Incwadi KaJakobe
2 Bazalwane, anilubambile ukholo lweNkosi yethu ekhazimulayo uJesu Kristu, kuyilapho nibonisa ukukhetha, akunjalo? + 2 Ngoba, uma emhlanganweni wenu kungena umuntu ofake izindandatho zegolide eminweni futhi ogqoke izingubo eziwubukhazikhazi, bese kungena nomuntu ompofu ogqoke izingubo ezingcolile, 3 ingabe nimbheka ngomusa lowo ogqoke izingubo eziwubukhazikhazi nithi, “Hlala lapha endaweni enhle,” nithi kompofu, “Wena qhubeka umile,” noma, “Hlala laphaya phansi”? + 4 Uma kunjalo anihlukene yini ngezigaba phakathi kwenu + futhi anibona yini abahluleli abakhipha izinqumo ezimbi? +
5 Lalelani, bazalwane abathandekayo. UNkulunkulu akakhethanga yini labo izwe elibabheka njengabampofu ukuba babe abacebile okholweni + nezindlalifa zoMbuso, awuthembisa labo abamthandayo? + 6 Nokho, nina niye namhlaza umuntu ompofu. Akubona yini abacebile abanicindezelayo + futhi abanihudulela phambi kwezinkantolo zomthetho? 7 Abahlambalazi yini igama elihle enabizwa ngalo? 8 Uma-ke, nifeza umthetho wasebukhosini* ngokuvumelana nalo mbhalo, “Kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena,” + nenza kahle impela. 9 Kodwa uma niqhubeka nibonisa ukukhetha, + nenza isono, futhi umthetho unilahla ngecala* njengezeqamthetho. +
10 Ngoba noma ubani olalela wonke uMthetho kodwa aphule owodwa, uyephule yonke. + 11 Ngoba lowo owathi, “Ungaphingi,” + wathi futhi, “Ungabulali.” + Manje, uma ungaphingi kodwa ubulala, usuyiseqamthetho. 12 Qhubekani nikhuluma futhi niziphatha ngendlela abaziphatha ngayo labo abazokwahlulelwa ngomthetho wabantu abakhululekile. *+ 13 Ngoba lowo ongasibonisi isihe uyothola isahlulelo ngaphandle kwesihe. + Isihe siyanqoba phezu kwesahlulelo.
14 Kunanzuzoni, bazalwane, uma umuntu ethi unokholo kodwa engenayo imisebenzi? + Lolo kholo alunakumsindisa, akunjalo? + 15 Uma kukhona abazalwane noma odade abaswele okokugqoka* nokudla okwanele lolo suku, 16 nokho othile kini athi kubo, “Hambani ngokuthula; nifudumale futhi nisuthe,” kodwa ningabaniki izidingo zemizimba yabo, kunanzuzoni? + 17 Kanjalo, futhi, nokholo uma lungenayo imisebenzi, lufile. +
18 Noma kunjalo, omunye uzothi: “Wena unokholo, mina nginemisebenzi. Ngibonise ukholo lwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, mina ngizokubonisa ukholo lwami ngemisebenzi yami.” 19 Uyakholwa ukuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa, akunjalo? Wenza kahle impela. Nokho namademoni ayakholwa athuthumele. *+ 20 Kodwa ingabe uyathanda ukwazi, wena muntu ongenangqondo, ukuthi ukholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi alusizi ngalutho? 21 Akuzange yini kuthiwe u-Abrahama ubaba ulungile ngenxa yemisebenzi ngemva kokuba enikele ngo-Isaka indodana yakhe e-altare? + 22 Uyabona ukuthi ukholo lwakhe lwasebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe futhi ukholo lwakhe lwapheleliswa yimisebenzi yakhe, + 23 futhi wagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “U-Abrahama waba nokholo kuJehova,* wabhekwa njengolungile,” + futhi wabizwa ngokuthi umngani kaJehova. *+
24 Niyabona ukuthi umuntu kuzothiwa ulungile ngemisebenzi, hhayi ngokholo lodwa. 25 Ngendlela efanayo, uRahabi isifebe akushiwongo yini ukuthi ulungile ngenxa yemisebenzi, ngemva kokuba amukele izithunywa ngomusa futhi wazikhipha ngenye indlela? + 26 Impela, njengoba umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, + kanjalo nokholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufile. +