1 Y tok banatajinek chic c'a ronojel ri', jari' noka' yan c'a jun quinimak'ij ri israelitas, y romari' tok ri Jesús c'o chi xbe-el ri pa tinamit Jerusalem. 2 Ri chiri' c'a pa tinamit Jerusalem, ri chunakaj apo ri puerta Quichin ri Carne'l*Neh. 3:1. nibix chire, c'o c'a jun atinibel. Y chiri' chuchi' ri ya' ec'o c'a vo'o' corredores. Y ri vinek israelitas niquibij c'a Betesda che ri lugar ri'. 3 Ri chiri' c'a ri pa tak corredores ri' janíla e q'uiy yava'i' e cotz'ol ri chiri' pan ulef. Ec'o e moyi', ec'o ri man choj ta yebiyin roma ri e jetz', y ec'o e siquirinek. Y ec'o c'a ri jun vi chic chi ruvech yabil noc chique. Y ronojel c'a quivech yava'i' ri', can coyoben c'a chi nisilon-pe ri ya'. 4 Roma re ya' re' can c'o c'a k'ij tok nosilox can roma jun ángel ri nipe chila' chicaj riq'uin ri Dios. Y jac'a ri yava' ri nika' nabey chupan ri ya' tok silon chic, jac'a yava' ri' ri nic'achoj. Y xabachique yabil noc chire ri yava', nic'achoj-el. 5 Y chiri' chuchi' ri ya' c'o c'a jun achin ri yava' pe treinta y ocho juna'. 6 Y jun k'ij tok ri Jesús nik'ax c'a el queri', xutz'et c'a ri achin cotz'ol chiri'. Y rija' can retaman c'a chi ri achin ri' q'uiy yan c'a juna' ri queri' ruc'ulvachin-pe. Y c'ari' rija' xuc'utuj c'a chire ri achin ri': ¿Navajo' yac'achoj?

7 Y re yava' re' xubij c'a chire ri Jesús: Tok nisilon-pe la ya', man jun nibanon utzil chuve richin ta yiruto' yinapon-apo c'a chupan. Romari', stape nintej nuk'ij chi yibe ta apo, c'a man jani quinapon tok ja yan ri' xapon chic jun, xcha' chire ri Jesús.

8 Y ri Jesús xubij chire ri achin: Cayacatej, tac'uaj-el la avarabel y cabiyin,†Mt. 9:6; Mr. 2:11; Lc. 5:24. xcha' chire.

9 Can xe c'a xubij queri' ri Jesús chire ri yava', can jac'ari' xc'achoj chire ri ruyabil. Xuc'ol c'a el ri ruvarabel y xuchop-el binen. Ri k'ij c'a ri', richin uxlanen.‡Jn. 9:14. 10 Y ri achi'a' ri can c'o quik'ij chiquicojol ri israelitas, xquibij chire ri achin ri xc'achojirisex chire ri ruyabil: Vacami k'ij richin uxlanen,§Ex. 20:10. xa xajan chi rat ac'uan-el la avarabel.*Mt. 12:2; Mr. 2:24; 3:4; Lc. 6:2.

11 Pero rija' xubij c'a chique ri achi'a' ri': Ri xc'achojirisan vichin xubij chuve: Tac'olo-el la avarabel y cabiyin.

12 Y ri achi'a' ri' xquic'utuj c'a chire ri achin: ¿Achique c'a ri xbin chave chi tac'olo' ri avarabel y cabiyin? xecha' chire.

13 Pero ri achin ri xc'achojirisex, man retaman ta c'a achique ri xc'achojirisan chire ri ruyabil; roma ri Jesús xa man xc'oje' ta ka chiri' chiquicojol ri vinek. Rija' xa xbe. 14 C'a juba' c'a ri' ri Jesús xberila' chic ri achin ri' pa rachoch ri Dios, y xubij chire: Vacami xa can at utz chic. Man chic c'a camacun,†Jn. 8:11. richin queri' man tavoyobej jun cosa más itzel chavij, xcha' chire.

15 Y ri achin xtzolin-el, y xapon c'a quiq'uin ri achi'a' ri can c'o-vi quik'ij chiquicojol ri israelitas, y xubij chique: Ri xc'achojirisan vichin, ja ri Jesús, xcha' chique. 16 Romari' tok ri achi'a' ri can c'o-vi quik'ij chiquicojol ri israelitas, can xeyacatej c'a chirij ri Jesús, y niquich'obola' c'a achique ta rubanic niquiben richin niquicamisaj; roma ri Jesús c'o milagros yerubanala' chupan ri k'ij richin uxlanen. 17 Pero ri Jesús xubij: Ri Nata' Dios can c'a nisamej re k'ij re', y que c'a chuka' ri' yin, yisamej.

