Esta letra quiere decir: "Lumbre y hacha encendida y dechado y modelo y espejo ancho." Por metáfora quiere decir razonamiento que los principales hablan a los macehuales, y el sermón que el predicador predica, y el buen exemplo de la buena vida que alguno da.
\nEsta letra quiere decir. "Cofre, arca." Y por metáfora quiere decir persona que guarda bien el secreto que le está encomendado, o persona muy callada.
\nEsta letra quiere decir: "Abeja o abexón que coge miel de las flores." Y por metáfora dícese del que es convidado muchas veces para comer con los principales.
\n","citation_key":"citation_lopez_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by López Austin & García Quintana 2000"],"es":["Español por López Austin & García Quintana 2000"]}},{"id":"b10c4203-149d-45e2-9ae7-9330272c0b0e","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(García Garagarza 2023)","markdown":"##### _In tlahuilli, in ocotl, in machyotl, in octacatl, in coyahuac tezcatl mixpan nicmana_.\n\nThis phrase means “light, burning torch, example, model, and wide mirror.” As a metaphor, it means the speech that the nobles give to the _macehuales_,[^125] the sermon that the preacher preaches, and the good, exemplary life that someone offers.\n\n##### _Toptli, petlacalli_\n\nThis phrase means “chest, coffer.” And as a metaphor, it means a person who keeps a secret that has been entrusted to him safe, or [it means] a very quiet person.\n\n##### _Xicoti, pipiyolti_\n\nThis phrase means “bee or bumblebee that gathers honey from the flowers.” And it is said as a metaphor for someone who is invited to dine with the nobles many times.\n\n\n[^125]: _macehuales_: plural Hispanicized form of the Nahuatl singular _macehualli_.","html":"This phrase means “light, burning torch, example, model, and wide mirror.” As a metaphor, it means the speech that the nobles give to the macehuales,1 the sermon that the preacher preaches, and the good, exemplary life that someone offers.
\nThis phrase means “chest, coffer.” And as a metaphor, it means a person who keeps a secret that has been entrusted to him safe, or [it means] a very quiet person.
\nThis phrase means “bee or bumblebee that gathers honey from the flowers.” And it is said as a metaphor for someone who is invited to dine with the nobles many times.
\nmacehuales: plural Hispanicized form of the Nahuatl singular macehualli.↩
Injn tlatolli itechpa mjtoaia: in aqujn tecutlatoaia, in jvicpa maceoalli, in cenca qualli tlatolli ijxpan qujtlaliaia maceoalli: qujmjlviaia. Amjxpan njcquetza in juhquj ocutl, in juhquj tlavilli, ioan yn juhquj tezcatl mjxpan njcmana, anoço njmjtzmaca in momachiouh, in juhquj moctacauh, in jtech timomachiotiz, in jtech timjxcujtiz: injc vel tinemjz, anoço injc vel titlatoz.
\nInjn tlatolli itech mjtoaia: in aqujn vel qujpia in jchtacatlatolli, piallatolli: anoço in jtla aqualli ijxpan muchioaia: aiac vel qujnextiliaia, vel toptli, vel petlacalli: mjtoaia. Vel qujpia in tlatolli, anoço tenemjliz.
\nInjn tlatolli: intech mjtoaia in aqujque inpallaqua, atli pipilti, anoço altepetl: aço motlauhtia, anoço in tlein qujqua: njcan ilviloia. Macamo ic ximopoa, ma[camo]
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"0431cb2b-b7f1-48b9-9a54-52a2462c2742","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"##### I lay before thee the light, the torch, the model, the measure, the wide mirror[^5]\n\nThis saying was said of one who spoke as a nobleman to the common folk. He placed a very good discourse before the common folk. He said to them: “Before you I set up that which is like a torch, like a light. And I place before you that which is like a mirror. Or I give thee thy model, which is like thy measure; from it thou art to take thyself a model, thou art to take thyself an example, in order to live well, or in order to speak well.”\n\n##### The coffer, the reed chest\n\nThis saying was said of one who guarded well the secrets, the entrusted words, or something evil which had occurred in his presence. To no one could he disclose it; he was indeed like a coffer, a reed chest. It was said he guarded well the words, or one’s conduct.\n\n##### He becometh a bee; he becometh a wild bee\n\nThis saying was said of those who ate, who drank by the grace of the noblemen or of the city, or they were helped perhaps in that which they ate. Here they were told: “Brag not therefor; \n\n\n\n\n[^5]: Cf. also León-Portilla, *op. cit*., pp. 63ff.","html":"This saying was said of one who spoke as a nobleman to the common folk. He placed a very good discourse before the common folk. He said to them: “Before you I set up that which is like a torch, like a light. And I place before you that which is like a mirror. Or I give thee thy model, which is like thy measure; from it thou art to take thyself a model, thou art to take thyself an example, in order to live well, or in order to speak well.”
\nThis saying was said of one who guarded well the secrets, the entrusted words, or something evil which had occurred in his presence. To no one could he disclose it; he was indeed like a coffer, a reed chest. It was said he guarded well the words, or one’s conduct.
\nThis saying was said of those who ate, who drank by the grace of the noblemen or of the city, or they were helped perhaps in that which they ate. Here they were told: “Brag not therefor;
\nCf. also León-Portilla, op. cit., pp. 63ff.↩