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.