¹The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

¹Sa' li xbên hu quintz'îba âcuiq'uin, at Teófilo, quintz'îba retalil chixjunil li jo' q'uial quixc'ut ut quixbânu li Kâcua' Jesús chalen nak quixtiquib lix c'anjel sa' ruchich'och'

²until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

²toj sa' li cutan nak quic'ame' sa' choxa. Nak toj mâji' naxic sa' choxa, riq'uin xcuanquil li Santil Musik'ej, quixye reheb c'a'ru tento te'xbânu lix apóstol li quixsiq'ueb ru.

³To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom.

³Nak ac xrahobtesîc ut ac xcamsîc, quicuacli cui'chic chi yo'yo ut quixc'utbesi cui'chic rib chiruheb. Ca'c'âl cutan quicuan sa' ruchich'och' ut nabal sut quixc'utbesi rib chiruheb re nak te'xnau chi tz'akal nak quicuacli cui'chic chi yo'yo. Quixch'olob xyâlal chiruheb chanru nak tâcuânk xnimal xcuanquilal li Dios sa' xbêneb li tenamit.

⁴Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

⁴Nak toj cuan sa' xyânkeb li Jesús quixye reheb chi jo'ca'in: -Inc'a' texxic sa' jalan na'ajej. Texcanâk ban Jerusalén roybeninquil li Santil Musik'ej li yechi'inbil êre xban li Dios Acuabej, li ac xinye êre lâin.

⁵ For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

⁵Yâl nak laj Juan quicubsin ha' riq'uin ha'. Abanan anakcuan a' chic lix cuanquilal li Santil Musik'ej têc'ul chi sêb ut a'an chic tâcuânk êriq'uin, chan.

⁶Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

⁶Eb li apóstol li ch'utch'ûqueb aran que'xpatz' re li Jesús: -At Kâcua', ¿ma anakcuan tâq'ueheb cui'chic xcuanquileb laj Israel re te'xtakla cui'chic rib xjuneseb? chanqueb.

⁷He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.

⁷Quichak'oc li Jesús ut quixye reheb: -Mâcua' êre lâex xnaubal li c'a'ak re ru a'in. Ca'aj cui' li Dios Acuabej nana'oc re jok'e tixbânu xban nak ca'aj cui' a'an yal re sa' xbên chixjunil.

⁸ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

⁸Lâex têc'ul lê cuanquil nak tâchâlk li Santil Musik'ej êriq'uin. Lâex chic texch'olobânk resilal chicuix lâin arin Jerusalén, aran Judea ut Samaria. Jo' ajcui' yalak bar jun sut sa' ruchich'och' têch'olob lix yâlal, chan.

⁹When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

⁹Nak quirake' xyebal chixjunil a'in quic'ame' sa' choxa li Jesús xban li Dios. Yôqueb chirilbal nak quichal jun li chok ut quimukun sa' li chok. Ut inc'a' chic que'ril ru.

¹⁰While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

¹⁰Toj yôqueb ajcui' chirilbal nak yô chi xic li Jesús sa' choxa nak xakâmileb cuibeb li cuînk chiruheb. Sakeb li rak'.

¹¹who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”

¹¹Ut que'xye reheb: -Ex cuînk aj Galilea, ¿C'a'ut nak yôquex chi iloc sa' choxa? Li Jesús li xcuan sa' êyânk ut xc'ame' sa' choxa, a'an tâchâlk cui'chic. Chanru nak xeril chi xic sa' choxa, jo'can cui'chic nak têril nak yôk chi châlc, chanqueb reheb.

¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

¹²Chirix a'an eb li apóstol que'cube chak sa' li tzûl Olivos ut que'côeb cui'chic Jerusalén. Li tzûl a'an nach' cuan riq'uin li tenamit Jerusalén, jun kilómetro tana xnajtil, jo' xnajtil li naru neque'xbeni sa' li hilobâl cutan.

¹³When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

¹³Nak que'cuulac Jerusalén que'take' sa' xca' tasal li cab li neque'hilan cui' nak cuanqueb Jerusalén. A'aneb laj Pedro, laj Juan, laj Jacobo, laj Andrés, laj Felipe, laj Tomás, laj Bartolomé, laj Mateo, laj Jacobo li ralal laj Alfeo, laj Simón li na-oquen sa' xyânkeb li jun ch'ûtal Zelote neque'xye reheb, ut laj Judas li ralal laj Jacobo.

