James 5
1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Afei mo adefo nso muntie! Munsu na muntwa agyaadwo wɔ amanehunu a ɛreba mo so no ho.
2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
Mo ahonya no aporɔw na nwewee awe mo ntama.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
Mo sika ne mo dwetɛ agye nkannare na saa nkannare no bedi adanse atia mo, na ahyew mo honam sɛ ogya. Moahyehyɛ agyapade wɔ nna a edi akyiri no mu.
4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Muntuaa nnipa a wɔyɛɛ adwuma wɔ mo mfuw mu no ka enti wɔresi apini. Na wɔn apinisi no adu Onyankopɔn, Asafo Awurade no aso mu.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
Mo asetena wɔ asase so ha yɛ afɛfɛde ne anigye. Moadɔ srade ama okum da.
6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
Moabu nea ɔnnsɔre ntia mo no na onni fɔ no kumfɔ akum no.
7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Me nuanom, montɔ mo bo ase nkosi sɛ Awurade bɛba. Monhwɛ sɛnea okuafo nya boasetɔ twɛn asusow bere.
8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso motɔ mo bo ase. Momma mo anidaso mu nyɛ den, efisɛ da a Awurade bɛba no abɛn.
9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Anuanom, munnni nseku ntia mo ho mo ho, na Onyankopɔn ammu mo atɛn. Hwɛ, Otemmufo no gyina ɔpon no ano.
10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Me nuanom, monkae adiyifo a wɔde Awurade din kasae no. Momfa wɔn sɛ nhwɛso wɔ wɔn boasetɔ ne tumi a wotumi de tenaa amanehunu mu no.
11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Yɛde nidi ma wɔn, efisɛ wonyaa boasetɔ. Moate Hiob boasetɔ no na munim nea Awurade de dom no awiei no; efisɛ Awurade yɛ ɔdomfo ne mmɔborɔhunufo.
12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
Ne nyinaa akyi no, anuanom, sɛ mohyɛ bɔ a, monnka ntam nsi so. Mommfa ɔsoro anaa asase anaa biribiara nka ntam. Sɛ mopɛ sɛ moka “Yiw” a, monka “Yiw.” Sɛ nso mopɛ sɛ moka “Dabi” a, monka “Dabi” na moamma Onyankopɔn atemmu ase.
13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Mo mu bi wɔ ɔhaw bi mu ana? Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no bɔ mpae. Mo mu bi wɔ ahotɔ mu ana? Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔto ayeyi nnwom.
14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Mo mu bi yare ana? Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no frɛ asafo mpanyimfo na wɔde Awurade din bɔ mpae ma no na wɔsra no ngo.
15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
Sɛ wɔbɔ saa mpae no gyidi mu a, ɛbɛsa ɔyarefo no yare, na Awurade bɛma no anya ahoɔden, na ne bɔne a wayɛ nyinaa, wɔde bɛkyɛ no.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Enti afei, monkeka mo bɔne nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho, na mommobɔ mpae mma mo ho mo ho sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛsa mo yare. Onipa trenee mpaebɔ tumi yɛ nneɛma bebree.
17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Yɛte sɛ Elia a ɔbɔɔ mpae nokware mu sɛ osu nntɔ, na ampa ara osu antɔ wɔ asase no so mfe abiɛsa ne fa.
18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
Ɔsan bɔɔ mpae bio maa osu tɔ maa asase nyaa nnɔbae.
19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
Me nuanom, sɛ mo mu bi guan fi nokware ho na ɔfoforo de no ba bio a,
20 consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
monkae sɛ, nea ɔdan ɔdebɔneyɛni fi nʼakwammɔne ho no gye no nkwa fi owu mu ma wɔde ne bɔne dodow no nyinaa kyɛ no.
