UJames 1
| 1:1 | UJames, inceku kaNkulunkulu neyeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ezizweni eziyishumi nambili zokuhlakazeka, imikhonzo. |
| 1:2 | Bafwethu, lapho usuwele ezilingweni ezihlukahlukene, bheka konke njengenjabulo, |
| 1:3 | nazi ukuthi ukuvivinywa kokukholwa kwenu kukhombisa ukubekezela, |
| 1:4 | futhi ukubekezela kuletha umsebenzi ekupheleleni, ukuze niphelele futhi niphelele, ukuntula lutho. |
| 1:5 | Kodwa uma kukhona phakathi kwenu odinga ukuhlakanipha, makacele kuNkulunkulu, opha bonke ngokuchichimayo ngaphandle kokusolwa, njalo uyakuphiwa. |
| 1:6 | Kodwa kufanele abuze ngokukholwa, engangabazi lutho. Ngoba ongabazayo unjengegagasi phezu kolwandle, elinyakaziswa ngumoya limuke; |
| 1:7 | khona-ke umuntu makangacabangi ukuthi uyakwamukela utho eNkosini. |
| 1:8 | Ngokuba umuntu onhliziyombili akaqiniseki ezindleleni zakhe zonke. |
| 1:9 | Manje umzalwane othobekile kufanele azigqaje ngokuphakanyiswa kwakhe, |
| 1:10 | kanye nesicebi, ekuthotshisweni kwakhe, ngokuba uyakudlula njengembali yotshani. |
| 1:11 | Ngoba ilanga seliphumile ngokutshisa okutshisayo, womisa utshani, nembali yawo iwile, nokubukeka kobuhle bayo kushabalele. Kanjalo nesicebi siyobuna, ngokwemikhondo yakhe. |
| 1:12 | Ubusisiwe umuntu obhekene nokulingwa. Ngoba uma esefakazelwe, uyakwamukeliswa umqhele wokuphila uNkulunkulu awuthembise labo abamthandayo. |
| 1:13 | Akekho okufanele asho, nxa elingwa, ukuthi walingwa nguNkulunkulu. Ngoba uNkulunkulu akayengi ekwenzeni okubi, futhi yena uqobo akalingi muntu. |
| 1:14 | Nokho ngempela, yilowo nalowo ulingwa ngezakhe izifiso, eseyengwe wadonswa. |
| 1:15 | Ngemva kwalokho, lapho isifiso sesikhulelwe, kuzala isono. Nokho ngempela isono, lapho sekuphelelisiwe, kuveza ukufa. |
| 1:16 | Manje, ungakhethi ukuduka, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. |
| 1:17 | Zonke izipho ezinhle kakhulu nazo zonke izipho eziphelele zivela phezulu, ehla evela kuYise wokukhanya, okungekho kuye ukuguquka, noma yisiphi isithunzi sokuguqulwa. |
| 1:18 | Ngokuba ngentando yakhe wasenza ngeZwi leqiniso, ukuze sibe yisiqalo phakathi kwezidalwa zakhe. |
| 1:19 | Uyazi lokhu, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. Ngakho wonke umuntu makasheshe ukulalela, kodwa wephuza ukukhuluma, wephuza ukuthukuthela. |
| 1:20 | Ngokuba intukuthelo yomuntu ayifezi ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. |
| 1:21 | Ngenxa yalokhu, nilahle konke ukungcola nokuchichima kobubi, lemukele ngobumnene iZwi elisanda kuxhunyelelwa, elilakho ukusindisa imiphefumulo yenu. |
| 1:22 | Ngakho yibani ngabenzi beZwi, futhi hhayi abalaleli kuphela, nizikhohlisa. |
| 1:23 | Ngokuba uma ekhona olizwayo iZwi, kodwa hhayi futhi umenzi, ufana nomuntu obuka esibukweni ebusweni azalwa naso; |
| 1:24 | futhi ngemva kokuzicabangela yena, wahamba wakhohlwa masinyane lokho akubonile. |
