Incwadzi YaJakobe 2:1-26
2 Bazalwane bami, kwenteka njani kutsi nanobe nikholwa eNkhosini yetfu lekhatimulako, lenguJesu Khristu, kodvwa nibe nikhetsa labanye?+
2 Asesitsi kufika bantfu lababili emhlanganweni wenu, lomunye ufake tindandatho teligolide eminweni yakhe futsi ugcoke kahle, kantsi lolomunye weswele futsi ugcoke timphahla letingcolile,
3 bese ninaka loyo logcoke kahle, nitsi kuye: “Hlala lapha endzaweni lehloniphekile,” kodvwa nitsi kulona loweswele: “Chubeka umile,” nobe nitsi: “Hlala lapha phansi.”+
4 Nangabe kunjalo, nisuke ningakhetsi yini,+ futsi anisibo yini behluleli labakhipha tijubo letimbi?+
5 Lalelani bazalwane bami labatsandzekako. Nkulunkulu akazange yini akhetse labo labatsatfwa njengalabeswele kulelive kutsi banjinge ekukholweni+ baphindze babe tindlalifa teMbuso lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako?+
6 Kodvwa nine nibabukela phansi bantfu labeswele. Labanjingile akusibo yini labanicindzetelako,+ futsi banihudvulele etinkantolo?
7 Abalihlambalati yini libito lelihle lenabitwa ngalo?
8 Nenta kahle nangabe niwugcina umtsetfo webukhosi ngekuvumelana nembhalo lotsi: “Kufanele utsandze makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena.”+
9 Kepha nanichubeka nikhetsa labanye,+ niyona futsi uMtsetfo uyanilahla ngobe niyawephula.+
10 Nobe ngubani logcina wonkhe uMtsetfo kodvwa ephule munye kuwo, usuke sekayephule yonkhe.+
11 Ngobe loyo lowatsi: “Ungaphingi,”+ waphindze watsi: “Ungabulali.”+ Nangabe-ke ungaphingi kodvwa ube ubulala, sewuwephulile umtsetfo.
12 Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, indlela lenikhuluma ngayo nalenitiphatsa ngayo ayifane neyalabo labatawehlulelwa ngemtsetfo webantfu labakhululekile.*+
13 Ngobe loyo longawukhombisi umusa utawehlulelwa ngaphandle kwemusa.+ Umusa uncoba kakhulu kunekwehlulela.
14 Bazalwane bami, kusita ngani kutsi umuntfu atsi unekukholwa kodvwa abe ete imisebenti?+ Lokukholwa ngeke kumsindzise.+
15 Nangabe umzalwane nobe dzadze eswele kwekugcoka nobe kudla lokwenele kwelilanga,
16 bese lomunye wenu utsi kuye: “Hamba ngekuthula, ufutfumale futsi wesutse,” kodvwa angamniki lakudzingako kuze aphile, loko kusita ngani?+
17 Ngendlela lefanako, kukholwa nakute imisebenti kufile.+
18 Kepha lomunye utawutsi: “Wena unekukholwa, mine nginemisebenti. Ngikhombise kukholwa kwakho lokute imisebenti, mine ngitakukhombisa kukholwa kwami ngemisebenti.”
19 Angitsi uyakholwa kutsi kunaNkulunkulu munye? Wenta kahle, kodvwa nemadimoni ayakholwa futsi aze achachatele.+
20 Wena muntfu lolibele, uyati yini kutsi akusiti ngalutfo kukholwa lokute imisebenti?
21 Akuzange yini kutsiwe Abrahama longukhokho* wetfu ulungile ngemisebenti, ngemuva kwekutsi anikele nga-Isaka indvodzana yakhe e-al’thare?+
22 Uyabona-ke kutsi kukholwa kwakhe kwahambisana nemisebenti futsi kwapheleliswa ngayo,+
23 kwaphindze kwagcwaliseka nembhalo lotsi: “Abrahama wakholwa kuJehova,* ngako kwatsiwa ulungile,”+ futsi wabitwa ngekutsi ngumngani waJehova.*+
24 Niyabona-ke kutsi umuntfu kutawutsiwa ulungile ngemisebenti, hhayi ngekukholwa kuphela.
25 Ngendlela lefanako, akuzange yini kutsiwe Rahabi ingwadla ulungile ngemisebenti, ngemuva kwekutsi atemukele kahle titfunywa, futsi watikhipha ngalenye indlela?+
26 Ngako-ke, njengobe umtimba ngaphandle kwemoya* ufile,+ nekukholwa lokute imisebenti kufile.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “umtsetfo wenkhululeko.”
^ NgesiGriki kutsi, “longubabe.”
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo A5.
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo A5.
^ Nobe “kwemoya lesiwuphefumulako.”
