James 5
1 Now [I have something to say to] the rich people [who do not believe in Christ and who] ([oppress you/cause you to suffer]). Listen [to me], you rich people! You should weep and wail [loudly] [DOU] because you will experience terrible troubles [PRS]!
Aye ni ana me shi anu kem, idi shi zi iwuzi ti hunu barki iri ba ibit sa in eze shi sasas.
2 Your wealth [of various kinds] is [worthless] [MET], [as though it were] rotted. Your fine clothes are [worthless] [MET], [as though] termites had ruined them.
Uke ushime wa wicu, ti runga tishi me biyau ba re.
3 Your gold and silver are [worthless] [MET], [as though they were] corroded. [When God judges you], this worthless wealth [MTY] of yours will be evidence [PRS] that you are guilty [of being greedy], and as rust and fire [destroy] [MET, SYN] things, [God] will severely punish you [SIM]. You have ([in vain/uselessly]) (stored up/accumulated) [wealth] at a time when [God] is about to [judge you] [MTY].
Icufo ya zumo abalbal asi me yabuma, ubuma kuto udi cukuno ukalum ace ashi me udi rii inama ishime kasi ura, ya iko uke ishime barki rono umarj unee.
4 Think [about what you have done]. You have not paid wages to the workmen who have harvested your fields for you, [with the result that] [PRS] those reapers are crying out [to God for him to help them]. [And God], the all-powerful Lord, has heard their loud cries.
Ira ni haiki na nakatuma ni ra ace ashime in haiki na desa wa orso shi usanna uti ruu tishi me.
5 You have lived luxuriously, just to have pleasure [here] on earth. [Just like cattle fatten themselves, not realizing that] they will be slaughtered [MET], you have [lived just for pleasure] [MTY], [not realizing that God will severely punish you].
Aso awe me uti ahana ahira aco unu dang.
6 You have [arranged for others/judges to] condemn innocent people. You have [arranged for others to kill] some people. [And even though] those people had not done anything wrong, they were not [able to] defend themselves against you. [My fellow believers, that is what I say to the rich people] ([who oppress you/cause you to suffer]).
ya wuza ticukum tirunta anyimo unee ya suki ace ashime. Ya wuna mariba mu shi ma bugil zino barki ronu uwesi.
7 So, my fellow believers, [although rich people cause you to suffer], be patient until the Lord [Jesus Christ] comes [back]. Remember that when farmers [plant a field], they wait for their valuable crops to grow. They must wait patiently for the rain [that comes] at the planting season and for more rain [that comes] just before the harvest season. They wait [for] the crops [to grow and mature before they can harvest them].
Barki anime wunani iriba isha wu, “Anu” henu um, uhana u eye ugomo Asere. Ira unu vara madi bee ma eno mu orso usana uru utuba nan umaza uni kuzi.
8 [Similarly], you also should [wait] patiently and trust the Lord [Jesus] firmly, because he is coming [back] soon [and will judge all people fairly].
Shime, nyargani nasa ni mu riba mushi, barki u eye ugomo Asere wa biki.
9 My fellow believers, do not complain about each other, in order that you will not be condemned [and punished by the Lord Jesus] {in order that [the Lord Jesus] will not condemn you}. It is he who will judge us, and he is ready to appear.
Kati iwuzi bi bukum ba, “Anu” henu umu abanga ace ashi, kati a weki shi u inko utize tinu kubu, irani unu waki u inko utize tini kubu ma turi ana tukum ma nyarga.
10 My fellow believers, as an example [of how to be patient], (consider/think about) the prophets whom the Lord [God sent long ago] to speak his messages [MTY]. [Although people caused] the prophets to suffer a lot, they endured it patiently.
Kasi anime anu henu um, ahana uzitto wa ana bawa ande sa wa boo tize anyimo niza nu ugo Asere.
