James 4

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

Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members?

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

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

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

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.

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

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an 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 think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

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

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

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

Be subject therefore unto God; but 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 nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

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

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

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

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

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

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

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

One [only] is the lawgiver and judge, [even] he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbour?

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, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

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

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both 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 ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.

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

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.