James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Jemis, nwaodibo Chineke na nke Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst, Na-edegara agbụrụ iri na abụọ ndị gbasara nʼelu ụwa niile akwụkwọ ozi a: Ndeewonụ!
2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations;
Ụmụnna m, ka obi unu jupụta nʼọṅụ mgbe ọbụla ọnwụnwa dị iche iche gbara unu gburugburu.
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith works patience.
Nʼihi na mgbe a na-anwa okwukwe unu ọnwụnwa, ntachiobi unu na-enwe ohere ito eto.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Ka nguzosike unu pụta ìhè, ka unu zuo oke ma nwezuokwa ihe niile, na-adịghị ihe ọbụla nke ga-akọ unu.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that gives to all men liberally, and upbraids not; and it shall be given him.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye na-enweghị amamihe, ya rịọ Chineke, onye na-enye onye ọbụla rịọrọ ya amamihe nʼafọ ofufu na-ataghịkwa onye ọbụla ụta, a ga-ewerekwa ya nye ya.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Ma rịọọ nʼokwukwe na-enweghị obi abụọ, nʼihi na onye na-enwe obi abụọ dị ka ebili mmiri oke osimiri mgbe ikuku na-ebugharị ya.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Onye dị otu ahụ ekwesighị ile anya na ọ ga-esite nʼaka Onyenwe anyị nata ihe ọbụla.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Nʼihi na mmadụ dị otu a bụ onye ihu abụọ, onye na-adịghị eguzo nʼotu ebe nʼihe ọbụla ọ na-eme.
9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
Ka nwanna ọbụla bụ ogbenye ṅụrịa ọṅụ, mgbe ọbụla e weliri ya elu.
10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Ka onye bụ ọgaranya mgbe a na-eme ka ọ nọdụ ya dị ala, nʼihi na ndị bara ụba ga-akpọnwụ dị ka okoko osisi.
11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it wither the grass, and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Nʼihi na mgbe ọbụla anwụ waliri chasie ike, wepụta okpomọkụ, ọ na-eme ka ahịhịa kpọnwụọ, ka okoko osisi daa nʼala, mma ya agwụsịakwa. Nʼotu aka ahụ, onye ahụ bara ụba ga-akpọnwụ ọ bụladị mgbe ọ na-ejegharị nʼime ije ozi ya.
12 Blessed is the man that endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love him.
Ngọzị na-adịrị onye ahụ nke na-anọgide na-adịghị ada mba nʼoge ọnwụnwa. Nʼihi na mgbe oge ọnwụnwa ahụ gasịrị, ọ ga-anata ụgwọ ọrụ, nke bụ okpueze ndụ, nke Chineke kwere nkwa inye ndị niile hụrụ ya nʼanya.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man:
Ka onye ọbụla hapụ ị sị, mgbe a na-anwa ya, “Ọ bụ Chineke na-anwa m ọnwụnwa a.” Nʼihi na ọ dịghị mgbe a pụrụ ịnwa Chineke ka o mee ihe ọjọọ, ọ dịkwaghị anwa mmadụ ọbụla ka o mee ihe ọjọọ.
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Kama ọnwụnwa na-abịara mmadụ site nʼọchịchọ nke obi ya. Ọ bụkwa ọchịchọ ọjọọ nke mmadụ na-arafu ya, dọkpụfuo ya.
15 Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.
Ọchịchọ ahụ, mgbe ha bara ụba nʼime obi, na-eduba mmadụ na mmehie. Mgbe mmehie bara ụba, ọ na-eduba nʼọnwụ.
16 Do not err, my beloved brothers.
Ekwela ka onye ọbụla duhie unu ụmụnna m.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no ficklenss, neither shadow of turning.
Onyinye ọbụla dị mma, na nke zuruoke na-esite nʼeluigwe abịa. Ọ na-esite nʼebe Nna nke ìhè niile onye na-adịghị agbanwe agbanwe, ọ naghị ezonarị ụmụ mmadụ ihu ya.
18 Of his own will fathered he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Nʼihi imezu nzube ya, o sitere nʼokwu ya bụ eziokwu mụọ anyị. O mekwara nke a ka anyị bụrụ ụmụ mbụ nke ihe o kere eke.
19 Why, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Unu aghaghị icheta nke a ụmụnna m ndị m hụrụ nʼanya. Ka onye ọbụla nwee ntị na-anụ ihe ọsịịsọ, na ire dị arọ ikwu okwu, ma bụrụkwa onye iwe na-adịghị ewe ọsịịsọ.
20 For the wrath of man works not the righteousness of God.
Nʼihi na iwe nke mmadụ anaghị arụpụta ezi omume nke Chineke.
21 Why lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Ya mere, wezuganụ ụzọ rụrụ arụ niile na ihe ọbụla dị njọ nke fọdụrụ nʼime ndụ unu. Ma jirinụ obi umeala nabataranụ onwe unu okwu ndụ ahụ nke a kụrụ nʼobi unu, nke nwere ike ịzọpụta mkpụrụobi unu.
22 But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Unu abụla ndị na-eji ntị ha na-anụ okwu ndụ ahụ naanị, na-arafu onwe ha, kama bụrụnụ ndị na-eme ihe okwu ahụ kwuru.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like to a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Nʼihi na onye ọbụla na-ege ntị nʼokwu ọbụla ma hapụ iji ihe ọ nụrụ mee ihe, dị ka nwoke na-ele ihu ya nʼenyo.
24 For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and straightway forgets what manner of man he was.
O lesịa onwe ya pụọ, o chefuo ihe ihu ya yiri ma nwa oge nta gasịa.
25 But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Ma nwoke ahụ nọgidesịrị ike na-ele anya nʼime iwu ahụ zuruoke, nke na-eme ka mmadụ nwere onwe ya, ee, nwoke ahụ na-aga nʼihu ile na ime ihe iwu ahụ kwuru, hapụkwa ichefu ya, ka a ga-agọzi nʼihe niile ọ na-eme.
26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ ọbụla echee na ya bụ onye na-ekpere Chineke ma hapụ ijide ire ya aka maọbụ ịkwa ire ya nga, onye dị otu a na-arafu onwe ya, okpukpe Chineke ya bụkwa ihe na-abaghị uru.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Ezi okpukpe Chineke, nke Chineke Nna anyị na-anabata dịka okpukpe dị ọcha, na nke na-enweghị mmerụ, bụ nke a, ilekọta ndị na-enweghị nne na nna, na ndị di ha nwụrụ nʼime nsogbu ha na idebe onwe anyị nʼenweghị ntụpọ site nʼaka ndị ụwa.
