Incwadzi YaJakobe
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.+