18 Y jac'ari' tok ri achi'a' ri can c'o-vi quik'ij chiquicojol ri israelitas, más xquich'ob rij richin chi achique ta rubanic niquiben richin niquicamisaj‡Zac. 13:7. ri Jesús; roma chiquivech rije', xajan ri yerubanala' chupan ri k'ij richin uxlanen. Y chuka' man xe ta c'a romari', xa can roma c'a chuka' ri Jesús nubij Rutata' chire ri Dios, roma chiquivech rije', ri Jesús can nuben chi rija' junan riq'uin ri Dios.§Jn. 10:30.

19 Y jac'ari' tok ri Jesús xubij: Can kitzij c'a re ninbij chive, chi yin ri Ruc'ajol ri Dios man yitiquir ta yisamej pa nuyonil;*Jn. 8:28. xa can nic'atzin chi ninvoyobej na ri nubij ri Nata'. Roma ja ri samaj ri nrajo' rija', jari' ri ninben yin ri Ruc'ajol. 20 Y roma ri Nata' Dios janíla yirajo' yin ri Ruc'ajol,†Mt. 3:17; Jn. 3:35. romari' tok rija' nuc'ut chinuvech ronojel ri rusamaj rija'. Y chikavech apo c'o samaj más e nima'k ri xtuc'ut chinuvech. Y tok xtinben re samaj re', rix can xtisach c'a ic'u'x chutz'etic. 21 Y can achi'el c'a nuben ri Nata' Dios tok nuya' quic'aslen ri caminaki'‡Ro. 4:17; 8:11; Ef. 2:5; Col. 2:13. ri yeruyec-pe, can que c'a chuka' ri' ninben yin. Yin can ninya' c'a chuka' quic'aslen ri yenvajo'. 22 Ri Nata' Dios, can pa nuk'a' c'a chuka' yin ri Ruc'ajol rujachon-vi ri k'atoj-tzij§Hch. 17:31. y man ja ta c'a rija' ri xtibanon. 23 Richin queri', yin xtinc'ul c'a chuka' nuk'ij achi'el ri nuc'ul ri Nata'. Roma achique vinek ri man xtiyo'on ta nuk'ij yin ri C'ajolaxel, man nuya' ta c'a chuka' ruk'ij ri Nata',*1 Jn. 2:23. ri takayon-pe vichin.

24 Roma can kitzij vi ri ninbij chive, chi ri nac'axan ri nuch'abel y nunimaj rubi' ri takayon-pe vichin, nril ruc'aslen ri man q'uisel ta. Man c'a xtapon ta chupan ri lugar richin janíla ruc'ayeval, roma colotajinek chic chuvech ri camic, richin xk'ax-apo chupan ri c'aslen.†1 Jn. 3:14. 25 Y can kitzij c'a re ninbij chive, chi c'o c'a jun k'ij ri oyoben y jare' xoka' yan; chi ri achi'el e caminaki' xticac'axaj c'a ri nuch'abel yin ri Ruc'ajol ri Dios. Y jac'a ri can xquincac'axaj-vi, xtiquil quic'aslen. 26 Roma ri Dios ruyo'on k'ij chuve richin chi ninya' c'aslen, achi'el nuben rija'. Ri Nata' Dios can nuya-vi c'aslen.‡Ef. 2:1, 5. 27 Y chuka' nilitej k'atbel-tzij viq'uin, roma ri Nata' Dios yirucusaj richin ri';§Hch. 10:42; 17:31. roma rija' retaman chi yin xinalex chi'icojol. 28 Man c'a tich'ob chi ja ri xinbij yan chive ri más nima'k ri yitiquir ninben, man que ta ri', roma can xtapon c'a ri k'ij chi ri e caminaki' chic el can c'o c'a chi nicac'axaj ri nuch'abel. 29 Y jac'a ri xe'uc'uan jun c'aslen utz chuvech ri Dios, xquebeyacatej c'a pe*1 Ts. 4:16. richin xtiquil quic'aslen ri man q'uisel ta. Y ri man utzilej c'aslen ta xquic'uaj chuvech ri Dios, xquebeyacatej c'a pe richin xquebeka' c'a pa ruc'ayeval.†Dn. 12:2.