| 1:25 | Kodwa lowo obuka umthetho ophelele wenkululeko, nohlala kukho, akasiye ozwayo okhohlwayo, kodwa esikhundleni salokho umenzi womsebenzi. Uyobusiswa akwenzayo. |
| 1:26 | Kodwa uma umuntu ezibheka njengenkolo, kodwa akalubambi ulimi lwakhe, kodwa kunalokho uyenga eyakhe inhliziyo: inkolo yomuntu onjalo iyize. |
| 1:27 | Lena inkolo, ehlanzekile futhi engangcoli phambi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba: ukuhambela izintandane nabafelokazi osizini lwabo, nokuzigcina umsulwa, ngaphandle kwalenkathi. |
UJames 2
| 2:1 | Bafwethu, phakathi ekukholweni kwenkazimulo yeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, ungakhethi ukukhetha abantu. |
| 2:2 | Ngokuba uma umuntu engenile ebandleni lenu enendandatho yegolide nesambatho esiwubukhazikhazi, futhi uma kungene ompofu, ngezingubo ezingcolile, |
| 2:3 | futhi uma-ke ninaka lowo owembethe ingubo enhle kakhulu, ukuze uthi kuye, “Ungahlala kule ndawo enhle,” kodwa uthi kompofu, “Yima laphaya,” noma, “Hlala ngaphansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami,” |
| 2:4 | anizahluleli yini phakathi kwenu, futhi anibanga yini abahluleli abanemicabango engalungile? |
| 2:5 | Bafowethu engibathandayo, lalela. UNkulunkulu akakhethanga yini abampofu emhlabeni ukuba babe ngabacebile ekukholweni nezindlalifa zombuso uNkulunkulu awuthembisa labo abamthandayo?? |
| 2:6 | Kepha nina nibadumazile abampofu. Angithi abacebile abanicindezela ngamandla? Futhi akubona yini labo abakudonsela ekwahlulelweni? |
| 2:7 | Akubona yini labo abahlambalaza igama elihle elibizwe phezu kwenu?? |
| 2:8 | Ngakho uma uphelelisa umthetho we-regal, ngokwemiBhalo, “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena,” khona-ke wenza kahle. |
| 2:9 | Kodwa uma nikhetha abantu, bese wenza isono, sebephinde balahlwa ngumthetho njengabaweqi. |
| 2:10 | Manje lowo ogcine umthetho wonke, kanti ngubani owonayo endabeni eyodwa, usenecala kukho konke. |
| 2:11 | Kulowo owathi, “Ungaphingi,” kusho futhi, “Ungabulali.” Ngakho uma ungaphingi, kodwa uyabulala, usuweqile umthetho. |
| 2:12 | Ngakho khuluma futhi wenze njengoba nje usuqala ukwahlulelwa, ngomthetho wenkululeko. |
| 2:13 | Ngokuba ukwahlulelwa okungenasihawu kulowo ongahawukelanga. Kodwa umusa uziphakamisa ngaphezu kokwahlulela. |
| 2:14 | Bafwethu, kunanzuzoni uma umuntu ethi unokholo, kodwa akanayo imisebenzi? Ukukholwa kwakuyokwazi kanjani ukumsindisa? |
| 2:15 | Ngakho uma umzalwane noma udade enqunu futhi edinga ukudla nsuku zonke, |
| 2:16 | futhi uba noma ubani kini ongathi kubo: “Hamba ngokuthula, hlala ufudumele futhi wondlekile,” nokho ningabaniki okudingekile komzimba, lokhu kuyinzuzoni? |
| 2:17 | Kanjalo nokukholwa, uma ingenayo imisebenzi, ufile, ngaphakathi futhi ngokwayo. |
| 2:18 | Manje omunye angase athi: “Unokholo, futhi nginemisebenzi. Ngibonise ukholo lwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi! Kodwa mina ngizokukhombisa ukholo lwami ngemisebenzi. |
