1Nepani Yakobo, mtumika waka Chapanga na waka Bambo Yesu Kristo. Nundamukila mwehapa makabila komi na ghabheli ghaghapechangini pundema.
Uhobhalelu na mbulau
2Bhalongu bhango, mbyaje na chiheku nakanope pampata malengakeku patalipatali,3kwa ndandi mmanyi kubha kulengakeka kwa uhobhalelu winu kuleta uhinakilu.4Kuhinakila kwinu ngakwikubha na ujomukelo, nahuli mpata kukangamala na kutwelakeka kila chindu panga kukepakewa na chindu chokapi chela.5Nambu ngati mundu jokapi akepakiwi na mbulau, na impalika kundobha Chapanga jombi anaampekyaje, kwa ndandi Chapanga abhapekeha bhandu bhokapi kwa umaheli na kwa wamboni.6Nambu impalika kulobha kwa uhobhalelu panga na choghoi chokapi. Kwa ndandi mundu joabhi na choghoi alengana na majegha gha bahali ghaghatolakiki na mpongu na kulekaleka koni na koni.7Mundu ngati jonihoju ngaiholakela kubha anapata chindu chokapi kuhuma kwaka Bambo.8Mundu joabhi na maholalelu ghabheli muntima waki, ngacheaweza kujema wichu kwa ghokapi ghaaghahenga.
Uhochu na wamaheli wa hindu
9Mundu jwanga na cheu chokapi impalika kuhekalela kwa ndandi atehi kukwehakeka,10na mwanahindu yamaheli impalika kuhekalela kwa ndandi atehi kuhelakeka. Maghambu anahobhaje ngati lilobha la mungonda.11Kwa ndandi lyobha lipita na lyotu laki likali lijomeha na kughatinyiha mahamba, na malobha ghaki ghapolota na unyahi waki uyonangeka. Bhelabhela mwanahindu yamaheli najombi anayonangikaje mu mahengu ghaki.
Malengakeku na Mang'ahiku
12Mbanga mundu joahinakalila chikahi cha malengakeku, kwa ndandi anajomwi kupeta mu malengakeku anajopalya litaji la womi ambalu Chapanga akabhalaghalili bhala bhabhumpala.13Ngati mundu anaalengakeka ngayipwagha, “Nengakeka na Chapanga.” Maghambu Chapanga ngacheaweza kulengakeka na mahakau, wala jombi ngacheandenga mundu jokapi.14Nambu kila mundu alengakeka chikahi paahutakika na kukoluheka na utokulelu waki mweni ghoubhi uhakau.15Henu utokulelu uhakau ghola anaukomiki, ubheleka mahoku, na mahoku ghala anaghakomiki, ghabheleka nyiwa.16Bhalongu bhango, ngamwikoluheka!17Kila nhupu jejibhohakeka jejibhi jamboni na jangakukepakewa, jihuma kunani kumahunde, jihuluka kuhuma kwa Atati, joabhombiki minang'anu, ambaju kwaki njeta kung'anambuka, wala nhwili wa kung'anambuka ng'anambuka.18Kwa mapalu ghaki mweni akatubheliki kwa lilobhi laki la chakaka, nahuli tubya mu mbekenyu ja kutumbula pachilanda ja ihumbi yaki.
Kujowana na kutenda
19Bhalongu bhango bhapalu, mkombukaje lijambu lenu! Kila mundu akubha na chipyaghu cha kujowana, nambu ngaikubha na chipyaghu cha kupwagha wala kuyoma.20Kwa ndandi inyela yaka mundu ngacheitenda ghala ghaaghapala Chapanga.21Henu mughaleka mahakau ghinu ghokapi na mahoku ambaghu ghapetalili kubha ghamaheli, mlibhekaje pahi jaka Chapanga na kulijopalela lilobhi lela lelipandakiki mumitima jinu, ambalu liweza kunkengalela mwehapa mabhene.22Ngamwalikolowa mabhete kwa kulijowanela pena lilobhi laki, nambu mlihengaje kwa itendu.23Kwa ndandi mundu jokapi joajowanela Lilobhi laka Chapanga, nambu ngacheatenda kwa itendu, jonihoju nde ngati mundu joalingalila sula jaki mu chioo.24Maghambu alilingalila, anajomwili abhoka na chikahi chechechi ajewa ntundu moabhelile.25Nambu mundu joakamulakila Shelia jejikamilike, jela jejileta lujeku, najombi ajendalyaye kuhenga bhenibhela panga na kujewa cheajowini, nambu alitenda, mundu jonihoju anapengalikaje mu kila chindu cheahenga.26Ngati mundu ahambukila kubha anjojabhe Chapanga, nambu ngacheaweza kulujemalela lulimi lwaki, kunjojabhe kwaki Chapanga kwaka mundu hoyu nde pawaka, na alikolowa mwene.27Kujojabhe kokubhi kunyahi, na kwangakubha na mahoku, kokujetakalewa palongi jaka Chapanga Atati witu, nde kongone: Kubhajangatila bhabhahweliwi na bhabheleka bhabhu na bhabhahweliwi na bhalomi mu ulali wabhu, na kulilenda na ndema panga kutenda mahoku.