¹My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

¹Ka unaute aw, I Toupa Jesu Kris, Thupina Toupa gingta kawmin, mi khentuam neikei un,

²For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

²Na kikhopna in uah mi dangkaeng zungbuh bun, puan hoih tak silh honglut leh, huan, mi genthei puan se tak silh honglut samta leh;

³And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

³huchiin, puan hoih tak silhmi tuh na limsak ua, a kiangah, Nang hiai mun hoih ah tuin, na chi ua, mi genthei kiang abel, Nang jaw huaiah ding inla, a hih keileh, ka khe ngakna nuaiah tuin, na chih uleh,

⁴Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

⁴na lungsim uah khentuam neia ngaihtuahna gilou pu, gense mite na hong hi kei ding ua hia?

⁵Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

⁵Ka unau deihtakte aw, Pathianin hiai khovela gentheite ginnaa hau ding leh, amah itte kianga achiam gam luah ding khawng bangin a chi kei ahia?

⁶But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

⁶Nou bel migentheite bang na zahlaksak zota ua. Mihaute hilou uhia nou honnuaisiah? Mihaute hilou uhia vaihawmna ina nou honkailut?

⁷Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

⁷Amaute hilou uhia min manpha na put uh gensete?

⁸If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

⁸Himahleh laisiangthouin, Nangmah na kiit bangin na vengte na it ding ahi, chih kumpi dan na zop uleh, na hih hoih uh;

⁹But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

⁹Himahleh mi khentuam na neih uleh, na hih khial uhi, danin talekte na hih uh a honthei sak ngala.

¹⁰For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

¹⁰Kuapeuhin dan jui kim mahleh, munkhata a hihkhelh ngalin tuh, a vekah siamlouhtangin a om khinta ahi.

¹¹For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

¹¹Angkawm ken, chipan, Tualthat ken, a chi laingala. Huchiin angkawm keimah lechin tual na thah ngalin tuh, dana talekpa na hita himhim ahi.

¹²So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

¹²Huaijiakin noplenna dana vaihawm sakdingte bangin thugen unla, thil hih belap un.

¹³For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

¹³Mi tunga chitna neilou tuh chitna pang louin vaihawm a zou nak ahi.

¹⁴What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

¹⁴Ka unauate aw, min ginna ka nei chimahleh, thil hih aneihkei leh, bang a phatuam dia? Huchibang ginna in amah a hondam thei ding hia?

¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

¹⁵Unaupa hiam, unau nu hiam, vuaktanga om in a niteng annek tasam le uh,

¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

¹⁶Huchiin nalak ua kuahiam in a kiang ah, khamuang takin pai unla, lum tak leh vahtak in awm un chi unla, asa a ding a thil kiphamawh pe tuankei le uchin bang a phatuam dia?

¹⁷Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

¹⁷Huchibangmahin ginna leng thilhih neiloua amah kiaa a om leh a si ahi.

¹⁸Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

¹⁸Ahi, mi kuahiamin, Nang ginna na neia, ken thilhih ka nei ahi; na ginna tuh na thilhih panglouin hon ensak in huan ken ka thilhihin ka ginna ka hon ensak ding,

¹⁹Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

¹⁹Pathian tuh khat ahi, na gingta maw? Na hih hoih e: dawiten leng a gingta ua, a ling zel uhi, a chi ding.

²⁰But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

²⁰Mi thulimlou aw, thilhih panglou a ginna lel bangmah ahi kei chih na thei nuam hia?

²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

²¹I pu Abrahamin a tapa Isaak maitam tung a alat laiin thilhih ziaka siamtang ahika hia?

²²Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

²²Ginna in a thilhih toh a sem khawm khawma, huan, thilhih ziakin ginna uh akimta chih I thei hi.

²³And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

²³Huan, Abrahamin Pathian a gingtaa, huai ginna tuh a diktatna a sim ahi, chih Laisiangthou hihkim in a om a; huchiin mah tuh Pathian lawm chih in a om hi.

²⁴Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

²⁴Ginna ziak maimah hilou in, thilhih ziak zaw in, min siam a tang jel uh chih natheita uhi.

²⁵Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

²⁵Huchibangmah in, Rahab kizuaknun leng sawltakte a nakipahpih a lam tuama a pai sak laiin, thilhih ziakin siam a tang ahi kei maw?Kha panglou in sa tuh si ahi, huchibangmahin thilhihte panglou in ginna leng si ahi.

²⁶For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

²⁶Kha panglou in sa tuh si ahi, huchibangmahin thilhihte panglou in ginna leng si ahi.