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

¹Hama dzangu, kutenda kwenyu kuna Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu wekubwinya ngakusava nerusarura.

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;

²Nekuti kana musinagoge renyu mukapinda munhu une mhete yendarama, akapfeka nguvo dzakanaka, mukapindawo murombo wakapfeka nguvo dzakasviba,

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:

³mukatarira uyo wakapfeka nguvo dzinobwinya, mukati kwaari: Gara pano zvakanaka; uye muti kumurombo: Iwe mira ipapo, kana: Gara pano pasi pechitsiko chetsoka dzangu;

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

⁴ko hamuna kutsaura mukati menyu mukava vatongi vendangariro dzakaipa here?

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?

⁵Inzwai, hama dzangu dzinodikamwa. Mwari haana kusarudza varombo venyika vakafuma parutendo here, nevadyi venhaka yeushe hwaakavimbisa kune vanomuda?

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

⁶Asi imwi makazvidza murombo. Ko vafumi havakutsikiririyi vachikukweverai kuzvigaro zvekutonga here?

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

⁷Ivo havanyombi zita rakanaka ramunodaidzwa naro here?

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

⁸Kana muchizadzisa murairo woushe, zvinoenderana nerugwaro runoti: Ida wokwako sezvaunozvida iwe, munoita zvakanaka.

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

⁹Asi kana mune rusarura, munoita chivi, munopwiswa nemurairo sevadariki.

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

¹⁰Nekuti ani nani unochengeta murairo wose, akagumburwa kune umwe, wava nemhosva kune yose.

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.

¹¹Nekuti iye wakati: Usaita upombwe, wakatiwo: Usauraya. Zvino kana usingaiti upobwe, asi uchiuraya, wava mudariki wemurairo.

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

¹²Taurai saizvozvo, uye itai seizvozvo sevanozotongwa nemurairo werusununguko.

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

¹³Nekuti kutonga kusina tsitsi ndekweuyo usina kuitira vamwe tsitsi; uye tsitsi dzinozvirumbidza dzichikunda kutonga.

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

¹⁴Zvinobatsirei, hama dzangu, kana munhu achiti ane rutendo asi asina mabasa? Rutendo urwu rwungamuponesa here?

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

¹⁵Kana mukoma kana hanzvadzi yakashama, uye achishaiwa chikafu chezuva rimwe nerimwe,

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?

¹⁶mumwe wenyu akati kwavari: Endai murugare, mudziyirwe, mugute, musingavapi zvinhu izvo zvinodikamwa nemuviri, zvinogobatsirei?

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

¹⁷Saizvozvowo rutendo kana rwusina mabasa, rwakafa pacharwo.

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.

¹⁸Asi mumwe uchati: Iwe une rutendo, neni ndine mabasa: Ndiratidze rutendo rwako rwusina mabasa, neni ndigokuratidza rutendo rwangu nemabasa angu.

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

¹⁹Iwe unotenda kuti kuna Mwari mumwe; unoita zvakanaka; madhimoni anotendawo izvozvo achidedera.

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

²⁰Asi unoda kuziva here iwe munhu dununu, kuti rutendo rwusina mabasa rwakafa?

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

²¹Abhurahamu baba vedu haana kunzi wakarurama nemabasa here abayira mwanakomana wake Isaka pamusoro pearitari?

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

²²Unoona kuti rutendo rwakabata pamwe nemabasa ake, uye nemabsa rutendo rwakaperedzerwa;

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.

²³nerugwaro rukazadzisika rwunoti: Abhurahamu wakatenda Mwari, zvikaverengerwa kwaari kuti ndiko kururama; akanzi shamwari yaMwari.

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

²⁴Naizvozvo munoona kuti munhu unonzi wakarurama nemabasa, uye kwete nerutendo chete.

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

²⁵Saizvozvowo Rakabhi chifeve, haana kunzi wakarurama nemabasa here agamuchira nhume, nekudziendesa neimwe nzira?

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

²⁶Nekuti semuviri usina mweya wakafa, saizvozvo rutendo rwusina mabasa rwakafawo.