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, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.
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 suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,
3 u be ta kpa idi ukulon dedema nde no bubu u
and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor 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?
is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong 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 dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those that 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 put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
7 mba mbayi mba mri yi ni idedede ma be yoa
and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are 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, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.
9 amma u be ta tsoro kankan ni mi bi be kpaturon tsiri
But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
10 u wa a hu turon wawu da kwubza ni riri a sontuma ni turon a wawu
A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating 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, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.
12 nakima be ka tre de ti na be wa mba bla ni mi turon u son tu
Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom.
13 u hukunci a ni ye ba lonsoron mba ni idi wa ana consonrona. consonron ni ijur ni mi hukunci
For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
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 brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? 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 Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks 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 of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?
17 ni kon kima njaaji ni tuma idan ana tiduna a hi kuboma
So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
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
Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.
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, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
20 u son toh u na he idi u mre na de njaaji wa ana he ni iduna a hi mege
But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.
21 ana hi itibu Ibrahim wa mba giri ni duma wa a ban ivrema Ishaku no ni bagadi irji na?
Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
22 u ka tohde njaji a ni tidu ni duma mba nidu u njaaji ani kpau gboru
You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his 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, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'
24 be toh ade a he ni tu idu mba gbiradisa ana ni kpakyeme na
You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
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 also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape 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 just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