| 2:19 | Uyakholwa ukuthi munye uNkulunkulu. Wenza kahle. Kodwa amademoni nawo ayakholwa, bayathuthumela kakhulu. |
| 2:20 | Ngakho-ke, uzimisele ukuqonda, Hhawu ndoda, ukuthi ukukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile? |
| 2:21 | Ubaba wethu u-Abrahama akalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi?, ngokunikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka e-altare? |
| 2:22 | Uyabona ukuthi ukholo lwalubambisana nemisebenzi yakhe, nokuthi ukholo lwagcwaliseka ngemisebenzi? |
| 2:23 | Kwase kugcwaliseka umBhalo othi: “U-Abrahama wamkholwa uNkulunkulu, futhi kwabalelwa kuye njengokulunga.” Futhi ngakho wabizwa ngokuthi umngane kaNkulunkulu. |
| 2:24 | Niyabona ukuthi umuntu ulungisiswa ngemisebenzi na?, njalo kungeyisikho ngokukholwa kuphela? |
| 2:25 | Ngokufanayo futhi, uRahabi, isifebe, kalungisiswanga ngemisebenzi, ngokwamukela izithunywa futhi azikhiphe ngenye indlela? |
| 2:26 | Ngoba njengoba nje umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, ngokunjalo nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile. |
UJames 3
| 3:1 | Bafwethu, ababaningi phakathi kwenu okufanele bakhethe ukuba ngabafundisi, nazi ukuthi niyakwamukeliswa ukwahlulelwa okulukhuni. |
| 3:2 | Ngokuba sonke siyakhubeka ngezindlela eziningi. Uma umuntu engakhubeki ngezwi, uyindoda ephelele. Bese ekwazi ke, sengathi ngetomu, ukuhola umzimba wonke nxazonke. |
| 3:3 | Ngoba ngokunjalo sifaka amatomu emilonyeni yamabhiza, ukuze sizihambise entandweni yethu, ngakho-ke sijika wonke umzimba wabo. |
| 3:4 | Cabanga nangemikhumbi, okuyinto, nakuba zizinkulu futhi zingaqhutshwa yimimoya enamandla, nokho ziyaphendukwa ngephini elincane, ukuze iqondiswe lapho amandla omshayeli ethanda khona. |
| 3:5 | Kanjalo nolimi luyingxenye encane, kodwa inyakazisa izinto ezinkulu. Cabanga ukuthi umlilo omncane ungashisa ihlathi elikhulu. |
| 3:6 | kanjalo ulimi lunjengomlilo, okuhlanganisa bonke ububi. Ulimi, emi phakathi kwemizimba yethu, kungangcolisa wonke umzimba futhi kushise isondo lokuzalwa kwethu, ukuthungela umlilo ovela eSihogweni. |
| 3:7 | Ngoba imvelo yazo zonke izilwane nezinyoni nezinyoka nezinye ibuswa phezu, futhi ubuswe phezu kwayo, ngemvelo yomuntu. |
| 3:8 | Kodwa akekho umuntu onamandla okubusa phezu kolimi, ububi obungaphumuli, egcwele ubuthi obubulalayo. |
| 3:9 | Ngalo siyambonga uNkulunkulu uBaba, futhi ngalo sikhuluma kabi ngabantu, abenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. |
| 3:10 | emlonyeni munye kuphuma ukubusisa nesiqalekiso. Bafwethu, lezi zinto akufanele zibe njalo! |
| 3:11 | Ingabe umthombo uyaphuma, ngaphandle kokuvuleka okufanayo, amanzi amnandi nababayo? |
| 3:12 | Bafwethu, umkhiwane ungathela izithelo zomvini? Noma umvini, amakhiwane? Khona-ke amanzi anosawoti awakwazi ukukhiqiza amanzi ahlanzekile. |
| 3:13 | Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo nofundiswe kahle phakathi kwenu? Akabonise, ngengxoxo emnandi, umsebenzi wakhe ngobumnene bokuhlakanipha. |
