James 2
1 be yi mrivayi be ta ji kponji u tibu yesu Almasihu irji u gbirasan be kan tsoro kanka ni bru idi na
My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
2 u idiri nita ye ni yi ni mi shubi u bi nda suru zobban zinariya ni ikulon dedema udiri a ye nda suru gbajan kolon
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
3 u be ta kpa idi ukulon dedema nde no bubu u
If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
4 kuson dedema u idi uya anita ye u be hla du kukri ghugbamu n yi ko juma be kahla wu du kuson ni meme ni koshishi u be na toh ade be si yo latre ni kpabina u be hi be turon ni meme sonron na?
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 wori imrivayi mubeyi be na toh ade irji a chu be ya ni mi gbuugblu du mba he be wo ni mi njaaji nda he be wa mba kpa nkon wa yonyu ni be wa mba son wu
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
6 u be kpa be ya tsiri be na toh a nde be wo yi mba o yi ya na?
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
7 mba mbayi mba mri yi ni idedede ma be yoa
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?
8 ko ni he u tta cika ituron be chu na wa vuvu a tre a u ka sonvayime na wa u sontume u ti dede ma
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
9 amma u be ta tsoro kankan ni mi bi be kpaturon tsiri
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 u wa a hu turon wawu da kwubza ni riri a sontuma ni turon a wawu
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
11 udiri ni ta tre na ti ta na nde la tre na wu na u ta na ti fa na u ta wu u he idi u kpa turon tsiri
For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
12 nakima be ka tre de ti na be wa mba bla ni mi turon u son tu
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
13 u hukunci a ni ye ba lonsoron mba ni idi wa ana consonrona. consonron ni ijur ni mi hukunci
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 dedema a hi ge imrivayimu idan idiri ni ta tre de wa wu he ni njaaji da na ti idu ba na? u njaaji kima ana kpchuwona ko ani ya?
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
15 misali idan vayime lilo ko vayi me vrewa ana suru ikolo meme ma da wa ila hama u cha chuki
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
16 misali du irirbi du hla ni mba hi ni si sonron son ni hruhu ni hwt u tana no mba kpi wa ikpamba ni sona na u demema a hige?
If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?
17 ni kon kima njaaji ni tuma idan ana tiduna a hi kuboma
So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
18 e idri ani tre u he ni kpouji ti du na tsoro me kpohji me wa ana he ni iduana u me mi tsoro ikpohji mu ni idum
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
19 u ka kpakyeme ande irji a hi riri u ti bi u ko ibrji me mba kpakyemi ni mi sisiri
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 u son toh u na he idi u mre na de njaaji wa ana he ni iduna a hi mege
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
21 ana hi itibu Ibrahim wa mba giri ni duma wa a ban ivrema Ishaku no ni bagadi irji na?
Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
22 u ka tohde njaji a ni tidu ni duma mba nidu u njaaji ani kpau gboru
You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
23 u vuvu a kle tre de Ibrahim a kpakyeme ni irji u a bla yo ni be tsatsara u mba ka yo de ikpa irji
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
24 be toh ade a he ni tu idu mba gbiradisa ana ni kpakyeme na
As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
25 ni ko kma me Rahab ghughu wa mba gbirasa ni tu du wa a kpa be tsiri da tsoro mba ikorikha na?
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
26 na ikpa wa ana he ni ibrji na a hi ikobuma kpoji wa ana he ni du na a hi kobon ma.
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
