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]!
Enzaji eshi amwe mwemuli bhatakili, lilaji hwizu ilyapamwanya afwane na malabha gagahwenza hwilimwe.
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.
Utakili wenyu unachishe na amenda genyu gasyolilwe ne vikoko bhabhanankanga.
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].
Dhahabu ezyenyu ne hela zyenyu zikosile thamani, unankanyi wakwe waioneha hwilimwe na hwanyamile amabele genyu neshi omwoto. Mhwebhesheye embuto yenyu husiku zwa humalishilo.
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.
Enyaji ensombo zwa bhabhabhombo embombo bhala abhene semubhasombile bhabhakonjele mumagonda genyu- bhalila! Na shililo shabhala bhabhakonjele eviyao vyenyu shifishile mmakutuga Gosi uwa bhanajeshi.
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].
Mkheye enembibhi ezwamu na hwisongwe amwe mwemwe. Mwibolosyezwe amoyo genyu husiku zwa sinzwe.
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]).
Mlonjile nu hugoje owelyoli yasawezizwe abhakhane.
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].
Nantele gimbizwaji, bhaholo, mpaka nayezela o Gosi, neshi obhovi na gola amavuno age thamani afume msi agolela na jimbizwe kwaji ya mwahale, paka evula ezwahwanda na zila ezwa pamalishilo nkazwatonya.
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].
Nantele namwe mubhe bhasivi; pinyi amoyo genyu, antele awenze hwakwa O Gosi ali papepe.
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.
Bhaholo mgaje hwilombulozwe mwemwe hwa mwemwe ili msaha longwe. Enya, olonzi ayemeleye palyango.
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.
Umfano, oholo, enyelezi malabha na ujivi wa kuwa bhabha yanjile hwi tawa lya Gosi.
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.
Enye, tibhakwizwa bhala ajivi, “heri.” Mwemwozwe ujivi wa Ayubu, na mlimenye lyapanjile Ogosi hwa Ayubu, hwanamna wele Ogosi amemile ehuruma ne rehema.
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.
Antele gonti muvaholo bhane, msahashele alape, wala alapila emwanya ama husi wala, hushilapo shoshonti Eshamwao antele “ena” yenyu ibhanje yelyoli “ena” ye ne “ndadi” yenyu ebhanje yelyoli “ndadi,” mganje agwele pasi eyalongwe.
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].
Ahweli yeyonti miongoni mwenu hwilimwe ana makabha? Ulazima alabhe antele omuntu yeyonti achangamusha? Nu antele esifa.
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.
Antele aweli yayonti mwilimwe yalinobhinu? Na abhakwizwe abhazee abheshimanza bhape abhazehe, abhazehe abheshibhanza bhalabhehwamwahale bhapashe amafuta hwitawa lya Gosi,
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}.
nendao eye lyeteho ebhahuponye ubhinu, na Gosi abhahubhusye. Nkashile abhombile embibhi, Ungolobhe abhahusajile.
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.
Eshi fugamili embibhi zwenyu mwemwe hwa mwemwe na mputilane shila muntu no wamwao, ili mpone emputo eja umuntu uwelyoli epapa amatokeyo amagosi.
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.
U Eliya alimuntu neshete aputile nebidi aje evula igajetonye na sehatonyele msi humaha gatatu nu mezi sita.
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].
Na o Eliya aputile nantele na emwanya ihitile evula pasi nu esi yafumizwe amavuno.
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],
Bhaholo bhane nkashile yoyonti miongoni mwenu atega afume mlyoli antele omuntu owenje wawezwa,
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.
omunye aje yoyonti yahulongozwa yalinembibhi huwefwe hwidala ibhibhi abhayiponye enafsi yakwe afume hufwa abhavunje uwinji uwehubibhe.
