UJames 2:1 Bazalwane bami, ningabi nokukholwa yiNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, iNkosi ye inkazimulo, ngokukhetha abantu. 2:2 Ngokuba uma kufika ebandleni lenu indoda enendandatho yegolide, enhle kwembethe izingubo, kwangena nompofu, enezingubo ezimbi; 2:3 Futhi nihlonipha lowo ogqoke ingubo gay, futhi nithi kuye wathi kuye: Hlala wena lapha endaweni enhle; nithi kwabampofu: 'Yima wena.' noma hlala lapha phansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami. 2:4 Ngakho-ke anikhethi yini phakathi kwenu, futhi seniba abahluleli bokubi imicabango? 2:5 Lalelani, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, uNkulunkulu kabakhethanga yini abampofu balomhlaba abacebile ekukholweni, nezindlalifa zombuso awuthembisa zona ukuthi uyamthanda? 2:6 Kodwa nina niye nibadelela abampofu. Abantu abacebile kabakucindezeli, banidonse; phambi kwezihlalo zokwahlulela? 2:7 Abahlambalazi yini igama elihle enibizwa ngalo? 2:8 Uma nigcwalisa umthetho wobukhosi ngokombhalo othi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena, nenza kahle; 2:9 Kepha uma nikhetha abantu, nenza isono, nihlulwe umthetho njengabaweqi. 2:10 Ngoba noma ubani ogcina wonke umthetho, kodwa nokho akhubeke kwelinye iphuzu, yena unecala kukho konke. 2:11 Ngoba yena owathi, Ungafebi, wathi futhi: Ungabulali. Manje uma awufebi, kepha uma ubulala, uyisidalwa oweqa umthetho. 2:12 Khulumani kanjalo, nenze kanjalo, njengabazakwahlulelwa ngomthetho inkululeko. 2:13 Ngoba uyothola ukwahlulelwa ngaphandle kwesihe, lowo ongenzanga isihawu; futhi isihawu siyathokoza ekwahlulelweni. 2:14 Kusizani, bazalwane bami, uma umuntu ethi unokukholwa, abe ekholwa, abe ekholwa. abanayo imisebenzi? ukukholwa kungamsindisa na? 2:15 Uma umzalwane noma udade behamba ze, beswela ukudla kwemihla ngemihla, 2:16 Futhi omunye wenu wathi kubo, Hambani ngokuthula, nifudumale futhi nisuthe; kodwa anibaniki lokho abakudingayo umzimba; kusizani? 2:17 Kanjalo nokukholwa, uma kungenayo imisebenzi, kufile kukodwa. 2:18 Yebo, umuntu angase athi: Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi; ngibonise ukukholwa kwakho. ngaphandle kwemisebenzi yakho, futhi ngizokukhombisa ukholo lwami ngemisebenzi yami. 2:19 Uyakholwa ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu; wenza kahle, namademoni kholwani, nithuthumele. 2:20 Kodwa uyathanda yini ukwazi, O muntu oyize, ukuthi ukholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufile? 2:21 U-Abrahama, ubaba wethu, akalungisiswanga ngemisebenzi, lapho enikele ngo-Isaka indodana yakhe phezu kwe-altare na? 2:22 Uyabona ukuthi ukholo lwalusebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe, futhi ukholo lwenziwa ngemisebenzi ephelele? 2:23 Futhi kwagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: U-Abrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, futhi kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga, wabizwa ngokuthi uMngane kaNkulunkulu. 2:24 Niyabona-ke ukuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngemisebenzi, kungengokukholwa kuphela. 2:25 Ngokufanayo, futhi uRahabi isifebe akalungisiswanga ngemisebenzi, lapho yena wazemukela izithunywa, wazithuma ngenye indlela? 2:26 Ngoba njengoba umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo ukholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufile efile futhi.