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.