James 4
1 Whence [are] wars and fightings among you? not thence — out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?
Gịnị bụ ihe na-ebute ọgụ na esemokwu nʼetiti unu. Ebee ka ha siri bịa? Ọ bụghị ọchịchọ ọjọọ unu nwere nʼime onwe unu?
2 ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;
Ọ bụrụ na unu chọọ ma unu achọtaghị ya, unu egbuo mmadụ. Unu na-enwe anya ukwu nʼihe onye ọzọ nwere ma ọ bụrụ na unu enwetaghị ya, unu amalite ịlụ ọgụ na ibu agha. Unu enweghị maka unu chọrọ arịọghị ya nʼekpere.
3 ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend [it].
Unu na-arịọ ma unu adịghị anata, nʼihi na unu na-arịọ nʼebumnobi ọjọọ. Unu na-arịọ ka unu mefuo ya nʼihe ụtọ nke ụwa.
4 Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.
Ndị na-ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi! Ọ bụ na unu amaghị na unu na ụwa bụrụ enyi, unu ga-esi otu a bụrụ ndị iro Chineke? Onye ọbụla nke chọrọ ịbụ enyi nke ụwa, na-eme onwe ya onye iro nke Chineke.
5 Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, 'To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'
Unu chere na ihe e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ na-ekwu nʼefu mgbe ọ na-asị, “Chineke na-ekwosi ekworo ike nʼihi Mmụọ Nsọ ya nke o mere ka o biri nʼime anyị.”
6 and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, 'God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'
Ma ọ na-enye anyị amara karịa. Ya mere, Akwụkwọ nsọ ji sị, “Chineke na-eguzo imegide ndị na-ebuli onwe ha elu, ma ọ na-enye ndị dị umeala nʼobi amara.”
7 be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
Ya mere, nyenụ Chineke onwe unu. Guzonụ megide ekwensu, ọ ga-esi nʼebe unu nọ gbapụ.
8 draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!
Bịakwutenụ Chineke nso, ya onwe ya ga-abịakwutekwa unu nso. Kwọọnụ aka unu, unu ndị mmehie, meekwanụ ka obi unu dị ọcha, unu ndị obi abụọ.
9 be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;
Ruonụ ụjụ, tienụ aka nʼobi nʼọnọdụ mwute, kwaakwanụ akwa. Ka ọchị unu ghọọ ihu mgbarụ, ka iru ụjụ werekwa ọnọdụ ịṅụrị ọṅụ.
10 be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.
Wedanụ onwe unu ala nʼihu Onyenwe anyị ọ ga-ebulikwa unu elu.
11 Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
Ụmụnna m, unu ekwula okwu ọjọọ megide ibe unu. Nʼihi na onye na-ekwu okwu ọjọọ megide nwanna ya, maọbụ onye na-ekpe nwanna ya ikpe, na-ekwu okwu megide iwu. Ọ na-ekpekwa iwu ahụ ikpe. Mgbe unu na-ekpe iwu ahụ ikpe, unu adịghị edebe ya kama unu bụ ndị na-ekpe ya ikpe.
12 one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; thou — who art thou that dost judge the other?
Ọ bụ naanị otu onye o nye iwu. Ọ bụkwa naanị otu onye ikpe dị. Ọ bụ naanị ya nwere ike ịzọpụta mmadụ. O nwekwara ike ịla onye ọbụla nʼiyi. Ma gị, onye ka ị na-eche na ị bụ iji na-ekpe nwanna gị ikpe?
13 Go, now, ye who are saying, 'To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;'
Ugbu a geenụ ntị unu bụ ndị na-asị, “Taa maọbụ echi, anyị ga-aga ebe dị otu a, maọbụ obodo dị otu a, ịzụ ahịa na ire ahịa, anyị ga-anọkwa ebe ahụ otu afọ kpaa ego.”
14 who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;
Olee otu unu si mara ihe ga-eme echi? Gịnị ka unu na-eche na ndụ unu bụ? Mmadụ dị ka anwụrụ ọkụ nke a na-ahụ anya nwa oge nta, nke ikuku na-emesịa bufuo.
15 instead of your saying, 'If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'
Kama ihe unu ga-ekwu bụ nke a, “Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị ekwe, anyị ga-adị ndụ, mee nke a maọbụ nke ọzọ.”
16 and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;
Ma ihe unu na-eme bụ ịnya isi na ịkpa nganga. Ụdị ịnya isi a bụ ihe ọjọọ.
17 to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.
Ya mere, mmadụ ọbụla maara ihe bụ ezi ihe ma jụ ime ya na-emehie.
