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A qchwinqil ntzalaj Dios tiˈj

Atzin jaˈlin erman, o bˈaj qnikˈuˈn kyeˈy tzeˈn tuˈn kybˈetiˈy toj tumil, ex tzeˈnku taj qMan Dios tzeˈnkuxjo nkubˈ kybˈinchiˈn jaˈlin. Me qo kubˈsil qwutza kyeˈy toj tbˈi qAjaw Jesús, tuˈn kukx tkubˈ kybˈinchinjiˈy ikyjo. Quˈn ojtzqiˈn kyuˈn a xnaqˈtzbˈil xi qqˈoˈn, axjo tzaj tqˈoˈn qAjaw Jesús: A tajbˈil qMan Diosjo, tuˈn kyoka tzˈaqle toj kychwinqila, ex tuˈn tel kypaˈn kyibˈa tiˈjjo kyˈaˈjin tiˈjlbˈinxi mejebˈlin. Quˈn teyilex te junjun tuˈn tel tnikyˈ te, tuˈn tnajan xjan wen tukˈa t‑xuˈjil, ex atitla toklin t‑xuˈjil toj twutz; nya tuˈn tnajan tukˈa achbˈil ex tzeqbˈil tiˈj juntl ichin mo juntl qya, tzeˈnkuxjo nbˈant kyuˈnxjal, a naˈm tel kynikyˈ tiˈj qMan Dios. Mix aˈl jun kyeˈ tuˈn tkubˈ tbˈinchin ikyjo, quˈn tuˈn ikyjo nkubˈ tsbˈuˈn juntl. Quˈn axte qMan Dios ktzajil qˈonte tkawbˈil kujxix kyibˈajjo nchi bˈinchin teˈ ikyjo, a tzeˈnkuxjo xi qqˈmaˈn kyeˈy. Quˈn aku te qMan Dios o txkonqe tuˈn qanqˈin saqxix toj tkyaqil, ex nya tukˈa jun nya bˈaˈn toj qchwinqil. Ikytziˈn, qa at jun n‑el ikyˈin teˈ xnaqˈtzbˈil lo, nya noq jun ichin n‑el tikyˈin, qalaˈ aku qMan Dios, a tzaj qˈonte Xewbˈaj Xjan toj qanmin.

Atzin jaˈlin, nya il tiˈj tuˈn qtzˈibˈiˈn tiˈjjo tqˈaqˈbˈil kykˈuˈja kyxolxa, quˈn axte qMan Dios o tzaj yekˈinte kyeˈy, tzeˈn tuˈn kykˈuˈjlin te kyibˈa kyxoliliˈy. 10 Ex nkubˈ kybˈinchiˈn ikyjo kyukˈa jniˈ nimil toj tkyaqil txˈotxˈ te Macedonia. Me qo kubˈsil qwutza kyeˈy, erman, tuˈn tchˈiyxixjo kykˈuˈjbˈil kyibˈa. 11 Kyqˈonka tilil, tuˈn kyanqˈiˈn wen, ex tuˈn mi tzˈokx kylimoˈn kyibˈa tojjo a nya kyeˈy. Qalaˈ kukx chi aqˈninjiˈy, tzeˈnkuxjo o txi qqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, 12 tuˈntzintla kykubˈ nimiˈn kyuˈnxjal, a nya nimil, ex tuˈntzin ntiˈ atx taj kyeˈy.

A tulil qAjaw

13 Atzin jaˈlin, erman, qaja tuˈn tel kynikyˈa kyiˈjjo ayeˈ nimil nchi kyim, tuˈntzin mi chi jaw labˈiˈn, tzeˈnqeku txqantl xjal, aye nya nimilqe, aye ntiˈ tqˈuqbˈil kykˈuˈj, tuˈn kylonte kywutz juntl majl. 14 Quˈn bˈiˈn quˈn qa kyim Jesucrist, ex jatz anqˈin juntl majl. Exsin ikyqexjo nimil, aye nchi kyim, kchi jawitz anqˈin juntl majl tuˈn Dios, ex kchi tzajil tiˈn tukˈa Jesús, aj tul juntl majl. 15 Tuˈnpetziˈn, nxi qqˈmaˈnjiˈy t‑xnaqˈtzbˈil qAjaw: A awo itzˈqox, ajxi tul kanin qAjaw, mi qo nej kywutzjo ayeˈ o chi kyim. 16 Quˈn ax te qAjaw kˈwelitz toj kyaˈj tukˈa jun tqˈajqˈojil twiˈ kujxix wen, ex tukˈa tqˈajqˈojil twiˈ tnejil angel, ex tukˈa tqˈajqˈojil tsu qMan Dios. Ex ayetziˈn nimil otaq chi kyim, kchi jawitz anqˈin nejxix. 17 Tbˈajlinxiˈ ikyjo, awotzinqe, a itzˈqoxtaq, qo xel tiˈn junx kyukˈa toj muj, tuˈntzin qten tukˈa qAjaw te jun majx. 18 Twutzxixjo xnaqˈtzbˈil lo. Tuˈnpetziˈn, kyqˈuqbˈimtzin kykˈuˈja, tuˈnjo yol lo.

Living to Please God

As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

It is God’s will(D) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(E) that each of you should learn to control your own body[a](F) in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust(G) like the pagans,(H) who do not know God;(I) and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.[b](J) The Lord will punish(K) all those who commit such sins,(L) as we told you and warned you before. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.(M) Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.(N)

Now about your love for one another(O) we do not need to write to you,(P) for you yourselves have been taught by God(Q) to love each other.(R) 10 And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia.(S) Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more,(T) 11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(U) just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders(V) and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

Believers Who Have Died

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed(W) about those who sleep in death,(X) so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.(Y) 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,(Z) and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.(AA) 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,(AB) will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.(AC) 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,(AD) with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel(AE) and with the trumpet call of God,(AF) and the dead in Christ will rise first.(AG) 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(AH) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(AI) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(AJ) forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another(AK) with these words.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Or learn to live with your own wife; or learn to acquire a wife
  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.