| 3:14 | Kodwa uma ubamba intshiseko ebabayo, futhi uma kukhona ukuphikisana ezinhliziyweni zenu, ngakho-ke ungazigabisi futhi ungabi abaqambimanga ngokumelene neqiniso. |
| 3:15 | Ngoba lokhu akukhona ukuhlakanipha, ehla evela phezulu, kodwa kunalokho kungokwasemhlabeni, ngesilo, kanye nobuSathane. |
| 3:16 | Ngokuba lapho kukhona umona nokuxabana, kukhona nokuguquguquka nayo yonke imisebenzi eyonakele. |
| 3:17 | Kodwa phakathi kokuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu, ngokuqinisekile, ubumsulwa buqala, nokuthula okulandelayo, ubumnene, ukuvuleka, abavumelana nokuhle, inala yesihawu nezithelo ezinhle, hhayi ukwahlulela, ngaphandle kwamanga. |
| 3:18 | Ngakho-ke isithelo sokulunga sihlwanyelwa ngokuthula yilabo abenza ukuthula. |
UJames 4
| 4:1 | Zivelaphi izimpi nokuxabana phakathi kwenu na?? Akuveli kulokhu: ezifisweni zakho, okuyimpi phakathi kwamalungu akho? |
| 4:2 | Uyafisa, futhi awunakho. Umona futhi uyabulala, futhi awukwazi ukuthola. Niyaphikisana futhi niyalwa, futhi awunakho, ngoba kalibuzi. |
| 4:3 | Niyacela, ningamukeli;, ngoba ubuza kabi, ukuze nikusebenzisele ezifisweni zenu. |
| 4:4 | Nina ziziphingi! Anazi yini ukuthi ubungane baleli zwe buyibutha kuNkulunkulu?? Ngakho-ke, loba ngubani okhethe ukuba ngumngane walumhlaba usenziwe isitha sikaNkulunkulu. |
| 4:5 | Noma nicabanga ukuthi umBhalo usho ngeze: “Umoya ohlala ngaphakathi kwenu ufisa ukuba nomona?” |
| 4:6 | Kodwa unika umusa omkhulu. Ngakho uthi: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kodwa abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.” |
| 4:7 | Ngakho-ke, zithobeni kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa melanani nosathane, futhi uyonibalekela. |
| 4:8 | Sondela kuNkulunkulu, njalo uzasondela kini. Hlanza izandla zakho, nina zoni! Futhi nihlanze izinhliziyo zenu, nina miphefumulo ephindiwe! |
| 4:9 | Yiba lusizi: lusizi nikhale. Ukuhleka kwenu makuphenduke ukulila, nenjabulo yakho ibe wusizi. |
| 4:10 | Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, futhi uyokuphakamisa. |
| 4:11 | Bafowethu, ningakhethi ukunyundela. Ohleba umfowabo, noma owahlulela umzalwane wakhe, uhlambalaza umthetho futhi wahlulela umthetho. Kodwa uma wahlulela umthetho, awusiye umenzi womlayo, kodwa umahluleli. |
| 4:12 | munye umniki-mthetho nomahluleli munye. Uyakwazi ukubhubhisa, futhi uyakwazi ukukhulula. |
| 4:13 | Kodwa ungubani wena ukuthi wahlulele umakhelwane wakho? Cabanga ngalokhu, nina enithi, “Namuhla noma kusasa sizongena kulowo muzi, futhi ngokuqinisekile sizochitha unyaka lapho, futhi sizokwenza ibhizinisi, futhi sizokwenza inzuzo yethu,” |
| 4:14 | cabanga ukuthi awazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kusasa. |
| 4:15 | Ngoba iyini impilo yakho? Kuyinkungu ebonakala isikhashana, futhi ngemva kwalokho izonyamalala. Ngakho-ke okufanele ukusho: “Uma iNkosi ithanda,” noma, “Uma siphila,” sizokwenza lokhu noma lokhuya. |
