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.
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier 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 in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, this one is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
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.
Now if we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, we guide their whole body.
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.
And look at the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
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 the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large 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 the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehinnom. (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 all kinds of animals, and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, are being tamed and have been tamed by humankind.
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 nobody can tame the tongue. It is 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.
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people, who are made in the image of God.
10 Site nʼotu ọnụ anyị ka ịja mma na ịbụ ọnụ na-esi apụta. Ụmụnna m, nke a abụghị ihe ziri ezi.
Out of the same mouth comes forth 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 spring send out from the same opening fresh 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.
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Nor is salt water able to produce sweet.
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 understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness 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 have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie 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.
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
16 Nʼihi nʼebe ọbụla obi ilu na ekworo dị, ebe ahụ ka ọgbaaghara na omume ọjọọ niile dị.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
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 the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.
18 Ma ndị ahụ bụ ndị na-eme udo bụ ndị na-agha mkpụrụ udo. Ha ga-aghọta mkpụrụ ezi omume.
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