¹⁴All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

¹⁴Chixjunileb a'an yôqueb chi tijoc chi junajeb xch'ôl rochbeneb li rîtz'in li Jesús ut lix María lix na'. Ut cuanqueb ajcui' ixk yôqueb chi tijoc rochbeneb.

¹⁵In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

¹⁵Sa' eb li cutan a'an jun ciento riq'uin junmay chixjunileb laj pâbanel li ch'utch'ûqueb aran. Laj Pedro quixakli sa' xyânkeb ut qui-oc chixyebal reheb:

¹⁶“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

¹⁶-Ex inhermân, tento nak tâuxmânk li tz'îbanbil sa' li Santil Hu li quic'ute' chiru li rey David xban li Santil Musik'ej chirix laj Judas li quik'axtesin re li Jesús reheb li que'chapoc re.

¹⁷For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.

¹⁷Laj Judas, a'an raj jun sa' kayânk sa' li c'anjel a'in.

¹⁸Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headlong, his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.

¹⁸Riq'uin lix tojbal li quiq'uehe' re xban nak quixbânu li mâusilal, quilok'e' jun li ch'och'. Quixyatz' rib ut nak quit'ane' chi xulxu, quichire' ut qui-el chak chixjunil sa' lix sa'.

¹⁹It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’

¹⁹Qui-el ut resil a'an sa' xyânkeb chixjunileb li cuanqueb Jerusalén. Jo'can nak Acéldama neque'xye re li na'ajej a'an sa' li râtinobâleb. A'an naraj naxye "Lok'bil riq'uin quic'."

²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;’ Psalm 69:25 and, ‘Let another take his office.’ Psalm 109:8

²⁰Quic'ulman chi jo'can xban nak sa' li hu Salmos tz'îbanbil retalil li naxye chi jo'ca'in: Chicanâk ta lix na'aj chi mâc'a' chic cuan chiru. Ut mâ ani ta chic chi cuânk sa' lix muhebâl. (Sal. 69:5) Ut naxye ajcui': Jalan ta chic chiq'uehek' chok' rêkaj sa' lix c'anjel. (Sal. 109:8)

²¹“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²¹Jo'can nak tento takaxakab junak chok' rêkaj laj Judas. Cuanqueb cuînk sa' kayânk que'ochbenin chak ke nak toj cuan li Jesús sa' kayânk,

²²beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²²chalen nak quicubsîc chak xha' li Jesús xban laj Juan ut toj chalen nak quic'ame' sa' choxa chiku. Jun reheb li cuînk a'an naru takaxakab chok' rêkaj laj Judas re nak tixch'olob ajcui' xyâlal nak quicuacli cui'chic chi yo'yo li Jesús sa' xyânkeb li camenak, chan laj Pedro.

²³They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²³Que'xxakab laj José li neque'xye Barsabás re. Aj Justo lix c'aba' jun chic neque'xq'ue. Ut que'xxakab ajcui' laj Matías.

²⁴They prayed, and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁴Ut que'oc chi tijoc ut que'xye: -At Kâcua', lâat nacanau chanru li râm li junjûnk. Jo'can nak nakatz'âma châcuu nak tâc'utbesi chiku ani reheb li cuib a'in tâsic' ru re tâcanâk chi c'anjelac chok' rêkaj laj Judas.

²⁵to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁵A'an tixc'ul xcuanquil chi c'anjelac chok' apóstol. Tixbânu li c'anjel li quixtz'ektâna laj Judas xban li inc'a' us quixbânu. Laj Judas cô sa' li na'ajej chixtojbal xmâc bar xc'ulub cui' xic, chanqueb.Jo'can nak que'xbûli rix li ani tâcanâk chi c'anjelac. Ut nak ac xe'bûlic, li c'anjel a'an quicana sa' xbên laj Matías. Ut sa' ajcui' li hônal a'an laj Matías qui-oc chok' apóstol sa' xyânkeb li junlaju chic.

²⁶They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁶Jo'can nak que'xbûli rix li ani tâcanâk chi c'anjelac. Ut nak ac xe'bûlic, li c'anjel a'an quicana sa' xbên laj Matías. Ut sa' ajcui' li hônal a'an laj Matías qui-oc chok' apóstol sa' xyânkeb li junlaju chic.