UJames 4:1 Zivelaphi izimpi nokulwa phakathi kwenu na? abasuki lapha, yebo ngezinkanuko zenu ezilwa ezithweni zenu? 4:2 Niyafisa, ningabi nalutho; niyalwa, niyalwa, nokho aninalutho, ngokuba ningaceli. 4:3 Niyacela, kepha animukeli, ngokuba nicela kabi, ukuze nikudle phezu kwezinkanuko zakho. 4:4 Ziphingi neziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ubungane noJehova izwe liyizitha zikaNkulunkulu na? ngakho loba ngubani othanda ukuba ngumngane wabo izwe liyisitha sikaNkulunkulu. 4:5 Ingabe nicabanga ukuthi umbhalo usho ngeze: Umoya ohlala? kithi inkanuko? 4:6 Kodwa unika umusa owengeziwe. Ngalokho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo; kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa. 4:7 Ngakho zithobeni kuNkulunkulu. Melanani noSathane, futhi uyobaleka kusuka kuwe. 4:8 Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, khona uzasondela kini. Hlambululani izandla zenu, nina izoni; nihlanze izinhliziyo zenu nina eninhliziyombili. 4:9 Yibani lusizi, nilile, futhi nikhale; ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukulila, nenjabulo yenu ibe lusizi. 4:10 Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, futhi uyoniphakamisa. 4:11 Ningakhulumi okubi omunye komunye, bazalwane. Okhuluma kabi ngowakhe umzalwane, ahlulele umzalwane wakhe, akhulume kabi ngomthetho, ahlulele kepha uma wahlulela umthetho, awusiye umenzi womlayo, kodwa ijaji. 4:12 Munye umniki-mthetho, okwazi ukusindisa nokubhubhisa; owahlulela omunye? 4:13 Manje nina enithi: Namuhla noma kusasa sizongena emzini onjalo. uhlale khona umnyaka, uthenge, uthengise, uzuze; 4:14 Nakuba ningakwazi okuyokwenzeka kusasa. Ngoba iyini impilo yakho? Kuwumhwamuko, ovela isikhashana, bese kuthi-ke iyanyamalala. 4:15 Ukuze nithi, Uma iNkosi ithanda, siyakuphila, sikwenze lokhu; noma lokho. 4:16 Kodwa manje niyazibonga ngokuzigabisa kwenu; 4:17 Ngakho lowo owaziyo ukwenza okuhle futhi angakwenzi, kuba kuye isono.