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15  Riyoj ri can kacukuban chic kacˈuˈx riqˈui ri Cristo, rajawaxic chi yekacochˈ ri kachˈalal ri ma can ta cukul quicˈuˈx riqˈui ri Cristo. Man cˈa tikaben ta xaxu (xaxe) wi ri nika chkawech riyoj. Xa rajawaxic chi tikabanaˈ ri nika chiquiwech ri kachˈalal, riche (rixin) chi cˈo utz nucˈom pe chique riyeˈ, riche (rixin) chi yeqˈuiy chupan ri quicˈaslen riqˈui ri Dios. Hasta ri Cristo ma xuben ta ri xa ruraybel ka Riyaˈ. Riyaˈ xuben ri ruraybel ri Tataˈixel. Achiˈel ri nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca: Ri yokˈonic ri niquiben ri winek chawij riyit, xa chuwe cˈa riyin xquiben wi. Queriˈ nubij ri Cristo chare ri Dios. Y ronojel ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈiban ojer ca, riche (rixin) chi cˈo nucˈut chkawech tek tzˈibatal ca. Can nuben cˈa chake chi yojcochˈon y nucukubaˈ kacˈuˈx chiroyobexic ri rutzil ri Dios. Ri Dios nuben chake chi yojcochˈon y nucukubaˈ apo kacˈuˈx. Y ri nuraybel riyin chiwe riyix, chi ri Dios nuben ta chiwe chi can ta junan iwech, can achiˈel chukaˈ ri xucˈut ca ri Cristo Jesús. Riche (rixin) chi queriˈ, kas junan cˈa iwech niyaˈ rukˈij rucˈojlen ri Dios ri Rutataˈ ri Kajaf Jesucristo.

Ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic nitzijox chique ri ma ye israelitas ta

Riyix tek napon jun kachˈalal iwuqˈui, can riqˈui ajowabel ticˈuluˈ y queriˈ chukaˈ rucˈamon chi nuben riyaˈ iwuqˈui riyix, can tibanaˈ achiˈel xuben ri Cristo; ruma Riyaˈ can xojrucˈul, riche (rixin) chi ri Dios xtucˈul ta cˈa rukˈij rucˈojlen. Queriˈ nbij chiwe, ruma ri Cristo xpe riche (rixin) chi xojrutoˈ ri yoj israelitas ri banon ri circuncisión chake, riche (rixin) chi xucˈut chkawech chi ri Dios can nuben wi ri nubij. Can ya cˈa ri Cristo ri xcˈamo pe ri utzil ri rutzujun (rusujun) ca ri Dios chique ri ojer tak katiˈt kamamaˈ chi nuyaˈ. Y xpe chukaˈ riche (rixin) chi ri ma ye israelitas ta niquiyaˈ chukaˈ rukˈij rucˈojlen ri Dios, ruma Riyaˈ xujoyowaj quiwech. Achiˈel ri nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri tzˈibatal ca:

Xcatinkˈalajsaj cˈa chiquicojol ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta y xtinyaˈ cˈa akˈij,
y xtinbixaj ri abiˈ. Queriˈ ri tzˈibatal ca. 10 Y ri ruchˈabel ri Dios nubij chukaˈ:
Riyix ri ma yix israelitas ta, quixquicot quiqˈui ri ye israelitas, ri rutinamit ri Dios. Queriˈ nubij chupan ri tzˈibatal ca. 11 Y chukaˈ nubij:
Tiyaˈ rukˈij ri Ajaf chiˈiwonojel riyix ri ma yix israelitas ta.
Quinojel winek tiquiyaˈ cˈa rukˈij ri Dios. Queriˈ nubij chupan ri tzˈibatal ca. 12 Y ri Isaías rutzˈiban ca:
Cˈo jun riy rumam ri Isaí xticˈojeˈ
y xtoc jun aj kˈatbel tzij pa quiwiˈ ri ma ye israelitas ta,
y ri winek riˈ can xticoyobej cˈa chi niquil utzil riqˈui. Quecˈariˈ ri rutzˈiban ca. 13 Ri Dios ri nibano chake chi cukul apo kacˈuˈx chiroyobexic ri rutzujun (rusujun) ca chake, can xtunojsaj ta cˈa ri iwánima riqˈui ronojel quicoten y uxlanibel cˈuˈx ruma can iniman chic Riyaˈ. Can queriˈ ta cˈa xtuben chiwe riche (rixin) chi can ta cukul apo icˈuˈx chiroyobexic ri rutzil ri Dios ri nuyaˈ chiwe, ruma chi ri ruchukˈaˈ ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu can nisamej pa tak iwánima.

