¹ James, a toy'wI' vo' joH'a' je vo' the joH Jesus Christ, Daq the cha' wa'maH tuqpu' nuq 'oH Daq the Dispersion: Greetings.

² Count 'oH Hoch Quch, wIj loDnI'pu' { Note: The mu' vaD “ loDnI'pu'” naDev je nuqDaq context allows may je taH correctly translated “ loDnI'pu' je sisters” joq “siblings.” } , ghorgh SoH pum Daq various temptations,

³ knowing vetlh the testing vo' lIj HartaHghach produces endurance.

⁴ chaw' endurance ghaj its perfect vum, vetlh SoH may taH perfect je complete, lacking Daq pagh.

⁵ 'ach chugh vay' vo' SoH lacks valtaHghach, chaw' ghaH tlhob vo' joH'a', 'Iv nob Daq Hoch liberally je Hutlh reproach; je 'oH DichDaq taH nobpu' Daq ghaH.

⁶ 'ach chaw' ghaH tlhob Daq HartaHghach, Hutlh vay' doubting, vaD ghaH 'Iv doubts ghaH rur a wave vo' the biQ'a', driven Sum the SuS je tossed.

⁷ vaD chaw' vetlh loD ghobe' think vetlh ghaH DichDaq Hev vay' vo' the joH.

⁸ ghaH ghaH a double-minded loD, unstable Daq Hoch Daj Hemey.

⁹ 'ach chaw' the loDnI' Daq humble circumstances batlh Daq Daj jen position;

¹⁰ je the rich, Daq vetlh ghaH ghaH chenmoHta' humble, because rur the flower Daq the grass, ghaH DichDaq juS DoH.

¹¹ vaD the pemHov arises tlhej the scorching SuS, je withers the grass, je the flower Daq 'oH falls, je the 'IhtaHghach vo' its appearance perishes. vaj je DichDaq the rich loD fade DoH Daq Daj pursuits.

¹² ghurtaH ghaH the loD 'Iv SIQtaH temptation, vaD ghorgh ghaH ghajtaH taH approved, ghaH DichDaq Hev the crown vo' yIn, nuq the joH promised Daq chaH 'Iv muSHa' ghaH.

¹³ chaw' ghobe' loD jatlh ghorgh ghaH ghaH tempted, “ jIH 'oH tempted Sum joH'a',” vaD joH'a' ta'laHbe' taH tempted Sum mIghtaHghach, je ghaH himself tempts ghobe' wa'.

¹⁴ 'ach each wa' ghaH tempted, ghorgh ghaH ghaH drawn DoH Sum Daj ghaj lust, je enticed.

¹⁵ vaj the lust, ghorgh 'oH ghajtaH conceived, bears yem; je the yem, ghorgh 'oH ghaH teblu'ta' grown, brings vo' Hegh.

¹⁶ yImev taH deceived, wIj parmaqqay loDnI'pu'.

¹⁷ Hoch QaQ gift je Hoch perfect gift ghaH vo' Dung, choltaH bIng vo' the vav vo' lights, tlhej 'Iv laH taH ghobe' variation, ghobe' turning QIb.

¹⁸ vo' Daj ghaj DichDaq ghaH qempu' maH vo' Sum the mu' vo' vIt, vetlh maH should taH a kind vo' wa'Dich fruits vo' Daj creatures.

¹⁹ vaj, vaj, wIj parmaqqay loDnI'pu', chaw' Hoch loD taH swift Daq Qoy, slow Daq jatlh, je slow Daq QeH;

²⁰ vaD the QeH vo' loD ta'be' produce the QaQtaHghach vo' joH'a'.

²¹ vaj, putting DoH Hoch filthiness je overflowing vo' mIghtaHghach, Hev tlhej humility the implanted mu', nuq ghaH laH Daq toD lIj qa'pu' { Note: joq, pol lIj yIn. } .

²² 'ach taH ta'moHwI'pu' vo' the mu', je ghobe' neH hearers, deluding lIj ghaj selves.

²³ vaD chugh anyone ghaH a hearer vo' the mu' je ghobe' a doer, ghaH ghaH rur a loD leghtaH Daq Daj natural qab Daq a mirror;

²⁴ vaD ghaH sees himself, je goes DoH, je SibI' forgets nuq kind vo' loD ghaH ghaHta'.

²⁵ 'ach ghaH 'Iv looks Daq the perfect chut vo' freedom, je continues, ghobe' taH a hearer 'Iv forgets, 'ach a doer vo' the vum, vam loD DichDaq taH ghurtaH Daq nuq ghaH ta'taH.

²⁶ chugh anyone among SoH thinks himself Daq taH religious qaStaHvIS ghaH ta'be' bridle Daj jat, 'ach deceives Daj tIq, vam man's religion ghaH worthless.

²⁷ Pure religion je undefiled qaSpa' maj joH'a' je vav ghaH vam: Daq visit the vav ghajbe' je widows Daq chaj affliction, je Daq pol oneself unstained Sum the qo'.