Hechos 17:17-32

¹⁷As nik tal veꞌt u Pablo isuuchil viyol u Tiixheꞌ te unqꞌa imooleꞌ uvaꞌ tiaal Israel as tukꞌ te kaꞌt unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ uvaꞌ nik toksa taama tiꞌ inachat Tiixh uvaꞌ jit tiaal Israel uvaꞌ nik ikꞌul tibꞌ tu u atinbꞌaleꞌ tetz nachbꞌal Tiixh. As echat nik ibꞌan jun qꞌii xoꞌl unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ uvaꞌ nik ikꞌul tibꞌ tu u kꞌayibꞌaleꞌ.

¹⁸Pet nik iyaa veꞌt tibꞌ kaꞌl unqꞌa naj tukꞌ u Pablo, tan chuselik tibꞌ unqꞌa najeꞌ tiꞌ unqꞌa u txumbꞌal uvaꞌ nik ichus unqꞌa epicúreo as tukꞌ kaꞌt unqꞌa estoico. As ech nik tal kaꞌl chajnaj ileꞌ svatzaj: —¿Kam ni tokkat u mamaꞌla yoleꞌ uveꞌ ni tal u najeꞌ?— tiꞌk chajnaj. Pet kaꞌt chajnaj ech nik tal ileꞌ: —Pet texh alol tetz iyol unjoltu tiixh naj uvaꞌ tetz umaꞌt tenam,— tiꞌk chajnaj, tan tiꞌ uvaꞌ nik tal u Pablo u bꞌaꞌnla yoleꞌ tiꞌ u Jesús, as tiꞌ u tulebꞌal taama u Jesús unpajte.

¹⁹As itxey veꞌt chajnaj u Pablo. As toksa veꞌt ok chajnaj u Pablo vatz unqꞌa bꞌaal tenameꞌ viꞌ u umaꞌl u tal vitz uvaꞌ Areópago ibꞌii uvaꞌ at pokꞌoꞌch u tenameꞌ. As ech tal veꞌt chajnaj ileꞌ: —Al sqe kam chusbꞌalil uveꞌ eqꞌomal tzan aꞌn, tan nu kusaꞌ qootzitaꞌ,

²⁰tan vaꞌlen kuxh u yoleꞌ uveꞌ naal ok tzan sqe uveꞌ ni qabꞌi. As nu kusaꞌ la aal isuuchil sqe kam ni tokkat u yoleꞌ uveꞌ naaleꞌ,— tiꞌk chajnaj.

²¹(Tan jankꞌal unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ uveꞌ aa Atenas as tukꞌ unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ uveꞌ vaꞌlen tenam tzaanalkat uvaꞌ jejlik tu u Atenas unpajte, as chiannallu kuxh ste uvaꞌ aꞌ kuxh umaꞌl u akꞌ txumbꞌal la iyoleꞌ as la tabꞌi, uvaꞌ aꞌn cheenajle.)

²²As txaklik veꞌt u Pablo xoꞌl unqꞌa bꞌaal tenameꞌ viꞌ u vitzeꞌ uvaꞌ Areópago. As ech tal veꞌt ileꞌ: —Ex aa Atenas, as ni vileꞌ uvaꞌ atoꞌk chit etaama tiꞌ unqꞌa uqꞌiibꞌaleꞌ,

²³tan tul kat pal in tu unqꞌa atinbꞌaleꞌ uveꞌ nenachkat unqꞌa etiixheꞌ, as kat vil umaꞌl u atinbꞌal uvaꞌ tzꞌibꞌamalkat umaꞌl u tzꞌibꞌ uvaꞌ ech ni tal ileꞌ: «U atinbꞌaleꞌ u vaaꞌ, tan tetz u Tiixheꞌ uvaꞌ yeꞌ ootzimal sqaꞌn» tiꞌk u tzꞌibꞌeꞌ. As an kuxh u Tiixheꞌ uvaꞌ nenacheꞌ kꞌuxh yeꞌ ootzimal setaꞌn, aꞌeꞌ tuk val isuuchil sete.

²⁴As aꞌ u Tiixh uvaꞌ cheesan tetz u vatz txꞌavaꞌeꞌ tukꞌ unqꞌa uveꞌ at vatz u txꞌavaꞌeꞌ skajayil, as Aakeꞌ nibꞌooqꞌolin jankꞌal uvaꞌ at tu almikaꞌ as tukꞌ u vatz txꞌavaꞌeꞌ. Pet jit eyen Aakeꞌ tu umaj kabꞌal uvaꞌ bꞌanel taꞌn umaj uxhchil.