14 Wachˈalal, riyin jabel wetaman chi riyix can nojnek ri utzil pa tak iwánima. Wetaman chukaˈ chi riyix cˈo qˈuiy iwetaman, rumariˈ tek yixcowin nipixabalaˈ iwiˈ chiˈiwachibil iwiˈ. 15 Pero rajawaxic chi nnataj el chiwe riche (rixin) chi ma nimestaj ta, y rumariˈ ma xinpokonaj ta xintzˈibaj chic el chupan re wuj reˈ. Xintzˈibaj el chiwe, ruma ri rutzil ri Dios ri ruyaˈon chuwe, 16 yariˈ ri banayon chuwe chi xinoc rusamajel ri Jesucristo, riche (rixin) chi ntzijoj chique ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta ri lokˈolaj ruchˈabel ri Dios ri niyaˈo colotajic. Y queriˈ riyeˈ niquijech ri quicˈaslen chare ri Dios ruma ri nusamaj riyin. Riyeˈ can yeka wi chuwech ri Dios, ruma ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu nuchˈajchˈojsaj ri quicˈaslen.

17 Ri Cristo Jesús cˈo wuqˈui, y rumariˈ riyin sibilaj yiquicot riqˈui ri samaj ri yaˈon chuwe ruma ri Dios. 18 Riyin man ta jun tzij yicowin nbij wi man ta ri Cristo yin rucusan chubanic re samaj reˈ, can ya wi cˈa ri Cristo ri ucusayon wuche (wixin). Y rumariˈ tek ye qˈuiy chique ri winek ri ma ye israelitas ta ri yeniman riche (rixin). Niquinimaj ruma niquicˈaxaj ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic ri ntzijoj chique y ruma chukaˈ chi xquitzˈet ri samaj ri xinben chiquicojol. 19 Y xequitzˈet chukaˈ ri milagros ri xenben. Ruma ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu can nuyaˈ wi uchukˈaˈ chuwe riche (rixin) chi yenben nimaˈk tak milagros riche (rixin) chi nikˈalajin chi kas kitzij chi ya ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri ntzijoj. Riyin xintzijoj pa Jerusalem ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic, y pa tak nicˈaj chic tinamit, y xintzijoj chukaˈ cˈa pa ruwachˈulef Ilírico. Can ronojel cˈa ri lugar riˈ xinyaˈ yan rutzijol ri lokˈolaj ruchˈabel ri Cristo. 20 Quereˈ nben ruma sibilaj nwajoˈ nkˈalajsaj ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic pa tak lugar ri ma etaman ta chi rajawaxic chi ninimex ri Cristo, y ma ya ta ri acuchi (achique) ri xa chapon chic rutzijoxic cuma nicˈaj chic. 21 Y tek quereˈ nben, can nibanatej cˈa ri nubij chupan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios:

Chi ri winek ri majun quicˈaxan ta chrij Riyaˈ, xtiquicˈaxaj cˈa;
y ri winek ri majun tzijon ta chique chrij Riyaˈ, xtikˈax chiquiwech. Queriˈ nubij chupan ri tzˈibatal ca.

