UJames 3:1 Musani ukuba ngabafundisi abaninzi, bazalwana bam, nisazi nje ukuba siya kwamkela oko umgwebo omkhulu ngakumbi. 3:2 Kuba siyakhubeka kaninzi sonke. Ukuba umntu uthe akakhubeki zwini, makayeke oyindoda egqibeleleyo, enako ukuwubamba ngomkhala nawo umzimba uphela. 3:3 Yabona, sifaka amalamu emlonyeni wamahashe, ukuze asiphulaphule; kwaye thina bajike umzimba wonke. 3:4 Yabona, nayo imikhombe, imikhulu kangaka nje, iqhutywaqhutywa yiyo imimoya enamandla, ijikajika ngomthi wokujika omncinane kakhulu; naphi na apho irhuluneli ithanda khona. 3:5 Ngokunjalo nalo ulwimi, lulilungu elincinanana nje, luyagwagwisa kakhulu. Yabonani, umlilo omncinane utshisa into eninzi; 3:6 Nolwimi olu ngumlilo, lihlabathi elizele kukungalungisi; ukuba iyawudyobha umzimba uphela, iyawuvuthisa ngomlilo ikhondo lendalo; sivuthiswa sisihogo somlilo. 3:7 Ngokuba zonke iintlobo zezilwanyana, neentaka, neenyoka, kunye nezinto elwandle, uyadanjiswa, kanjalo ukhe wadanjiswa yimvelo eyiyeyamalo. 3:8 ke lona ulwimi alunaye noko amnye ebantwini, unokuludambisa; bububi obungalawulekiyo, buzele bububi obubulalayo ityhefu. 3:9 Ngalo siyambonga uThixo uYise; siqalekisa abantu ngalo; abenziwe ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo. 3:10 Kwakulo mlomo mnye kuphuma intsikelelo nengqalekiso. Bazalwana bam, azifanele ukuba nje ezi zinto. 3:11 Umthombo umpompoza amnandi nakrakra kwangelo liso linye, yini na? 3:12 Unako yini na, bazalwana bam, umkhiwane ukuvelisa iinkozo zomnquma? ngumdiliya yini na, amakhiwane? Ngokunjalo akukho mthombo uvelisa amanzi amtyuba namnandi. 3:13 Ngubani na olumkileyo, owaziyo kakuhle phakathi kwenu? makabonise imisebenzi yakhe enobulali bobulumko. 3:14 Ke, ukuba ninomona okrakra neyelenqe entliziyweni yenu, musani ukuqhayisa; musa ukuxoka ngokuchasene nenyaniso. 3:15 Obo bulumko asibokuhla phezulu; umtyholi. 3:16 Kuba apho kukhoyo umona neenkani, kubakho isiphithiphithi, nawo wonke umsebenzi ongendawo. 3:17 Ke bona ubulumko baphezulu ukuqala bunyulu, buze bube boboxolo; kwaye kulula ukuphendulwa, ezele yinceba neziqhamo ezilungileyo, ngaphandle ngokukhetha ubuso, nokungabi naluhanahaniso. 3:18 Isiqhamo ke sobulungisa sihlwayelwa ngoxolo ngabo benza uxolo.