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¿Ankyexixtl at toklin toj Tkawbˈil Dios?(A)

18  Tojxjo maj anetziˈn, o tzaj laqˈeˈy, a awoˈy t‑xnaqˈtzbˈin, tkˈatz Jesús, ex xi qqaniˈn te: ¿Ankyexixtl nim toklin toj Tkawbˈil Dios toj kyaˈj?

Tzaj ttxkoˈn Jesús jun tal kˈwal, ex kubˈ twaˈbˈin qxola, ex tzaj tqˈmaˈn: Twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, qa mi s‑ok kyanmiˈn tzeˈn tanminjo tal kˈwal lo, a manyor tal mutxin, nlayxpen chi okxtza toj Tkawbˈil Dios toj kyaˈj. Tuˈnpetziˈn, atzin te nim tokliˈn toj Tkawbˈil Dios, a kˈwel tmutxsin tibˈ tzeˈnku tal kˈwal lo. Tuˈnpetziˈn, ankye kxel kˈmonte jun tal kˈwal tzeˈnku lo, noq tuˈn tnimbˈil tiˈj nbˈiˈy, nyakuj ayiˈn kchin xel tkˈmoˈn.

Jun techil tuˈn Jesús, tuˈn mi qox tzˈaq toj il(B)

Noq alkye jun xjal ntjyoˈn tumil tzeˈn tten, tuˈn tel tpaˈn jun tal kˈwal tibˈ tiˈj tnimbˈil wiˈja, junxpetla tzˈele te te, tuˈn tok kˈlet jun ma tij abˈj te chebˈl triy tiˈj tqul, ex tuˈn t‑xi t‑xoˈn tibˈ toj aˈ, tuˈn tkyim te jun majx, tzeˈnkuljo tuˈn tokx toj paˈbˈin twutz Dios tukˈaˈ til ikyjo. ¡Ay! Ntiˈx kyajbˈin xjal aj il twutz txˈotxˈ, a ipbˈilxix iteˈke tuˈn kykubˈ tzˈaq txqantl toj il. Kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, kukx at te iljo tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ, me nim bˈisbˈajil texjal, a tzunx nlabˈte kyiˈjjo txqantl, tuˈn kykubˈ tzˈaq toj il.

Tuˈnpetziˈn, qa noq tuˈn tpaj jun tqˈobˈa mo jun tqan, aku kubˈ tzˈaqiy toj il, bˈantla tuˈn tel ttxˈemiˈn, ex qˈimila toj tkˈuˈja te jun majx. Quˈn wenitla tuˈn tokxa toj kyaˈj noq tukˈa jun tqˈobˈa mo jun tqan, tzeˈnkul teˈ, tuˈn t‑xiˈy kyukˈa kykabˈil toj qˈaqˈ. Ex qa noq tuˈn tpaj tbˈaqˈ twutza aku kubˈ tzˈaqiy toj il, qˈimitza, ex qˈimila toj tkˈuˈja te jun majx. Quˈn bˈantla tuˈn tokxa toj kyaˈj noq tukˈa jun twutza, tzeˈnkul teˈ, tuˈn txiˈy kyukˈa kykabˈil toj qˈaqˈ, a mixla k‑yupjilx.

Jun techil tuˈn Jesús tiˈjjo rit xi naj(C)

10 Mi chi el kyikyˈinjiˈy tal muchˈqe lo. Quˈn twutzx kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, loqe ky‑angel majx iteˈ yolil kyiˈj twutz nMaˈn toj kyaˈj. 11 Ex ayiˈn, a Tkˈwal Ichin, skˈoˈnxix tuˈn Dios, ma chin ula kolil kyiˈjjo tal kˈwal, ex kyiˈjjo a otaq chi naj toj il.

