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Ri winak ri kas cojoninak che ri Cristo cäcowinic cujicˈ ri rakˈ

Wachalal, mecˈoji qˈuia chiwe ri xak cäquicoj quib che qui tijoxic ri kachalal. Iwetam cˈut chi cˈäx na ri kˈatow tzij pa ka wiˈ uj ri cäkaya tijonic chuwäch ri kˈatow tzij pa qui wiˈ niqˈuiaj chic. Ri uj konojel cujmacunic. Qˈuia mul cujsach che ri cäkaˈno. We cˈu cˈo jun ri man cˈo tä jubikˈ cäsach wi che ri cubij, are jun winak riˈ ri kas tzˈakat ru chomanic. Cäcowin riˈ chukˈilic rib che ronojel ri craj ri ranimaˈ. Ri uj cujcowin che qui jiqˈuic ri quiej rucˈ jun alaj jicˈbal ri cäkacoj pa qui chiˈ. Pune ta ne sibalaj cˈo qui chukˈab, cujquinimaj cˈu na riˈ. Kesajmpe ka noˈj xukujeˈ chquij ri nimak tak barcos. Pune sibalaj cˈo u chukˈab ri quiäkikˈ ri cächˈicminic, ri achi ri cˈamowinak bic cäcowinic cucˈam u be ri barco rucˈ ri alaj u timón jawijeˈ chiˈ ri craj queˈ wi. Je cˈu riˈ xukujeˈ ri kakˈ. Ri kakˈ, pune are xa jun alaj tiˈj ri sibalaj chˈutin ri cˈo pa ka chiˈ, qˈuia cˈu ri cäcowin chubanic. ¡Sibalaj nim ri cˈacheˈlaj ri cäcowin jun alaj kˈakˈ chuporoxic! Ri kakˈ junam rucˈ jun u xak kˈakˈ. Jeˈ ta ne ri uwächulew rucˈ ronojel ri etzelal ri cˈo chupam cˈo pa ka cuerpo, cutzˈiloj cˈu ronojel. Ri kakˈ jeˈ ta ne tzijtal waˈ rumal ri kˈakˈ rech ri infierno. Ronojel kˈij cˈut cuban nimalaj cˈäx che ri ka cˈaslemal, jeˈ ta ne chi cujcˈatic. Ri winak cäcowinic cäresaj ri u cˈaˈnal apachique u wäch chicop cho ruwächulew, jeˈ cˈu u banom waˈ. Cäcowin ri areˈ chubanic waˈ chque tak awaj aj pa tak juyub, chque ri chicop ajuwocaj, chque ri cumätz, xukujeˈ chque ronojel qui wäch chicop ri e cˈo pa tak ri nimalaj jaˈ rech ri mar, pa tak ri nimaˈ. Man cˈo tä cˈu jun winak cäcowinic cujicˈ ri rakˈ, cäresaj ru cˈaˈnal. Ri kakˈ are sibalaj itzel waˈ ri man cuyaˈ taj kas cäjiqˈuic. Are jeˈ ta ne chi sibalaj cˈo u veneno ri cäcowinic cäcämisanic. Rucˈ ri kakˈ cäkaya u kˈij ri Kajaw Dios ri ka Tat. Rucˈ ri kakˈ xukujeˈ quekayokˈ ri winak ri e banom rumal ri Dios ri xak jubikˈ man e junam tä rucˈ. 10 Jun winak rucˈ ru chiˈ cuya u kˈij jun, xukujeˈ cäyokˈonic. Wachalal, ¡man yaˈtal tä waˈ chi jeˈ cäkaˈno, man utz tä cˈu riˈ! 11 ¿A quel lo lok utzalaj joron xukujeˈ cˈalaj joron xa pa jun u qˈuiyibal jaˈ? ¡Man jeˈ taj! 12 Wachalal, ¿a cuya lo alanxäx jun u cheˈal oj? ¿A cuya lo oj jun u cˈamal quinakˈ? ¡Man jeˈ taj! Je cˈu riˈ man cuyaˈ taj quel lok joron ri tza, xukujeˈ joron ri kas utz xa pa jun u qˈuiyibal jaˈ.

Waral cäkil wi jas riˈ ri utzalaj noˈj ri cäpe rucˈ ri Dios

13 We cˈo jachin jun chixol ri sibalaj cˈo retam xukujeˈ cˈo u noˈj, chucˈutu ba waˈ rucˈ ri utzalaj u cˈaslemal, rucˈ cˈu ri utzil ri cubano ri man cˈo tä nimal rucˈ, xane kas rajwaxic cucoj ri utzalaj u noˈj chucˈutic waˈ. 14 We cˈu ne cˈäx quinaˈ chrij jun winak chic pa ri iwanimaˈ, cˈo cˈu cˈäx pa i cˈux chrij, we pa ronojel ri quibano quiban waˈ xak rech utz quixil wi, man cuyaˈ tä riˈ quiban nimal che ri iwetam. We je riˈ quibano, xak quiban tzij riˈ, man quibij tä cˈu ri kas tzij. 15 Waˈ we nojibal riˈ man are tä ri Dios cäyoˈwic, xane xak ajuwächulew. Cäpe waˈ xak pa ri qui chomanic ri winak, are cˈu ri Itzel ri cäyoˈwic. 16 We cˈäx quinaˈ chbil tak iwib, we ri quibano, quiban waˈ xak rech utz quixil wi, are waˈ ri cubano chi cˈo chˈoj chixol, xukujeˈ chi cˈo ronojel u wäch etzelal chixol. 17 Are cˈu ri noˈj ri cäpe chilaˈ chicaj rucˈ ri Dios, ri kas nabe ri cubano, are cuban chˈajchˈoj che ri ka cˈaslemal. Cuya utzil riˈ chkaxol, cubano chi cujchˈawic, chi utz cujchomanic. Xukujeˈ cubano chi uj nimanelab, chi cäkatokˈobisaj qui wäch niqˈuiaj chic, cäkaˈn cˈu ri utzil. Cubano chi junam quekil wi conojel, man xak tä quieb ka wäch. 18 Ri winak ri cuxlan qui cˈux, ri cˈo utzil pa canimaˈ, cäquitic na riˈ ri utzil chquixol niqˈuiaj winak chic, cäquiyac cˈu na jun cosech rech utzil pa tak ri canimaˈ ri e areˈ, xukujeˈ pa ri qui cˈaslemal.

Taming the Tongue

Not many of you should become teachers,(A) my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged(B) more strictly.(C) We all stumble(D) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(E) is perfect,(F) able to keep their whole body in check.(G)

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.(H) Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(I) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire,(J) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(K) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(L)

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(M)

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.(N) 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?(O) Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Two Kinds of Wisdom

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(P) by their good life, by deeds(Q) done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(R) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(S) 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven(T) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.(U) 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(V) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(W) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(X) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(Y) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(Z) 18 Peacemakers(AA) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.(AB)