Lakuyenda kwa Tiyago
2 Abale wangu, kodi imwepo mukulatiza cikhulupiro mwa Mbuya wathu wa ulemerero Jezu Kristu ndipo pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo mucimbasankhulana? 2 Wanthu awiri acibwera pa mitsonkhano yanu, m’bodzi wabvala mphete* ya oro ku cala cace na bzakubvala bzakuumira ndipo munangoyo ngwakusauka ndipo wabvala bzakubvala bzakusakala, 3 kodi imwepo mumbalemekeza kwene-kwene ule omwe wabvala bzakubvala bzakuumira mwakumuuza kuti: “Khalani apa pambuto yabwinoyi” ndipo mumbauza nyakusauka ule kuti: “Ima pamwepo,” ayai “Khala pantsi pafupi na cakupondera minyendo yangu”? 4 Penu bzimwebzi bzimbacitikadi pakati panu, kodi bzikulatiza lini kuti mumbawona wanthu winango kukhala wapadzulu kuposa winango, ndipo mukukhala atongi omwe mukutonga mwakuphonyeka?
5 Bveserani abale wangu wakufunidwa. Kodi Mulungu alibe kusankhula wanthu wale omwe ambawoneka kuti mbakusauka m’dzikoli kuti akhale wakudala m’cikhulupiro na kutambira utaka bwa umambo bomwe iye adalewa kuti angadadzapasa wale omwe ambamufuna? 6 Tsono imwepo mumbanyoza wanthu wakusauka. Kodi ni wanthu lini wakudala omwe ambakuboneresani acikuyendesani m’nyumba za mphala? 7 Kodi ndiwo lini omwe ambanyoza dzina labwino lomwe imwepo mumbadziwika nalo? 8 Tsapano, penu imwepo mukubvera lamulo la Mambo* mwakubverana na momwe cinembo cimbalewera kuti: “Umbafune mwanzako ninga momwe umbabzifunira wekha,” mukucita bwino kwene-kwene. 9 Tsono penu mukupitiriza kusankhulana, ndiye kuti mukucita pikado ndipo lamulo liniwonesa* padeca kuti ndimwe wanthu wa mulandu.
10 Munthu akateweza malamulo yentse koma nkuphonya lamulo libodzi lokha, ndiye kuti wanyoza malamulo yentse. 11 Pakuti ule omwe adalewa kuti: “Leka kucita upombo ayai uputa,” adalewambo kuti: “Leka kupha munthu.” Tenepo, penu iwepo un’cita lini upombo ayai uputa koma unipha, ndiye kuti wanyoza lamulo. 12 Mbalewalewani na kucita bzinthu ninga wanthu omwe an’dzatongedwa na lamulo la wanthu waufulu.* 13 Pakuti munthu omwe ambacita bzinthu mwakusaya ntsisi, an’dzatongedwa mwakusaya kubveredwambo ntsisi. Munthu wantsisi, bzinthu bzin’dzamufambira bwino pakutongedwa.*
14 Abale wangu, kodi bzina phindu lanyi munthu acilewa kuti ana cikhulupiro, pomwe ambalatiza lini mabasa yace? Kodi cikhulupiro cimweci cingamupulumuse? 15 Penu abale ayai mpfumakazi ana usiwa* ndipo alibembo cakudya cakukwanira pa ntsikuyo, 16 tsono m’bodzi wa imwepo acilewa kuti: “Ndoko mwa mtendere ndipo ukhale na bzakubvala na cakudya ca ntsiku iri-yentse,” koma ne kum’pasa bzomwe iye akufunikira kuti akhale na moyo, kodi bzimwebzi bzingakhale na phindu lanyi? 17 Bzimwebzi mpsakundendemeranambo na cikhulupiro, thangwe cikhulupiro cikasaya mabasa n’cakufa.
18 Tsono winango angalewe kuti: “Iwepo una cikhulupiro ndipo inepano ndina mabasa, ndilatize cikhulupiro cako cakusaya mabasa, ndipo inepano nin’dzakulatiza cikhulupiro cangu mwa mabasa yace.” 19 Kodi iwepo ukukhulupira kuti kuna Mulungu m’bodzi yekha basi? Ukucita bwino kwene-kwene, tsono madimonyo yambakhulupirambo bzimwebzo ndipo yambatetemera. 20 Bulutuwe, kodi un’dziwa lini kuti cikhulupiro cakusaya mabasa yace ciribe phindu? 21 Kodi Abalahamu kholo lathu lakale alibe kuwonedwa kukhala wakulungama thangwe ra mabasa yace, pomwe adapereka mwana wace Izaki pa guwa la ntsembe? 22 Wawona kuti cikhulupiro cace cidafambira pabodzi na mabasa yace ndipo cikhulupiroco cidakhala cakulungama thangwe ra mabasa yace. 23 Ndipo mafala ya cinembo yadakwanisika, yomwe yambati: “Abalahamu adakhulupira Yahova ndipo iye adawonedwa kukhala munthu wakulungama,” ndipo adadzacemeredwa kuti xamwali wa Yahova.
24 Kodi wawona kuti munthu ambawonedwa kukhala wakulungama thangwe ra mabasa sikuti thangwe ra cikhulupiro cokha? 25 Mwa njira ibodzi-bodziyi, kodi Rahabi omwe akhali puta, alibe kuwonedwa kukhala wakulungama thangwe ra mabasa yace, pomwe adatambira bwino amuna omwe akhadatumidwa, aciwauza kuti abwerere na njira inango? 26 Kulewa cadidi, ninga momwe thupi lomwe liribe moyo* liriri lakufa, cikhulupirombo cikasaya mabasa n’cakufa.