Yakobo
2:1 Baganda bange, temulina kukkiriza kwa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo, Mukama wa
ekitiibwa, nga bassa ekitiibwa mu bantu.
2:2 Kubanga singa wajja mu kibiina kyammwe omusajja ng’akutte empeta ya zaabu, ng’agenda bulungi
okwambala, era ne muyingira n'omusajja omwavu ayambadde ebyambalo ebibi;
2:3 Era mussaamu ekitiibwa oyo ayambadde engoye z'abasajja n'abakazi, ne mugamba nti
ye nti Tuula wano mu kifo ekirungi; era ogamba omwavu nti Yimirira
eyo, oba tuula wano wansi w'entebe y'ebigere byange:
2:4 Kale temusosola mu mmwe ne mufuuka abalamuzi b'ebibi
ebirowoozo?
2:5 Muwulirize, baganda bange abaagalwa, Katonda teyalonda baavu mu nsi eno
abagagga mu kukkiriza, era abasika b'obwakabaka bwe yabasuubiza
nti bamwagala?
2:6 Naye mmwe mwanyooma abaavu. Abagagga temubanyigiriza, ne mukusika
mu maaso g’entebe z’omusango?
2:7 Tebavvoola linnya eryo erisaanira lye muyitibwa?
2:8 Bwe munaatuukirizanga amateeka g’obwakabaka ng’ebyawandiikibwa bwe bigamba nti, “Oyagalanga.”
muliraanwa wo nga ggwe kennyini, okola bulungi;
2:9 Naye bwe mussa ekitiibwa mu bantu, mukola ekibi ne mukakasibwa
amateeka ng’abamenyi b’amateeka.
2:10 Kubanga buli akwata amateeka gonna, n’asobya mu nsonga emu, ye
alina omusango gwa byonna.
2:11 Kubanga eyagamba nti Toyenda, era yagamba nti Totta. Kati singa
toyenda, naye bw'otta, ofuuka a
omumenyi w’amateeka.
2:12 Bwe mutyo mwogera, era mukolenga bwe mutyo, ng'abo abalisalirwa omusango mu mateeka ga
eddembe.
2:13 Kubanga anaasalirwa omusango awatali kusaasira, atasaasira; ne
okusaasira kusanyukira omusango.
2:14 Kigasa ki, baganda bange, newankubadde omuntu agamba nti alina okukkiriza, era
tebalina mirimu? okukkiriza kuyinza okumulokola?
2:15 Ow’oluganda oba mwannyinaffe bw’aba obwereere, era nga talina mmere ya buli lunaku, .
2:16 Omu ku mmwe n’abagamba nti Mugende mu mirembe, mubugume era mujjule;
newakubadde temubawa ebyo ebyetaagisa eri
omubiri; kigasa ki?
2:17 N’okukkiriza bwe kutyo, bwe kuba nga tekulina bikolwa, kuba kufu, nga kuli kwokka.
2:18 Weewaawo, omuntu ayinza okugamba nti Ggwe olina okukkiriza, nange nnina ebikolwa
awatali bikolwa byo, era ndikulaga okukkiriza kwange olw'ebikolwa byange.
2:19 Okkiriza nga Katonda ali omu; okola bulungi: ne dayimooni
mukkirize, era mukankana.
2:20 Naye ggwe omuntu ataliimu, oyagala okumanya ng’okukkiriza okutaliimu bikolwa kufudde?
2:21 Ibulayimu jjajjaffe teyaweebwa butuukirivu olw’ebikolwa bye, bwe yawaayo Isaaka
mutabani we ku kyoto?
2:22 Olaba okukkiriza bwe kwakolera awamu n'ebikolwa bye, n'okukkiriza kwe kwakolebwa olw'ebikolwa
okutuukirira?
2:23 Ekyawandiikibwa ne kituukirira ekigamba nti Ibulayimu yakkiriza Katonda, era
kyamubalirwa olw'obutuukirivu: n'ayitibwa Mukwano
wa Katonda.
2:24 Kale mulaba ng’omuntu aweebwa obutuukirivu olw’ebikolwa, so si lwa kukkiriza kwokka.
2:25 Era ne Lakabu malaaya teyaweebwa butuukirivu olw’ebikolwa bye
yasembeza ababaka, n'abasindika mu kkubo eddala?
2:26 Kubanga ng’omubiri ogutaliiko mwoyo bwe gufudde, n’okukkiriza okutaliimu bikolwa bwe kuli
abafu nabo.