James 1
1 yakubu gran rji na baci yesu kristi he ni gji wlon don ha bi wa ba shankado mi ci yi
This letter comes from James, servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is sent to the twelve tribes scattered abroad. Best wishes to you!
2 ban ba wawuu ni ngyri mrlivyayi mu niton wa bi ku niyaa
My friends, choose to stay happy even when all kinds of troubles come your way,
3 to ridi ahitsa yosron mbi ni ngji vurson
because you know that endurance comes from dealing with challenges to your trust in God.
4 ndu vurontien ndu ma ndi ndu yi sen ngbendble ndi na wakpe haman
Let your endurance become as strong as possible, so that you will be completely mature, without any shortcomings.
5 iri mi nita ni wato ka bre rji wa ani nno ni yalwace ana whicn ni bi wa ba bre wua na ani nno ba
If any of you need wisdom, ask God, who gives generously to everyone without holding back.
6 ama ndu mye ni yosron ana ni sron ha naidji waa a nitie sron ha ahe na lukurmi u teku wa nghunghu ni fu kadidan
But when you ask, remember to trust in God—don't have any doubts. Someone who doubts is like the crashing waves of the sea, tossed about and driven by the wind.
7 ndu idji kima na ya ridi wawuu ni fe kpe ni rji na
Nobody like that should think they'll get anything from the Lord—
8 ahi idji u sion ha ana tie kpe tsratra me na
their minds think every which way, and they're unstable in whatever they do.
9 ndu vayi u ya wruwo nisan nitu ndu ma ribranma
Believers who are born poor should take pride in the high position they've been given,
10 idji u wo (arziki) wa a heni ndu tsitsama ani kle na fure ngega u miji
while the rich should “boast” in the humble position they now have, since they will fade away like flowers in the field.
11 don irj ni hwu waka klu ngongon me na giga
For the sun rises along with the blistering wind and scorches the grass. The flowers fall and their beauty is marred. Everything the rich achieve will fade in just the same way.
12 lulu he nitu idjji wa ani vusron ni tsara don anita vusrom ni tsra ani fe rawani u vrliwa ba yo nyi ni biwa ba son rija
Happy is anyone who patiently endures temptation, for when they've proved that they are trustworthy, they will receive the crown of life which God promises to those who love him.
13 ndu njiori na tre ndi ba tra wawuu ndi a rji mba tra wawuu na ba na tra rji ni meme na wawuu ni tuma ana tra njori na
Nobody should say when they're tempted, “I'm being tempted by God.” For God is not tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.
14 u dji ni fe tsra ma nitu tie meme ma kima wa ani gyru nda kawu kaskan
Temptations come from our own evil desires that lead us astray and entrap us.
15 wa kptre meme ma whrji nee aningyji latre latre nita babran ani ngyi kuwu
Such desires lead to sin, and sin, when it's fully developed, causes death.
16 mrli vayi na ndu njio gyruyiria
My dear friends, don't be deceived.
17 inno ndindima wawuu rhji ni rji a gji rji ni tie ukpan ana kasran na ahena whie (inuwa)
All that's good, every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down from the Father who made heaven's lights. Unlike them he doesn't change—he doesn't vary or cause shadows.
18 a cu ndu wawuugyji ta nitu tre njanji ni ndu ta kati whie ma mumlan
He chose to give us new life through the word of truth, so that out of all his creation we would be very special to him.
19 bito wayi mrlivayi wa mikpayi ymea ndu ko nha srenton gbagbla nda na tre gbagblana nda na tie nfu gbagbla na
Remember this, my dear friends: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak, and slow to get angry,
20 don infu ndji na kpe ndindi u rji yena
because human anger doesn't reflect the good character of God.
21 na kima ka ndu bi meme mataga ndi kpatre wa rji yo nisron ndjia wa ani kpata cuwoa
So get rid of all that's filthy and evil. Humbly accept the word that's been implanted within you—for this is what can save you.
22 tre ndu ni tre rji na wowuu megena na bi gyru ton mbi
But do what the word says—don't just listen to it and delude yourselves.
23 indji nita ni wotre nda na tie ndu na ahe na indji wa aya shishi ma ni madubi
If you just listen to the word, and don't act on it, it's like staring at your own face in a mirror.
24 aya shishi ma nda hii kpama gbagbla me nda kpa rlisu ka shishi ma he ni he
You see yourself, but then you leave, and immediately forget what you looked like.
25 u indrji wa a ya du ndi ndi ma cen me wa a kpata cuwoa nda hu ba ndindi me nda he na indji wa ruwo nda kpa rli sua na indji kima ni tie lulu ni kpe wa anibie
But if you look to the perfect law of freedom and follow it, not as someone who just listens and then forgets, but as someone who acts on it—then you will be blessed in what you do.
26 indji wa ta mren ndi wawu hi ndji u adini nda na vunyu mana ani gyru tuma mu adini ma hi u megen (banza)
If you think you're religious, but don't control what you say, you deceive yourself—your religion is pointless.
27 adini wa a tsra tsra mea nda na meme ni shishi baci tie ndu zo bi wa bana he ni tie na ni biwa bana he ni lilon na ni mi yamba nda ndu ndji son hama ni latre ni ngbungblu
In the eyes of our God and Father, religion that's pure and genuine is to visit orphans and widows in their suffering, and to keep yourself from being contaminated by the world.
