UJames 3:1 Bazalwane bami, ningabi ngabafundisi abaningi, nazi ukuthi siyakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu. 3:2 Ngokuba siyakhubeka ngokuningi. Uma umuntu engakhubeki ngezwi, uyindoda epheleleyo, ekwazi ukulawula nomzimba wonke ngokungathi ngetomu. 3:3 Bheka, sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamahhashi, ukuze asilalele; futhi thina bajike umzimba wonke. 3:4 Bheka futhi imikhumbi, okuyinto nakuba mikhulu kangaka, futhi iqhutshwa imimoya enamandla, nokho iphendulwa ngesiphini esincane kakhulu; nomaphi lapho umbusi ethanda khona. 3:5 Kanjalo nolimi luyisitho esincane, futhi luzincoma kakhulu. Bhekani, umlilo omncane uvutha kangakanani! 3:6 Futhi ulimi lungumlilo, izwe lobubi, kanjalo ulimi phakathi izitho zethu, ukuthi kungcolisa umzimba wonke, kuthungele umzimba wonke inkambo yemvelo; futhi uthungelwa umlilo wesihogo. 3:7 Ngoba zonke izinhlobo zezilwane, futhi izinyoni, futhi izinyoka, futhi izinto olwandle, uyathambisa, futhi uthanjisiwe abantu. 3:8 Kodwa ulimi kakho ongaluthambisa; kungububi obungalawuleki, obugcwele okubulalayo ubuthi. 3:9 Ngalo siyambonga uNkulunkulu, uBaba; futhi ngalo siqalekisa abantu. ezenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. 3:10 Emlonyeni ofanayo kuphuma isibusiso nesiqalekiso. Bazalwane bami, lezi zinto akufanele zibe njalo. 3:11 Ingabe umthombo ukhipha endaweni eyodwa amanzi amnandi nabababayo? 3:12 Ingabe umkhiwane, bazalwane bami, ungathela izithelo zomnqumo? noma umvini, amakhiwane? kanjalo kawunamthombo othela amanzi anosawoti namnandi. 3:13 Ngubani indoda ehlakaniphileyo futhi endued ulwazi phakathi kwenu? makaveze yenhambo enhle imisebenzi yakhe ngobumnene bokuhlakanipha. 3:14 Kodwa uma ninomhawu obabayo nokuxabana ezinhliziyweni zenu, ningazibongi, futhi ungaqambi amanga ngeqiniso. 3:15 Lokhu kuhlakanipha akuveli phezulu, kodwa kungokomhlaba, kungokwemvelo; enodeveli. 3:16 Ngoba lapho umhawu nokuxabana kukhona, kukhona isiphithiphithi futhi yonke imisebenzi emibi. 3:17 Kodwa ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu kuqala kuhlanzekile, bese kuba ngokuthula, kumnene, futhi kulula ukunxusa, egcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle, ngaphandle ukukhetha, nokungazenzisi. 3:18 Futhi isithelo sokulunga sihlwanyelwa ngokuthula kulabo abenza ukuthula.