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1 Hagi Jemisi'na Anumzamofone Ranti Jisas Kraisi kazokzo eri'za ne'mo'na, 12fu'a naga'nofi'ma mopa atretma kokankokama umani emani hu'naza nagamotarega, ama avona kreneramue.
[I], James, am a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. [I am writing this letter] to [all] the Jewish people [who trust in Christ] (OR, to all God’s people) who are scattered throughout the world. [I send my] greetings to [you all].
2 Nenafugta knazampima ufresutma, muse zane hutma tamagesa antahiho.
My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
3 Na'ankure tamagra antahi'naze, tamentintima reramaheno ke'zamo'a, knazampima oti hankavetineno, knazama kazigazi huno erino vu'za erifore nehie.
[God sometimes allows you to experience difficulties in order to] test whether or not you will continue to trust [him. Whenever that happens, you need to] realize more and more that [if you continue to trust him], you will be able to bravely/patiently endure difficulties.
4 Hagi maka kna tamagra oti hanavetita, knazana erita nevinkeno, ana tamavutmavazamo'a hanavetino nevina, Anumzamofo avu'ava'ma huzampina, atupara osnageno, fatgo huno knare hugahie.
Keep on enduring difficulties [bravely/patiently by trusting God more and more firmly] [PRS], in order that you may become all that he intends you to be [DOU] (OR, [spiritually] mature and complete), not lacking (any [good quality/anything you need to conduct your lives as God wants you to]).
5 Hianagi iza'o knare antahintahigu'ma atupama hanuno'a, Anumzamofo antahigenkeno amino, maka vahe'mo'za nunamu hu'za Agri'ma antahigazamokizmia, rimpa heozmante amne nezmiankino, amne tamigahie.
If anyone of you does not know how to act wisely [in order to endure difficulties/trials well], he should ask God [to show him what he should do, because] God wholeheartedly/gladly helps all people [who ask] and does not scold [anyone for asking. Those who ask], God will give them wisdom to know [what they should do].
6 Hu'neanagi antahigesimo'a, amentinti nehuno tare agu'agesaretira antahionkeno, na'ankure tare agu'agesareti'ma antahigemofona, zaho erino hage rimomofo eri kranto kranto hiankna nehie.
But [when you] ask [God], you should firmly trust him. You should not doubt [that he wants to help you always], because people who keep doubting God are [unstable/changeable] [SIM] like a wave of the sea that is blown back and forth by the wind {that goes back and forth when the wind blows} [DOU, SIM].
7 E'inahu vahe'mo'a Ramofontegati mago'zana erigahue huno agesa ontahino,
Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
8 agra tare antahintahine vahe mani'neankino, mika zama hifina magoke kante anteno nosie.
[because they are] people who cannot decide [whether they will commit themselves to God, and they are] unstable/undecided in everything that they do.
9 Hagi mago'mo amunte omne'nenigeno, Anumzamofo amage nentenimo'a muse hino, Anumzamofo avurera ra agi erine.
Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
10 Hu'neanagi Anumzamo feno ne'ma azeri anteramisigeno mani'nesimo'a musehino. Na'ankure feno vahe'mo'za trazamofo amosre'amo hianka hu'za ko fanane hugahaze.
And [believers] who are rich should be happy [that] they have humbled themselves [in order to trust in Jesus Christ] (OR, but rich people [can only] take pride [in the fact that God] will humble them [when he judges everyone] [IRO]), because they [and their riches] [MTY] will pass away, just like wild flowers [wither] [SIM].
11 Na'ankure zagemo'a amuho'ane marerino, ana trazana te hagage higeno, amosre'amo'a hagage huno evuramigeno, konariri'amo'a fanane nehie. Anahukna hu'za feno vahe'mo'za, ana fenozmine fanane hugahaze.
When the sun rises, the scorching hot wind dries plants, and their flowers fall and are no longer beautiful. Similarly, rich people will die [MET] while they are busy working, [leaving behind their riches].
12 Hagi Rehe'za ne-esigeno kazigazi huno agatereno vania vahe'mo'a asomu'ma erisiana, kini fetori eriankna huno manivava asimura erigahie. Anumzamo'a agri'ma avesinentaza vahe ko huhampri zamante'nea, asimu erigahie.
[God] is pleased with people who bravely/patiently endure difficulties. And when, [by bravely enduring difficulties], they have proved [that they truly trust him], he will give them [eternal] life. That is the reward [MET] that he has promised to give to those who love him.
13 Mago zamo'ma avazu hanigeno rehezampima ufresuno'a, kefo avu'avazanteti Anumzamo'a renahenoke huno huonteno, na'ankure Agra mago vahera havi avu'avatetira reheno onkegahie.