11 And we know that [God] (approves of/is pleased with) those who endure [suffering for him]. You have also heard about Job. You know that [although he suffered much], the Lord [God] finally caused things to turn out well [for Job because] he endured [that suffering] (OR, because he continued [to trust God]). [And from that we know] that the Lord is very compassionate and kind.
Ira tidi titi ande sa wa zito iriba ihuu kalum, ya kuna kasi iriba ihuu ya ayuba sa ma wuza ikuri irusa imumnbe sa ugomo Asere ma nyara mazi unu kunna ugagoni nan ubura.
12 Also, my fellow believers, [I want to say] something important [about how you talk]. [If you say that you will do something], do not say, “If I do not do it, may [God in] heaven [MTY] punish me.” Do not even say, “If I do not do it, may [someone here on] earth [MTY] punish me.” Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say “Yes,” then [do what you said that you would do]. If you say “No,” then do not [do it]. Otherwise, [God] will condemn you.
Iteki timumun vat, anu henu um kati iwuzi itonni nani aserere, nani adizi nan ko iya itoni barki anime ca, “ē” uru ucukuno u “ē” inka azo aneba u, “Im-im” ucukuno “Im-im” barki kati in rizi anyimo ani rere.
13 Whoever among you is experiencing trouble [RHQ] should pray [that God would help him. Whoever] is cheerful/happy [RHQ] should sing songs of praise [to God].
Aye anyimo ashime wazinu zito ca ma wuzi biringara, uye ma rani mazin na puru arum? ca ma wuzi ire ibi ringara.
14 Whoever among you is sick [RHQ] should call the leaders of the congregation [to come to pray for him]. They should put [olive] oil on him and, with the Lord’s authority [MTY] (OR, calling on the Lord [to heal him]), pray.
Unu koni mara anyimo ashi me? ca matiti ananu udenge wa Asere, wa wu me biringara wa homi me mani anyimo aniza nu ugomo Asere.
15 And if they truly trust [in the Lord] when they pray [PRS], the sick person will be healed. The Lord will heal him. And if that person has sinned ([in a way that caused him to be/and because of that he became]) [sick, if he] ([confesses what he did/says that he did what is wrong]), he will be forgiven {[the Lord] will forgive him}.
Biringara bi nya iriba bi humuza unu nukoni, ugomo Asere madi hirza me inka ma wuzi imum imadini, Asere adi perke me.
16 So, [because the Lord is able to heal the sick and to forgive sins], tell each other the sinful things that you have done, and pray for each other in order that you may be healed {that [God] may heal you} [physically and spiritually]. If righteous people [pray and] ask fervently [for God to do something, God] will certainly do it in a powerful way.
Barki ani me, boosa ni timum ti zenzen acece ashime, iwuzi acece biringara bati a humuzan shi. Biringara bi nu rusa binzin ni kara kan.
17 [Although the prophet] Elijah was (an ordinary person/just a human being) like us, he earnestly prayed that it would not rain. [As a result], it did not rain for three and a half years.
Iliya unu bu kati arubi ure ba, da arubi ure amanyanga ba uhana ati we ti taru in ti peu utasi.
18 Then he prayed again, [asking God to send rain], and [as a result God] [MTY] sent rain, and plants [grew and] produced crops [again].
Iliya ma kuri ma wu biringara Asere a tuzo uree, adi ze anya bisana bi iriri.
19 My fellow believers, if anyone of you stops obeying the true message [from God], someone from among you should persuade that person to once again do [what God has told us to do]. [If he stops doing what is wrong],
Shi “Anu” henu um, inka uye ushi ma hune me kadura maka nyara me.
20 the one [who persuaded him] should realize that [because] he has enabled the person who was sinning to stop doing what is wrong, [God] will save that person from ([spiritual] death/being separated from him forever), and will forgive [his] many sins.
Unu ginome marusa unu guna, vat de sa maze unu nu madini unaa uwune me umeme, madi madi buri in wono madi impi madi gbardang.
