Jaka 2
1 N kpiiba, yinba yaaba n daani ti Diedo Jesu Kilisiti yua n pia ti kpiagidi yeni, laa pundi yin ya tiendi mi gagidima bi niba siiga.
My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.
2 Min bagi yaala tie line: O nilo ya kua yi taanli nni ki pili wula ñoagibila, ki go yie ya tiadi n pia ti kpiagidi, o luodo mo n kua ki yie a kpacala.
For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,
3 Li ya tie ke yi jigini yua n yie ya tiayiekaadi n pia ti kpiagidi ki yedi o: “Kali ne ti jigidi kaanu,” ki yedi o luodo mo ya se ne” yaaka: “Kali tiipo n taana kani”.
And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;
4 Naani yii tieni mi gagidima yi yama nni ki go bigidi leni li yantiabiadili kaa?
Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?
5 N kpibuadiba, cengi mani, naani U Tienu ki gandi yaaba n tie luoda ŋanduna nuni po ke ban tua piada li dandanli nni, ki go baa wan niani ke o baa pa yaaba n bua o kuli ya diema kaa?
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
6 Ama yinba, yi fali o luodo. Laa tie a piada kaa mabindi yi ki caani yi li bujiali kani?
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
7 Bani kaa sugidi ya yeŋanli n ye yi niinni?
Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?
8 Yi ya kubi U Tienu diema balimaama nani lan diani maama li ŋani, mani yaama n yedi: “ŋan bua a nisaali lielo nani ŋan bua a yuli maama.”
But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:
9 Ama yi ya tiendi mi gagidima bi niba siiga, yi tiendi ti tuonbiadi, li balimaama mo buni ki cuo yi kelima yi miidi ma.
But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.
10 Kelima yua n kubi li balimaama ki nan miidi ba balimayenma bebe, pia i tagili mi kuli po.
For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.
11 Kelima yua n yedi: “ŋan da conbi” wani n go yedi: “ŋan da kpa o nilo” moko. Lanwani a yaa conbi ki nan kpa o nilo, a tua li balimaama miidikoa.
For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.
12 Yin ya maadi mani ki go tiendi, ki bani ke U Tienu baa jia leni yi ti buudi ki ŋua leni ya balimaama n puuni mi faabima.
Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.
13 U Tienu ya jia ti buudi ya yogunu, o kan gbadi mi niŋima yaa nilo n kaa den gbadi mi niŋima o lielo po yaapo. Mi niŋigbadima paani li bujiali.
For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.
14 N kpiiba, o nilo ya yedi ke o pia li dandanli ki naa pia a tuona, li pia be fuoma? Naani o dandanli yeni baa fidi ki tindi o bi?
What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
15 Li ya tie ke yi siiga joa bi pua luo ti tiayiekaadi ki go luo daali kuli bonjekaala,
If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,
16 ke yi siiga yendo yedi o: “Ya kuni leni mi yanduanma, ki ban yeli mi fantama ki go je ki guo,” ama ki naa puni o yaala n tie o yema po tiladi, li pia be fuoma?
And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
17 Li tie yenma leni li dandanli: li yaa pia tuona li kpe.
Even so faith without works is dead.
18 Ama nilo ya yedi: “Fini a pia li dandanli, n mo pia a tuona” n baa yedi o: “waani a dandanli yaali n kaa pia tuona n mo baa waani a n dandanli kelima n tuona po.”
But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.
19 A daani ke U Tienu ye ki tie yendo bebe, a tieni ke li ŋani. Ama mu cicibiadimu moko daani yeni ki jie ki digibi.
You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear.
20 Fini o yanluodaano na, naani a bua ki bandi ke ya dandanli n ki pia a tuona tie fanma bi?
Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?
21 Naani ti yaaja Abalaŋama ki den baa li moamoasaali kelima a tuona po wan den padi o biga Isaaka li padibinbinli po kaa?
Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?
22 A laa ke o dandanli den taani ki yegi leni o tuona, ke o tuona yeni mo den teni ke o dandanli ŋani ki dagidi cain.
You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;
23 Yeni i Diani n yedi yaala tieni: “Abalaŋama den daani U Tienu ke U Tienu den coadi opo la ke li tie teginma.” Bi den yi o U Tienu danli.
And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.
24 Yi laa, o nilo baa li moamoansaali kelima o tuona po, laa tie kelima o dandanli bebe po ka.
You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.
25 Li go tie yeni Laŋaba li poconconli po. O den baa li moamoansaali o tuona po, kelima o den ga bi tondiba cangu ki teni ke bi tagini santo ki kuni.
And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way?
26 Lanwani, nani ya gbannandi n ki pia naano n kpe maama, ya dandanli n ki pia tuona moko kpe yene.
For as the body without the spirit is dead even so faith without works is dead.