²⁵As jit tzꞌajinal la lochpu Aak taꞌn umaj uxhchil. As yeꞌxhkam nisaꞌvit tiꞌ Aak, tan Aakeꞌ ni aqꞌon u kutiichajileꞌ tukꞌ u kajiqꞌeꞌ as tukꞌ unqꞌa veeꞌ skajayil.

²⁶As icheesa kan Aak umaꞌl u naj vatz u txꞌavaꞌeꞌ sbꞌaxa. As tiꞌ naj kat cheekat unqꞌa tenameꞌ, aqꞌal uvaꞌ la atin vatz u txꞌavaꞌeꞌ skajayil. As an kuxh Aak kat kꞌujbꞌaꞌn kan uvaꞌ jatvaꞌl qꞌii la ibꞌan junun ijlenaal vatz u txꞌavaꞌeꞌ tukꞌ vitenameꞌ as jankꞌal txꞌavaꞌ la tetzi unpajte.

²⁷As ech ibꞌan Aakeꞌ, aqꞌal uvaꞌ la toksa unqꞌa tenameꞌ taama tiꞌ Aak, kꞌuxh ech Aakeꞌ vatz unqꞌa tenameꞌ echeꞌ umaj kam uvaꞌ la ichuk umaj tzot tukꞌ iqꞌabꞌ. As najli kuxh Aakeꞌ sukukꞌatz,

²⁸tan ibꞌaꞌnil kuxh Aakeꞌ uvaꞌ isleꞌl oꞌ, as nu kuxaaneꞌ, as at oꞌ. Echeꞌ uvaꞌ alel kan taꞌn kaꞌl unqꞌa naj uvaꞌ tzꞌibꞌan tetz unqꞌa txumbꞌaleꞌ sexoꞌl uvaꞌ ech ni tal ileꞌ: «Tan Aakeꞌ cheesan qetz,» tiꞌk chajnaj.

²⁹Estiꞌeꞌ yeꞌ la uchi uvaꞌ la qaleꞌ uvaꞌ ech u Tiixheꞌ echeꞌ umaj vatzibꞌal uveꞌ bꞌanel taꞌn qꞌan chꞌichꞌ uvaꞌ ooroꞌ, moj bꞌanel taꞌn umaꞌt bꞌaꞌnla chꞌichꞌ, moj taꞌn umaj bꞌaꞌnla kꞌubꞌ uvaꞌ kat ibꞌan umaj naj tukꞌ kuxh u taqꞌonbꞌeꞌneꞌ as tukꞌ kuxh vitxumbꞌaleꞌ, tan aꞌ u Tiixheꞌ cheesan qetz.

³⁰As yeꞌ kat toksa veꞌt u Tiixheꞌ vipaav unqꞌa tenameꞌ stuul tiꞌ uvaꞌ yeꞌ kat toksa taama tiꞌ Aak naꞌytzan. Pet cheel ni tal veꞌt u Tiixheꞌ te unqꞌa tenameꞌ skajayil uvaꞌ la ikꞌaxa tibꞌ, as la toksa taama tiꞌ Aak,

³¹tan at umaꞌl u qꞌii kꞌujleꞌl taꞌn Aak tiꞌ ibꞌanax isuuchil unqꞌa tenameꞌ skajayil, tan at umaꞌl u uxhchil uvaꞌ txaael taꞌn Aak uvaꞌ la bꞌanon kusuuchil. As Aakeꞌ kat kꞌuchun u uxhchileꞌ sqe tul kat tulsa Aak taama unpajte, tul maꞌtik ikameꞌ,— tiꞌk u Pablo.

³²As tul tabꞌi veꞌt unqꞌa bꞌaal tenameꞌ u yoleꞌ uvaꞌ tal u Pablo tiꞌ tul taama unqꞌa kamnajeꞌ unpajte, as at chajnaj tzeꞌlebꞌalik kuxh ste. Pet ech koj kaꞌt chajnaj, tan ech tal veꞌt ileꞌ: —As xamtel la qabꞌi unbꞌiitoj isuuchil u yoleꞌ uveꞌ naaleꞌ,— tiꞌk chajnaj.