< Jakubu 2 >

1 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ta etĩkia thĩinĩ wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ, o we ũrĩa ũrĩ riiri-rĩ, tigagai gũthutũkanagia andũ nĩ ũndũ wa maũthĩ mao.
My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
2 Tondũ-rĩ, ĩ hihi kũngĩũka mũndũ kĩũngano-inĩ kĩanyu ekĩrĩte gĩcũhĩ gĩa thahabu na nguo njega, na gũũke mũndũ mũthĩĩni ũtehumbĩte nguo njega-rĩ,
Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
3 na inyuĩ mũhe ũcio wĩhumbĩte nguo njega gĩtĩĩo, mũmwĩre atĩrĩ, “Haha harĩ na gĩtĩ kĩega gĩa gũikarĩra,” no mwĩre mũndũ ũcio mũthĩĩni atĩrĩ, “Wee rũgama harĩa,” kana, “Ikara haha magũrũ-inĩ makwa,”
If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
4 githĩ mũtiagĩthutũkania inyuĩ ene, na mwatuĩka atuanĩri ciira marĩ na meciiria mooru?
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ inyuĩ nyenda mũno, ta thikĩrĩriai: Githĩ Ngai ndathuurĩte arĩa monagwo marĩ athĩĩni gũkũ thĩ nĩguo matuĩke itonga ũhoro-inĩ wa wĩtĩkio na magaĩrwo ũthamaki ũrĩa erĩire arĩa mamwendete?
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
6 No inyuĩ nĩ mũnyararaga arĩa athĩĩni. Githĩ ti itonga imũhinyagĩrĩria? Githĩ ti o mamũtwaraga igooti-inĩ na hinya?
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
7 Ningĩ githĩ ti o macambagia rĩĩtwa rĩrĩa rĩrĩ gĩtĩĩo, o rĩu rĩa ũrĩa mũrĩ ake?
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?
8 Angĩkorwo nĩmũhingagia watho ũrĩa mũtue nĩ mũthamaki ũrĩa wandĩkĩtwo Maandĩko-inĩ atĩrĩ, “Enda mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ o ta ũrĩa wĩyendete wee mwene,” nĩmwĩkaga wega.
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
9 No angĩkorwo mũtĩĩagĩra andũ maũthĩ-rĩ, nĩ kwĩhia mwĩhagia na mũrĩ atuĩre nĩ watho atĩ mũrĩ aagarari watho.
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe ũhingagia watho wothe, no akahĩngwo nĩ kaũndũ o kamwe ka guo, mũndũ ũcio nĩagararĩte watho wothe.
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
11 Tondũ ũrĩa woigire atĩ, “Ndũkanatharanie,” nowe woigire atĩ, “Ndũkanoragane.” Rĩu-rĩ, ũngĩaga gũtharania no ũragane-rĩ, wee nĩũtuĩkĩte mwagarari wa watho.
For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
12 Aragiai na mwĩkage maũndũ manyu o ta mũrĩ arĩa magaatuĩrwo ciira nĩ watho ũrĩa ũheanaga wĩyathi,
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
13 tondũ mũndũ ũrĩa ũtuanĩire ciira atekũiguanĩra tha-rĩ, ũcio nake agaatuĩrwo ciira atekũiguĩrwo tha. Nacio tha nĩitooragia ũtuanĩri wa ciira!
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, gũkĩrĩ na uumithio ũrĩkũ mũndũ angiuga atĩ arĩ na wĩtĩkio, no ndarĩ na ciĩko? Wĩtĩkio ũcio wakĩmũhonokia?
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
15 Mũrũ wa Ithe witũ kana mwarĩ wa Ithe witũ angĩkorwo ndarĩ na nguo cia kwĩhumba, kana irio cia kũrĩa o mũthenya,
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
16 nake ũmwe wanyu amwĩre atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ na wega; gĩa na ũrugarĩ na ũrĩe wega,” no ndarĩ ũndũ aamũteithia naguo mabataro-inĩ make ma mwĩrĩ-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio ũkĩrĩ na uumithio ũrĩkũ?
If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?
17 Ũguo no taguo wĩtĩkio mũtheri ũtarĩ na ciĩko ũhaana, nĩ mũkuũ guo mwene.
So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
18 No mũndũ no oige atĩrĩ, “Wee-rĩ, ũrĩ na wĩtĩkio; na niĩ ndĩ na ciĩko.” Nyonia wĩtĩkio waku ũrĩa ũtarĩ na ciĩko, na niĩ nĩngũkuonia wĩtĩkio wakwa na ũndũ wa ũrĩa njĩkaga.
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
19 Wee nĩwĩtĩkĩtie atĩ Ngai no ũmwe. Ũguo nĩ wega! O nacio ndaimono nĩciĩtĩkĩtie ũguo, na ikainaina.
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 Wee kĩrimũ gĩkĩ, nĩ ũira ũrakĩenda wa kuonania atĩ wĩtĩkio ũtarĩ na ciĩko nĩ wa tũhũ?
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
21 Githĩ Iburahĩmu, ithe witũ wa tene, ndaatuirwo mũthingu nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa eekire rĩrĩa aarutire mũriũ Isaaka kĩgongona-inĩ?
Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
22 Mũtigũkĩona atĩ wĩtĩkio wake nĩ warutire wĩra hamwe na ciĩko ciake, naguo wĩtĩkio wake ũgĩtuuo mũiganĩru kũna nĩ ũndũ wa ciĩko icio ciake.
You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.
23 Namo Maandĩko makĩhingio marĩa moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Iburahĩmu agĩĩtĩkia Ngai, nakuo gwĩtĩkia kũu gũgĩtũma atuuo mũthingu,” nake agĩĩtwo mũrata wa Ngai.
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
24 Nĩmũkuona atĩ mũndũ atuagwo mũthingu nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ekaga, no ti ũndũ wa wĩtĩkio wiki.
As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
25 O nake Rahabu ũrĩa warĩ mũmaraya-rĩ, githĩ ndaatuirwo mũthingu nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa eekire hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aanyiitire athigaani arĩa ũgeni na akĩmoonereria njĩra ĩngĩ ya kũũrĩra?
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
26 O ta ũrĩa mwĩrĩ ũtarĩ na roho ũrĩ mũkuũ-rĩ, ũguo noguo wĩtĩkio ũtarĩ ciĩko ũrĩ mũkuũ.
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

< Jakubu 2 >