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Cof kojcˈojeˈ chupan ri colotajic

Ri Cristo xojrucol yan chuwech ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés. Rumacˈariˈ, cof quixcˈojeˈ chupan ri colotajic riˈ. Y man cˈa quixoc ta chic jun bey chuxeˈ ri ley.

Y tiwacˈaxaj na peˈ, riyin ri Pablo nbij cˈa chiwe: Wi riyix xtiyaˈ kˈij chi niban ri circuncisión chiwe ruma can nichˈob chi riqˈui ri queriˈ yixcolotej, riˈ xa niben chare ri Cristo chi achiˈel xa majun utzil xucˈom pe chiwe. Y nbij chic cˈa jun bey chique ri achiˈaˈ ri can nicajoˈ chi niban ri circuncisión chique: Wi can nicajoˈ chi niban ri circuncisión chique, can nicˈatzin chi niquiben cˈa ronojel ri nubij chupan ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés riche (rixin) chi queriˈ yecolotej. Y riyix ri can riqˈui chi niben ri nubij ri ley niwajoˈ chi yixtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun imac, wi queriˈ, xa can yix elenak pe riqˈui ri Cristo, y chukaˈ iyaˈon chic ca ri rutzil ri Dios. Yacˈa riyoj can riqˈui cˈa ri Cristo cukul wi kacˈuˈx ruma ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu, y rumariˈ cukul apo kacˈuˈx koyoben chi yojtzˈetetej ruma ri Dios chi majun kamac. Ruma riyoj ri xa jun chic kabanon riqˈui ri Cristo Jesús, majun nuben wi niban ri circuncisión chake, o ma niban ta. Ri cˈo rejkalen ya ri cukbel cˈuˈx riqˈui ri Cristo Jesús, ruma ri kacukbel cˈuˈx riqˈui ri Cristo nuben chake chi cˈo ajowabel kiqˈui.

Ri pa nabey mul, can choj wi yix benak. Yacˈa re wacami, ¿achique cˈa xbano chiwe chi ma niwajoˈ ta chic ninimaj ri kitzij? Xa ichapon yixkˈolotej pa rukˈaˈ ri ntajin rucˈutic chiwech wacami, y can kˈalaj chi ma riqˈui ta ri xsiqˈuin (xoyon) iwuche (iwixin) petenak wi ri tijonic riˈ. Ri chˈom (levadura), xa riqˈui ti jubaˈ nika chupan ri qˈuej (harina) ri muˈul ca, nuchˈomirisaj ronojel. Can queriˈ chukaˈ niquiben ri tzij ri xa ma ye utz ta, xa riqˈui jun, nuchop yeruyoj quinojel. 10 Y riyin can cukul nucˈuˈx riqˈui ri Ajaf Jesucristo, chi riyix can xu (xe) wi ri kitzij ri xtinimaj. Y ri winek cˈa ri niyojo ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chiwech, can cˈo cˈa chi xtika rucˈayewal pa ruwiˈ. Y xabachique ta cˈa chi winek riˈ.

11 Y riyin wachˈalal, wi xa ta cˈa ntzijoj na chi ri circuncisión nicˈatzin na chi niban, ri wech aj Israel man ta yinquetzelaj, y man ta itzel chukaˈ niquicˈaxaj tek ntzijoj chi ri Cristo xcom chuwech ri cruz. 12 Can nrayij cˈa chi ye elesan ta el ri winek ri yeyojo ruchˈabel ri Dios chiwech.

13 Ruma riyix wachˈalal can ya ri Dios ri xixsiqˈuin (xixoyon), riche (rixin) chi xixrucol pe chuxeˈ ri ley. Pero ma xixcolotej ta pe riche (rixin) chi niben ri xa ya ri nirayij ka riyix. Ma que ta riˈ. Riyix xixcolotej pe riche (rixin) chi can titolaˈ iwiˈ riqˈui ajowabel. 14 Ruma chupan ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés, nubij: Can achiˈel cˈa ri nawajoˈ ka awiˈ riyit, can queriˈ chukaˈ queˈawajoˈ ri awucˈ awachˈalal. Queriˈ nubij ri tzˈibatal ca. Y wi naben cˈa re nubij re jun tzij reˈ, can xaben yan cˈa ronojel ri nubij chupan ri ley riˈ. 15 Ma ticˈux ta iwiˈ y ma titij ta iwiˈ chiˈijujunal, xa tibanaˈ cuenta iwiˈ riche (rixin) chi ma yixqˈuis ta ka.

