James 3
1 Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
Toronoo nggare! Atahori hetar rae ranori atahori mamahereꞌ ra. Naa malole! Te misinedꞌa, dei fo Lamatualain paresaꞌ lutu-leloꞌ atahori mana ranori atahori mamahereꞌ ra. De nda sudꞌiꞌ a se bole nanori sa.
2 For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, he [is] a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.
Basa nggita olaꞌ sala mataꞌ-mataꞌ. Te atahori mana naꞌatataaꞌ nala bafa-maan, fo nda seredꞌedꞌedꞌe sa, ana nauli nahine basa masodꞌan.
3 Behold, we put the bits in the mouths of the horses, that they may obey us, and we turn round their whole bodies.
Conto onaꞌ ndara. Hita bisa lea ndara monaeꞌ suet na fo talalao e tungga hita hihiin.
4 Behold also the ships, which are so great, and driven by violent winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pleasure of the helmsman will.
Conto esa fai, ofai a. Anin monaeꞌ fuu naꞌamiminaꞌ ofai a tungga hihiin. Te uli anaꞌ o bisa tao ofai a dꞌalan tungga mana toꞌu uli a hihiin.
5 Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
Hita bꞌafan o onaꞌ naa boe. Bafaꞌ a anadikiꞌ te tataon seli tebꞌe! Naa onaꞌ ai mbilaꞌ mbei lalangge nabasaꞌ lasi.
6 and the tongue [is] fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
Bafaꞌ o, onaꞌ ai mbilaꞌ boe. Hita bisa pake bafa tara fo talutu dalaꞌ naeꞌ. Bafa tara bisa tao nalutu masodꞌa tara. Deꞌulakaꞌ hetar sia raefafoꞌ ia, kalua mia atahori bafan. Nitu ra malangga monaen o pake atahori bafan fo nalalao eni ue-tataon. (Geenna g1067)
7 For every species both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and of sea animals, is tamed and has been tamed by the human species;
Atahori ramamau rita banda fui mata-mataꞌ, banda mananodoꞌ, mbuiꞌ ma uꞌu sia tasi.
8 but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
Te nda feꞌe hambu atahori esa namamau nala bafan sa. Te bafaꞌ a, bꞌua deꞌulakaꞌ susa neneneuliꞌ. Onaꞌ raso mana masoꞌ nisi ao-sisiꞌ fo tao nisa atahori.
9 Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness of God.
No bafaꞌ esa, atahori koa-kio ma rarai-oole. Naa nda nandaa sa! Hita pake bafa tara fo koa-kio Amaꞌ Lamatualain. Ma no bafaꞌ naa boe, hita rarai-oole atahori, fo Lamatuaꞌ naꞌadadꞌiꞌ tungga mata-aon. Saa de taꞌo naa?
10 Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.
11 Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter?
Onaꞌ oemataꞌ sa, nda bisa nandali oe minaꞌ no oe masiꞌ lao esaꞌ sa.
12 Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.
Esa fai, ndaꞌe huuꞌ a nda bisa nabꞌoa dafalandu sa. Ma mbelaꞌ nda nabꞌoa bꞌoa anggor sa, to? Te hau a nabꞌoa tungga mata-aon. Onaꞌ hita nda bisa ndui oe minaꞌ mia lifu oe masiꞌ sa.
13 Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
Atahori dudꞌuꞌa malole ma nahine dalaꞌ tungga Lamatuaꞌ hihiin, nda bꞌole koa-bꞌoꞌu aon sa. Te ana bubꞌuluꞌ mahineꞌ naa mia Lamatuaꞌ. Hela fo natudꞌu mahinen, nendiꞌ masodꞌa ndoos na.
14 but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
Mete ma ralam mera fo akaꞌ, muꞌututudꞌaꞌ atahori ra, na, Afiꞌ oro-ara mae, ho atahori dudꞌuꞌa maloleꞌ. Naa onaꞌ ho mana peko-lelekoꞌ. Te nesodꞌa taꞌo naa, naa nda naran ‘dudꞌuꞌa maloleꞌ’ sa. Naa, nda onda mia Lamatualain sa, te laoꞌ mia raefafoꞌ. Naa, nandaa neu atahori mana nda fee masodꞌa nara neu Lamatuaꞌ sa. Naa tungga nitu ra dꞌalan.
15 This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
16 For where emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorder and every evil thing.
Te mete ma hambu rala meraꞌ ma netofa-nehuuꞌ, na, hambu nemue-anggiꞌ, ma atahori tao deꞌulakaꞌ mataꞌ-mataꞌ.
17 But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
Te dudꞌuꞌa maloleꞌ mana onda mia Lamatuaꞌ naa, taꞌo ia: Fefeun ana tao nggita tasodꞌa meumareꞌ. Basa ma hita nda hii netofa sa, hita hii taloe ao tara, taꞌatataaꞌ ma neneeꞌ a. Nenendin tao rala tara malole, hii tulu-fali atahori, nda to heheliꞌ a esa sa, ma nda dea-mata to atahori laen ra sa.
18 But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
Ma atahori mana natudꞌu dꞌala dꞌame nenendin maloleꞌ boe. Naa onaꞌ atahori sela fini, de dodꞌoo ma hambu mbule-bꞌoa maloleꞌ.
