James 2
1 My brothers, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with partiality.
Ụmụnna m, dịka ndị kweere nʼOnyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst, onye dị ebube, ka unu hapụ ile mmadụ anya nʼihu.
2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in,
Ọ bụrụ na onye ọgaranya yi uwe mara mma, yikwara mgbaaka ọlaedo na mkpịsịaka ya, abata nʼụlọ nzukọ unu, ọ bụrụkwa na nwa ogbenye abata nke yi uwe na-adịghị ọcha,
3 and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”
ọ bụrụ na unu elee onye ọgaranya ahụ yi uwe mara mma anya sị ya, “Bịa nọdụ nʼotu oche a e debere iche nʼihi gị,” ma unu asị onye ogbenye ahụ, “Di anyị, guzo nʼebe ahụ,” maọbụ “Bịa nọdụ ala nʼakụkụ ebe a ụkwụ m dị,”
4 have not you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
ọ bụ na unu akpabeghị oke nʼetiti onwe unu, bụrụkwa ndị ji ile anya nʼihu na obi ọjọọ na-ekpe ikpe?
5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
Geenụ ntị ka m gwa unu ụmụnna m, ọ bụ na unu amataghị na Chineke ahọpụtala ndị ahụ ụwa gụrụ dịka ndị ogbenye, mee ka ha bụrụ ọgaranya site nʼokwukwe ha, ka ha ketakwa alaeze ahụ o kwere nkwa inye ndị hụrụ ya nʼanya?
6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?
Ma gịnị ka unu na-eme? Unu na-akparị ndị ogbenye! Ọ bụghị ndị ọgaranya na-emegbu unu? Ọ bụkwaghị ha bụ ndị na-adọkpụgharị unu aga nʼụlọikpe?
7 Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
Ọ bụghị ha bụ ndị na-ekwulu aha ọma ahụ nke a gụrụ unu?
8 However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
Ọ bụrụ na unu na-edebezuo iwu nke eze anyị dịka e dere ya nʼAkwụkwọ Nsọ, “Hụnụ ndị agbataobi unu nʼanya dịka unu onwe unu,” unu na-eme ihe ziri ezi.
9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu ele mmadụ anya nʼihu, unu na-eme mmehie. Nʼebe iwu dịkwa, unu bụ ndị na-emebi iwu.
10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
Nʼihi na onye ọbụla nke na-edebe iwu ahụ niile ma sụọ ngọngọ nʼotu, a bụrụla onye ikpe iwu ahụ niile maara.
11 For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
Nʼihi na onye ahụ sịrị, “Akwala iko,” bụkwa onye sịrị, “Egbula mmadụ.” Ya mere, ọ bụrụ na ị kwaghị iko ma i gburu mmadụ, ị bụ onye na-emebi iwu.
12 So speak and so do as men who are to be judged by the law of freedom.
Ya mere, na-ekwunu okwu, ma na-ebikwanụ ndụ dị ka ndị a ga-ekpe ikpe site nʼiwu ahụ na-eme ka mmadụ nwere onwe ha.
13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Nʼihi na agaghị emere onye ọbụla ebere nke na-adịghị emere onye ọzọ ebere. Nʼihi na ebere na-adị ukwuu karịa ikpe ọmụma ya.
14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
Olee uru ọ bara ụmụnna m, na mmadụ sịrị, enwere m okwukwe, ma okwukwe ahụ apụtaghị ihe nʼọrụ ya? Ụdị okwukwe ahụ ọ pụrụ ịzọpụta ya?
15 And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,
Ọ bụrụ na otu nwanne anyị nwoke maọbụ nwanne anyị nwanyị yi nkịrịnka akwa, ọ bụrụkwa na o nweghị ihe oriri ga-ezuru ya nʼụbọchị,
16 and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you did not give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
ma otu onye nʼime unu asị ha, “Laa nʼudo, kpuchiekwa onwe gị nke ọma, rijuokwa afọ,” nʼenyeghị ya ihe dị mkpa maka ahụ ya, uru gịnị ka ọ bara?
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
Nʼụzọ dị otu a, okwukwe naanị ya bụ ihe na-abaghị uru ma ọ bụrụ na ọrụ esoghị ya.
18 Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Otu onye ga-asị, “I nwere okwukwe; e nwere m ọrụ.” Gosi m okwukwe gị ma e wepụ ọrụ gị, aga m egosi gị okwukwe site nʼọrụ
19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder.
I kweere na ọ bụ naanị otu Chineke, i mere nke ọma, ọ bụladị ndị mmụọ ọjọọ kweere ma kụja.
20 But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
Gị onye nzuzu, ị na-achọ ka e gosi gị na okwukwe bụ ihe na-abaghị uru ma ọ bụrụ na ọrụ e soghị ya?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
Ọ bụ na nna anyị Ebraham abụghị onye a gụrụ nʼonye ezi omume site nʼọrụ ya, mgbe o jiri otu nwa ya bụ Aịzik chụọ aja nʼebe ịchụ aja?
22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.
Unu ahụghị na okwukwe ya na ọrụ soro rụkọọ nʼotu, e sitekwara nʼọrụ ya mee ka okwukwe ya zuo oke.
23 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
Ọ bụ site na nke a ka ihe e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ jiri mezuo, nke na asị, “Ebraham kweere na Chineke, a gụrụ nke a nye ya dị ka ezi omume,” kpọọkwa ya enyi Chineke.
24 You see then that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
Unu ahụla na a na-esite nʼihe mmadụ rụrụ gụọ ya nʼonye ezi omume, ọ bụkwaghị naanị nʼokwukwe.
25 In the same way, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
Nʼotu ụzọ ahụ, agụnyeghị Rehab, nwanyị akwụna ahụ nʼonye ezi omume nʼihi ọrụ ọ rụrụ, mgbe ọ kpọbatara ndị nnyopụta ahụ ma zipụkwa ha site nʼụzọ dị iche?
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
Dịka anụ ahụ na-enweghị mmụọ si bụrụ ihe nwụrụ anwụ, otu a ka ọ dịkwa okwukwe na-enweghị ọrụ.
