| 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. |