| 4:16 | Kodwa manje senijabula ngokuzidla kwenu. Konke lokho kuthokoza kubi. |
| 4:17 | Ngakho-ke, lowo owaziyo ukuthi kufanele enze into enhle, futhi angakwenzi, kuye kuyisono. |
UJames 5
| 5:1 | Thatha isinyathelo manje, nina enicebile! Khalani nilile ezinsizini zenu, elizakwehlela masinyane! |
| 5:2 | Ingcebo yakho yonakalisiwe, nezingubo zenu zidliwe ngamanundu. |
| 5:3 | Igolide nesiliva lakho kugqwalile, nokugqwala kwazo kuyoba ngubufakazi obumelene nani, futhi kuyodla inyama yenu njengomlilo. Nizibekele ulaka kuze kube yizinsuku zokugcina. |
| 5:4 | Bhekani umvuzo wezisebenzi ezavuna amasimu enu: kusetshenziswe kabi nguwe; liyakhala. Futhi ukukhala kwabo kungene ezindlebeni zikaJehova Sebawoti. |
| 5:5 | Uzidlile emhlabeni, futhi nondla izinhliziyo zenu ngokunethezeka, kuze kube lusuku lokuhlatshwa. |
| 5:6 | Uholile wambulala Olungileyo, futhi akazange amelane nani. |
| 5:7 | Ngakho-ke, Iba nesineke, bazalwane, kuze kufike iNkosi. Cabanga ukuthi umlimi ulindele isithelo somhlaba esiyigugu, ukulinda ngesineke, aze amukele imvula yokuqala neyokugcina. |
| 5:8 | Ngakho-ke, nani kufanele nibekezele futhi niqinise izinhliziyo zenu. Ngokuba ukufika kweNkosi kusondele. |
| 5:9 | Bafowethu, ningakhononi ngomunye nomunye, ukuze lingahlulelwa. Bheka, umahluleli umi phambi komnyango. |
| 5:10 | Bafwethu, cabangela abaProfethi, abakhuluma ebizweni leNkosi, njengesibonelo sokusuka ebubini, zabasebenzi, kanye lokubekezela. |
| 5:11 | Cabanga ukuthi siyababusisa labo abaye bakhuthazela. Nizwile ngokuhlupheka kukaJobe ngesineke. Futhi ubonile ukuphela kweNkosi, ukuthi uJehova ulesihawu lesihawu. |
| 5:12 | Kodwa ngaphambi kwazo zonke izinto, bafowethu, ungakhethi ukuthuka, noma ngezulu, noma ngomhlaba, nakwesinye isifungo. Kodwa izwi lakho elithi ‘Yebo’ malibe uyebo, nezwi lakho elithi ‘Cha’ libe cha, ukuze ningaweli ekwahlulelweni. |
| 5:13 | Ingabe ukhona kini odabukisayo? Akhuleke. Ingabe unolaka? Makahube amahubo. |
| 5:14 | Ingabe ukhona ogulayo phakathi kwenu? Akangenise abapristi beBandla, bamkhulekele, emgcoba ngamafutha egameni leNkosi. |
| 5:15 | Umkhuleko wokukholwa uyakumsindisa obuthakathaka, iNkosi izamkhulula. Futhi uma enezono, lezi uyakuthethelelwa. |
| 5:16 | Ngakho-ke, vumani izono omunye komunye, futhi nithandazelane, ukuze nisindiswe. Ngokuba umkhuleko ongapheziyo womuntu olungileyo unamandla phezu kwezinto eziningi. |
| 5:17 | U-Eliya wayengumuntu ofayo njengathi, wakhuleka ukuthi lingani emhlabeni. Futhi alizange line iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha. |
| 5:18 | Waphinda wakhuleka. Amazulu anisa imvula, umhlaba wathela izithelo zawo. |
| 5:19 | Bafwethu, uma omunye kini eduka eqinisweni, futhi uma omunye emguqula, |
| 5:20 | kufanele azi ukuthi noma ubani obangela ukuba isoni siphenduke ekudukeni kwezindlela zaso uyosindisa umphefumulo waso ekufeni futhi uyosibekela inqwaba yezono.. |