Jam 1 | NdeIBE | STEP | UJakhobe inceku kaNkulunkulu leyeNkosi uJesu Khristu, Kuzizwana ezilitshumi lambili ezihlakazekele phakathi kwezizwe: Ngiyalibingelela.

James 1

1 UJakhobe inceku kaNkulunkulu leyeNkosi uJesu Khristu, Kuzizwana ezilitshumi lambili ezihlakazekele phakathi kwezizwe: Ngiyalibingelela.

Ukuhlolwa lezilingo

2 Bazalwane bami, lapho lisehlelwa yizilingo ezinhlobonhlobo, kubaleni njengentokozo epheleleyo, 3 ngoba liyakwazi ukuthi ukuhlolwa kokholo lwenu kukhulisa ukubekezela.

4 Ukubekezela kufanele kuqede umsebenzi wakho ukuze lina likhule njalo liphelele, lingasileli ngalutho.

5 Uma omunye wenu eswela ukuhlakanipha kumele acele kuNkulunkulu, obanikayo bonke ngokuphana engadinganga sici, uzakuphiwa.

6 Kodwa lapho ecela kumele akholwe angathandabuzi, ngoba othandabuzayo unjengegagasi lolwandle eliphetshulwa ngumoya uliphose. 7 Umuntu lowo akumelanga acabange ukuthi kulolutho azaluthola eNkosini;

8 ungumuntu ongqondombili, kazinzanga kukho konke akwenzayo.

9 Umzalwane olesimo esiphansi kumele aziqhenye ngesikhundla sakhe esiphezulu.

10 Kodwa lowo onothileyo kumele aziqhenye ngesikhundla sakhe esiphansi, ngoba uzadlula njengeluba leganga. 11 Ngoba ilanga liphuma litshisa okuhangulayo libunise ihlumela, umqhakazo walo uwohloke lobuhle balo buphele. Ngokufanayo umuntu onothileyo uzanyamalala esawenza umsebenzi wakhe.

12 Ubusisiwe umuntu oqiniselayo ekulingweni, ngoba lapho esephumelele ekuhlolweni, uzaphiwa umqhele wokuphila, ukuphila uNkulunkulu akuthembisa labo abamthandayo.

13 Ekulingweni, kakho omele athi, “UNkulunkulu uyangilinga.” Ngoba uNkulunkulu angeke alingwe yibubi, kumbe alinge umuntu;

14 kodwa lowo lalowo ulingwa yinkanuko yakhe embi, lapho edonselwa kude ehugwa.

15 Ngakho nxa inkanuko isiyemule izala isono; njalo isono lapho sesikhulile okugcweleyo, sizala ukufa.

16 Lingakhohliswa, bazalwane bami abathandekayo. 17 Zonke izipho ezinhle lezipheleleyo zivela phezulu, zehlele phansi zivela kuYise wezibane zasezulwini, ongaguquki njengemithunzi etshudukayo. 18 Wakhetha ukusizala ngelizwi leqiniso, ukuze sibe luhlobo lwezithelo zakuqala kukho konke akudalayo.

Ukulalela lokwenza

19 Bazalwane bami abathandekayo, qaphelani lokhu: Umuntu wonke umele aphange alalele, aphuze ukukhuluma, njalo aphuze lokuthukuthela, 20 ngoba ukuthukuthela komuntu kakulethi ukuphila okulungileyo okufiswa nguNkulunkulu. 21 Ngakho-ke lahlani amanyala wonke lobubi obande kangaka, lilamukele ngokuthobeka ilizwi elahlanyelwa kini, elingalisindisa.

22 Lingalaleli ilizwi nje kuphela, beselizikhohlisa ngalokho. Yenzani lokho elikutshoyo.

23 Loba ngubani olalela ilizwi kodwa angaze enza elikutshoyo unjengomuntu okhangela ubuso bakhe esibukweni 24 kuthi esezibukile asuke ahle akhohlwe ukuthi unjani. 25 Kodwa umuntu owukhangela ngenjongo umthetho opheleleyo oletha ukukhululeka, njalo aqhubeke esenza lokhu – engakhohlwa asekuzwile, kodwa ekwenza – uzabusiswa kulokho akwenzayo.

26 Uma umuntu ecabanga ukuthi uyakholwa kodwa engabambi ulimi lwakhe okuqinileyo, uyazikhohlisa njalo lokholo lwakhe luyize.

27 Ukukholwa okwamukelwa nguNkulunkulu uBaba okuhlambulukileyo njalo kungelasici yilokhu: ukugcina izintandane labafelokazi ekuhluphekeni kwabo, kanye lokuzigcina thina ngokwethu ekungcolisweni ngumhlaba.