¹This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer or, superintendents, or bishops , he desires a good work.

¹Yâl li neque'xye nak cui cuan junak na-ala sa' xch'ôl oc chok' aj c'amol be sa' xyânkeb laj pâbanel, châbil li naxc'oxla xbânunquil.

²The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

²Abanan li ani naxc'oxla oc chok' aj c'amol be, tento nak cuânk sa' xyâlal re nak mâ ani tââtinak chirix. Junak ajcui' li rixakil. Mâcua'ak aj calajenak. Tento nak sêbak xch'ôl ut châbilak xna'leb re nak q'uebilak xlok'al. A'anak aj q'uehol ochochnâl ut chixq'uehak xch'ôl chixc'utbal lix yâlal chi tz'akal re ru.

³not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

³Laj c'amol be mâcua'ak aj calajenak ut mâcua'ak aj sic'ol plêt. Mâcua'ak aj rahol ru tumin. Tûlanak ban ut cuânk sa' xyâlal.

⁴one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

⁴Tento nak tixnau taklânc sa' li rochoch re nak li ralal xc'ajol te'x-oxlok'i ut te'abînk chiru.

⁵(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

⁵Cui junak li cuînk inc'a' naxnau taklânc sa' li rochoch, ¿chan ta ru nak târûk tâc'amok be sa' xyânkeb li rech aj pâbanelil?

⁶not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

⁶Tento nak laj c'amol be acak xq'ui sa' lix pâbâl. Mâre anchal tixnimobresi rib ut tât'anek' sa' li tojbal mâc quit'ane' cui' laj tza.

⁷Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

⁷Ut tento ajcui' nak châbilak resil lix na'leb yalak bar xbaneb li toj mâji' neque'pâban. Mâc'a'ak xk'usbal re nak inc'a' tixq'ue rib chi âlêc xban laj tza.

⁸ Servants or, Deacons. , in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

⁸Ut jo'can ajcui' li neque'c'anjelac sa' xyânkeb laj pâbanel. Tento nak tîcakeb xch'ôl. Ut li c'a'ru te'xye te'xbânu, che'xbânuhak ajcui'. Mâcua'akeb aj calajenak. Ut inc'a' te'xsic' xtumineb riq'uin balak'înc.

⁹holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

⁹Mâc'a' tâch'i'ch'i'înk reheb sa' lix c'a'uxeb ut te'xq'ue xcuanquil li kalok'laj pâbâl li c'utbesinbil chiku xban li Dios.

¹⁰Let them also first be tested; then let them serve or, serve as deacons if they are blameless.

¹⁰Jo'can nak xbên cua, tâtz'ilek' âtin chirixeb. Cui mâc'a' nanauman chirixeb, te'q'uehek' chi c'anjelac sa' xyânkeb laj pâbanel.

¹¹Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

¹¹Jo'can ajcui' li rixakileb li neque'c'anjelac sa' xyânkeb laj pâbanel. Châbilakeb lix na'leb. Mâcua'akeb aj molol âtin. Mâcua'akeb aj calajenak. Tîcakeb ban xch'ôl ut tîcakeb lix c'a'ux riq'uin chixjunil.

¹²Let servants or, deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

¹²Eb laj c'anjel sa' xyânkeb laj pâbanel, junak ajcui' li rixakil ut te'xnau taklânc sa' xbêneb li ralal xc'ajol. Ut te'xnau ajcui' rilbal lix jun cablal.

¹³For those who have served well or, served well as deacons gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹³Eb li te'c'anjelak chi châbil, te'oxlok'îk ut te'cacuûk xch'ôleb chixyebal resil li kapâbâl sa' xc'aba' li Jesucristo.

¹⁴These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

¹⁴Usta yôquin chi tz'îbac âcuiq'uin chirix lâ taklanquil, at Timoteo, cuan sa' inch'ôl nak chi sêb tincuulak âcuiq'uin.

¹⁵but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

¹⁵Abanan mâre tinbâyk chi cuulac. Jo'can nak yôquin chi tz'îbac âcuiq'uin re nak tânau chanru te'c'anjelak li te'xakabâk chi c'anjelac sa' xyânkeb li neque'pâban re li yo'yôquil Dios. Ut lâo aj pâbanel, lâo li nakaq'ue xcuanquil ut nakacol rix li katijbal li tz'akal yâl.Relic chi yâl k'axal lok' li katijbal li quixc'ut chiku li Dios. Naxc'ut chiku lix yâlal li kapâbâl sa' xc'aba' li Jesucristo. Li xyâlal a'an a'in: Li Cristo quitz'ejcualo' nak quic'ulun sa' ruchich'och'. Xakabanbil xcuanquil xban li Santil Musik'ej. Qui-ile' ru xbaneb li ángel. Ut a'an li ch'olobanbil resil sa' chixjunil li ruchich'och'. Ut nabaleb li que'pâban re sa' ruchich'och'. Ut quic'ame' sa' choxa riq'uin xnimal xlok'al.

¹⁶Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

¹⁶Relic chi yâl k'axal lok' li katijbal li quixc'ut chiku li Dios. Naxc'ut chiku lix yâlal li kapâbâl sa' xc'aba' li Jesucristo. Li xyâlal a'an a'in: Li Cristo quitz'ejcualo' nak quic'ulun sa' ruchich'och'. Xakabanbil xcuanquil xban li Santil Musik'ej. Qui-ile' ru xbaneb li ángel. Ut a'an li ch'olobanbil resil sa' chixjunil li ruchich'och'. Ut nabaleb li que'pâban re sa' ruchich'och'. Ut quic'ame' sa' choxa riq'uin xnimal xlok'al.