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Ajo oyaj tuˈn t‑xiˈ kye nimil toj Jerusalén

Atzin tiˈjjo oyaj tuˈn t‑xiˈ kye erman nimil toj Jerusalén, nyatla il tiˈj tuˈn t‑xi ntzˈibˈiˈn kyeˈy, quˈn ojtzqiˈn wuˈn, qa kyajxixa tuˈn kyoniˈn kyiˈj, ex nimx nchin yolin kyiˈja kyxol nimil aj Macedonia, qa ayiˈy toj txˈotxˈ te Acay kubˈ kybˈisiˈn tuˈn kyoniˈn atxix tojjo abˈqˈe xbˈaj. Ex atzin yekˈbˈil lo ma qe kykˈuˈj nim aj Macedonia tiˈj, ex tok tilil kyuˈn, tuˈn kymojin tiˈjjo onbˈil anetziˈn. Me ma chex nchqˈonjiˈy erman lo, quˈn nya noq kukxjo nchin yoliˈn kyiˈja kywutzjo txqantl tiˈjjo lo. Qalaˈ tuˈntzintla noqx iteˈkula tzeˈnkuxjo o txi nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy. Yajtzilaˈ qa ẍeˈx junjun aj Macedonia wukˈiˈy, exsin qa mikyxikutaq kytenjiˈy, ¿Nyapela kqo txˈixwela? ¿Yajxsila kyeˈ? Tuˈnpetziˈn, kubˈ nbˈisiˈn tuˈn kyxi nchqˈonjiˈy erman lo, tuˈn kyxi nej kyukˈiy, tuˈntzintla kymojin tuˈn ttzqetjo oyaj, a xi kytziyiˈn, ex noqitla tkubˈ te jun yekˈbˈil tiˈjjo kysoˈjila, ex nya tiˈjjo tkujil kyanmiˈn.

Me kynaˈnkutzinjiˈy jun yol lo: Ankye teˈ nya nim kˈwelix tawaˈn, ex nya nim kjawil tchmoˈn. Ex ankye teˈ ma nintz kˈwelix tawaˈn, ex ma nintz teˈ kjawil tchmoˈn. Tuˈnpetziˈn, ax junjun bˈaˈn tuˈn t‑xi tqˈoˈn tzeˈnkuxjo ma kubˈ tbˈisin toj tanmin; nya tukˈa kabˈe tkˈuˈj, ex nya noq jun aˈla aku labˈte kyiˈja, quˈn ate Dios nkˈuˈjlin teˈ, a nxi tqˈoˈn tukˈa tzaljbˈil. Quˈn axte Dios nim tipin, tuˈn ttzaj qˈoˈnte nimxix kyeˈy tuˈn t‑xtalbˈil, tuˈntzintla ttzqetjo tkyaqil atx taj kyeˈy, ex tuˈntzintla kukx tuˈn kyoniˈn kyiˈjjo txqantl, tzeˈnku ntqˈmaˈn toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios:

Ankyeˈ kˈwel tsipiˈn a at te kye yaj tukˈa tkyaqil tanmin,
a twenil lo kyjel te jun majx.

10 Quˈn axte Dios kukx ntzaj qˈoˈnte ijaj kye awal, tuˈntzin tchmet kywa. Ex qa ma txi kyqˈoˈn tukˈa tkyaqil kyanmiˈn kye yaj, ktzajil tqˈoˈn Dios t‑xel toj awal, tuˈn tchˈiy wen, tuˈntzin kukx tuˈn kyoyinjiˈy kye txqantl. 11 Ikytziˈn, kchi qˈinimilxjiˈy toj tkyaqil, tuˈntzintla kukx t‑xi kysipinjiˈy kye txqantl, ayeˈ, a ntiˈ at kye, ex ajtzin t‑xi qinjiˈy kyoyaja kye erman toj Jerusalén, ktzajil anqˈin aqˈbˈil chjonte te qMan Dios toj kyanmin, noq tuˈn kywenila.

12-13 Quˈn atziˈn kyoyaja kxel kysmaˈn at kabˈe tumil: Tnejil, tiˈjjo onbˈil a kxel kysmaˈn, ex tkabˈ, te aqˈbˈil chjonte te qMan Dios. Quˈn atziˈn kyoyaja k‑okil te jun yekˈbˈil kywutz txqantl, qa ma kubˈ kynimiˈn Tbˈanil Tqanil tiˈj Crist tukˈa tkyaqil kyanmiˈn, ex kjawil kynimsin tbˈi qMan Dios tuˈn kyoyaja, a kxel kyqˈoˈn kye, ex kye txqantl. 14 Ex chi naˈl Dios kyiˈja, quˈn at‑xix kykˈuˈj kyiˈja, tuˈn t‑xtalbˈil Dios, a ma tzaj tqˈoˈn kyeˈy. 15 Chjonte qMan Dios tuˈn toyaj nimxix ma tzaj tqˈoˈn qe, a kolbˈil te jun majx.

There is no need(A) for me to write to you about this service(B) to the Lord’s people.(C) For I know your eagerness to help,(D) and I have been boasting(E) about it to the Macedonians, telling them that since last year(F) you in Achaia(G) were ready to give; and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action. But I am sending the brothers(H) in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow, but that you may be ready, as I said you would be.(I) For if any Macedonians(J) come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident. So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers(K) to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift,(L) not as one grudgingly given.(M)

Generosity Encouraged

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.(N) Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,(O) not reluctantly or under compulsion,(P) for God loves a cheerful giver.(Q) And God is able(R) to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,(S) you will abound in every good work. As it is written:

“They have freely scattered their gifts(T) to the poor;
    their righteousness endures forever.”[a](U)

10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food(V) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.(W) 11 You will be enriched(X) in every way so that you can be generous(Y) on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.(Z)

12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs(AA) of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.(AB) 13 Because of the service(AC) by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God(AD) for the obedience that accompanies your confession(AE) of the gospel of Christ,(AF) and for your generosity(AG) in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God(AH) for his indescribable gift!(AI)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:9 Psalm 112:9