Jemis 1
1 Jemis, nwaodibo Chineke na nke Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst, Na-edegara agbụrụ iri na abụọ ndị gbasara nʼelu ụwa niile akwụkwọ ozi a: Ndeewonụ!
JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are dispersed, greeting.
2 Ụmụnna m, ka obi unu jupụta nʼọṅụ mgbe ọbụla ọnwụnwa dị iche iche gbara unu gburugburu.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials;
3 Nʼihi na mgbe a na-anwa okwukwe unu ọnwụnwa, ntachiobi unu na-enwe ohere ito eto.
knowing that the proof of your faith produceth patience.
4 Ka nguzosike unu pụta ìhè, ka unu zuo oke ma nwezuokwa ihe niile, na-adịghị ihe ọbụla nke ga-akọ unu.
But let patience have its work perfected, that ye may be perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.
5 Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye na-enweghị amamihe, ya rịọ Chineke, onye na-enye onye ọbụla rịọrọ ya amamihe nʼafọ ofufu na-ataghịkwa onye ọbụla ụta, a ga-ewerekwa ya nye ya.
But if any man of you be deficient in wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not and it shall be given him.
6 Ma rịọọ nʼokwukwe na-enweghị obi abụọ, nʼihi na onye na-enwe obi abụọ dị ka ebili mmiri oke osimiri mgbe ikuku na-ebugharị ya.
But let him ask in faith, harbouring no doubt: for he who is doubtful is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind, and in constant agitation.
7 Onye dị otu ahụ ekwesighị ile anya na ọ ga-esite nʼaka Onyenwe anyị nata ihe ọbụla.
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord.
8 Nʼihi na mmadụ dị otu a bụ onye ihu abụọ, onye na-adịghị eguzo nʼotu ebe nʼihe ọbụla ọ na-eme.
A double-minded man is unsteady in all his ways.
9 Ka nwanna ọbụla bụ ogbenye ṅụrịa ọṅụ, mgbe ọbụla e weliri ya elu.
Let the brother low in station rejoice in his elevation:
10 Ka onye bụ ọgaranya mgbe a na-eme ka ọ nọdụ ya dị ala, nʼihi na ndị bara ụba ga-akpọnwụ dị ka okoko osisi.
but the rich, in his abasement: for as the flower of grass he shall pass away.
11 Nʼihi na mgbe ọbụla anwụ waliri chasie ike, wepụta okpomọkụ, ọ na-eme ka ahịhịa kpọnwụọ, ka okoko osisi daa nʼala, mma ya agwụsịakwa. Nʼotu aka ahụ, onye ahụ bara ụba ga-akpọnwụ ọ bụladị mgbe ọ na-ejegharị nʼime ije ozi ya.
For the sun arose with fervour, and burnt up the grass, and the flower of it fell off, and the beauty of its appearance was lost: just so the rich man in his course of life shall wither away.
12 Ngọzị na-adịrị onye ahụ nke na-anọgide na-adịghị ada mba nʼoge ọnwụnwa. Nʼihi na mgbe oge ọnwụnwa ahụ gasịrị, ọ ga-anata ụgwọ ọrụ, nke bụ okpueze ndụ, nke Chineke kwere nkwa inye ndị niile hụrụ ya nʼanya.
Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.
13 Ka onye ọbụla hapụ ị sị, mgbe a na-anwa ya, “Ọ bụ Chineke na-anwa m ọnwụnwa a.” Nʼihi na ọ dịghị mgbe a pụrụ ịnwa Chineke ka o mee ihe ọjọọ, ọ dịkwaghị anwa mmadụ ọbụla ka o mee ihe ọjọọ.
Let no man under temptation say, I am tempted of God: for God is incapable of temptation from evils, and he tempteth no man:
14 Kama ọnwụnwa na-abịara mmadụ site nʼọchịchọ nke obi ya. Ọ bụkwa ọchịchọ ọjọọ nke mmadụ na-arafu ya, dọkpụfuo ya.
but every person is tempted, when by his own peculiar passion he is born away, and ensnared.
