James 2 (BOKCV)
1 Ndugu zangu, kama waaminio katika imani ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, Bwana wa utukufu, msiwe na upendeleo kwa watu. 2 Kwa maana kama akija mtu katika kusanyiko lenu akiwa amevaa pete ya dhahabu na mavazi mazuri, pia akaingia mtu maskini mwenye mavazi yaliyochakaa, 3 nanyi mkampa heshima yule aliyevaa mavazi mazuri na kumwambia, “Keti hapa mahali pazuri,” lakini yule maskini mkamwambia, “Wewe simama pale,” au “Keti hapa sakafuni karibu na miguu yangu,” 4 je, hamjawabagua na kuwa mahakimu mioyoni mwenu mkihukumu kwa mawazo yenu maovu? 5 Ndugu zangu, sikilizeni: Je, Mungu hakuwachagua wale walio maskini machoni pa ulimwengu kuwa matajiri katika imani na kuurithi Ufalme aliowaahidi wale wampendao? 6 Lakini ninyi mmemdharau yule aliye maskini. Je, hao matajiri si ndio wanaowadhulumu na kuwaburuta mahakamani? 7 Je, si wao wanaolikufuru Jina lile lililo bora sana mliloitiwa? 8 Kama kweli mnaitimiza ile sheria ya kifalme inayopatikana katika Maandiko isemayo, “Mpende jirani yako kama unavyoipenda nafsi yako,” mnafanya vyema. 9 Lakini kama mnakuwa na upendeleo kwa watu, mnatenda dhambi, na sheria inawahukumu kuwa ninyi ni wakosaji. 10 Kwa maana mtu yeyote anayeishika sheria yote lakini akajikwaa katika kipengele kimoja tu, ana hatia ya kuivunja sheria yote. 11 Kwa sababu yeye aliyesema, “Usizini,” alisema pia, “Usiue.” Basi kama huzini lakini unaua, umekuwa mvunjaji wa sheria. 12 Hivyo semeni na kutenda kama watu watakaohukumiwa kwa sheria ile iletayo uhuru. 13 Kwa kuwa hukumu bila huruma itatolewa kwa mtu yeyote asiyekuwa na huruma. Huruma huishinda hukumu. 14 Ndugu zangu, yafaa nini ikiwa mtu atadai kuwa anayo imani lakini hana matendo? Je, imani kama hiyo yaweza kumwokoa? 15 Ikiwa ndugu yako au dada hana mavazi wala chakula, 16 mmoja wenu akamwambia, “Enenda zako kwa amani, ukaote moto na kushiba,” pasipo kumpatia yale mahitaji ya mwili aliyopungukiwa, yafaa nini? 17 Vivyo hivyo, imani peke yake kama haikuambatana na matendo, imekufa. 18 Lakini mtu mwingine atasema, “Wewe unayo imani; mimi ninayo matendo.”Nionyeshe imani yako pasipo matendo nami nitakuonyesha imani yangu kwa matendo. 19 Unaamini kwamba kuna Mungu mmoja. Vyema! Hata mashetani yanaamini hivyo na kutetemeka. 20 Ewe mpumbavu! Je, wataka kujua kwamba imani bila matendo haifai kitu? 21 Je, Abrahamu baba yetu hakuhesabiwa haki kwa kile alichotenda, alipomtoa mwanawe Isaki madhabahuni? 22 Unaona jinsi ambavyo imani yake na matendo yake vilikuwa vinatenda kazi pamoja, nayo imani yake ikakamilishwa na kile alichotenda. 23 Kwa njia hiyo yakatimizwa yale Maandiko yasemayo, “Abrahamu alimwamini Mungu na ikahesabiwa kwake kuwa haki,” naye akaitwa rafiki wa Mungu. 24 Mnaona ya kwamba mtu huhesabiwa haki kwa yale anayotenda wala si kwa imani peke yake. 25 Vivyo hivyo, hata Rahabu, yule kahaba, hakuhesabiwa haki kwa yale aliyotenda alipowapokea wale wapelelezi na kuwaambia waende njia nyingine? 26 Kama vile ambavyo mwili pasipo roho umekufa, kadhalika nayo imani pasipo matendo imekufa.
