 Corinthians 4:13 Psalm 116:10 (see Septuagint)
  3. 2 Corinthians 4:13 Or Spirit-given