James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
Yakobo mmanda ba Nnongo ni Ngwana witu Yesu Kristu, kwa makabila komi ni ibele gagatawanyike, salaam.
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Mubalange kwamba pulaika muno, alongo bango mwanakamupeta mumatatizo ga kila aina.
3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
mutange panga ipalilwa imani yinu ipalae pumiliya.
4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Muleke pumilia ili mwikamilishe kasi yake, ili muweze komala kikamilipu, bila pungukiwa ni loloti.
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Lelo mana mundu kati yinu apala hekima ailobe kuoma kwa Nnongo, ywembe piya kwa wakati ni bila benda kwa boti babannoba, na apala kwapeya kwa hekima.
6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
Lakini mulobe kwa imani, bila shaka, kwa mana ywembe ywabile ni shaka ni kati mawimbi mubahari, tolelwa na upepo notaikuilwa kuno ni kuno.
7 That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Kwa hakika mundu ywoo kana aweze panga apala pokelelwa likowe lyake mboka kwa Ngwana;
8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Mundu yoo ai'na nia ibele, imara kwaa mundela yake yoti.
9 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
Mwalongo maskini apalikwa kwipuna kwa yima kwake kunani,
10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
Muda wowo mwalongo tajiri kwo nyenyekea kwake, kwa mana alwambokeka kati liloba lya mmende lya mung'unda mwapetaa.
11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Lisoba lilwapita na lyoto liyotinia yumea michee, na lisoba tomboka n goloka kwake waha. Nganyonyo bandu matajiri bapilya muliyengo lyabe.
12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Atibarikiwa mundu yolo ywapumilia majaribu, na mwana baada ya shinda jaribu lee, apala pokya taji ya ukoto, yaibile itiahidiwa kwa balo babampindile Nnongo.
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
Mundu ywoywoti apalikwa kwaa baya paajaribiwa, “Jaribu leni liboka kwa Nnongo,” kwa mana Nnongo ajaribiwa kwaa ni ubou, ni Nnongo mwene amjaribu kwaa yeyoti.
14 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
Kila mundu ujaribiwa ni tamaa yake mbaya yaimshawishi ni kummuta kunanipa.
15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Baada ya sambi potwa ndumbo sambi loelekwa, ni yolo sambi komala muno muno, yomokya kwake ni kiwo.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
mwalongo bango mwapendwa, kana mukongelwe.
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Kila zawadi inoyite ni kila zawadi yabile kamilifu iboka kunani, iuluka pae kuoma kwa Tate ba nuru, Habadilika kwaa kamwe kati kiwili mwakibadilika.
18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
Nnongo atikuchawa kutupeya twenga ukoti pitya Neno lya ukweli, ili tuwese kuba ubelekwi wa kwanza nkati ya iumbe yake.
19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Mutangite lee, mwalongo bango, Kila yumo apalikwa abe mwepesi wo yowa, nga mwepesi kwaa longela wala kasilika.
20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
Kwa mana hasira ya mundu yaweza kwaa kupanga haki ya Nnongo.
21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
kwa nyo mubeke kutalu uchapu wa sambi ni ubaya woti wabile sehemu yoyoti, na kwa nyenyekea mulipoki likowe lyalipendilwe nkati yinu, ambalo libile ni uwezo wokoa roho yinu.
22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
Mulikengame likowe kana muliyowe bai. mwikonga nafsi yinu mwabene.
23 For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
Kwa mana kati yoyoti ywaliyowa likowe bila kulipangya kazi ni sawa ni
24 and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
mundu ywailola kuminyo yake halisi mu'kilolo. Aitasimini kuminyo yake, na kuboka na baada ya muda mwipi libalya mwaabile.
25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
Lelo mundu yoo ywailola kwo uangalifu saliya toti, saliya huru no yendelya kuiheshimu, kana iakamwi kwa sababu ywembe ywa mundu wo'sahau, mundu yoo alowa barikiwa mana aipangite.
26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
Mana mundu yeyoti alwawasa mwene panga ni mundu wa dini, lakini awesa kwaa kuutawala lulemi lwake, haukonga mwoyo wake ni dini yake ni yabule.
27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Dini yaibile safi ni iharibike kwaa nnonge ya Nnongo witu ni Tate nga yee: kuasaidia yatima ni ajane mu'mateso yabe, no kuilinda mwene ni ufisadi wa dunia.
