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

¹My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

²for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

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

³and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, `Thou — sit thou here well,` and to the poor man may say, `Thou — stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,` —

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

⁴ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

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

⁵Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

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

⁶and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

⁷Ivo havanyombi zita rakanaka ramunodaidzwa naro here?

⁷do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

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

⁸If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,` — ye do well;

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

⁹and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;

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

¹⁰for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one [point], he hath become guilty of all;

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

¹¹for He who is saying, `Thou mayest not commit adultery,` said also, `Thou mayest do no murder;` and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law;

¹²Taurai saizvozvo, uye itai seizvozvo sevanozotongwa nemurairo werusununguko.

¹²so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged,

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

¹³for the judgment without kindness [is] to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment.

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

¹⁴What [is] the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

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

¹⁵and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

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

¹⁶and any one of you may say to them, `Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and be filled,` and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what [is] the profit?

¹⁷Saizvozvowo rutendo kana rwusina mabasa, rwakafa pacharwo.

¹⁷so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

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

¹⁸But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

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

¹⁹thou — thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!

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

²⁰And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

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

²¹Abraham our father — was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

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

²²dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?

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

²³and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him — to righteousness;` and, `Friend of God` he was called.

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

²⁴Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

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

²⁵and in like manner also Rahab the harlot — was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?

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

²⁶for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.