Jakubu 4
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga kũgĩe na mbaara na ngũĩ thĩinĩ wanyu? Githĩ itiumaga merirĩria-inĩ manyu marĩa marũaga thĩinĩ wanyu?
From whence are there among you wars and strifes? Is it not from the lusts which war in your members?
2 Mwĩriragĩria kĩndũ no mũkaaga kũgĩa nakĩo. Ningĩ mũũraganaga na mũgacumĩkĩra, no mũtingĩhota kũgĩa na kĩrĩa mũkwenda. Mũtetanagia na mũkarũa. Mũgakĩaga kuona kĩndũ tondũ wa kwaga kũhooya Ngai.
You desire, and have not; you kill and are emulous, yet it cometh not into your hands; you strive and make wars, and nothing have because you do not ask;
3 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mwahooya-rĩ, nĩmwagaga kũheo, tondũ mũhooyaga mũrĩ na muoroto mũũru, tondũ mwendaga mũitangage kĩrĩa mwaheo na maũndũ ma gwĩkenia.
you ask and receive not, because you ask wickedly, as that you may cherish your lusts.
4 Inyuĩ atharania aya, kaĩ mũtooĩ atĩ kũgĩa ũrata na thĩ nĩ kũgĩa ũthũ na Ngai? Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũndũ o wothe ũthuuraga kũgĩa ũrata na thĩ nĩkũgĩa ũthũ ya Ngai.
Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is enmity with Aloha? He, therefore, who willeth to be the friend of this world, hath become the enemy of Aloha.
5 Kana mũgwĩciiria Maandĩko maaragia ũhoro ũtarĩ na gĩtũmi, atĩ roho ũrĩa Ngai aatũmire ũtũũrage thĩinĩ witũ nĩ ũiguaga ũiru mũno?
Or do you vainly think that the scripture saith, that In emulation desireth the Spirit who dwelleth in us?
6 No nĩatũheaga wega wake makĩria. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmaga Maandĩko moige atĩrĩ: “Ngai nĩareganaga na arĩa etĩĩi no arĩa menyiihagia nĩo aheaga wega wake.”
But more excellent grace hath our Lord given unto us. Wherefore he saith, Aloha humbleth the proud, and to the humble he giveth grace.
7 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mwĩnyiihagĩriei Ngai. Reganagai na mũcukani, nake nĩekũmũũrĩra.
BE subject, therefore, unto Aloha; withstand Satana, and he will flee from you;
8 Kuhĩrĩriai Ngai, nake nĩekũmũkuhĩrĩria. Mwĩthambei moko manyu inyuĩ ehia, na mũtherie ngoro cianyu inyuĩ andũ a ngoro igĩrĩ.
and draw nigh unto Aloha, and he will be nigh you. Purify your hands, sinners, and sanctify your hearts, divided of soul.
9 Iguai kĩeha, mũcakae, na mũgirĩke. Garũrai mĩtheko yanyu ĩtuĩke macakaya, nakĩo gĩkeno kĩanyu kĩgarũrũke gĩtuĩke kĩeha.
Be humbled and sorrowful, and let your laughter be turned into grief, and your gladness into anxiety.
10 Mwĩnyiihĩriei Mwathani, nake nĩekũmũtũũgĩria.
Be humbled before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11 Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, tigai gũcambania mũndũ na ũrĩa ũngĩ. Ũrĩa wothe waragia ũhoro wa gũcambia mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa ithe kana akamũtuĩra ciira-rĩ, nĩ watho acambagia na akaũtuĩra ciira. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ũgũtuĩra watho ciira-rĩ, ndũkoragwo ũkĩhingia watho, no ũkoragwo ũrĩ mũtuanĩri ciira.
Speak not against one another, my brethren; for he who speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law. And if the law thou judgest, thou art not a doer of the law, but the judge of it.
12 Kũrĩ Mũheani wa watho, na Mũtuanĩri ciira o ũmwe, o we ũrĩa ũrĩ na ũhoti wa kũhonokia na kũniinana. No wee-rĩ, ũkĩrĩ ũ nĩguo ũtuĩre mũndũ ũrĩa ũngĩ ciira?
For one is the appointer of the law and the Judge, who can save and destroy. But thou, who art thou, who judgest thy neighbour?
13 Rĩu ta thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ mugaga atĩrĩ: “Ũmũthĩ kana rũciũ nĩtũgũthiĩ itũũra rĩna tũikare kuo mwaka ũmwe, tũrute wĩra wa wonjoria kuo, tũgĩe na mbeeca.”
But what shall we say of them who say, To-day or tomorrow we will go to this city, or that, and work there one year, and negotiate, and make gain?
14 No rĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũtiũĩ ũrĩa gũgaatuĩka rũciũ. Muoyo wanyu ũkĩrĩ kĩ? Inyuĩ mũrĩ o kĩbii kĩrĩa kĩonekaga o kahinda kanini, gĩgacooka gĩgathira biũ.
and they know not what shall be on the morrow: for what is our life, but a vapour which for a little while is seen, and vanisheth and endeth?
15 Handũ ha ũguo-rĩ, mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ kugaga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani angĩenda-rĩ, nĩ tũgũtũũra muoyo na twĩkage ũndũ ũyũ na ũyũ.”
For instead they should say, If the Lord will, and we live, we will do this or that.
16 No rĩu inyuĩ nĩ kwĩraha mwĩrahaga mũrĩ na nguthi. Mwĩraho ta ũcio wothe nĩ mũũru.
They glory in their pride. All glorying such as this is from the Evil.
17 Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo, mũndũ wothe ũũĩ gwĩka wega na ndekaga-rĩ, ũcio nĩ kwĩhia ehagia.
And he who knoweth the good and doeth it not, sin is to him.
