EkaJakobe 2:14-26

Kusiza ngani, bazalwane bami, uma umuntu ethi uyakholwa, kepha engenayo imisebenzi na? Ukukholwa kungamsindisa na? Uma umzalwane noma umzalwanekazi ehlubule, eswele ukudla imihla ngemihla, bese omunye wenu ethi kuye: “Hamba ngokuthula, uthokomale; usuthe,” kodwa engamuphi lokho okudingwa ngumzimba, kusiza ngani lokho na? Kanjalo-ke uma ukukholwa kungenayo imisebenzi, kufile ngokwakho. Kepha omunye uyakuthi: “Unokukholwa, mina nginemisebenzi;” ngikhombise ukukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, mina ngizakukhombisa ukukholwa kwami ngemisebenzi yami. Uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu munye na? Wenza kahle; ingani namadimoni ayakholwa, futhi athuthumele. Siwula ndini, uyathanda yini ukwazi ukuthi ukukholwa okungenayo imisebenzi kuyize na? U-Abhrahama, ukhokho wethu, akalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi lapho enikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka e-althare na? Uyabona ukuthi ukukholwa kwakusebenza kanye nemisebenzi yakhe, nokuthi ukukholwa kwapheleliswa ngemisebenzi. Kwagcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “U-Abhrahama wakholwa nguNkulunkulu, kwabalelwa kuye ukuthi kungukulunga.” Wayesebizwa ngokuthi ungumngani kaNkulunkulu. Niyabona ukuthi umuntu uyalungisiswa ngemisebenzi, hhayi ngokukholwa kuphela. Kanjalo uRahabi isifebe akalungisiswanga yini ngemisebenzi ngokuba wemukela izithunywa, wabuye wazishushumbisa ngenye indlela na? Ngokuba njengalokhu umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo nokukholwa ngaphandle kwemisebenzi kufile.