12 ¿Tzeˈntzin chˈin kye toj kywutz? Qa at jun xjal at jweˈ kˈal trit, ex qa ma kyij naj jun, ¿Ma nyapela kchi kyjel tqˈoˈn bˈeljajlajaj toj jweˈ kˈal twiˈ wutz, exsin kxeˈltz jyol teˈ a otaq kyij naj? 13 Exsin qa aku xknet tuˈn, twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, maˈxla tzalajx tiˈjjo jun tzeˈnqekuljo bˈeljajlajaj toj jweˈ kˈal, a mi ẍi kyij naj. 14 Ikytziˈn te kyTatajiˈy, a at toj kyaˈj. Nya taj tuˈn tnaj jun kyeˈ, exla qa jun tal muchˈ kˈwal tzeˈnku lo.

Tzeˈn tuˈn tkubˈe najsit til jun qukˈa(D)

15 Qa ma kubˈ tbˈinchin jun nimil jun tiˈ tiˈja, a nya bˈaˈn, ku txiˈy yolil tukˈa tjunalx. Qˈmanxa te, tiˈ xbˈajte tiˈja. Qatzin qa ma kubˈ tbˈiˈntz, atpenl kymujbˈil kyibˈtza tukˈa juntl majl. 16 Me qatzin qa mi xkubˈ tbˈiˈnxtz, kˈleˈnx juntl tukˈiy mo kabˈetl, tuˈntzin kyok te tstiyil, quˈn ikyxjo ntqˈmaˈn toj Tuˈjil Tyol Dios, qa il tiˈj tuˈn kyok kabˈe mo oxe tstiyil, tuˈntzin kywutzku kbˈajileˈ yol. 17 Qatzin ikyxl xbˈantjo tuˈn, qˈmaˈnxa te tkyaqil Ttanim Dios. Ex qa mi xkubˈ tbˈiˈnx kyyol tkyaqil Ttanim Dios, kyqˈonka tzeˈnku jun nya nimil, mo tzeˈnku jun peyil pwaq, a iˈjlemil kyuˈnxjal.

18 Ex twutzxix kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, qa ma kotpitjo xjal tuˈn toj kyil, noq tuˈn ktqˈmaˈbˈila tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ, ex aj kyok toj paˈbˈin twutz Dios toj kyaˈj, kchi kotpajil te jun majx. Ex qa mi xi kynimin a ktqˈmaˈbˈila, ma chi kˈlet tuˈn kyil tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ, ex aj kyok toj paˈbˈin twutz Dios toj kyaˈj, kchi xel toj najin te jun majx.

19 Ex ikyxjo kxel nqˈmaˈn kyeˈy, qa at kabˈe kye tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ, xbˈant tiˈj tuˈn, tuˈn t‑xi kyqanin te nTatiˈy toj naˈj Dios jun tiˈ, aˈlchaqx kye kyajtza, ex ktzajil qˈoˈn kyeˈy tuˈn. 20 Quˈn jaˈ nkychmome kabˈe mo oxej kyibˈ tiˈj tumil nbˈiˈy, loqiˈn intin kyxol, chi Jesús.

21 Atzin te Pegr xi laqˈe, ex xi tqanin te Jesús: WAjaw, ¿Jteˈ maj kˈwel nnajsin til jun wukˈiy, qa ma kubˈ tbˈinchin jun nya wen wiˈja? ¿Ma noqpela wuq maj?

22 Me xi ttzaqˈwin Jesús te: Nya noq oˈkxjo wuq maj, qalaˈ wuq majjo lajaj toj jun mutxˈ.

Techil tuˈn Jesús tiˈjjo aqˈnil, a mi xkubˈ tnajsin tkˈas tukˈa

23 Tuˈnpetziˈn, a Tkawbˈil Dios toj kyaˈj, ikytziˈn tzeˈnku jun kawil tajtaq tuˈn tpeyin kykˈas taqˈnil. 24 Atzaj teˈ tok ten bˈinchilte lo, attaq jun, ma ninxtaq txqan tkˈas. 25 Me ntiˈtaqx tumil tzeˈn tten tuˈn tchjet tuˈn. Atziˈn kubˈ tbˈisin tajaw kˈas, tuˈn t‑xi kˈayit te aqˈnil te jun majx kyexjal, me tukˈax t‑xuˈjil ex kyukˈax tkˈwal ex tkyaqiljo jniˈ attaq te, tuˈntzintla tchjetjo tkˈas.

