Jakobo 2:1-26
2 Bakwesu, sena mutondezya lusyomo mu Mwami wesu uulemekwa Jesu Kilisito, pele kumwi mulasalulula?
2 Nkaambo ikuti muntu uusamide nweenwe zyangolida kuminwe alimwi azisani zyeebeka wanjila momuswaangene, pele alimwi awalo muntu mucete uusamide zisani zili atombe wanjila,
3 sena mulemeka yooyo uusamide zisani zyeebeka akwaamba kuti: “Amukkale waawa mubusena oobu bubotu,” pele mucete mwamwaambila kuti: “Yebo koide kwiimvwi,” naa kuti: “Kkala waalya munsi aacilyatilo camaulu aangu”?
4 Ikuti naa mboobo, sena tamusalululani akati kanu, alimwi sena tiimwaba babetesi bakosola milandu munzila mbyaabi?
5 Amuswiilile, bakwesu nomuyandwa. Sena Leza tanaakasala baabo nyika eeyi mboibona kuti mbacete kuba bavwubi mulusyomo alimwi abasikukona Bwami, oobo mbwaakasyomezya kuli baabo bamuyanda?
6 Pele nywebo mwasampaula mucete. Sena tabali bavwubi ibamudyaaminina akumukwelaanya kumutola kunkuta?
7 Sena tabasampauli zyina libotu eelyo ndimwakapegwa?
8 Lino ikuti naa mulautobela mulawo wamwami kweelana alugwalo lwaamba kuti: “Weelede kuyanda simukobonyoko mbubonya mbuli mboliyanda omwini,” mucita kabotu kapati.
9 Pele ikuti kamuzumanana kusalululana, mucita cibi, alimwi mulasinswa amulawo ooyu kuti muli basikusotoka mulawo.
10 Nkaambo ikuti umwi kabamba milawo yoonse mu Mulawo pele wasotoka omwe, waba sikusotoka yoonse.
11 Nkaambo ooyo wakaamba kuti: “Utaciti bumambe,” alimwi wakati: “Utajayi muntu.” Lino ikuti kotaciti bumambe pele kojaya bantu, waba sikusotoka mulawo.
12 Amuzumanane kwaambaula alimwi akulilemeka mbuli baabo ibayoobetekwa amulawo wabantu baangulukide.
13 Nkaambo ooyo uutafwidi bamwi luse uyoobetekwa kakunyina kufwidwa luse. Aboobo luse lulisumpukide kapati kwiinda lubeta.
14 Bakwesu, ino cigwasya nzi ikuti naa umwi waamba kuti ulijisi lusyomo pele katajisi milimo? Sena lusyomo oolo lulakonzya kumufwutula?
15 Ikuti mukwesu naa mucizyi katajisi zyakusama alimwi katajisi cakulya cikkwene buzuba oobo,
16 kumane umwi wanu wabaambila kuti: “Mweende kabotu muluumuno, mujane zyakusama azyakulivwumba alimwi azyakulya zikkwene,” ino eeci cigwasya nzi ikuti tiimwabapa iziyandika kumibili yabo?
17 Mbubonya buyo, ilusyomo lulikke buyo, kakunyina milimo, lulifwide.
18 Nokuba boobo, umwi inga waamba kuti: “Yebo ujisi lusyomo, mebo ndijisi milimo. Nditondezye lusyomo lwako kakunyina milimo, eelyo mebo ndilakutondezya lusyomo lwangu kwiinda mumilimo yangu.”
19 Tee ulasyoma kuti kuli buyo Leza omwe? Ucita kabotu. Pele aalo madaimona alasyoma oobo alimwi alakankama.
20 Pele sena yebo omuntu mufwubafwuba ulayanda kuzyiba kuti lusyomo ilunyina milimo ndwabuyo?
21 Sena Abulahamu taateesu tanaakaambwa kuti mululami akaambo kamilimo naakamana kutuula Izaka mwanaakwe acipaililo?
22 Wabona kuti lusyomo lwakwe lwakeendela antoomwe amilimo yakwe alimwi lusyomo lwakwe lwakalondolwa kwiinda mumilimo yakwe,
23 alimwi lwakazuzikizyigwa lugwalo lwaamba kuti: “Abulahamu wakasyoma Jehova, eelyo wakabonwa kuti mululami,” alimwi wakaitwa kuti “mulongwe wa Jehova.”
24 Mwabona kuti muntu weelede kwaambwa kuti mululami akaambo kamilimo, ikutali akaambo kalusyomo lulikke pe.
25 Mbubonya buyo, sena Lahabu mukaintu muvwuule awalo tanaakaambwa kuti mululami akaambo kamilimo, naakamana kutambula batumwa camaanza obilo akubainzya nzila iimbi nobakali kupiluka kwabo?
26 Ncobeni, mbubonya mubili uunyina muuya mbuufwide, alwalo lusyomo lunyina milimo lulifwide.
