James 4
1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not behind, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Ngondo na kukomana kwinu kuhuma koki? Kwihuma muminogo yinu yihakau ndi zezikomana mugati ya higa zinu.
2 All of you lust, and have not: all of you kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: all of you fight and war, yet all of you have not, because all of you ask not.
Mnogela neju vindu na ndava muni mwipata lepi nambu mujitendekili hati kukoma. Mwilola wihu kupata vindu vyevavi navyu vangi nambu mukuvipata lepi ndi muvi na luhonda na komana. Mpata lepi chemwigana muni mukumuyupa lepi Chapanga.
3 All of you ask, and receive not, because all of you ask amiss, that all of you may consume it upon your lusts.
Kavili, pemwiyupa mupata lepi ndava muni mwiyupa kwa maholo gahakau, mwiyupa ndava ya kuyukutisa mnogo winu.
4 All of you adulterers and adulteresses, know all of you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Nyenye ndi vandu mwangasadikika ngati vakemi. Mwimanya lepi kuvya nkozi wa mulima uwu ndi kuvya likoko wa Chapanga? Mundu yoyoha mweigana kuvya nkozi wa mulima ivya likoko wa Chapanga.
5 Do all of you think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit (pneuma) that dwells in us lusts to envy?
Mkoto kuholalela kuvya Mayandiku Gamsopi gijova malovi gawaka, pegijova, “Mpungu mweavikiwi na Chapanga avi na wihu uvaha ndava yitu ya Mpungu Msopi mweamvikii mugati yitu.”
6 But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble.
Nambu, ubwina wetipewa na Chapanga una makakala neju, ngati chegijova Mayandiku, “Chapanga akuvatova vevimeka nambu akuvapela vangolongondi ubwina waki.”
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Hinu, mujivika pahi ya Chapanga, mumbela Setani ndi yati akuvatila.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, all of you sinners; and purify your hearts, all of you double minded.
Mvya papipi na Chapanga, ni mwene yati ibwela papipi na nyenye. Msanja mawoko ginu nyenye mwemkumbudila Chapanga! Mjinyambisa mitima yinu vahomela nyenye!
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Mvya ngolongondi, mvemba na kuwombeleza, luheku lwinu luvya kuvemba, kuheka kwinu kuvya ungolongondi.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Mvya ngolongondi palongolo ya BAMBU, na mwene yati akuvakwiha.
11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. 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.
Valongo, mkoto kulungamilana nyenye kwa nyenye. Mwakumjova mlongo waki na kumhamula, akuijova na kuihamula malagizu. Ngati ukuyihamula malagizu hinu veve ukuyidakila lepi nambu ukuyihamula.
12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who are you that judge another?
Chapanga mwene ndi mwavikili malagizu na kuhamula vandu. Ndi mwene ndu mweihotola kusangula vandu na kukoma. Hinu, veve ndi yani hati uvahamula vayaku?
13 Go to now, all of you that say, To day or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Hinu, myuwanila mwemjova, “Lelu amala chilau yati tihamba kumuji nunuyu na kutama kwenuko mwaka woha kugulisa vindu na kupata mashonga.”
14 Whereas all of you know not what shall be on the next day. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.
Nyenye mmanyili lepi gegihumila chilau muwumi winu! Nyenye ngati lyohi lelihumalila lukumbi ndu na kuyaga.
15 For that all of you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Mganikiwa kujova naha. “BAMBU akagana yati titama na kukita chenichi amala chila.”
16 But now all of you rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Nambu hinu mwimeka na kujilumba. Kumeka kwenuko ndi uhakau.
17 Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
Nambu, mundu yoyoha mweamanyili lijambu labwina leiganikiwa kukitwa, nambu ikita lepi ndi akumbudila Chapanga.
