James 4 in Ixil

1 As la val sete, vitzꞌin vatzik, uvaꞌ kam stiꞌ nixeꞌtkat u chꞌaꞌoeꞌ sexoꞌl tukꞌ unqꞌa yaaibꞌeꞌ, tan iqꞌaaqꞌal u tachaꞌv vechiꞌoleꞌ, as nixeꞌt chꞌaꞌo sexoꞌl.

2 As netachva ichee etetz. As yeꞌxhkam nelejeꞌ. As netal veꞌt eyatzꞌoneꞌ, tan tiꞌ uvaꞌ yeꞌ nichee etetz. As nichꞌoꞌn veꞌt etaama tul yeꞌ nelejeꞌ. As nu kuxh ebꞌan veꞌt chꞌaꞌo stiꞌ sevatzaj. Pet yeꞌ nelejeꞌ kam uvaꞌ netachva, tan tiꞌ uvaꞌ yeꞌ nejaj te u Tiixheꞌ.

3 As kꞌuxh nejaj te Aak, as yeꞌ nekꞌuleꞌ, tan tiꞌ uvaꞌ vaꞌlexh uveꞌ netitzꞌa tul nejaj te Aak, tan aꞌ la etxakonsakat tiꞌ unqꞌa tachaꞌv vechiꞌoleꞌ.

4 ¡Aapaavla uxhchil bꞌanol vaꞌlexh! As tul ootzimaleꞌ setaꞌn uvaꞌ asoj la etachva unqꞌa vaꞌlexheꞌ uvaꞌ at vatz u txꞌavaꞌeꞌ, as ech la ebꞌaneꞌ echeꞌ nibꞌan unqꞌa tenameꞌ uvaꞌ ni ixvan u Tiixheꞌ, tan abꞌil uvaꞌ ni bꞌanon echeꞌ uvaꞌ nibꞌan unqꞌa tenameꞌ, as aꞌeꞌ ni ixvan u Tiixheꞌ.

5 Estiꞌeꞌ uvaꞌ ech ni tal umaꞌl u yol ileꞌ uvaꞌ tzꞌibꞌamal kan: Nixoꞌni veꞌt oꞌ u Tiixhla Espíritueꞌ uvaꞌ kat toksa u Tiixheꞌ tu u qaanxelaleꞌ. As aꞌ ni tal u Tiixhla Espíritueꞌ uvaꞌ ayaꞌl chit kukꞌuꞌl la kunima u Tiixheꞌ, tiꞌk u yoleꞌ.

6 As nimla bꞌaꞌnil ni taqꞌ veꞌt u Tiixheꞌ sqe. Estiꞌeꞌ uvaꞌ ech ni tal umaꞌt u yol ileꞌ uvaꞌ tzꞌibꞌamal kan: Yeꞌ nisaꞌ u Tiixheꞌ uveꞌ nibꞌan unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ uveꞌ nijeꞌsa tibꞌ vatz Aak. Pet ni taqꞌ tzan Aak vibꞌaꞌnileꞌ tiꞌ unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ uvaꞌ yeꞌ nijeꞌsa tibꞌ vatz Aak, tiꞌk u yoleꞌ.

7 Estiꞌeꞌ ni val sete, enimataj kam uvaꞌ ni tal u Tiixheꞌ sete. As yeꞌ la enima kam uvaꞌ ni tal u txꞌiꞌlanajeꞌ. Asoj ech la ebꞌaneꞌ, as la ooj veꞌt u txꞌiꞌlanajeꞌ sevatz.

8 As etoksataj etaama tiꞌ u Tiixheꞌ. As la toksa Aak taama setiꞌ unpajte. As ex uvaꞌ ex aapaav, as etaqꞌtaj kan u vaꞌlexheꞌ uveꞌ nebꞌaneꞌ. As ebꞌantaj u bꞌaꞌneꞌ. As eteesataj unqꞌa vaꞌlexheꞌ tu vetaanxelaleꞌ, jankꞌal ex uvaꞌ nikaꞌkabꞌin etaama tiꞌ enimat Aak.

9 As etitzꞌataj kam uveꞌ nebꞌaneꞌ. As txumunojtaj etaama. As oqꞌojtaj ex. As aꞌ ivaatzil u tzeꞌleꞌmeꞌ tukꞌ u chiibꞌichileꞌ u oqꞌeleꞌ tukꞌ u txumuꞌmeꞌ uvaꞌ la ebꞌaneꞌ.

10 As yeꞌ la ejeꞌsa etibꞌ vatz Aak. As Aakeꞌ la oksan eqꞌii.

11 Vitzꞌin vatzik, yeꞌ la eyol etibꞌ sevatzaj, tan abꞌil uvaꞌ niyol vimooleꞌ uvaꞌ ni niman u Jesús as ni toksa tibꞌ tiꞌ ibꞌanat isuuchil vimooleꞌ, as nipaasa tibꞌ vatz u tzaqꞌiteꞌ. As nim talcheꞌ tiꞌ u tzaqꞌiteꞌ uveꞌ ni tal jeꞌ ste, tan tul nipaasa tibꞌ vatz u tzaqꞌiteꞌ, as nikꞌucheꞌ uvaꞌ yeꞌ ninima u tzaqꞌiteꞌ, tan nim ni toksakat tibꞌ vatz u tzaqꞌiteꞌ.

12 ¿As kam etijleꞌm qꞌi uvaꞌ la ebꞌan isuuchil vemooleꞌ? Tan taꞌn kuxh u Tiixheꞌ kꞌujbꞌaꞌn tetz u tzaqꞌiteꞌ. As Aak la bꞌanon isuuchil unqꞌa tenameꞌ skajayil. As Aakeꞌ la alon abꞌil la bꞌen kꞌatz Aak as abꞌil la bꞌen tu u choobꞌal paaveꞌ.

13 As la val sete, ex uvaꞌ ech netal ileꞌ: «As cheel as moj qꞌejal la bꞌen oꞌ tu umaꞌt tenam. As umaꞌl yaabꞌ la bꞌen oꞌ kꞌayin tzitziꞌ. As mam puaj la bꞌen kutxꞌakeꞌ,» chꞌex netaleꞌ,

14 ¿as kam qꞌi uvaꞌ ech netaleꞌ echeꞌ u veeꞌ? Tan yeꞌ ootzimal setaꞌn kam la epalebꞌe qꞌejal. As yeꞌ etootza moj isleꞌl ex qꞌejal moj yeꞌle, tan ech vetiichajileꞌ echeꞌ u suutzꞌeꞌ, tan at u suutzꞌeꞌ qꞌalaꞌm. As tul kat jeꞌ qꞌii, as kat sotzi.

15 Pet ech la etal ileꞌ: «Asoj la isaꞌ u Kubꞌaal Tiixheꞌ taqꞌat kutiichajil vatz u txꞌavaꞌeꞌ, as la kubꞌaneꞌ kam uvaꞌ ni qitzꞌa,» chaj ex la etaleꞌ.

16 Pet ech koj uveꞌ nebꞌaneꞌ, tan aꞌ kuxh netitzꞌa ejeꞌsat etibꞌ tiꞌ etoksat eqꞌii. As yeꞌl u jeꞌsaibꞌeꞌ bꞌaꞌn koj echeꞌ uveꞌ nebꞌaneꞌ.

17 Abꞌil uvaꞌ ootzimal veꞌt u bꞌaꞌneꞌ staꞌn as yeꞌ nibꞌaneꞌ, as paaveꞌ uveꞌ nibꞌaneꞌ.