15 Ọchịchọ ahụ, mgbe ha bara ụba nʼime obi, na-eduba mmadụ na mmehie. Mgbe mmehie bara ụba, ọ na-eduba nʼọnwụ.
Then passion impregnated, bringeth forth sin, and sin reaching its consummation, bringeth forth death.
16 Ekwela ka onye ọbụla duhie unu ụmụnna m.
Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.
17 Onyinye ọbụla dị mma, na nke zuruoke na-esite nʼeluigwe abịa. Ọ na-esite nʼebe Nna nke ìhè niile onye na-adịghị agbanwe agbanwe, ọ naghị ezonarị ụmụ mmadụ ihu ya.
Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the father of illuminations, with whom there is no variableness, nor shadow of change.
18 Nʼihi imezu nzube ya, o sitere nʼokwu ya bụ eziokwu mụọ anyị. O mekwara nke a ka anyị bụrụ ụmụ mbụ nke ihe o kere eke.
Of his own choice he produced us by the word of truth, that we might be a sort of first fruit of his creatures.―
19 Unu aghaghị icheta nke a ụmụnna m ndị m hụrụ nʼanya. Ka onye ọbụla nwee ntị na-anụ ihe ọsịịsọ, na ire dị arọ ikwu okwu, ma bụrụkwa onye iwe na-adịghị ewe ọsịịsọ.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
20 Nʼihi na iwe nke mmadụ anaghị arụpụta ezi omume nke Chineke.
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Ya mere, wezuganụ ụzọ rụrụ arụ niile na ihe ọbụla dị njọ nke fọdụrụ nʼime ndụ unu. Ma jirinụ obi umeala nabataranụ onwe unu okwu ndụ ahụ nke a kụrụ nʼobi unu, nke nwere ike ịzọpụta mkpụrụobi unu.
Wherefore laying aside all vicious pollution, and the abundance of iniquity, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which hath power to save your souls.
22 Unu abụla ndị na-eji ntị ha na-anụ okwu ndụ ahụ naanị, na-arafu onwe ha, kama bụrụnụ ndị na-eme ihe okwu ahụ kwuru.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves by false reasoning.
23 Nʼihi na onye ọbụla na-ege ntị nʼokwu ọbụla ma hapụ iji ihe ọ nụrụ mee ihe, dị ka nwoke na-ele ihu ya nʼenyo.
For if any man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a glass;
24 O lesịa onwe ya pụọ, o chefuo ihe ihu ya yiri ma nwa oge nta gasịa.
for he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what sort of person he was.
25 Ma nwoke ahụ nọgidesịrị ike na-ele anya nʼime iwu ahụ zuruoke, nke na-eme ka mmadụ nwere onwe ya, ee, nwoke ahụ na-aga nʼihu ile na ime ihe iwu ahụ kwuru, hapụkwa ichefu ya, ka a ga-agọzi nʼihe niile ọ na-eme.
But he that looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and perseveres, this man not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his practice.
26 Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ ọbụla echee na ya bụ onye na-ekpere Chineke ma hapụ ijide ire ya aka maọbụ ịkwa ire ya nga, onye dị otu a na-arafu onwe ya, okpukpe Chineke ya bụkwa ihe na-abaghị uru.
If any man thinks he is a religious character among you, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
27 Ezi okpukpe Chineke, nke Chineke Nna anyị na-anabata dịka okpukpe dị ọcha, na nke na-enweghị mmerụ, bụ nke a, ilekọta ndị na-enweghị nne na nna, na ndị di ha nwụrụ nʼime nsogbu ha na idebe onwe anyị nʼenweghị ntụpọ site nʼaka ndị ụwa.
Pure religion and undefiled with God even the Father is this, To pay diligent attention to the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to preserve himself spotless from the world.