If people are tempted to do something that is evil, they should not think that it is God who is tempting them, because [God is totally/completely good]. He never tempts anyone [to do what is evil], nor can he ever be tempted to [do anything] evil.
14 Hu'neanagi mago magomofona agri'a kefo avesi'zamo, avazu huno rehezampina avarenente.
But people strongly desire to do evil [PRS] things, [and as a result] they are tempted by those desires {those desires stimulate them} to do something evil [PRS, DOU].
15 Hagi havi avu'avazahu avesi'zamo, a'nemo amu'ene hiankna higeno, kumi erifore higeno, kumi'mo hagerama nehuno'a, fri'za eri fore nehie.
Then, [because] they have desired [MET] to do evil [PRS] things, they begin to [MET] do [PRS] them. And when they have become ones who [habitually] do what is evil [MET], [if they do not turn away from their sinful behavior], they will be separated from God forever.
16 Navesineramantoa nafuhetma tamagra'a reramatga osiho.
My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
17 Mika knare huno fatgo hu'nea, musezana anagamuti eneramie, monafinkati masazamofo Nefantegati ne-ea, avu'avazama'amo zahe osuno turunamo hiankna huno zaza huteno, atupa huteno osugahie.
[The truth is that God], our heavenly Father [MTY], does only good [DOU] things [for us, in order to help us become] all that he intends us to be. He is not like all the things [in the sky] that he created to give light, [because they] change; [that is, they do not shine the same all the time]. But God never changes. [He is always good].
18 Mika'zama tro'ma hu'nea zamofo ese raga'a manisunku, Agra'a avesite tamage kereti tazeri fore hu'ne.
[And because] he wanted [to help us], he gave us [spiritual] life as a result of our [trusting in his] true message. So now we have become the first ones of [all the people] [MET] that he created [to] ([be totally dedicated to/completely belong to]) [him].
19 Hagi knare nafuheta, ama kea antahi so'e hiho, mika'motma ame hutma kea antahigahazanagi, akoheta kea nehinkeno tamarimpa oheno.
My fellow believers whom I love, you know (OR, I want you to now) that every one of you should be eager to pay attention to [God’s true message]. Don’t speak [without thinking], nor get angry easily,
20 Na'ankure vahe'mofo rimpa he'zamo'a, Anumzamofo fatgo avu'ava zana avreno omegahie.
because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
21 E'ina hu'negu mika agru osu avu'ava zana erinetreta, tamagu'afima kefo avu'avazama me'nesiana erinetretma, anteramitma, tamagu tamema tamaguma vazisia nanekema Anumzamo'ma tamagu'afima hankre'neana eriho.
So stop doing all kinds of evil [DOU] things, and humbly obey (OR, submit to) the message that [God] put in your (inner beings/hearts), [because] he is able to save you [SYN] [if you accept his message].
22 Amnea Anumzamofo Ke'agera ontahio, kagraka'a regavatga hugahananki, ana nanekemoma hania kante antenka amage anto.
Do [what God commands in] his message. Do not only listen [to it, because people who only listen to it and do not obey it] are wrong when they think [that God will save them].
23 Mago'mo'ma kema nentahino, ana kema amage'ontesiana, agra kapopi avugosa keteno,
Some people hear God’s message but do not do [what it says] [MET]. They are like someone who looks at his face in a mirror [SIM].
24 atreno nevuno anama agra avugosa ke'neana, ame huno agenekania kna nehie.
Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25 Hu'neanagi, inamo'ma kinafinti tazeri fru nehia, hentofa kasegefima avuma ke ankenereno, kazigazi huno avaririno antahi'nesia naneke age'okanino amage'antesimofona, mika'zama hanifina Anumzamo'a, asomu huntegahie.
But other people look closely at [God’s] message, which is perfect and which sets people free [to voluntarily do what God wants them to do]. And if they continue [to examine God’s message] and do not just hear it and then forget it, but do [what God tells them to do], God will bless them because of what they do.
26 Mago'moka mono vahe'mani'noe nehunka kagefu'na kegava osnanana, kagra'a regavatga hanankeno mono kamo'a amnezankna hugahie.
Some people think that they worship God in the right way, but they habitually say evil things [MTY]. Those people are wrong in thinking [SYN] [that they worship God rightly]. The fact is [that they] worship God (in vain/uselessly).
27 Agru huno fatgo monoku'ma Anumza Nafatimofona ave'nesiana, e'i megusa mofavre'zagane, kento a'ne zaga knazampima mani'nesazana kegava hunezmanteta, atrenkeno ama mopafi kefozamo'a tamazeri pehena osino.
[One of the things that God has told us to do] is to take care of orphans and widows who suffer hardship. [Those who do that and] who do not think or act immorally like those who do not obey God [MTY] truly [DOU] worship God, [who is our] Father, and God approves of them.
