¹ Bana ba data, mwere kwizera Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo, Umwami w'icubahiro , murikuvangura, cangwa murigukunda bamwe kurusha abandi. ² Habeye umuntu winjiye mu Kanisa yanyu yambeye impeta y'izahabu n'imyenda ya beyi kali akinjirana n'umukene wambeye imyenda y'ubucocero kandi yanduye , ³ maze ugahangayikira wa wundi wambeye neza ukamubwira ngo; icara hano mu bwimbo buboneye, ariko ukabwira wa mukene ngo: " weho ukomeze guhagara hano cyangwa ngo icara ku birenge bya nyowe" ⁴ mwere gacirana imanza hagati yanyu kandi mwere guca imanza mufite ibitekerezo bibi. ⁵ Mwumve mwewe bana ba data bakundwa , none si Imana ndo yacaguye abakene bo mu yino si kugirango babe abakire mu kwizera no kuba abaragwa b' ubwami bwo yarqganiye abamukundaga? ⁶ Ariko mwewe musuzuguraga abakene. Mbesi ndo ari abakire babakandamizaga no kubarega kuri tiribinali? ⁷ Mbesi ntaho ari abakire batukishaga izina riboneye ryo mwahamagewe mo? ⁸ None rero mubeye mutumviye itegeko rya ngombwa nkuko Ibyanditswe birikugamba ngo: " ukakunde mwira wawe nkuko wikundaga weho wenyine" aho ukabe ukoze neza. ⁹ Ariko ubeye uwo kuvangura abantu akabe ukorire icaha, ukahanwe n'itegeko kubera wararinnyase. ¹⁰ Kandi umuntu wose wubahaga amategeko gose ariko akica mo rimwe, agombye guhanwa kubera ko abaga yagishe gose. ¹¹ Kuko Imana yaragambye ngo: " Mwere gasambane, mwere kwicha" . Ubeye udasambanaga ariko ukica, ubaga wishe itegeko ry' Imana ¹² Nuko mugambe kandi mukore nka abari hafi yo gucirwa urubanza, n'amategeko gazanaga ubuhuru. ¹³ Kuko gucibwa urubanza byayijire bitagira imbabazi ku bantu batarazerekanye: Imbabazi zitsinda gucibw'urubanza. ¹⁴ Bene data, bimarire ki niba umuntu agambye ko afite kwizera ariko ntagire ibikorwa? Uko kwizera koshobweye kumukiza? ¹⁵ Mwene swo cangwa mushiki wawe akeney'umwenda n'ibiryo buri musi nuko ¹⁶ Umuntu umwe muri mwewe akamubwirira ngo: " Wigendere amahoro, wote no kurya neza" ariko atamuha ibintu akeneye byo gutunga umubiri gwe, ibyo biba bimarire ki? ¹⁷ Niko bimerire kubyo kwizera, niba kwizera kudafite imirimo kurapfiye. ¹⁸ Mbese umuntu ashobweye kugamba kandi ngo: " Ufite kwizera ariko nyowe nkoraga ibiboneye ". ¹⁹ Nyereke ukwizera kwawe kudafite imirimo, na nyows nkwereke kwizera nkoresheje imirimo. Wizeye ko Imana ari imwe, n'ukuri, ariko amadaimoni nago garabyizeye kandi garigutitira. ²⁰ Mbesi ushaka kumenya, wa mupfapfa we, ko kwizera kumerire guco kutagira imirimo ari ukwa bure? ²¹ None si Aburahamu, sogokuruza wacu, siyagizwe umunyakuri kubera imirimo mu gihe yatanze umwana we Isaka ku gitwikiro? ²² Urikureba ko kwizera kwe kwerekanywe n'ibikorwa, kandi uko kwizera kwe kwageze kuco kwari kugamije. ²³ Nico gitumye, ibyanditswe byashohweye ngo: Aburahamu yizeye Imana nuko ibyo bimuviramo kwitwa intungane. ²⁴ nuko Aburahamu yitwa mukunzi w' Imana. Urabona ko, kubera ibikorwa umuntu yagizwe umunyakuri, bitari kubera kwizera gusa. ²⁵ No guco ko Rahabu wari Ari imbaraga yagizwe umunyakuri kubera imirimo mu gihe yakiriye intumwa kandi akazitorokesha azinyuzije mu yindi nzira? ²⁶ Kubera ko, nkuko umubiri gutariml umwuka guba gwapfiye, niko no kwizera kutagira ibikorwa gupfiye.