James 2
1 My fellow believers, [because] you trust our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who is glorious/wonderful, stop honoring some people more than others.
Ka suapui te awng, minthanna i Topa, i Topa Jesus Christ upna sia, ngual doidanna taw len heak vun.
2 [For example], suppose that a person who wears gold rings and fine clothes enters your meeting place. Then suppose that a poor person who wears shabby/ragged clothes also comes in.
Banghangziam cile na kikhop na mun uh ah mi khat sia kham khutzungbu le puan hoi mama sil in hongpai a, taciang puan sia a sil mizawng pa zong hongpai ahile;
3 And [suppose] that you (show special attention to/treat better) the one who is dressed in fine clothes by saying, “Sit here in this good seat!” and you say to the poor one, “Stand there or sit on the floor [MTY]!”
Puan hoi mama sil a hongpai sia zatakna na nei a, ama kung ah, to mun pha ah to in, na ci uh hi; taciang mizawng pa kung ah, zesung ah ding in, a hibale hiak ka peang ngakna nuai ah to in, ci nu hi:
4 Then you have obviously [RHQ] caused divisions in the congregation (OR, you are clearly treating one better than the others, and you are using evil [motives/reasons] to ([evaluate people/decide whether people are important or not])).
Note sung ah doidanna na nei uh a, a pha ngawl ngaisutna te taw thukhen te suak siat hi ngawl nu ziam?
5 Listen [to me], my fellow believers whom I love: God has chosen [RHQ] poor people whom [unbelievers consider to] possess nothing of value, [so that he might bless them] greatly [because] they trust [in him], and in order that they will enter the place where [he] will rule [MET] [forever]. That is what he has promised to those who love him.
Kong it suapui te awng, ngai vun, hi leitung a mizawng te sia upna sung ah mihau le Ama a it te tung ah a kamciam sa ukna ngamhlua tu in Pathian in teal zo hi ngawl ziam?
6 But you dishonor the poor people. Think about it! (It is rich people, [not poor people], who are causing you to suffer!/Isn’t it rich people, [not poor people], who are oppressing you?) [RHQ] (It is [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]!/Is it not [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]?) [RHQ]
Ahitazong note in mizawng te na thupi sim bua uh hi, mihau te in hong sikcil a, thukhenna tokhum te mai ah hong kai hi ngawl ziam?
7 (And they are the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong!/Are they not the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong?) [RHQ]
Amate in note hong ki phua minpha te sonsia hi ngawl ziam?
8 In the Scriptures [God has commanded] each of you to love other people like you love yourself. That commandment was [also given] by [Jesus our] King [MTY]. If you [are loving others], you are doing what is right.
Na innpam te nangma le nangma na ki it bangma in it in, a ci kumpi thukham sia na tangtungsak uh le, na pha seam na hi uh hi:
9 But if you honor some people more than others, you are (doing wrong/sinning). And because you [do not do what God commanded us to do], he condemns you [PRS] because you disobey his laws.
Ahihang note ngual na doidan uh le, mawna vawt na hi uh hi, taciang thukham paltan na hi uh hi, ci sia thukham in hong phawksak hi.
10 Do not forget that those who disobey only one of God’s laws, even if they obey all [his other] laws, [God considers them] to be [as guilty as anyone who has disobeyed] all [of] God’s [laws].
Banghangziam cile a kuamapo in, thukham buppi a zui sawm napi, khatpo a zui bua ahile, thukham theampo tung ah maw hi.
11 For example, [God] said, “Do not commit adultery,” but he also said, “Do not murder anyone.” [So] if you [(sg)] do not commit adultery but you [(sg)] murder someone, you [(sg)] have become a person who disobeys [God’s] laws.
Banghangziam cile palngul mawna vawt heak in a ci sia in, tualthat heak in, zong ci hi. Tu in palngul mawna na vawt bua zong in, tual na that le, nangma sia thukham paltan pa na suak hi.
12 Continually speak and act [toward others] as people should who will be judged {whom [God] will judge} by the law that frees us [from being punished] {[God punishing us]} [for our sins].
Suatakna i ngeina om bang in thukhenna a thuak tu te bang in pau vun a, seam vun.
13 [Speak and act like that], because when [God] judges us, he will not act mercifully toward those who do not act mercifully toward others. But when we [are] merciful [to others, we can rejoice], because [our being] merciful [shows] that [we are acting like people whom God] has mercifully saved from being judged (OR, [we can rejoice] because [God] will judge us mercifully).
