Jaki 1
1 Min jaki, u tienu yeni jesu kilisito naaciemo, n diani yinba piig n buolilie yaaba n yadi yadi ke ye ŋanduna nni kuli po, n fuodi bonŋanla.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
2 N kpiiba, yin ya nua ya bigina kuli n cua i kani ne tie panmanli ya bona.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
3 Kelima i bani ke dandanli bignma ba cua yeni i juunli.
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
4 Ama yin ŋaa ke li juunli n sɔni o tuonli ke juodi cain. ke yin tua ke yaabi n ŋani ke dagdi cain, ki da ke luo ba bonli kuli.
Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
5 I siigan, nilo ya ke pia mi yanfuoma wan mia u tienu yua tieni bi niba kuli yeni li bulcindi, o kan fun yeni, o ba teni.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
6 Ama wan mia yeni li dandanli, ke da mali ko b la bii o kan lai? Yua mali ko kan la tie nani mi ñinciamu guona, o faalu n figi ke pendi ya yognu yeni.
But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
7 Ya nilo n tie yen kuli n da mali ko ba la liba kuli o yonbidaani kani.
That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
8 O tie pala lie daano ke se kaan yendu o bontitiedin kuli.
He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 Ti kpiiba nni yua n tie luodo pali n ya mani yeni u tien'o n sen'o maama.
The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
10 Yua n tie piado mɔ pali n ya mani yeni u tienu n jiin'o maama, kelima o ba kpe nani o mua puugu yeni.
But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
11 O yienu pudi ke o wulgu boncianli cedi ke ti muadi kuodi, ko puugu mɔ suodi, lan pia ya jawama mɔ bodi, o piado mɔ bu juodi ke suodi yeni o bontitiedin nni.
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
12 Li pamanli ye yeni yua n fidi ki juuni li biginlin nni, kelima bi ya bigno, li kan paadi'o, oba la li miali yali ke kilisito yedi ko ba teni yabi n bua'og yeni.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
13 Bi ya tunlin o nilo ya yognu, wan da yedi: “o tienu n tunlin nni” kelima bi kan tunlin u tienu wan tieni yaali n bia, wan u tienu mɔ kan tunlin nilo ba kuli.
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
14 Nilo kuli tunlini yeni o maalma, ke kua ti biidin ke li baadi yeni mi kuuma.
But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
15 Lan wani, o maal biidi ya punbi, li ba mali ti tuonbiidi, ti tuonbiidi mɔ ya yendi o gbannandi kuli i, lan cua yeni mi kuuma.
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 N kpibuadiba, yin da bɔndi mani i yula.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 Li seli yeniya paabu ŋani ñana polu, mi yinyiema baa kani, naani ke bɔnbɔnli, yeni lebdima ki ye.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
18 U tienu yanbuama po i, ko den mal'ti, kelima o mɔnmɔni po ke tin ya tie o tagma nni kuli o kpiagdi.
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
19 N kpibuadiba, yin bandi ya bonli ne, li pundi ke yua kuli n cengi tontoni, ki da maadi tonma, ke da biendi o pali tontoni mɔ.
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
20 Kelima o nisaalo pabienli kan fidi ki yeg yeni u tienu sanu.
for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
21 Lan wani, yin lu mani yaali n tie jɔgindi yeni mi biadima kuli, ke ya ŋua u tienu n buliya maama i pala nni yeni kelima li ba fidi ki tindi i maalma
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
22 Yin da cengi u tienu maama beba, ke bondi i yula k mi cengma dagdi ama yin ya tiendi lan yedi yaali mɔ.
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
23 Kelima yua n cengi u tienu maama ke nan k tiendi lan buali yaali yua n nua o nungo n tie maama e nunualiga nni.
For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
24 O ya siedi wan sundi tonitoni.
and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25 Ama yua n cengi bonŋanla ya balimaama n ŋani cain, ki faabi bi niba, ki tiani wan cengi yaali, ki tiendi lan yedi yaali, lan nilo la li seli wan tiendi yaal kuli nni.
But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
26 O nilo ya tama ko juuni ke naa cuo u lanbu, o bɔndi o yuli. Lan ya nilo ya jaanma tie fanfanmi.
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
27 Ya jaanma ŋani cain, ke nan ke pia jɔngindi ti baa u tienu nintualin tie: ki ya todi a kpieba yeni a pikuana bi fala nni ke gɔa cuo oba yeni ŋanduna jɔngindi.
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
