Kalata kwa Omwazikana
Nzeru zothandiza za kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro chenicheni—kuweta lilime, kusamalira osauka, ndi kupirira mayesero moleza mtima.
1 1Yakobo, kapolo wa Atate wathu ndi wa Ambuye Yesu Khristu, kwa mafuko khumi ndi awiri amene anamwazikana pakati pa mitundu ya anthu: moni. a a v1 Mafuko khumi ndi awiri akutanthauza okhulupirira achiyuda amene anamwazikana m'midzi padziko lonse la anthu omwe si Ayuda.
2Muchiyese kukhala chimwemwe chenicheni, abale anga, pamene mukukumana ndi mayesero amitundumitundu, 3chifukwa mukudziwa kuti kuyesedwa kwa chikhulupiriro chanu kumabala kupirira. 4Kupirira kumalize ntchito yake, kuti mukhale okhwima ndi angwiro, osasowa kanthu.
5Ngati wina wa inu akusowa nzeru, apemphe kwa Atate wathu, amene amapereka mwaufulu kwa onse osadzudzula, ndipo adzapatsidwa. 6Apemphe ndi chikhulupiriro, wosakayika, pakuti wokayika ali ngati funde la m'nyanja, lotengeka ndi kugwedezeka ndi mphepo. 7Munthu ameneyo asayembekezere kulandira kanthu kuchokera kwa Atate wathu. 8Munthu wotero ndi wa maganizo awiri, wosakhazikika m'njira zake zonse.
9Wokhulupirira wa mkhalidwe wotsika anyadire kukwezedwa kwake, 10koma wolemera anyadire kutsitsidwa kwake, popeza adzapita ngati duwa la kuthengo. 11Dzuwa limatuluka ndi kutentha kowawa nawumitsa udzu. Duwa lake limagwa; kukongola kwake kumatha. Momwemonso wolemera adzazimirira pakati pa zochita zake.
12Wodala ndi munthu amene amapirira mayeso, chifukwa akayesedwa adzalandira chipewa cha moyo chimene Atate wathu analonjeza kwa iwo amene amamukonda Iye.
13Pamene akuyesedwa, munthu wina asanene kuti, “Atate wathu akundiyesa.” Pakuti choipa sichingayese Atate wathu, ndipo Iye sayesa munthu aliyense. b b v13 Yakobo akuteteza khalidwe la Atate wathu ku bodza lakale ngati munda — lakuti Iye ndiye woyesa. Atate wathu amapereka mphatso iliyonse yabwino; Iye sawatchera ana ake msampha. 14Koma munthu aliyense amayesedwa pamene akukokedwa ndi kukopeka ndi chilakolako chake choipa. 15Kenaka chilakolako chikatenga pakati chimabala uchimo; ndipo uchimo ukakula bwino, umabala imfa. 16Musanyengedwe, abale anga okondedwa. 17Mphatso iliyonse yabwino ndi yangwiro imachokera kumwamba, ikutsika kuchokera kwa Atate wa kuwala, amene sasintha kapena kupanga mthunzi losunthika. c c v17 Yakobo akupatsa Atate wathu dzina lawo lapadera — Atate wa kuwala, gwero la mphatso iliyonse yabwino, amene sasintha ngati dzuwa ndi nyenyezi zimene Iye anazipanga. 18Mwa kufuna kwake, Iye anatibala kudzera mau a choonadi, kuti tikhale ngati zipatso zoyamba za zolengedwa zake. d d v18 Zipatso zoyamba zinali gawo loyamba ndi labwino koposa la zokolola limene limaperekedwa kwa Mulungu; pano okhulupirira ndiwo oyamba ndi abwino koposa a zonse zimene Iye analenga.
Limvani, Kenaka Muchite Zimene Lanena
19Dziwani ichi, abale anga okondedwa: munthu aliyense akhale wofulumira kumva, wodekha kuyankhula, wodekha kukwiya, 20chifukwa mkwiyo wa munthu subala chilungamo cha Atate wathu. 21Choncho tayani zonyansa zonse ndi kuchuluka kwa choipa; landirani modzichepetsa mau amene anadzalidwa mwa inu, amene angapulumutse miyoyo yanu.
22Musangomva mau okha, mukumadzinyenga nokha. Chitani zimene amanena. 23Aliyense amene amamva mau koma sawachita ali ngati munthu amene amayang'ana nkhope yake yachibadwa pagalasi, 24ndipo atadziyang'ana, amachoka naiwala nthawi yomweyo mmene alili. 25Koma aliyense amene amasuzumira m'lamulo langwiro la ufulu, nakhalabe mmenemo—osati womva woiwala koma wochita amene amagwira ntchito—adzadalitsika pa zochita zake.
26Ngati wina adziyesa wopembedza koma saletsa lilime lake, amadzinyenga mtima wake—chipembedzo chake ndi chachabe. 27Chipembedzo choyera ndi chopanda banga pamaso pa Atate wathu ndi ichi: kusamalira ana amasiye ndi akazi amasiye m'masautso awo, ndi kudzisunga wopanda banga ndi dziko lapansi.