Incwadi KaJakopo 2:1-26
2 Bafowethu angeze nabambelela ekukholweni kweKosethu ephazimulako uJesu Krestu kukulapho ninebandlululo, akusinjalo?+
2 Nakungenzeka kungene umuntu ofake iindzilamnwana zegolide nezambatho zakanokutjho emhlanganwenenu, bese kungena nomuntu otlhagako ombethe amaratha,
3 inga-kghani nimthathela phezulu loyo ombethe izambatho zakanokutjho bese nithi kuye, “Hlala lapha endaweni emabothobotho,” bese nithi kotlhagako, “Jama njalo wena” namkha “Hlala lapha ngaphasi kwesinabelo seenyawo zami”?+
4 Nangabe kunjalo, aninabandlululo na phakathi kwenu+ begodu anikabi bahluleli abenza iinqunto ezimbi?+
5 Lalelani, bafowethu abathandekako. Kghani uZimu akhenge akhethe abatlhagako ngokombono wephasi bona babe ziinjinga ekukholweni+ neendlalifa zomBuso, awuthembise labo abamthandako?+
6 Kodwana nina nibehlise isithunzi abatlhagako. Kghani akusiziinjinga ezinigandelelako+ begodu zinidosele emakhotho?
7 Kghani azihlambalazi igama elihle enabizwa ngalo?
8 Nje-ke, nangabe nilandela umthetho wobukhosi ngokuvumelana nomtlolo othi, “Kufuze uthande umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda wena,”+ nenza kuhle khulu.
9 Kodwana naniragela phambili ninebandlululo,+ nenza isono begodu umthetho unilahle ngecala njengabaphula umthetho.+
10 Ngombana nangabe umuntu ulalela woke umThetho kodwana athathe igadango elimbi endaweni yinye, sekaweqe woke umthetho.+
11 Ngombana loyo othi, “Ungafebi,”*+ uthi godu, “Ungabulali.”+ Nje-ke, nangabe awufebi kodwana uyabulala, usiseqamthetho.
12 Ragelani phambili nikhuluma begodu niziphatha njengalabo abazokwahlulelwa ngomthetho wabantu abatjhaphulukileko.*+
13 Ngombana loyo onganasirhawu uzokwahlulelwa ngaphandle kwesirhawu.+ Isirhawu siyasihlula isahlulelo.
14 Kuzuzisa ngani, bafowethu, umuntu nakathi uyakholwa kodwana anganamisebenzi?+ Ukukholokho angekhe kumsindise, akusinjalo?+
15 Nangabe umfowethu namkha udadwethu akanazambatho* nokudla okwaneleko kwelanga
16 kodwana omunye wenu athi kuye, “Khamba ngokuthula ufuthumale begodu usuthe” kodwana ungamuphi akutlhogako emzimbenakhe, kuzuzisa ngani lokho?+
17 Ngokufanako nokukholwa, nakukodwa tere, kunganamisebenzi, kufile.+
18 Nanyana kunjalo, omunye uzakuthi: “Wena unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi. Ngitjengisa ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, mina ngizokutjengisa ukukholwa kwami ngemisebenzi.”
19 Angithi niyakholwa bona kunoZimu munye? Kuhle khulu lokho. Kodwana namadimoni ayakholwa begodu ahlengezele.+
20 Unendaba nokwazi na, wena muntu onganalwazi, ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kulilize?
21 Kghani u-Abrahama ubabethu azange kuthiwe ulungile ngemisebenzi ngemva kokuthi anikele ngendodanakhe u-Isaka e-aldareni?+
22 Niyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwakhe bekukhambisana nemisebenzakhe nokuthi ukukholwa kwakhe kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzakhe,+
23 kwazaliseka umtlolo othi: “U-Abrahama wakholwa kuJehova,* waqalwa njengolungileko”+ begodu wabizwa ngokuthi mngani kaJehova.*+
24 Niyabona ukuthi umuntu kuzokuthiwa ulungile ngemisebenzi ingasi ngokukholwa kwaphela.
25 Ngokwendlela efanako, uRarhabu ingwadla akhenge na kuthiwe ulungile ngemisebenzi ngemva kokwamukela kuhle iinthunywa begodu wazibalekisa ngenye indlela?+
26 Njengombana umzimba ngaphandle kommoya ufile,+ ngokufanako nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi kusetjenziswe ibizo eliqalisela emuntwini otjhadileko oya emabhayini nomuntu angakatjhadi naye.
^ NgesiGirigi, “ngomthetho wetjhaphuluko.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “uhlubule.”