Tiyaˈ kˈij chare ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu chi ya Riyaˈ ri nucˈuan iwuche (iwixin) y ma tiben ta ri nirayij riyix

16 Y nbij cˈa chukaˈ chiwe: Tiyaˈ kˈij chi ya ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ri nucˈuan iwuche (iwixin), y ma tiben ta ri xa iraybel ka riyix. 17 Ruma ri raybel riche (rixin) ri chˈaculaj ma nika ta chuwech ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu, y ri raybel riche (rixin) ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ma nika ta chuwech ri chˈaculaj. Chi ye caˈiˈ man cˈa xtiquicˈuaj ta quiˈ. Y rumariˈ ma yixcowin ta niben ri niwajoˈ chi niben. 18 Pero wi can ya ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ri nucˈuan iwuche (iwixin) chupan ri icˈaslen, nikˈalajin chi ma chuxeˈ ta chic rutzij ri ley riche (rixin) ri Moisés yixcˈo wi.

19 Y can yekˈalajin wi cˈa ri banobel ri xa ruraybel ri chˈaculaj, ruma xa ruyon achiˈel reˈ: Ri ixok ri cˈo rachijil y nucˈom ruwech jun chic achi y ri achi ri cˈo rixjayil y nucanoj jun chic ixok. Ri winek ri niquicanoj quiˈ riche (rixin) chi yemacun y xa ma quicˈulaj ta quiˈ. Ri winek ri can sibilaj cˈa etzelal niquiben y niquiben mac ri sibilaj qˈuixbel. 20 Chukaˈ ri niquiyalaˈ quikˈij dios ri xa ye banon cuma winek. Ri yebano itz. Ri yecˈuluˈan quiˈ. Ri yebano oyowal. Ri itzel niquinaˈ chique ri nicˈaj chic ri utz yecˈo. Ri nipe coyowal chanin. Ri nicajoˈ chi xaxu (xaxe wi) ta riyeˈ ri cˈo utz niquicˈom ca chare ronojel cosas. Ri niquijachalaˈ quiˈ ruma ma junan ta niquichˈob. Ri nika chiquiwech ri chˈabel ri xa ma ye kitzij ta. 21 Ri itzel niquinaˈ chique ri nicˈaj chic ri utz yecˈo. Ri yecamisan. Ri yekˈaber. Ri yebano ma utzilaj tak nimakˈij ta. Y ri yequibanalaˈ chukaˈ nicˈaj chic quiwech etzelal achiˈel ri queriˈ. Y can nbin chic cˈa chiwe jun bey, y ncamuluj rubixic chiwe, chi ri winek ri yebano etzelal achiˈel ri queriˈ, ma xqueˈoc ta cˈa pa rajawaren ri Dios.

22 Yacˈa wi can niyaˈ kˈij chi ya ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ri nucˈuan iwuche (iwixin), ri icˈaslen can niwachin jabel. Y xticˈojeˈ pa tak iwánima ri ajowabel, ri quicoten, ri uxlanibel cˈuˈx, ri cochˈonic, ri utzilaj naˈoj, ri raybel chi nibanalaˈ utzil, ri cukbel cˈuˈx, 23 ri cˈaslen chˈuchˈuj, y ri nikˈil iwiˈ chubanic ri mac. Y wi jun cˈaslen queriˈ ri nicˈuaj, ri ley majun xtuben ta chiwe. 24 Y konojel cˈa ri yoj riche (rixin) chic ri Cristo, achiˈel ta xa can xojbajix riqˈui Riyaˈ chuwech ri cruz, riche (rixin) chi riyoj xekayaˈ ca ri itzel tak raybel. 25 Ruma chi can ya cˈa ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ri yayon ri cˈacˈacˈ kacˈaslen, rumariˈ can tikayaˈ cˈa kˈij chi ya Riyaˈ ri nucˈuan kiche (kixin).

26 Man cˈa tikanimirisaj ta kiˈ; ma tikayacalaˈ ta koyowal chikachibil kiˈ. Ni man cˈa chukaˈ itzel ta tikanaˈ chique nicˈaj chic ri utz yecˈo.

Freedom in Christ

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)

Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(D) Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(E) You who are trying to be justified by the law(F) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(G) For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(H) For in Christ Jesus(I) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(J) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(K)

You were running a good race.(L) Who cut in on you(M) to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(N) “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”(O) 10 I am confident(P) in the Lord that you will take no other view.(Q) The one who is throwing you into confusion,(R) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?(S) In that case the offense(T) of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators,(U) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(V) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(W) rather, serve one another(X) humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](Y) 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit,(Z) and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.(AA) 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.(AB) They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[c] you want.(AC) 18 But if you are led by the Spirit,(AD) you are not under the law.(AE)

19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,(AF) impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(AG) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(AH)

22 But the fruit(AI) of the Spirit is love,(AJ) joy, peace,(AK) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.(AL) Against such things there is no law.(AM) 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh(AN) with its passions and desires.(AO) 25 Since we live by the Spirit,(AP) let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited,(AQ) provoking and envying each other.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
  2. Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
  3. Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what