James 2
1 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.
Ụmụnna m, dịka ndị kweere nʼOnyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst, onye dị ebube, ka unu hapụ ile mmadụ anya nʼihu.
2 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,
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 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;"
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 is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong 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 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?
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 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? --
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 and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?
Ọ bụghị ha bụ ndị na-ekwulu aha ọma ahụ nke a gụrụ unu?
8 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.
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 are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu ele mmadụ anya nʼihu, unu na-eme mmehie. Nʼebe iwu dịkwa, unu bụ ndị na-emebi iwu.
10 A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating 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," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against 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 Speak and act as those should who are expecting 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 he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
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 brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such 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 Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks 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 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?
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 So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
Nʼụzọ dị otu a, okwukwe naanị ya bụ ihe na-abaghị uru ma ọ bụrụ na ọrụ esoghị ya.
18 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.
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, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
I kweere na ọ bụ naanị otu Chineke, i mere nke ọma, ọ bụladị ndị mmụọ ọjọọ kweere ma kụja.
20 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.
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 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?
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 notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
Unu ahụghị na okwukwe ya na ọrụ soro rụkọọ nʼotu, e sitekwara nʼọrụ ya mee ka okwukwe ya zuo oke.
23 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.'
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 all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
Unu ahụla na a na-esite nʼihe mmadụ rụrụ gụọ ya nʼonye ezi omume, ọ bụkwaghị naanị nʼokwukwe.
25 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?
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 just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
Dịka anụ ahụ na-enweghị mmụọ si bụrụ ihe nwụrụ anwụ, otu a ka ọ dịkwa okwukwe na-enweghị ọrụ.
