¹ Yéen samay bokk, bu benn gënale laal seen ngëm ci sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist, mi soloo ndam.

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

² Ndaxte su ñaari nit duggee ci seen mbooloo, kii takk jaaroy wurus te sol yére yu taaru, ka ca des ñàkk te limboo ay sagar,

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,

³ ngeen teral boroom daraja ji ne ko: «Àggal ci jataay bu yiw bi,» ba noppi ngeen ne aji néew doole ji: «Taxawal fale, mbaa nga toog fi ci samay tànk,»

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,` —

⁴ kon gënale ngeen ci seen biir, ba àtte ci col, bàyyi xol.

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

⁵ Dégluleen yéen sama bokk yi ma bëgg, ndax Yàlla tànnul ñi néewle ci àddina, ngir ñu barele ci ngëm, tey am i cér ci nguur, gi Yàlla dig ñi ko bëgg?

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?

⁶ Fekk dangeen leen di toroxal! Xanaa du boroom alal yi ñoo leen di noot te di leen yóbbu fa kanam àttekat yi?

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

⁷ Ndax duñu tilimal tur wu tedd, wi ngeen di wuyoo?

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

⁸ Su ngeen sàmmee yoonu Buur Yàlla, ni ko Mbind mi tërale naan: «Nanga bëgg sa moroom, ni nga bëgge sa bopp,» kon def ngeen lu baax.

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

⁹ Waaye su ngeen gënalee, bàkkaar ngeen, te yoonu Yàlla dina leen dab ni ñu moy.

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

¹⁰ Ndaxte ku sàmm yoon wépp, waaye xëtt ci lenn ndigal rekk, jàdd nga yoon wépp.

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

¹¹ Ndaxte Yàlla mi ne: «Bul njaaloo,» teg na ca ne: «Bul rey nit.» Ku njaaloowul nag, waaye nga rey nit, jàdd nga yoon wépp.

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;

¹² Gannaaw dingeen nar a jaar ci àtteb yoon, wiy goreel, na loolu lal seen wax ak seen jëf.

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

¹³ Ndaxte ku yërëmul, yoon du la yërëm. Te yërmande mooy noot àtte.

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

¹⁴ Te lii itam samay bokk, ku ne gëm nga, te jëfewoo ko, loolu lu muy jariñ? Ndax googu ngëm man na laa musal?

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?

¹⁵ Su amee mbokk ci seen biir, mu rafle te amul dund, muy góor walla jigéen,

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

¹⁶ te kenn ci yéen ne ko: «Demal ak jàmm, nga solu te lekk,» te fekk fajuleen aajoom, loolu lu muy jariñ?

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?

¹⁷ Noonu ngëm gu àndul ak jëf, amul benn njariñ.

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

¹⁸ Waaye xanaa dina am ku ne: «Yaw am nga ngëm, man am naa ay jëf.» Yaw nag won ma sa ngëm gu àndul ak jëf, man ma feeñal la sama ngëm ci samay jëf.

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:

¹⁹ Gëm nga ne Yàlla kenn la; loolu lu baax la, waaye xamal ne, jinne yi it gëm nañu loolu, ba dañoo tiit bay lox.

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

²⁰ Yaw mi gàtt xel, kaay ma won la ne, ngëm gu àndul ak jëf, amul njariñ.

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

²¹ Sunu maam Ibraayma, ndax du ci kaw jëf la ko Yàlla àttee ni ku jub, ci li mu joxe doomam Isaaxa ni sarax?

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

²² Kon gis nga ne, ngëm dafa lëngoo ak ay jëfam, te ngëmam mat ci kaw jëf jooju.

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

²³ Noonu li ñu wax ci Mbind mi am na, bi mu naan: «Ibraayma gëm na Yàlla, te Yàlla jàppe ngëmam ni njub,» ba ñu ko wooye xaritu Yàlla.

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.

²⁴ Kon nag gis nga ne, Yàlla ci jëf lay àtte nit ni ku jub, waaye du ci kaw ngëm kese.

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

²⁵ Naka Raxab jigéenu moykat bi itam, ndax du ci noonu la ko Yàlla àttee ni ku jub, ci li mu teeru ndawi Yawut yi, te jaarale leen ca poot ba?

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?

²⁶ Kon nag ni jëmm ju amul ruu nekke ndee, noonu la ngëm gu àndul ak jëf nasaxe.

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