James
2:1 Hama dzangu, musatenda muna Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu, Ishe we
rukudzo, pachinzvimbo chomunhu.
2:2 Nokuti kana mumwe munhu akauya paungano yenyu ane mhete yegoridhe, yakanaka
Zvino murombo akapindawo ane nguvo dzakaipa;
2:3 Ivai nehanya nemunhu wakapfeka nguvo dzeufeve, muchiti kune
akati kwaari: Gara pano iwe panzvimbo yakanaka; uti kuvarombo: Mira iwe
ipapo, kana kugara pano pasi pechitsiko chetsoka dzangu.
2:4 Ko hamuna kutsaura mukati menyu mukava vatongi vezvakaipa here?
pfungwa?
2:5 Inzwai, hama dzangu dzinodikamwa: Mwari haana kusarudza varombo venyika ino
vafumi parutendo, uye vadyi venhaka yeushe hwaakavavimbisa
vanomuda here?
2:6 Asi imwi makazvidza murombo. Vapfumi havakudzvinyiriri vachikukwevai
pamberi pezvigaro zvekutonga?
2:7 Ivo havanyombi zita rakanaka ramunodaidzwa naro here?
2:8 Kana muchizadzisa murairo woushe, zvinoenderana nerugwaro runoti: Ida
unoita zvakanaka wokwako sezvaunozvida iwe.
2:9 Asi kana mune rusarura, munoita chivi, uye munopwiswa
murayiro sevadariki.
2:10 Nekuti ani nani unochengeta murairo wose, akagumburwa kune umwe, iye
ane mhosva pazvose.
2:11 Nekuti iye wakati: Usaita upombwe, wakatiwo: Usauraya. Zvino kana
iwe hauite upombwe, asi kana uchiuraya, wava mutongi
mudariki womurayiro.
2:12 Taurai saizvozvo, uye itai saizvozvo, sevanozotongwa nemurairo we
rusununguko.
2:13 Nekuti kutonga kusina tsitsi ndekweuyo usina kuitira vamwe tsitsi; uye
tsitsi dzinokunda kutonga.
2:14 Zvinobatsirei, hama dzangu, kana munhu achiti ane rutendo
Hamuna mabasa here? kutenda kungamuponesa here?
2:15 Kana hama kana hanzvadzi yakashama, uye ichishayiwa zvokudya zuva nezuva,
2:16 Mumwe wenyu akati kwavari: Endai nerugare, mudziyirwe, mugute;
asi musavapa izvo zvakafanira
body; zvinobatsirei?
2:17 Saizvozvowo rutendo kana rwusina mabasa, rwakafa rwuri rwoga.
2:18 Hongu, mumwe angati: Iwe une kutenda, neni ndine mabasa; ndiratidze kutenda kwako.
kunze kwemabasa ako, neni ndigokuratidza rutendo rwangu nemabasa angu.
2:19 Iwe unotenda kuti kuna Mwari mumwe; unoita zvakanaka, nemadhimoniwo
tendai mudedere.
2:20 Asi unoda kuziva here iwe munhu dununu, kuti rutendo rwusina mabasa rwakafa?
2:21 Abhurahamu baba vedu haana kunzi wakarurama nemabasa here abayira Isaka?
mwanakomana wake paatari?
2:22 Unoona kuti rutendo rwakabata sei pamwe nemabasa ake, uye nemabasa rutendo rwakaitwa
akakwana?
2:23 Nerugwaro rukazadzisika rwunoti: Abhurahamu wakatenda Mwari, uye
zvikanzi kwaari ndiko kururama; akanzi Shamwari
zvaMwari.
2:24 Naizvozvo munoona kuti munhu unonzi wakarurama nemabasa, uye kwete nerutendo chete.
2:25 Saizvozvowo Rakabhi chifeve, haana kunzi wakarurama nemabasa, paakanga awana
akagamuchira vatumwa, nokuvaendesa neimwe nzira here?
2:26 Nokuti sezvo muviri usina mweya wakafa, saizvozvo kutenda kusina mabasa kwakafa
akafawo.