Jemisi 1
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.
James, a Servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, greets the Twelve Tribes that are living abroad.
2 Nenafugta knazampima ufresutma, muse zane hutma tamagesa antahiho.
My Brothers, whatever may be the temptations that beset you from time to time, always regard them as a reason for rejoicing,
3 Na'ankure tamagra antahi'naze, tamentintima reramaheno ke'zamo'a, knazampima oti hankavetineno, knazama kazigazi huno erino vu'za erifore nehie.
knowing, as you do, that the testing of your faith develops endurance.
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.
And let endurance do its work perfectly, so that you may be altogether perfect, and in no respect deficient.
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 one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask wisdom from the God who gives freely to every one without reproaches, and it will be given to him.
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 let him ask with confidence, never doubting; for the man who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven hither and thither at the mercy of the wind —
7 E'inahu vahe'mo'a Ramofontegati mago'zana erigahue huno agesa ontahino,
Such a man must not expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 agra tare antahintahine vahe mani'neankino, mika zama hifina magoke kante anteno nosie.
vacillating as he is, irresolute at every turn.
9 Hagi mago'mo amunte omne'nenigeno, Anumzamofo amage nentenimo'a muse hino, Anumzamofo avurera ra agi erine.
Let a Brother in humble circumstances be proud of his exalted position, but a rich Brother of his humiliation;
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.
for the rich man will pass away ‘like the flower of the grass.’
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.
As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, ‘the grass withers, its flower fades,’ and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end.
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.
Blessed is the man who remains firm under temptation, for, when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of Life, which the Lord has promised 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.
Let no one say, when he is tempted, “It is God who is tempting me!” For God, who cannot be tempted to do wrong, does not himself tempt any one.
14 Hu'neanagi mago magomofona agri'a kefo avesi'zamo, avazu huno rehezampina avarenente.
A man is in every case tempted by his own passions — allured and enticed by them.
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 Passion conceives and gives birth to Sin, and Sin, on reaching maturity, brings forth Death.
16 Navesineramantoa nafuhetma tamagra'a reramatga osiho.
Do not be deceived, my dear Brothers.
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.
Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.
18 Mika'zama tro'ma hu'nea zamofo ese raga'a manisunku, Agra'a avesite tamage kereti tazeri fore hu'ne.
Because he so willed, he gave us Life, through the Message of the Truth, so that we should be, as it were, an earnest of still further creations.
19 Hagi knare nafuheta, ama kea antahi so'e hiho, mika'motma ame hutma kea antahigahazanagi, akoheta kea nehinkeno tamarimpa oheno.
Mark this, my dear Brothers — Let every one be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry;
20 Na'ankure vahe'mofo rimpa he'zamo'a, Anumzamofo fatgo avu'ava zana avreno omegahie.
for the anger of man does not forward the righteous purpose of God.
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.
Therefore, have done with all filthiness and whatever wickedness still remains, and in a humble spirit receive that Message which has been planted in your hearts and is able to save your souls.
22 Amnea Anumzamofo Ke'agera ontahio, kagraka'a regavatga hugahananki, ana nanekemoma hania kante antenka amage anto.
Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it — deceiving yourselves.
23 Mago'mo'ma kema nentahino, ana kema amage'ontesiana, agra kapopi avugosa keteno,
For, when any one listens to it and does not practice it, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror.
24 atreno nevuno anama agra avugosa ke'neana, ame huno agenekania kna nehie.
He looks at himself, then goes on his way,
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 he who looks carefully into the perfect Law, the Law of Freedom, and continues to do so, not listening to it and then forgetting it, but putting it into practice — that man will be blessed in what he does.
26 Mago'moka mono vahe'mani'noe nehunka kagefu'na kegava osnanana, kagra'a regavatga hanankeno mono kamo'a amnezankna hugahie.
When a man appears to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue, but imposes upon his own conscience, that man’s religious observances are valueless.
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.
That religious observance which is pure and spotless in the eyes of God our Father is this — to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the world.
