Jemis 3
1 Ụmụnna m, ka ọtụtụ nʼime unu hapụ ịgbalị ịbụ ndị ozizi, nʼihi na unu maara na anyị bụ ndị ozizi ka a ga-ekpe ikpe nʼọnọdụ sikarịrị ike.
My brothers, not many of you should choose to become teachers, knowing that you shall receive a stricter judgment.
2 Nʼihi na anyị niile na-asọ ngọngọ site nʼọtụtụ ụzọ. Ma onye ọbụla nke na-adịghị emehie site nʼikwuhie ọnụ bụ onye tozuru oke na onye pụrụ ijide anụ ahụ ya niile aka.
For we all offend in many ways. If anyone does not offend in word, he is a perfect man. And he is then able, as if with a bridle, to lead the whole body around.
3 Ọ bụrụ na anyị e tinye mkpụmkpụ igwe e ji ekechi ọnụ ịnyịnya ibu nʼọnụ ya, ka o rubere anyị isi, anyị na-eduru ya gaa ebe anyị chọrọ.
For so we put bridles into the mouths of horses, in order to submit them to our will, and so we turn their whole body around.
4 Otu a kwa, ọ bụladị ụgbọ mmiri buru ibu nke ikuku dị ike na-ebugharị nʼosimiri, ka onye na-anya ụgbọ mmiri pụrụ ime ka ọ gaa ebe ọ chọrọ site nʼịtụgharịa ụmara ntakịrị e ji anya ụgbọ.
Consider also the ships, which, though they are great and may be driven by strong winds, yet they are turned around with a small rudder, to be directed to wherever the strength of the pilot might will.
5 Otu a ka ọ dịkwa ire anyị. Ọ bụ akụkụ anụ ahụ anyị dị nta, ma ọ na-anya isi banyere ọtụtụ ihe. Tulee otu oke ọhịa si dị ukwuu, bụ nke icheku ọkụ dịkarịsịrị nta na-eme ka o nwuru ọkụ.
So also the tongue certainly is a small part, but it moves great things. Consider that a small fire can set ablaze a great forest.
6 Ire anyị bụ ọkụ. E debere ire nʼetiti akụkụ anụ ahụ ndị ọzọ dịka ụwa ajọ omume. Ọ na-emerụ ahụ niile, na-amụnye ọkụ nʼusoro ndụ mmadụ. Ya onwe ya bụkwa ihe ọkụ ala mmụọ na-amụnye ọkụ. (Geenna g1067)
And so the tongue is like a fire, comprising all iniquity. The tongue, stationed in the midst of our body, can defile the entire body and inflame the wheel of our nativity, setting a fire from Hell. (Geenna g1067)
7 Mmadụ enweela ike zụọ, na-agbalịkwa ịzụ anụmanụ dị iche iche, na nnụnụ, na anụ na-akpụ akpụ, na anụ bi na mmiri;
For the nature of all beasts and birds and serpents and others is ruled over, and has been ruled over, by human nature.
8 ma mmadụ ọbụla adịghị nke nwere ike ịzụ ire. Ọ bụ ihe dị oke njọ na-adịghị ekwe nchịkọta, ma jupụtakwa na nsi na-ebute ọnwụ.
But no man is able to rule over the tongue, a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 Ọ bụ ya ka anyị ji eto Onyenwe anyị na Nna anyị. Ọ bụkwa ya ka anyị ji abụ mmadụ ibe anyị ọnụ, bụ ndị Chineke mere nʼoyiyi nke ya.
By it we bless God the Father, and by it we speak evil of men, who have been made in the likeness of God.
10 Site nʼotu ọnụ anyị ka ịja mma na ịbụ ọnụ na-esi apụta. Ụmụnna m, nke a abụghị ihe ziri ezi.
From the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
11 Ọ bụ ihe pụrụ ime na mmiri dị mma ịṅụ aṅụ na mmiri nnu ga-esite nʼotu isi iyi ahụ na-asọpụta?
Does a fountain emit, out of the same opening, both sweet and bitter water?
12 Ụmụnna m, osisi fiig ọ pụrụ ịmị oliv, ka osisi grepu ọ pụrụ ịmịpụta fiig? Nʼụzọ dị otu a, anyị makwaara na mmiri nnu apụghịkwa ịsọpụta mmiri dị mma ọṅụṅụ.
My brothers, can the fig tree yield grapes? Or the vine, figs? Then neither is salt water able to produce fresh water.
13 Ọ dị onye ọbụla nʼime unu na-agụ onwe ya dị ka onye maara ihe na onye nwere nghọta? Ya gosi amamihe ya na nghọta ya site nʼibi ezi ndụ na ịrụ ọrụ ọma site nʼobi dị umeala.
Who is wise and well-taught among you? Let him show, by means of good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.
14 Ma ọ bụrụ na obi unu ejupụta nʼihe ilu na ekworo na ịchọ naanị ihe nke onwe unu, mgbe ahụ, unu ekwesighị ịnya isi sị otu a na-agọnarị eziokwu.
But if you hold a bitter zeal, and if there is contention in your hearts, then do not boast and do not be liars against the truth.
15 Ụdị amamihe dị otu ahụ esiteghị nʼeluigwe bịa. Ọ bụ amamihe nke ụwa. Ọ bụghị nke mmụọ nsọ. Ọ bụ nke mmụọ ọjọọ.
For this is not wisdom, descending from above, but rather it is earthly, beastly, and diabolical.
16 Nʼihi nʼebe ọbụla obi ilu na ekworo dị, ebe ahụ ka ọgbaaghara na omume ọjọọ niile dị.
For wherever envy and contention is, there too is inconstancy and every depraved work.
17 Ma amamihe na-esite nʼeluigwe abịa bụrụ ụzọ dị ọcha, emesịa, ọ hụrụ udo nʼanya, ọ na-eme obiọma, o jupụtara nʼebere, na-ewepụtakwa ọrụ ọma. Ihu abụọ na obi abụọ adịghịkwa nʼime ya.
But within the wisdom that is from above, certainly, chastity is first, and next peacefulness, meekness, openness, consenting to what is good, a plenitude of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without falseness.
18 Ma ndị ahụ bụ ndị na-eme udo bụ ndị na-agha mkpụrụ udo. Ha ga-aghọta mkpụrụ ezi omume.
And so the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those who make peace.
