UJames 2:1 Bazalwana bam, musani ukukholwa yiNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, iNkosi yeNkosi uzuko ngokobuqu. 2:2 Kuba, xa kuthe kwangena endlwini yenu yesikhungu indoda enemisesane yegolide, elunge kakhulu Kwangena ke ihlwempu, lineengubo ezimdaka; 2:3 Nimhlonele lowo uvethe ingubo eqaqambileyo, nithi kuye wathi kuye, Hlala apha wena kakuhle; athi kumahlwempu, Yima wena Hlala apha phantsi kwesihlalo seenyawo zam. 2:4 Ngoko anikhethi buso na phakathi kwenu, naba ngabagwebi abangendawo? iingcinga? 2:5 Yivani, bazalwana bam baziintanda: uThixo akawanyulanga na amahlwempu eli hlabathi zizityebi zokholo, neendlalifa zobukumkani, awababeka ngedinga lowo uyamthanda? 2:6 Ke nina niwadelile amahlwempu. Izityebi azinishicileli, zinitsale; phambi kwezihlalo zokugweba? 2:7 Abalinyelisi na igama elihle, nabizwa ngalo? 2:8 Ukuba niyawuzalisa umthetho wakomkhulu, ngokwesibhalo esithi, uze uthande Uyalungisa ummelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda ngako. 2:9 kodwa ukuba nikhetha ubuso bomntu, nisebenza isono, niyohlwaywa umthetho njengabagqithi. 2:10 Kuba yena oya kuwugcina umthetho uphela, akhubeke ndaweni-nye, nguye lowo unetyala kuzo zonke. 2:11 Kuba lowo wathi, Musa ukukrexeza, ubuye wathi, Musa ukubulala. Ngoku ukuba musa ukukrexeza, kodwa ukuba uyabulala, ungumqobo umaphuli-mthetho. 2:12 Yithini ukuthetha, yithini ukwenza, nenze njengabaza kugwetywa ngomthetho inkululeko. 2:13 Kuba umgwebo awuyi kuba natarhu kulowo ungenzanga nceba; kwaye inceba iwuqhayisela umgwebo. 2:14 Kunceda ntoni na, bazalwana bam, ukuba umntu uthi unokholo, abe yena enokholo olomeleleyo? awunamisebenzi? Lunako na ukumsindisa ukholo? 2:15 Ukuba ke umzalwana, nokuba ngudade, uthe wahamba ze, eswele ukudla kwemihla ngemihla, 2:16 athi ke omnye wenu kubo, Hambani ninoxolo, yothani, hluthani; nibe ke ningabaniki izinto abazisweleyo umzimba; inceda ntoni na? 2:17 Ngokunjalo nalo ukholo, ukuba luthi lungabi namisebenzi, lufile ngokukokwalo. 2:18 Wosuka omnye, athi, Wena unokholo, ke mna ndinemisebenzi; ndibonise ukholo lwakho. ingekho imisebenzi yakho, ndokubonisa ngokwasemisebenzini yam ukholo lwam. 2:19 Wena uyakholwa ukuba uThixo mnye; uyatyapha; needemon nazo kholwani, ningcangcazele. 2:20 Uyathanda na ke ukwazi, mntundini ungento, ukuba ukholo olu, ingekho imisebenzi, lufile? 2:21 UAbraham, ubawo wethu, akagwetyelwanga na ngokwasemisebenzini, akumnikela uIsake? unyana wakhe phezu kwesibingelelo? 2:22 Uyabona ukuba ukholo lwalusebenzisana nemisebenzi yakhe, lwenziwa ukholo ngokwasemisebenzini ugqibelele? 2:23 Saza sazaliseka isibhalo esithi, Wakholwa ke uAbraham nguye uThixo; oko kwabalelwa ebulungiseni kuye, wabizwa ngokuba nguSihlobo kaThixo. 2:24 Niyabona ke ngoko, ukuba umntu uyagwetyelwa ngokwasemisebenzini; kungabi ngokwaselukholweni lodwa. 2:25 Ngokunjalo ke, noRahabhi, ihenyukazi, akagwetyelwanga ngokwasemisebenzini, akuba enabo wabamkela abathunywa, wabakhupha ngayimbi indlela? 2:26 Kuba, kwanjengokuba umzimba, ungekho umoya, ufile, ngokunjalo ukholo, ingekho imisebenzi, lunjalo ukholo ufile kananjalo.