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

¹My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:

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

²for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,

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 look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:

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

⁴have ye not made a difference among yourselves, and become judges having evil thoughts?

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

⁵Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?

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

⁶But *ye* have despised the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and [do not] *they* drag you before [the] tribunals?

⁷Ivo havanyombi zita rakanaka ramunodaidzwa naro here?

⁷And [do not] *they* blaspheme the excellent name which has been called upon you?

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

⁸If indeed ye keep [the] royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.

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

⁹But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

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

¹⁰For whoever shall keep the whole law and shall offend in one [point], he has come under the guilt of [breaking] all.

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

¹¹For he who said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become transgressor of [the] law.

¹²Taurai saizvozvo, uye itai seizvozvo sevanozotongwa nemurairo werusununguko.

¹²So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by [the] law of liberty;

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

¹³for judgment [will be] without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.

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

¹⁴What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?

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

¹⁵Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

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

¹⁶and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what [is] the profit?

¹⁷Saizvozvowo rutendo kana rwusina mabasa, rwakafa pacharwo.

¹⁷So also faith, if it have not 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 some one will say, *Thou* hast faith and *I* have works. Shew me thy faith without works, and *I* from my works will shew thee my faith.

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

¹⁹*Thou* believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.

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

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

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

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

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

²²Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.

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

²³And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.

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

²⁴Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.

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

²⁵But was not in like manner also Rahab the harlot justified on the principle of works, when she had received the messengers and put [them] forth by another way?

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

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