James 4

1 a hinge ni ji vii ni hama ni katu kabi ye ni mi mbi/

Where do the conflicts and quarrels that go on among you come from? Do they not come from your passions which are always making war among your bodily members?

2 son ndi na nafe na bi wuundu tiengu bina fena bi tsi ni vii u zizan bina fena don bina mye na

You continually crave and do not obtain; you are killing and coveting and cannot acquire; you are fighting and at war. You do not have, because you do not ask.

3 bi bre ndi na fe na don bina bre ni kon ndindi ma na bi son ndi bi tie ndu niwu ni kon meme ma

You continue to ask and do not receive, because you are asking with a wrong purpose, in order to spend it upon your pleasures.

4 biyi bii tie kan binato na tie kpan ni ngbungblu ahi kwatre rji?

You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.

5 bisi ya ndi ikpe wa nasi hla ahe megen? ibrji tsratsra wa a he ni i mbua nitie ngu kpukpo me?

Or do you suppose that it is in vain that the Scripture says, "The spirit which has its home in us yearns over us unto jealousy?"

6 irji nno zizi babran itre rji tre ndi irji ni kamani ndrji u sentu ani tie zizi ni ndrji u katugyi

But he gives more and more grace. therefore it is said, God ever resists the proud; but to the humble he gives grace continually.

7 nnotumbi ni rji kambi ni shetan ani tsutsu di kon yuwuu

So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.

8 whie ye ni rji u wawu me ni whie ni yi ngla wo mbi biyi bi latre ngla sron mbi biyi bi sron ha

Draw near to God And he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, And purify your hearts, you double-minded.

9 losron kpukpome losron yi ndu nza mbi kati losron ngyri mbi ndu kati yi

Lament and mourn, and weep aloud! Let your laughter be turned into mourning, And your joy into gloom!

10 ka tu mbi gji ni shishi rji u wawu ni nzuyi wlunde.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will raise you up.

11 na tretre meme nitu vayi me na mrlivayi indji wa a tretre meme ma nitu vayima ko atron nitu vayi ma ani tretre meme ma nitu du nda ni bla tre nitu du a tsro ndi u na to ni nfutu na ukati indji u bla

Do not be talking against each other, brothers. He who is talking against a brother and condemning his brothers is talking against the Law and condemning the Law. But if you are condemning the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge.

12 indji riri nno du nda tretre wawuyi nito kpa cuwo nda kpa tie meme

But One is your Lawgiver and Judge - he who is able to save and to destroy. But you, who are you, to be condemning your neighbor?

13 wo mba biyi a bi tre ndi iuwa komble ki hi ni gbu mu ndi tie se ri nikima ndi le ndi fe gbugbuu

Go to now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we shall journey to such a city and spend a year there, and trade and make money,"

14 ahi nhato kpe wa ni te imblea ka son me ni he ni he u he na kpalu wa ani rij niton fie me nda ka kadoa

when all the time you do not know what will happen on the morrow. For what is your life? You are but a mist, appearing for a brief time, and then vanishing.

15 nawa u katre ndi baci nita kpa yine u ki he ni mi bi vrli ki tie wayi ndi tie wamu

You ought instead to say, "If the Lord wills it, we shall live and do this or that."

16 zizan u wuro ni san ni kpe wa uyo nimi sron mea bi bi wuro ni san kima ahi kpe memema

But now you are glorying in these insolent boastings of yours; all such glorying is evil.

17 u indji wa ato kpe wa abi ndutiea nda na tieu na a hi latre ni wuu

So to him who knows how to do right and does not do it, to him it is sin.