Ri Pablo nrajoˈ nibe chiquitzˈetic ri kachˈalal ri yecˈo pa Roma

22 Y ruma sibilaj nwajoˈ ntzijoj ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chique ri ma quicˈaxan ta, rumariˈ ma yin cowinek ta yin aponak iwuqˈui. Astapeˈ can qˈuiy mul nrayin chi yin aponak ta. 23 Yacˈa re wacami xinqˈuis yan ri nusamaj ri pa tak tinamit ri xinnataj yan ka chiwe. Y qˈuiy yan cˈa junaˈ wajowan chi yinapon iwuqˈui. 24 Nchˈobon chi yikˈax el iwuqˈui tek xquibe pan España. Nwajoˈ yicˈojeˈ el jun caˈiˈ oxiˈ kˈij iwuqˈui riche (rixin) chi nikatzˈet chic kawech, riche (rixin) chi riyix niyaˈ quicoten pa wánima. Y chukaˈ nwajoˈ chi niyaˈ ta el chuwe ri nicˈatzin riche (rixin) ri nubey. 25 Yacˈa wacami yibe na pa Jerusalem riche (rixin) chi nbenjachaˈ ca jun ofrenda chique ri lokˈolaj tak kachˈalal ri yecˈo chiriˈ. 26 Ruma ri lokˈolaj tak kachˈalal ri ma ye israelitas ta ri yecˈo waweˈ pa ruwachˈulef Macedonia y pa ruwachˈulef Acaya, xalex pa cánima chi niquitek el jun ofrenda chique ri pobres ri yecˈo chiquicojol ri lokˈolaj tak kachˈalal israelitas ri yecˈo pa Jerusalem. 27 Nicajoˈ yequitoˈ. Y utz chi niquiben queriˈ, ruma cˈo modo nikabij chi cˈo jun quicˈas quiqˈui ri israelitas. Ruma ye ri israelitas ri xetzijon ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chique, y rumariˈ utz chi riyeˈ yequitoˈ jubaˈ ri israelitas chukaˈ. 28 Y tek njachon chic cˈa ca ri ofrenda riˈ, yacˈariˈ tek xquibe pan España y yacˈariˈ tek xquikˈax el iwuqˈui riyix. 29 Y wetaman chi tek xquinapon iwuqˈui, can nim wi ri utzil ri xticˈul ruma ri lokˈolaj ruchˈabel ri Cristo ri xtincˈuaj chiwe.

30 Wachˈalal, ruma ri Jesucristo ri Kajaf, y ruma chukaˈ chi ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ruyaˈon pa tak kánima chi nikajoˈ kiˈ, rumariˈ ncˈutuj jun utzil chiwe chi riqˈui ronojel iwánima quinitoˈ riqˈui ri oración, 31 riche (rixin) chi man ta xquika pa quikˈaˈ ri winek ri ma quiniman ta ri Jesucristo ri chiriˈ pa Judea. Y chukaˈ xticˈutuj ta chare ri Dios chi ri lokˈolaj tak kachˈalal ri pa tinamit Jerusalem chilaˈ pa Judea, jabel ta rucˈulic xtiquiben chare ri ofrenda ri xtinjech chique. 32 Y queriˈ, xtiquicot ta ri wánima tek xquinapon iwuqˈui wi queriˈ ri ruraybel ri Dios, y xquinuxlan ta el jubaˈ iwuqˈui. 33 Y can ya ta cˈa ri Dios ri niyaˈo ri uxlanibel cˈuˈx ri xticˈojeˈ iwuqˈui chiˈiwonojel. Amén.

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(B) to build them up.(C) For even Christ did not please himself(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](E) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(F) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(G) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify(H) the God and Father(I) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Accept one another,(J) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b](K) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(L) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles(M) might glorify God(N) for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
    I will sing the praises of your name.”[c](O)

10 Again, it says,

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”[d](P)

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
    let all the peoples extol him.”[e](Q)

12 And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse(R) will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”[f](S)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(T) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(U)

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness,(V) filled with knowledge(W) and competent to instruct one another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me(X) 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(Y) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(Z) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(AA) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus(AB) in my service to God.(AC) 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(AD) to obey God(AE) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(AF) through the power of the Spirit of God.(AG) So from Jerusalem(AH) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(AI) 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(AJ) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(AK) 21 Rather, as it is written:

“Those who were not told about him will see,
    and those who have not heard will understand.”[g](AL)

22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(AM)

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,(AN) 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain.(AO) I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist(AP) me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem(AQ) in the service(AR) of the Lord’s people(AS) there. 26 For Macedonia(AT) and Achaia(AU) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.(AV) 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(AW) 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain(AX) and visit you on the way. 29 I know that when I come to you,(AY) I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.

30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,(AZ) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.(BA) 31 Pray that I may be kept safe(BB) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution(BC) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people(BD) there, 32 so that I may come to you(BE) with joy, by God’s will,(BF) and in your company be refreshed.(BG) 33 The God of peace(BH) be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9
  2. Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision
  3. Romans 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49
  4. Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43
  5. Romans 15:11 Psalm 117:1
  6. Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)
  7. Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)