James 4
1 From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?
Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga kũgĩe na mbaara na ngũĩ thĩinĩ wanyu? Githĩ itiumaga merirĩria-inĩ manyu marĩa marũaga thĩinĩ wanyu?
2 You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not.
Mwĩriragĩria kĩndũ no mũkaaga kũgĩa nakĩo. Ningĩ mũũraganaga na mũgacumĩkĩra, no mũtingĩhota kũgĩa na kĩrĩa mũkwenda. Mũtetanagia na mũkarũa. Mũgakĩaga kuona kĩndũ tondũ wa kwaga kũhooya Ngai.
3 You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwahooya-rĩ, nĩmwagaga kũheo, tondũ mũhooyaga mũrĩ na muoroto mũũru, tondũ mwendaga mũitangage kĩrĩa mwaheo na maũndũ ma gwĩkenia.
4 Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world, becometh an enemy of God.
Inyuĩ atharania aya, kaĩ mũtooĩ atĩ kũgĩa ũrata na thĩ nĩ kũgĩa ũthũ na Ngai? Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũndũ o wothe ũthuuraga kũgĩa ũrata na thĩ nĩkũgĩa ũthũ ya Ngai.
5 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?
Kana mũgwĩciiria Maandĩko maaragia ũhoro ũtarĩ na gĩtũmi, atĩ roho ũrĩa Ngai aatũmire ũtũũrage thĩinĩ witũ nĩ ũiguaga ũiru mũno?
6 But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
No nĩatũheaga wega wake makĩria. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmaga Maandĩko moige atĩrĩ: “Ngai nĩareganaga na arĩa etĩĩi no arĩa menyiihagia nĩo aheaga wega wake.”
7 Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mwĩnyiihagĩriei Ngai. Reganagai na mũcukani, nake nĩekũmũũrĩra.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Kuhĩrĩriai Ngai, nake nĩekũmũkuhĩrĩria. Mwĩthambei moko manyu inyuĩ ehia, na mũtherie ngoro cianyu inyuĩ andũ a ngoro igĩrĩ.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.
Iguai kĩeha, mũcakae, na mũgirĩke. Garũrai mĩtheko yanyu ĩtuĩke macakaya, nakĩo gĩkeno kĩanyu kĩgarũrũke gĩtuĩke kĩeha.
10 Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Mwĩnyiihĩriei Mwathani, nake nĩekũmũtũũgĩria.
11 Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, tigai gũcambania mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ. Ũrĩa wothe waragia ũhoro wa gũcambia mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe kana akamũtuĩra ciira-rĩ, nĩ watho acambagia na akaũtuĩra ciira. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ũgũtuĩra watho ciira-rĩ, ndũkoragwo ũkĩhingia watho, no ũkoragwo ũrĩ mũtuanĩri ciira.
12 There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.
Kũrĩ Mũheani wa watho, na Mũtuanĩri ciira o ũmwe, o we ũrĩa ũrĩ na ũhoti wa kũhonokia na kũniinana. No wee-rĩ, ũkĩrĩ ũ nĩguo ũtuĩre mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ciira?
13 But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.
Rĩu ta thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ mugaga atĩrĩ: “Ũmũthĩ kana rũciũ nĩtũgũthiĩ itũũra rĩna tũikare kuo mwaka ũmwe, tũrute wĩra wa wonjoria kuo, tũgĩe na mbeeca.”
14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.
No rĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũtiũĩ ũrĩa gũgaatuĩka rũciũ. Muoyo wanyu ũkĩrĩ kĩ? Inyuĩ mũrĩ o kĩbii kĩrĩa kĩonekaga o kahinda kanini, gĩgacooka gĩgathira biũ.
15 For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.
Handũ ha ũguo-rĩ, mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ kugaga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani angĩenda-rĩ, nĩ tũgũtũũra muoyo na twĩkage ũndũ ũyũ na ũyũ.”
16 But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.
No rĩu inyuĩ nĩ kwĩraha mwĩrahaga mũrĩ na nguthi. Mwĩraho ta ũcio wothe nĩ mũũru.
17 To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.
Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo, mũndũ wothe ũũĩ gwĩka wega na ndekaga-rĩ, ũcio nĩ kwĩhia ehagia.
