James MUTU 1 1 Yakobo, kapolo wa Mulungu ndi wa Ambuye Yesu Khristu, kwa mafuko khumi ndi awiri obalalika, moni. 2 Abale anga, muchiyese chimwemwe chokha pamene mugwa m’mayesero a mitundu mitundu; 3 Podziwa kuti chiyesedwe cha chikhulupiriro chanu chichita chipiriro. 4 Koma chipiriro chikhale nacho ntchito yake yangwiro, kuti mukakhale angwiro ndi amphumphu, osasowa kanthu. 5 Ngati wina wa inu akusowa nzeru, apemphe kwa Mulungu, amene apatsa kwa onse modzala manja, wosatonza; ndipo chidzapatsidwa kwa iye. 6 Koma apemphe ndi chikhulupiriro, wosagwedezeka konse; Pakuti wokayikayo afanana ndi funde la nyanja lotengeka ndi mphepo ndi kuwinduka nayo. 7 Pakuti asayese munthu uyu kuti adzalandira kanthu kwa Ambuye. 8 Munthu wa mitima iwiri ndi wosakhazikika m’njira zake zonse. 9 M’bale wonyozeka akondwere chifukwa chakuti wakwezedwa. 10 Koma wolemera m’mene adatsitsidwa; pakuti monga duwa la udzu adzapita. 11 Pakuti dzuwa limatuluka ndi kutentha kwakukulu, koma liumitsa udzu, ndipo duwa lake limagwa, ndipo kukoma kwake kwa maonekedwe ake kumawonongeka; koteronso mwini chuma adzafota m'njira zake. 12 Wodala munthu wakupirira poyesedwa: pakuti pamene wayesedwa, adzalandira korona wa moyo, amene Yehova analonjeza kwa iwo akumkonda Iye. 13 Munthu poyesedwa asanene kuti, Ndiyesedwa ndi Mulungu; 14 Koma munthu aliyense ayesedwa pamene chilakolako chake cha iye mwini chimkokera, nichimnyenga. 15 Pamenepo chilakolakocho chitaima, chibala uchimo; 16 Musanyengedwe, abale anga okondedwa. 17 Mphatso iliyonse yabwino ndi yangwiro imachokera kumwamba, imatsika kuchokera kwa Atate wa zounikira, amene alibe kusinthika, kapena mthunzi wa kutembenuka. 18 Mwa kufuna kwake Iye yekha anatibala ife ndi mawu a choonadi, kuti tikhale ngati zipatso zoundukula za zolengedwa zake. 19 Chifukwa chake, abale anga okondedwa, munthu aliyense akhale wofulumira kumva, wodekha polankhula, wodekha pakupsa mtima; 20 Pakuti mkwiyo wa munthu suchita chilungamo cha Mulungu. 21 Chifukwa chake taya zonyansa zonse ndi kuchuluka kwa choyipacho, ndipo landirani mofatsa mawu obzalidwa pansi, okhoza kupulumutsa miyoyo yanu. 22 Koma khalani akuchita mawu, osati akumva okha, ndi kudzinyenga nokha. 23 Pakuti ngati wina ali wakumva mawu, wosakhala wakuchita, iyeyu afanana ndi munthu wakuyang’anira nkhope yake ya chibadwidwe chake m’kalirole; 24 Pakuti wadziyang’anira yekha, nachoka, nayiwala pomwepo kuti anali munthu wotani.
25 Koma amene ayang’ana m’lamulo langwiro laufulu, nakhalabe mmenemo, amene sali wakumva woiŵala, koma wochita ntchito, ameneyo adzakhala wodalitsika m’zochita zake. 26 Ngati wina akudziyesa kuti ndi wopembedza, koma samanga lilime lake, koma amadzinyenga mtima wake, kupembedza kwa munthu ameneyu n’kopanda pake. 27 Kupembedza koyera ndi kosadetsa pamaso pa Mulungu ndi Atate ndi ichi, kuchezera ana amasiye ndi akazi amasiye m’chisautso chawo, ndi kudzisunga yekha wosachitidwa mawanga ndi dziko lapansi. MUTU 2 1 Abale anga, musakhale nacho chikhulupiriro cha Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, Ambuye wa ulemerero, pochita tsankho. 2 Pakuti ngati anadza ku msonkhano wanu munthu wobvala mphete yagolidi ndi chobvala chokoma, ndipo akalowanso wosauka wobvala zonyansa; 3 Ndipo mulemekeza iye wabvala zobvala zonyezimira, ndi kunena naye, Khala pano pa malo abwino; ndi kunena kwa wosaukayo, Imirira iwe apo, kapena khala pansi pa chopondapo mapazi anga; 4 Kodi simuli atsankho mwa inu nokha, ndipo mukhala oweruza a maganizo oipa? 5 Tamverani, abale anga okondedwa, kodi Mulungu sanasankhe osauka a dziko lapansi kukhala olemera m’chikhulupiriro, ndi olowa nyumba a ufumu umene anaulonjeza iwo akumkonda iye? 6 Koma inu mwanyoza aumphawi. Kodi si anthu olemera sakusautsani inu, ndi kukukokerani inu ku mipando yoweruza? 7 Kodi iwo sachitira mwano dzina loyenera limene mutchedwa nalo? 8 Ngati mukwaniritsa lamulo lachifumu monga mwa malembo, Uzikonda mnzako monga udzikonda iwe mwini, mukuchita bwino; 9 Koma ngati muli ndi tsankho, mukuchita tchimo, ndipo mutsutsidwa ndi lamulo monga olakwa. 10 Pakuti aliyense wosunga chilamulo chonse, koma akalakwa pa chimodzi, wapalamula onse. 11 Pakuti iye amene adati, Usachite chigololo, adatinso, Usaphe. Koma ngati suchita chigololo, koma ukapha, wakhala wolakwira lamulo. 12 Nenani, ndi kuchita monga iwo adzaweruzidwa ndi lamulo laufulu. 13 Pakuti iye amene sanachite chifundo adzalandira chiweruzo chopanda chifundo; ndipo chifundo chikondwera ndi chiweruzo. 14 Kupindula chiyani, abale anga, munthu akanena kuti ali ndi chikhulupiriro, koma alibe ntchito? kodi chikhulupiriro chingamupulumutse? 15 Ngati mbale kapena mlongo ali wamaliseche, nasowa chakudya chatsiku ndi tsiku, 16 Ndipo mmodzi wa inu anena nao, Mukani mu mtendere, mukafunde ndi kukhuta; koma musawapatsa iwo zofunika za thupi; apindulanji? 17 Momwemonso chikhulupiriro, ngati chiribe ntchito, chiri chakufa pachokha. 18 Inde, munthu anganene kuti, Iwe uli nacho chikhulupiriro, ndipo ine ndiri nazo ntchito: undisonyeze ine chikhulupiriro chako chopanda ntchito zako, ndipo ine