In Other Versions
James 2 in the ANGEFD
James 2 in the ANTPNG2D
James 2 in the AS21
James 2 in the BAGH
James 2 in the BBPNG
James 2 in the BBT1E
James 2 in the BDS
James 2 in the BEV
James 2 in the BHAD
James 2 in the BIB
James 2 in the BLPT
James 2 in the BNT
James 2 in the BNTABOOT
James 2 in the BNTLV
James 2 in the BOATCB
James 2 in the BOATCB2
James 2 in the BOBCV
James 2 in the BOCNT
James 2 in the BOECS
James 2 in the BOGWICC
James 2 in the BOHCB
James 2 in the BOHCV
James 2 in the BOHLNT
James 2 in the BOHNTLTAL
James 2 in the BOICB
James 2 in the BOILNTAP
James 2 in the BOITCV
James 2 in the BOKCV2
James 2 in the BOKHWOG
James 2 in the BOKSSV
James 2 in the BOLCB
James 2 in the BOLCB2
James 2 in the BOMCV
James 2 in the BONAV
James 2 in the BONCB
James 2 in the BONLT
James 2 in the BONUT2
James 2 in the BOPLNT
James 2 in the BOSCB
James 2 in the BOSNC
James 2 in the BOTLNT
James 2 in the BOVCB
James 2 in the BOYCB
James 2 in the BPBB
James 2 in the BPH
James 2 in the BSB
James 2 in the CCB
James 2 in the CUV
James 2 in the CUVS
James 2 in the DBT
James 2 in the DGDNT
James 2 in the DHNT
James 2 in the DNT
James 2 in the ELBE
James 2 in the EMTV
James 2 in the ESV
James 2 in the FBV
James 2 in the FEB
James 2 in the GGMNT
James 2 in the GNT
James 2 in the HARY
James 2 in the HNT
James 2 in the IRVA
James 2 in the IRVB
James 2 in the IRVG
James 2 in the IRVH
James 2 in the IRVK
James 2 in the IRVM
James 2 in the IRVM2
James 2 in the IRVO
James 2 in the IRVP
James 2 in the IRVT
James 2 in the IRVT2
James 2 in the IRVU
James 2 in the ISVN
James 2 in the JSNT
James 2 in the KAPI
James 2 in the KBT1ETNIK
James 2 in the KBV
James 2 in the KJV
James 2 in the KNFD
James 2 in the LBA
James 2 in the LBLA
James 2 in the LNT
James 2 in the LSV
James 2 in the MAAL
James 2 in the MBV
James 2 in the MBV2
James 2 in the MHNT
James 2 in the MKNFD
James 2 in the MNG
James 2 in the MNT
James 2 in the MNT2
James 2 in the MRS1T
James 2 in the NAA
James 2 in the NASB
James 2 in the NBLA
James 2 in the NBS
James 2 in the NBVTP
James 2 in the NET2
James 2 in the NIV11
James 2 in the NNT
James 2 in the NNT2
James 2 in the NNT3
James 2 in the PDDPT
James 2 in the PFNT
James 2 in the RMNT
James 2 in the SBIAS
James 2 in the SBIBS
James 2 in the SBIBS2
James 2 in the SBICS
James 2 in the SBIDS
James 2 in the SBIGS
James 2 in the SBIHS
James 2 in the SBIIS
James 2 in the SBIIS2
James 2 in the SBIIS3
James 2 in the SBIKS
James 2 in the SBIKS2
James 2 in the SBIMS
James 2 in the SBIOS
James 2 in the SBIPS
James 2 in the SBISS
James 2 in the SBITS
James 2 in the SBITS2
James 2 in the SBITS3
James 2 in the SBITS4
James 2 in the SBIUS
James 2 in the SBIVS
James 2 in the SBT
James 2 in the SBT1E
James 2 in the SCHL
James 2 in the SNT
James 2 in the SUSU
James 2 in the SUSU2
James 2 in the SYNO
James 2 in the TBIAOTANT
James 2 in the TBT1E
James 2 in the TBT1E2
James 2 in the TFTIP
James 2 in the TFTU
James 2 in the TGNTATF3T
James 2 in the THAI
James 2 in the TNFD
James 2 in the TNT
James 2 in the TNTIK
James 2 in the TNTIL
James 2 in the TNTIN
James 2 in the TNTIP
James 2 in the TNTIZ
James 2 in the TOMA
James 2 in the TTENT
James 2 in the UBG
James 2 in the UGV
James 2 in the UGV2
James 2 in the UGV3
James 2 in the VBL
James 2 in the VDCC
James 2 in the YALU
James 2 in the YAPE
James 2 in the YBVTP
James 2 in the ZBP