James 4
1 From where come wars and fights among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that 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 lust, and have not: you kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: you fight and war, yet 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 lusts.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwahooya-rĩ, nĩmwagaga kũheo, tondũ mũhooyaga mũrĩ na muoroto mũũru, tondũ mwendaga mũitangage kĩrĩa mwaheo na maũndũ ma gwĩkenia.
4 You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the 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 Do you think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit that dwells in us lusts to envy?
Kana mũgwĩciiria Maandĩko maaragia ũhoro ũtarĩ na gĩtũmi, atĩ roho ũrĩa Ngai aatũmire ũtũũrage thĩinĩ witũ nĩ ũiguaga ũiru mũno?
6 But he gives more grace. Why he says, God resists the proud, but gives 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 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mwĩnyiihagĩriei Ngai. Reganagai na mũcukani, nake nĩekũmũũrĩra.
8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you 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 to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Iguai kĩeha, mũcakae, na mũgirĩke. Garũrai mĩtheko yanyu ĩtuĩke macakaya, nakĩo gĩkeno kĩanyu kĩgarũrũke gĩtuĩke kĩeha.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Mwĩnyiihĩriei Mwathani, nake nĩekũmũtũũgĩria.
11 Speak not evil one of another, brothers. He that speaks evil of his brother, and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law, and judges the law: but if you judge the law, you are 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, who is able to save and to destroy: who are you that judge another?
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 Go to now, you that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get 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. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.
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 that you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and 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 boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
No rĩu inyuĩ nĩ kwĩraha mwĩrahaga mũrĩ na nguthi. Mwĩraho ta ũcio wothe nĩ mũũru.
17 Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo, mũndũ wothe ũũĩ gwĩka wega na ndekaga-rĩ, ũcio nĩ kwĩhia ehagia.