30 Yin can man yitiquir ta c'a yisamej pa nuyonil, roma xa can achi'el ri k'atoj-tzij ri nik'alajirisex chinuvech, queri' ri ninben. Ri nuk'atoj-tzij can pa ruchojmilal; roma can man ja ta ri nurayibel yin ri ninben, xa can ja ri rurayibel ri Nata' Dios ri takayon-pe vichin, jari' ri ninben. 31 Y vi ta man jun chic nik'alajirisan vichin, utz ta chi nibix chuvij chi man kitzij ta ri ninbij.‡Jn. 8:54. 32 Pero can c'o chic c'a Jun ri nik'alajirisan vichin.§Jn. 5:37. Y ri nubij rija' chuvij yin, can kitzij vi. 33 Y rix can xitek c'a ruc'utuxic chire ri Juan ri Bautista chirij ri Cristo, y rija' xuk'alajirisaj-pe ri kitzij chivech. 34 Re' ninnataj c'a apo chive, richin chi yixcolotej ta c'a. Roma can c'o chic c'a Jun ri más nim ri nik'alajirisan vichin, que chuvech ri Juan ri Bautista o jun chic vinek. 35 Y ri Juan ri Bautista can xuya' c'a ri sakil chive.*Mt. 21:26. Can xuben-vi c'a achi'el nuben juboraj chej tok nic'at y nisakirisan.†2 P. 1:19. Y rix xirayij y xixquicot c'a riq'uin ri sakil ri', jun ca'i-oxi' k'ij.‡Mt. 13:20, 21. 36 Y roma c'a ri xuk'alajirisaj ri Juan chuvij yin, can utz vi chi yininimaj. Pero más c'a nic'atzin chi yininimaj, roma ri samaj ri yenben yin chivech.§Jn. 15:24. Samaj ri can niquik'alajirisaj chi ja ri Nata' Dios ri takayon-pe vichin. Y can jac'a rija' ri chilabeyon-pe chuve chi ninben re samaj re'. 37 Y can jac'a ri Nata' Dios ri xitakon-pe, ri nik'alajirisan chuka' vichin.*Mt. 3:17; 17:5; 1 Jn. 5:9. Y rix man jun bey ivac'axan ta achique rubanic nuben nich'on, ni man jun bey chuka' itz'eton ta†Jn. 1:18. ruvech. 38 Ri ruch'abel rija' can man c'o ta c'a ri pa tak ivánima, roma rix xa man yininimaj ta yin ri xitak-pe richin chi yinoc'oje-ka chi'icojol. 39 Can tinic'oj c'a jebel rupan ri ruch'abel ri Dios ri tz'ibatel can,‡Lc. 16:29. roma can ivetaman chi chupan ri' nivil-vi c'aslen ri man q'uisel ta. Y chupan ri ruch'abel ri Dios can jac'a yin ri yiruk'alajirisaj.§Dt. 18:15; Lc. 24:27, 44. 40 Jac'a rix man nivajo' ta*Jn. 1:11. nicukuba' ic'u'x viq'uin, richin queri' nivil ta ri ic'aslen ri man q'uisel ta.

41 Y ronojel re xinbij-ka chive, man roma ta c'a chi yin ninvajo' ta chi rix niya' nuk'ij-nuc'ojlen. 42 Yin xa can vetaman c'a ivech jebel, romari' vetaman chi xa man jun retal ri ajovabel richin ri Dios ri pa tak ivánima. 43 Roma yin can pa rubi' ri Nata' Dios in petenek-vi y xa man xinic'ul ta. Pero vi ta ec'o ri yepe, pa quibi' rije' mismo, jari' sí can chi'ivonojel yixbe chiquic'ulic. 44 Rix c'a ri xa man nicanoj ta ik'ij riq'uin ri kitzij Dios, y xa quiq'uin vinek nicanola-vi, can man c'a xticukuba' ta ic'u'x viq'uin yin. 45 Y man c'a tich'ob ri pa tak ivánima chi ja yin ri xquisujun chivij chuvech ri Nata' Dios. Man que ta ri'. Ri xtisujun c'a ivichin chuvech ri Dios roma man ja ta ri niben, ja ri Moisés; ri achok iq'uin nibij-vi rix chi can icukuban-apo ic'u'x. 46 Roma xa ta can kitzij chi rix ninimaj ri e rutz'iban can ri Moisés, can yininimaj ta chuka' yin, roma ri e rutz'iban can rija' can chuvij vi yin yech'on-vi.†Gn. 3:15; 12:3; 18:18; Hch. 26:22, 23. 47 Y vi xa man ninimaj ta ri e tz'ibatel can roma ri Moisés, man c'a xtinimaj ta chuka'‡Lc. 16:29, 31. ri ch'abel ri nuc'amon-pe yin chive, xcha' ri Jesús.