26 Me atziˈn aqˈnil kubˈ meje twutz kawil, ex ja kubˈsin twutz te: Tata, qˈaqˈintz tkˈuˈja wiˈja. Ok chjetil weˈ wuˈn tkyaqilx, noq tuˈn chebˈeku.

27 Bˈeˈx tzaj qˈaqˈin tkˈuˈj kawil tiˈj, ex bˈeˈx kubˈ tnajsin tkˈas te jun majx; ex bˈeˈx xi ttzaqpiˈn.

28 Me aˈkxtaq tetzjo aqˈnil, tej tel knet jun tukˈa tuˈn, a kˈasbˈinintaq twutz noq jun tal jteˈbˈin pwaq. Me tzaj ttzyuˈn tukˈa tqul, ex ok tẍpoˈn, ex xi tqˈmaˈn te: Chjomjiy tkˈasa weˈy.

29 Me antej kˈasbˈine kubˈ meje, ex ja kubˈsin twutz te: Qˈaqˈintz tkˈuˈja wiˈja. Ok chjetil weˈ wuˈn tkyaqilx, noq tuˈn chebˈeku.

30 Me mix ttziye ikyjo. Bˈeˈx xiku tiˈn, tuˈn tkux jpet toj tze, tzmaxi tuˈn tjatzjo, ajxi tchjet tuˈn tkyaqil.

31 Tej tok kykaˈyin txqantl aqˈnil ikyjo, bˈeˈx tzaj chyoˈn kyanmin tiˈj. Bˈeˈx i xiˈ qˈmalte te kawil tkyaqiljo otaq bˈaj.

32 Bˈeˈxsin xi tqˈmaˈn kawil, tuˈn ttzaj txketjo tnejil aqˈnil, ex xi tqˈmaˈn te: Ay aqˈnil manyor aj ilxa. Ma kubˈ nnajsin weˈ tkyaqil tkˈasa, noq tuˈn xkubˈ mejey nwutza. 33 Ikytzintla tejiy matla tzaj qˈaqˈin tkˈuˈja tiˈj tukˈiy, tzeˈnku weˈ saj qˈaqˈin nkˈuˈja tiˈja.

34 Bˈeˈx tzajx txqan tqˈojjo kawil tiˈj, ex xi tqˈmaˈn, tuˈn t‑xi qˈoˈn toj kyqˈobˈjo xqˈuqil tze, ex tuˈn tbˈaj bˈyoˈn, ex tzmaxi tuˈn tjatzjo, aj tchjet tkˈas tkyaqil.

35 Atzaj teˈ tbˈaj yolin Jesús tiˈjjo techil lo, xi tqˈmaˈn: Ikytziˈn kchi tenbˈilajiˈy tuˈn nTatiˈy toj kyaˈj, qa mina xkubˈ kynajsiˈn til jun kyukˈiy tukˈa tkyaqil kyanmiˈn.

The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven(A)

18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(B) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(C) Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(D) And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.(E)

Causing to Stumble

“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.(F) Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!(G) If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble,(H) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to stumble,(I) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.(J)

The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(K)

10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(L) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]

12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

Dealing With Sin in the Church

15 “If your brother or sister[b] sins,[c] go and point out their fault,(M) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[d](N) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(O) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(P)

18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[e] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[f] loosed in heaven.(Q)

19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them(R) by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”(S)

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?(T) Up to seven times?”(U)

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[g](V)

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(W) a king who wanted to settle accounts(X) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[h] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay,(Y) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold(Z) to repay the debt.

26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.(AA) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[i] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
  2. Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
  3. Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you
  4. Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
  5. Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
  6. Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
  7. Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
  8. Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.
  9. Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).