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 brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:
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
for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,
3 u be ta kpa idi ukulon dedema nde no bubu u
and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:
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 ye not made a difference among yourselves, and become judges having 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
Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
6 u be kpa be ya tsiri be na toh a nde be wo yi mba o yi ya na?
But ye have despised the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and [do not] they drag you before [the] tribunals?
7 mba mbayi mba mri yi ni idedede ma be yoa
And [do not] they blaspheme the excellent name which has been called upon you?
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 indeed ye keep [the] royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.
9 amma u be ta tsoro kankan ni mi bi be kpaturon tsiri
But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 u wa a hu turon wawu da kwubza ni riri a sontuma ni turon a wawu
For whoever shall keep the whole law and shall offend in one [point], he has come under the guilt of [breaking] all.
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, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become transgressor of [the] law.
12 nakima be ka tre de ti na be wa mba bla ni mi turon u son tu
So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by [the] law of liberty;
13 u hukunci a ni ye ba lonsoron mba ni idi wa ana consonrona. consonron ni ijur ni mi hukunci
for judgment [will be] without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories 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 [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
15 misali idan vayime lilo ko vayi me vrewa ana suru ikolo meme ma da wa ila hama u cha chuki
Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of 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?
and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what [is] the profit?
17 ni kon kima njaaji ni tuma idan ana tiduna a hi kuboma
So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.
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 some one will say, Thou hast faith and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works, and I from my works will shew thee my faith.
19 u ka kpakyeme ande irji a hi riri u ti bi u ko ibrji me mba kpakyemi ni mi sisiri
Thou believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.
20 u son toh u na he idi u mre na de njaaji wa ana he ni iduna a hi mege
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 ana hi itibu Ibrahim wa mba giri ni duma wa a ban ivrema Ishaku no ni bagadi irji na?
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 u ka tohde njaji a ni tidu ni duma mba nidu u njaaji ani kpau gboru
Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.
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 which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.
24 be toh ade a he ni tu idu mba gbiradisa ana ni kpakyeme na
Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.
25 ni ko kma me Rahab ghughu wa mba gbirasa ni tu du wa a kpa be tsiri da tsoro mba ikorikha na?
But was not in like manner also Rahab the harlot justified on the principle of works, when she had received the messengers and put [them] forth by another way?
26 na ikpa wa ana he ni ibrji na a hi ikobuma kpoji wa ana he ni du na a hi kobon ma.
For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
