James 4
1 Whence wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence—due to your pleasures which are taking the field in your members?
A kuevi kueti ba zikhindu ayi ziphaka zidi mu beno e? Keti mu zitsatu zimbimbi zilembo nuani mu binama bieno.
2 Ye covet—and have not, ye commit murder, and are jealous—and cannot obtain, —ye fight and war. Ye have not—because ye do not really ask,
Lunzininanga bima vayi lubakanga ko; lueti vonda ayi kiphala kingolo kidi yeno vayi lubakanga ko. Lueti nuana ayi lueti zonza. Lutambulanga ko bima biobi lueti tomba bila lubitombanga kuidi Nzambi ko.
3 Ye ask and receive not, because that, basely, ye ask, in order that, in your pleasures, ye may spend [it].
Lueti lomba vayi lutambulanga ko bila bumbimbi lueti lombila, lueti bilombila mu diambu di zikhini zieno veka.
4 Adulteresses! Know ye not that, the friendship of the world, is, enmity to God? Whosoever, therefore, is minded to be, a friend, of the world, an enemy of God, doth constitute himself.
Luidi bankua kitsuza! Luisi zaba ko ti kikundi ki nza kidi bumbeniayi Nzambi e? Woso mutu tidi ba nkundi wu nza, wunkitukanga mbeni yi Nzambi.
5 Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?
Beno lummuena ti mu phamba masonoko meti tubila ti: Mu kiphala kingolo kanzodilanga Pheve yoyi katula mu beto.
6 Howbeit he giveth, greater, favour. Wherefore it saith—God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, Whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.
Muaki, nlemvo wuwombo kakutuvananga. Diawu katubila ti: Nzambi wunkakidilanga bankua luniemo vayi nlemvo andi widi kuidi batu bobo bakukikululanga.
7 Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, and he will flee from you:
Diawu, bika lutumukinanga Nzambi, vayi lunuanisa satana, buna wela kulutina.
8 Draw near unto God, and he will draw near unto you. Cleanse hands, sinners! Chasten hearts, double souls!
Bika lufikama vadi Nzambi ayi niandi wela kulufikama. A beno bankua masumu, bika lusukula mioko mieno, vedisanu mintima mieno beno batu luidi mintima mi vasuka.
9 Be miserable and lament and weep, let, your laughter, into lamentation, be turned, and, your joy, into dejection;
Bika lumona mabienga meno; bika luba mu kaniki, bika ludila. Bikadisevo dieno dikituka bidilu; bika khini eno yikituka kiadi.
10 Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Bika lukikulula va meso ma Pfumu, buna niandi wela kulunangika.
11 Be not speaking one against another, brethren! He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against law, and judgeth law; Now, if, upon law, thou art passing judgment, thou art not a doer of law, but a judge!
A Bakhomba baama, lubika ba kifu kitubidilanga badieno. Bila woso mutu wuntubidila khombꞌandi voti sambisidi khombꞌandi, buna kazaba ti Mina katubididi ayi kasambisidi. Vayi enati ngeyo sambisidi Mina, buna wusiedi ko mutu wowo wunsadilanga miawu vayi weka zuzi di Mina.
12 One, is Lawgiver and Judge—He who hath power to save and to destroy; but who art, thou, that judgest thy neighbour?
Vayi lubika zimbakana ti mutu kaka wumosi wumvananga Mina ayi niandi zuzi. Niandi kaka wulenda vukisa ayi wulenda vonda. Vayi ngeyo widi nani mu sambisa ndiaku e?
13 Come now! ye that say—Today or To-morrow, we will journey unto this city here, and will spend there a year, and will trade and get gain, —
Luwa mboti beno lueta tuba: “Buabu voti mbazi tuela kuenda ku divula di kingandi; mvu mvimba tuela kukadila; kuna tuela sala kisalu kisumbisa bima, ayi tuela baka zimbongo ziwombo.”
14 Men who are not versed in the morrow—of what sort your life [will be]; for ye are, a vapour—for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!
Beno lukadi kueno zaba buevi buela bela luzingu lueno mu lumbu ki mbazi. A mbi biobi luzingu lueno e? Keti luzingu lueno luidi banga muisiwumonikini mu ndambu thangu vayi zimbukila wuzimbidi.
15 Instead of your saying—If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that;
Tala nganu phila lufueti yolukilanga yawu yayi: “Enati Pfumutidi buna tuela zinga ayi tuela vanga diadi voti dina.”
16 Whereas, now, are ye boasting in your pretensions: —All boasting like this, is, wicked,
Vayi beno luntulanga luniemo lueno mu zikhanu zieno. Luzaba ti luniemo lu phila yoyi luidi lu mbimbi.
17 To him, therefore, who knoweth how to be doing, a right thing, and is not doing it, it is, sin, unto him.
Woso kuandi mutu zebi vanga mamboti vayi kakadi kumavanga, niandivodidi masumu.
