Yakobo 2
1 Aluna ane mulekekutyata uhueli wang'wa Bwana u Yesu Kilisto, Bwana a ukulu, kuakuila antu antu.
My brothers, do not hold the faith of the Lord Jesus, the Lord of Glory, in a spirit of caste.
2 Anga muntu wingile mumilondo wanyu utugae litendele lidini ningala ninza, hangi wingila numuula nukete ingala nishapu,
Suppose a man comes into your synagogue with a gold ring and dazzling clothes, and suppose a poor man comes in, also, in shabby clothes,
3 nukigeelya kumukela kukela kuuyu nukete ingala ninza nukulunga, itunu uewe ukile sapa niiza inge nukumuilaumula uewe imeke apa ang'we ikie pihe pa migulu ane.
and you look up to him who wears the fine clothing, and say to him, "Sit here in this fine place!" and to the poor man you say, "Stand there!" or "Sit on the floor at my feet!"
4 Ite, shangamukisemelane unyenye, nukutula mialamuli unyenye mumasego nemaba?
are you not drawing distinctions among yourselves, and have you not become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Sitegeeli aluna ane alowa, ikolyo singangaa usaguene iatuka amunkumbigulu kutula agoli muuhueli nuusali wa utemi naulagiye awa niamuloilwe?
Listen, my dear brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and to inherit the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?
6 Inge muamile iaula! Ikolyo singa agoline nimijaa unye, hangi singa ensone niimulutanga muulamulani?
But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to court?
7 Ikolyo singangaagoline niilitukila ilina niza, mulina nilanso nuitangiwe?
Are they not blaspheming that glorious Name by which you are called?
8 Atize uu, ang'wi mugombile ilago lakitemi anga nilandekile munkilile, ukumulowa umunyakisale anga uewe, mukituma uzaa.
If you are keeping the royal law, which says, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself, you are doing well.
9 Angeze mukuaila antu antu mukituma mulandu, musemewe nilago kina miaungi lago.
If you have the spirit of caste you are committing sin, and are convicted by the Law as transgressors.
10 Kunsoko wihi nugombile ilago lehi, wasuka wakumpa mulugendo lakwe mino udu, watule nigazo lakubunga, ilago lihe.
For if a man keeps the whole of the Law, and yet stumbles in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 Kunsoko Itunda aulongile, lekakugoolya, yuyo hangi inge naulungile, ulekekubulaga. Kan'wi shukugoolya muubulagi umole, wakondya kubananga ilago lang'wa Tunda.
For he who said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not Kill. Now if you do not commit adultery, but if you do kill, you have transgressed the Law.
12 Ingigwa muligitye nukigombya angamumole, pakupe nukusemelwa nilago lakidesa.
So speak and act like men who are to be judged by the law of liberty.
13 Kunsoko ikinyamulimo kizaa, singakuaisiilya kwa awaniagila ikiasiilya, ukende wikulya muulamuli.
For judgment is without mercy to the man who has showed no mercy. but mercy glories in the face of judgment.
14 Ukole uzaake aluna ane, angize muntu ukulunga ukete uhueli kunu mugila intendo? Ikolyo, uhueli nuwanso ukumugunane?
My brothers, what good is it if any one says that he has faith, if he has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
15 Angeze muluna ang'wi wakisungu, muula wa ng'wenda ang'we wandya kukila luhiku.
If a brother or sister be naked and in need of daily food,
16 Ung'wee wanyu wekamuetila, longola nuupolo mote umuto mulye uza, shanga maapa iauilwa wao nuamumiile, itegwainonee ntuni?
and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, find warmth and food for yourselves," but at the same time you do not give the necessaries of the body, what good would that do them?
17 Ulu yele muhueli udu, angize ugila anga ntendo ukule.
In just the same way faith, if it have not deeds, is by itself a lifeless thing.
18 Ukole umuntu uhumile kulunga, ukete uhueli, nunene nkite ntendo, ndagiili uhueli nuugili intendo, nunene kuulagila uhueli wane ni ntendo yane.
Some one indeed may say, "You have faith, and I have deeds." "Then show me your faith," I answer, "apart from any deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds."
19 Uhuie kina Itunda ung'wi, ukoli iza, ni ahing'wigaa ahuee uu nukugopa.
You believe that God is one? You do well; even the demons believe, and they shudder.
20 Ikolyo uuloilwe uwe muntu numupungu kuite nukule muuhueli nuugilaintendo nishangaunonee?
But do you want to be convinced, O foolish man, that faith apart from deeds is barren?
21 Ikolyo singa tata wanyune u Ibrahimu auaigwe tai, kuntendo naumupumilye ung'wakwe u Isaka pigulya kizindaalo.
Was not Abraham our ancestor justified by deeds, in that he offered up Isaac, his son, upon the altar?
22 Mulenge kina uhueli wakwe witumile pilago palung'wi ni ntendo yakwe, numuntendo yakwe, uhueli wakwe apikie isogo lakwe.
You see how faith was cooperating with deeds, and faith was made perfect by deeds.
23 Inkani yigeeka niilungile, u Ibrahimu aumuhuie Itunda hangi wika aligwa kutula ukete itai. Kuitegwa u Ibrahimu wikitangwa muhumba muya wang'wi Tunda.
And the Scripture was fulfilled which said, And Abraham believed God, and this was imputed to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.
24 Ung'wao kina kuntendo umuntu wialigwa itai, snga uhueli du.
You see, then, that it is by his deeds a man is justified, and not simply by his faith.
25 Anga uu lukulu, ikolyo singangae Rahabu ne numudosi naugwee mutai kuntendo, itumi nukuatawala kunzila ngizaa?
In like manner was not Rahab, the harlot, justified by her deeds, in the fact that she received the messengers and sent them forth by another way?
26 Kunsoko anga umuueli angaualye inkolo wikuza, uu lukulu nuuhueli nugilaintendo ukule.
So just as the body without a spirit is dead, so faith is dead without deeds.