Banghangziam cile hesuakna a nei ngawl peuma sia hesuakna om ngawl in thukhenna thuak tu hi; taciang hesuakna in thukhenna tung ah zo in lungdam tu hi.
14 My fellow believers, [there are some people who say], “I believe [in the Lord Jesus Christ],” but they do not do good things [for other people]. (Their saying that will certainly not do them any good!/What good will their saying that do for them?) [RHQ] [God] will certainly not save [people like that who say that they believe, but do not do good things]! [RHQ]
Ka suapui te awng, mi khat in upna ka nei hi, ci napi sepna a nei bua ahile bang phatuam ziam? ama sia upna in ngum thei tu ziam?
15 [To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
Suapui pa a hibale suapui nu sia pumnguak le anneak tu nei ngawl in ki nusia a,
16 And suppose that one of you says to them, “May [God] bless you and supply the clothing and food that you need!” but you [(sg)] do not give them the things that they need. (That would be no help [to them]!/What help is that [to them]?) [RHQ]
Note sung pan khatpo in amate tung ah, thinnuam in om vun, na khua uh lum tahen a, na ngil uh zong va tahen; ci napi, pumpi atu a kisap nate na pia bua uh le, bang phattuamna om tu ziam?
17 Similarly, [those who do] not do good things [to help others, what they have said about] their believing [in Christ] is [as useless] [MET] [as] a dead person [is useless]. They do not [really believe in Christ].
Tasia bangma in upna zong, sepna te om ngawl, ama nguak a om ciang, a thi a hihi.
18 But someone may say [to me], “[God saves] some people only [because] they trust [in him], and [he saves] others [because] they do good deeds [to people].” [I would answer that person], “[You(sg) cannot] prove to me that people truly trust [in God if] they do not do good things [for others]. But by doing good things [for others] I will prove to you that I truly trust [in God”]
Hi hi, mi khatpo in, nang upna nei ni hi, taciang kei sepna te nei khi hi: na upna sia sepna te om ngawl in honglak tan, taciang kei ka upna sia ka sepna te taw konglak tu hi, ci hi.
19 [Think about it]! You believe that there is only one God, and you are right [to believe that]. But the demons also believe that, but they tremble [with fear because they know that God is going to punish them].
Pathian khatbek om hi, ci na um hi; pha mama hi: doai te in zong um uh a, huang vadil uh hi.
20 Also, you foolish person, I will [RHQ] prove to you [(sg)] that [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but he does not do good things, [what that person says] will not benefit him.
Ahihang a mawmaw pa awng, sepna te om ngawl upna sia a thi a hihi, ci na he nuam ziam?
21 (It was certainly [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person./Was it not [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person?) [RHQ]
I pu Abraham in a tapa Isaac sia biaktau tung ah a piak ciang in, sepna te hu in thutang suana nga hi ngawl ziam?
22 You [(sg)] can realize that he was not only trusting [in God], but he was also doing [what God told him to do], and [you(sg) can realize] that he was able to trust [in God more] completely because of having done [what God told him to do].
Upna le ama sepna te sia bangbang in seamkhawm a, taciang upna sia sepna te tungtawn in khuangkhim hi, ci na mu ziam?
23 And [so it happened as it is written in the] Scriptures: “Because Abraham truly trusted in God, he was considered [by God] to be {[God] considered that he was} righteous.” And [God also] said [about Abraham], “He is my friend.”
Abraham in Pathian um a, taciang tua a upna sia thutang suana in ceptesak hi, a ci laithiangtho tangtung zo hi: taciang ama sia Pathian i Lawmpa kici hi.
24 [From the example of Abraham], you can realize that it is because people do good things that [God] considers them to be righteous, and not only because they trust [in him].
Mihing sia upna bek taw thutang suana nga ngawl a, sepna taw nga hi, ci na mu uh hi.
25 Similarly, it was certainly [RHQ] [because of] what Rahab did, that [God] considered her to be a righteous, [obedient] person. Rahab was [previously] a prostitute, but she cared for the Israelite men who came [to] ([spy out the land/see what that area was like]) and she [helped them to escape by] sending them home on a different road [from the one that they came on].
Tasia bangma in pumpi zuak Rahab in thupuak te sang a, lampi dang pan in a paisak kik ciang in, a sepna te hu in thutang suana nga hi ngawl ziam?
26 Remember that when our spirits [permanently leave our] bodies, [our bodies] are dead [and useless]. Similarly [SIM], [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but does not do [things to help others, what that person says about trusting in God] is useless.
Banghangziam cile thaa om ngawl pumpi sia a thi bangma in, sepna om ngawl upna zong a thi a hihi.
