Yakobo 1
1 Nye, Yakobo, Mawu kple Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe dɔla gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso, Na Mawu ƒe ame siwo kaka ɖe xexea me godoo: Mele gbe dom na mi katã.
JAKUB, a servant of Aloha and of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, unto the twelve tribes who are dispersed among the nations: Peace.
2 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, ne dodokpɔ ƒomevi geɖewo tu mi la, mibui dzidzɔ sɔŋ,
All joy shall be to you, my brethren, when you shall have entered into temptations many and various.
3 elabena mienyae bena miaƒe xɔse ƒe dodokpɔ hea dzidodo vanɛ.
For you know that the proving of faith maketh you to possess patience;
4 Ele be dzidodo nawu eƒe dɔ nu, ale be miatsi, azu blibo, eye naneke mahiã mi o.
but to patience let there be a perfect work, that you may be complete and perfected, and in nothing be deficient.
5 Ne ame aɖe hiã nunya la, nebia Mawu, ame si naa nu ame sia ame faa kple dɔmekɔkɔ, eye Mawu anae fɔbubumanɔmee.
If any of you be deficient in wisdom, let him ask of Aloha, who giveth to all expansively, and upbraideth not, and it is given to him.
6 Gake ne ebia la, ele nɛ be wòaxɔe ase ɖikeke manɔmee, elabena ame si kea ɖi la le abe ƒutsotsoe si ya ƒona yina gbɔna la ene.
But let him ask in faith, not wavering. For he who wavereth is like the waves of the sea which the wind disturbeth.
7 Ame ma megasusu be yeaxɔ naneke tso Aƒetɔ la gbɔ o,
And let not that man expect to receive any thing from the Lord,
8 elabena enye dzi eve me susula, eye meli ke le nu siwo katã wòwɔna la me o.
who is divided in his mind, and disturbed in all his ways.
9 Nɔvi si mele nɔƒe kɔkɔ aɖeke o la neƒo adegbe be wodo ye ɖe dzi.
But let the humble brother glory in his exaltation,
10 Ke ame si si kesinɔnuwo le la neƒo adegbe be yemenye naneke o, elabena enu ava yi abe seƒoƒo si le gbedzi la ene.
and the rich in his humility; for as the flower of an herb, so he passeth.
11 Elabena ɣe dzena, eye ɣe la ƒe ŋusẽ nana gbe yrɔna, eye eƒe seƒoƒo duduna, ale wòbua eƒe nyonyo. Nenema ke kesinɔtɔ hã nu ava yi esime wòɖo eƒe agbe ƒe viviƒe.
For the sun ariseth in his heat, and drieth the herb, and the flower of it falleth, and the beauty of its appearance perisheth; so also the rich withereth in his reverses.
12 Woayra ame si doa dzi le tetekpɔ me la, elabena ne enɔ te va se ɖe nuwuwu la, axɔ agbefiakuku si ƒe ŋugbe Mawu do na ame siwo lɔ̃nɛ la.
Blessed the man who endureth temptations: for when he hath been proved he shall receive the crown of life, which Aloha hath promised unto them who love him.
13 Ne wote ame aɖe kpɔ la, megagblɔ be, “Mawu le teyem kpɔ o,” elabena womate ŋu atsɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi ate Mawu kpɔ alo eya ŋutɔ hã nate ame aɖeke kpɔ o.
Let no man say, when he is tempted, From Aloha I am tempted; for Aloha is not tempted with evils, and he no man tempteth.
14 Ke boŋ ame sia ame ƒe didi vɔ̃woe tenɛ kpɔ, eye woblea enu hehenɛ dzonae.
But each man from his concupiscence tempteth himself, and desireth, and is drawn away.
15 Emegbe la, didi vɔ̃ la fɔa fu hedzia nu vɔ̃, eye ne nu vɔ̃ tsi nyuie la, edzia ku.
And this desire conceiveth and beareth sin; and sin, when it is perfected, beareth death.
16 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, migana woable mi o.
Do not err, my beloved brethren;
17 Nunana nyui kple nunana deblibo ɖe sia ɖe la, dziƒo wòtsona, tso dziƒokekeli ƒe Fofo la gbɔ, ame si metrɔna abe ale si vɔvɔli trɔna ene o.
every good gift and perfect from above descendeth, from the Father of lights, with whom is no alteration, nor the shadow of vicissitude.
18 Enye eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu be wòadzi mí to nyateƒe ƒe nya la me, ale be míanye eƒe nuwɔwɔwo katã ƒe kutsetse gbãtɔ.
He willed, and begat us by the word of truth, that we might be the first-ones of his creatures.
19 Nɔvinye lɔlɔ̃awo, milé ŋku ɖe nu sia ŋu be: ame sia ame naɖe abla le nusese me, nanɔ blewu le nuƒoƒo kple dɔmedzoedodo me,
And you, my beloved brethren, let every one of you be swift to hear, and slow to speak, and slow to be angry;
20 elabena ame ƒe dɔmedzoe mehea dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe agbenɔnɔ si Mawu di la vanɛ o.
for the wrath of man the righteousness of Aloha worketh not.
21 Eya ta miɖe ŋutilãmeɖiƒoƒowo katã ɖi kple nu vɔ̃ɖi wɔwɔ si bɔ ɖe mia dome la ɖi, eye miatsɔ ɖokuibɔbɔ axɔ nya si wodo ɖe mia me, esi si ŋusẽ le be wòaɖe miaƒe luʋɔwo.
Wherefore, remove from you all impurity and the abounding of wickedness, and with meekness receive the word which is engrafted in our nature, which is able to save your souls.
22 Miganye nya la selawo ko, ahanɔ mia ɖokuiwo blem o, ke boŋ miwɔ ɖe nu si nya la gblɔ la dzi,
BUT be doers of the word, and not hearers only, neither deceive yourselves.
23 elabena ame aɖe si se nya la, eye mewɔ ɖe edzi o la ɖi ame aɖe si kpɔ eƒe mo le ahuhɔ̃e me.
For if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer of it, this (man) is like one who vieweth his face in a mirror;
24 Ke esi wòdzo le ahuhɔ̃ea gbɔ la, megaɖo ŋku ale si eƒe dzedzeme le la dzi o.
for he seeth himself and passeth, and hath forgotten what (manner of person) he was.
25 Ke ame si dzroa Mawu ƒe se si de blibo si naa ablɔɖe ame la me tsitotsito ɣe sia ɣi, eye meŋlɔa nu si wòsrɔ̃ la be o, ke boŋ wòwɔa edzi la, woayrae le nu si wòwɔna la me.
But every one who looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he is not a hearer of the hearing of forgetfulness, but a doer of works; and this shall be blessed in his work.
26 Ne ame aɖe gblɔ be yenye xɔsetɔ, ke mede ga eƒe aɖe o la, ele eɖokui blem, eye eƒe xɔse la hã nye dzodzro.
And if a man thinketh that he serveth Aloha, and holdeth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, of this man his service is vain.
27 Xɔse si mía Mawu Fofo la xɔna abe esi le dzadzɛe, eye kpɔtsɔtsɔ mele eŋu o lae nye esi be: woakpɔ tsyɔ̃eviwo kple ahosiwo dzi le woƒe xaxawo me, eye be amea maƒo ɖi eɖokui kple xexemenuwo o.
For the service which is pure and true before Aloha the Father, is this, to visit the orphans and widows in their afflictions, and that a man keep himself from the world without blemish.
