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]!
A beno zimvuama, lungua buabu! Bika ludila ayi lunionga mu diambu di mabienga momo mela lukuizila.
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.
Kimvuama kieno kidi kibola; bosi minledi mieno midiwulu kuidi zimvidi.
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].
Nolo ayi palata bieno bieka khazu-khazu, bosi khazu-khazu beni yawu yela lutelimina kimbangi, yawu yela mana vokuna dia minsuni mi zinitu zieno banga mbazu. Beno lueti kukiwokisila kimvuama mu bilumbu bitsuka.
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.
Luisia futa ko mfutu wufuana kuidi bisadi biobi bisedi mu zitsola zieno. Wanu maniongo mawu. Yamikina ku batu bobo beti vela mimbutu kutudidinate mu matu ma Pfumu yi minkangu mi masodi.
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].
Luzingidi mu luzingu lu zikhini ayi lu kitoko vava ntoto; lumeni kituka banneni banga bibulu bimvingila lumbu kioki biela vondo.
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]).
Beno lubedisa, luvonda mutu wusonga, ayi niandi kasia kulukandika ko.
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].
A bakhomba, bika luvibidila nate Pfumu kela kuiza. Luyindula mutu wowo weti kuna zitsola: weti vingila mimbutu mi ntoto. Weti kumivibidila nate miela nokono zimvula zitheti ayi zindolo.
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].
Nyinga, beno mamveno, bika luvibidila. Bika lukindisa mintima mieno bila Pfumu weka nduka kuiza.
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.
Zikhomba, mutu kabika niunguta mu diambu di khombꞌandi muingi lubika sambusu. Tala zuzi telimini va muelo.
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.
Mu diambu di zaba vibidila mu ziphasi, lufueti sokudila mimbikudi miomi mibikula mu dizina di Pfumu.
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.
Bila tulembo tubi ti khini kuidi batu bobo bazebi vibidila. Keti luwaphila yoyi Yobi kavibidila ziphasi ziozi kamona ayi luzebi tsukulu mbi Pfumu kamvangila; bila Pfumu widi nkua mamboti ayi weti mona batu kiadi.
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.
Bakhomba baama, mu mambu moso lumvanga; lubika leva ndefi mu dizinadi diyilu, mu dizina di ntoto voti mu diambu dinkaka. Vayi bika “Nyinga” dieno yibanga kaka “nyinga” ayi “Nana” dieno yibanga kaka “nana” muingi lubika bua ku tsi thumbudulu.
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].
Enati vadi mutu buna luidi wummona phasi, buna bika kasambila. Enati vadi mutu wumona khini, bika kayimbila minkunga.
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.
Enati vadi mutu buna luidi wumbela, buna bika katumisa bakulutu ba Dibundu muingi bansambidila ayi bamvinda mafuta mu dizina di Pfumu.
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}.
Buna lusambulu lolo lusambudulu mu minu luela vukisa mbevo ayi buna Pfumu wela kuntelimisa. Ayi enati masumu kavola buna wela lemvokolo.
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.
Lukikininanga masumu meno kuidi badieno; bosi lusambidilanga badieno muingi lubeluka. Bila lusambulu, lu mutu wusonga, lubeki zingolo ziwombo zivangila mambu mawombo.
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.
Eli wuba mutu banga beto, vayi wusambila mu bufula muingi mvula yibika buela noka; buna mvula yisia buela noka ko va ntoto mu tezo ki mimvu mitatu ayi zingonda zisambanu.
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].
Bosi wubuela sambila diaka buna mvula yibuela noka ayi ntoto wubuela buta mimbutu miandi.
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],
Bakhomba baama, enati vadi mutu buna luidi wuzimbala mu mambuma kiedika vayi mutu wunkaka wunsadisidi mu kumvutula mu nzila,
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.
buna bika luzaba ti woso mutu wela vutula nkua masumu mu nzila yoyi kedi kazimbidila buna wela kumvukisa mu lufua ayi masumu mawombo mela lemvokolo.
