¹My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.

¹ Ay nya-izey, wa s'araŋ cimbeero* kaŋ go araŋ se iri Rabbi Yesu Almasihu kaŋ ti darza Koyo ra margu nda baar'a-baar'a.

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

²For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue or, meeting , and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;

² Iri ma ne boro fo furo araŋ marga ra da wura korbayyaŋ da bankaaray hanno yaŋ, alfukaaru fo mo furo nda zaara-zaara.

²For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;

³and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, “Sit here in a good place”; and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”;

³ Araŋ mo ma bankaaray hanno koyo guna ka ne: «Ni wo, ma goro nangu hanno wo ra». Amma araŋ ma ne alfukaaro se: «Ni mo, ma kay ne,» wala: «Ma goro ganda ay ce furkanga do».

³and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;

⁴haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

⁴ Yaadin gaa, manti araŋ goono ga fayanka te araŋ da care game ra nooya, hal araŋ bara ciitikoyaŋ kaŋ gonda miila laalo yaŋ?

⁴Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

⁵Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

⁵ Wa maa, ay nya-izey, ay baakoy, manti Irikoy na alfukaarey kaŋ talka ndunnya wo lasaabuyaŋ gaa suuban i ma ciya arzakanteyaŋ cimbeeri ra, k'i ciya tubukoyaŋ mo koytara ra kaŋ alkawlo a sambu borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ba r'a se?

⁵Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

⁶But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

⁶ Amma araŋ na alfukaaru kaynandi. Manti arzakantey no goono g'araŋ kankam? Manti ngey bumbey mo no goono g'araŋ candi ciiti karga jine?

⁶But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?

⁷Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

⁷ Manti ngey mo no goono ga maa kaŋ gonda darza din kayna, maa din kaŋ i go g'araŋ ce d'a?

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

⁸However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” Leviticus 19:18 you do well.

⁸ D'araŋ goono ga Koyo asariya toonandi nda cimi, mate kaŋ a go Irikoy Tira Hanna boŋ, wo kaŋ ne: «Ni ma ba ni gorokasin danga ni boŋ cine», yaadin gaa ni goono ga te haŋ kaŋ ga boori nooya.

⁸Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

⁹But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

⁹ Amma d'araŋ goono ga baar'a-baar'a te, araŋ goono ga zunubi te. Asariya n'araŋ zeeri k'araŋ ciya asariya taamukoyaŋ.

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

¹⁰For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

¹⁰ Zama boro kaŋ ga asariya* kulu gana, day a ma harta lordi folloŋ gaa, to, a ciya ikulu hartako nooya.

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

¹¹For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18 also said, “Do not commit murder.” Exodus 10:13; Deuteronomy 5:17 Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

¹¹ Zama Irikoy kaŋ ne: «Ni ma si zina,» a ne mo: «Ni ma si boro wi.» Da ni mana zina, amma ni na boro wi, to, ni ciya asariya taamuko.

¹¹For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

¹²So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.

¹² Araŋ ma salaŋ, araŋ ma te mo, danga boro kaŋ yaŋ i ga ciiti nda asariya kaŋ ga burcinandi.

¹²So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.

¹³For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

¹³ Zama ciiti sinda suuji boro kaŋ mana suuji cabe se. Suuji ga zaama ciiti boŋ.

¹³For judgment [is] without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.

¹⁴What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

¹⁴ Ay nya-izey, da boro fo ne nga gonda cimbeeri amma a sinda a goyey, ifo no a ga hanse bora se? Cimbeero wo ga hin k'a faaba no?

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

¹⁵And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,

¹⁵ Da nya-ize fo go no, alboro wala wayboro, kaŋ go banji ra, a jaŋ nga zaaro ŋwaaro mo,

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

¹⁶and one of you tells them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled”; and yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

¹⁶ araŋ ra boro fo ma ne a se: «Ma koy baani. Ma si maa hargu, ma kungu mo!» day araŋ man'a no mo gaaham laamey, ifo no a ga hanse?

¹⁶and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?

¹⁷Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

¹⁷ Yaadin mo no cimbeeri bara nd'a, da nga hinne no go no. D'a sinda goyey, buuko no.

¹⁷Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

¹⁸Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

¹⁸ Amma boro fo ga ne: «Ni gonda cimbeeri, ay mo ay gonda a goyey.» To. Ma ni cimbeero cabe ay se goyey si, ay mo g'ay cimbeero cabe ni se ay goyey do.

¹⁸Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will show thee [my] faith.

¹⁹You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.

¹⁹ Ni goono ga cimandi kaŋ Irikoy ya afolloŋ no? To, a boori! Amma baa follayey mo goono ga woodin cimandi, i ga jijiri mo.

¹⁹Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.

²⁰But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

²⁰ He nin, boro yaamo, ni ga ba ni ma faham kaŋ cimbeeri* kaŋ sinda goyey si albarka hay no?

²⁰But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

²¹Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

²¹ To! Manti Irikoy n'iri kaayo Ibrahim lasaabu adilante _nga jine|_ a goyey do waato kaŋ a na nga izo Isaka salle feema boŋ?

²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

²²You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;

²² Ni di kaŋ a cimbeero d'a goyey goy care banda. A cimbeero to mo a goyey do.

²²Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

²³and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness”; Genesis 15:6 and he was called the friend of God.

²³ Yaadin mo no Irikoy Tira Hanna kubay d'a kaŋ ne: «Ibrahim na Irikoy cimandi, Irikoy mo na woodin lasaabu a se adilitaray.» I ne a se mo Irikoy cora.

²³and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

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

²⁴ Araŋ di kaŋ goyey do no i ga boro adilandi*, manti cimbeeri do hinne bo.

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

²⁵In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

²⁵ Manti yaadin cine mo no i na kaaruwa Rahab adilandi goyey do, waato kaŋ a na diyey kubayni k'i daŋ mo fondo fo gaa.

²⁵And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

²⁶For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

²⁶ Zama mate kaŋ cine gaahamo kaŋ sinda biya* wo buuko no, yaadin cine no cimbeeri kaŋ sinda goyey mo buuko no.

²⁶For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.