Yakobo 5
1 Mwiinchage leno, mwevakavi, lilaga khusauti iya khwanya olwakhuva isida inchikhwiincha khulwume.
Come now, you rich, howl as you weep over your distresses that are coming upon you!
2 Uvukavi wenyo vumangikhe ne mienda gwenyo gelesilwena mang'onyo amavivi.
Your wealth has decayed and your clothes have become moth-eaten.
3 Ulutarama lwenyo ni ndala ma inchenyo inchilebila nu vunangi wainchene vulavoneha khulumwe nukhunanga emivele nu mwoto. Muvekhile ekhebana khenyo musikhu incha mwisho.
Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire—you stored it up for the last days.
4 Lolesyena, amahombo agavafomba mbombo-ava samuvahombile mbubeni wenyo- vilela! Ne khelelo ekhyavala avavabenile khefikhe mumbulokhuto incha mbakha va khepuga.
Look, the wages of the workers who cut your fields, that were unjustly held back by you, cry out, and the loud cries of the reapers have entered the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
5 Mutamile inchavunogwe ikherunga nukhwekhovosa mwevene mweyigotile inumbula inchenyo khusikhu inchaa khugeda.
You have lived on the earth in self-indulgence and luxury, you fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
6 Mung'egile mubudile unyayelweli uyusibencha.
You condemned, you murdered the righteous—he offers you no resistance.
7 Leno mugegelanile, lokolo, alava ikhwiincha nkurudeva, inave ondemi igulela ovubeni wa lutalama ukhukhuma nkerunga, vuigulela ukhwumilela kwa mwene, uvutengulelo nu vumalelo wafula vuyitima.
Therefore, brothers, be patient until the coming of the Lord. Consider, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and late rain.
8 Umwe muviinchage vumeleli, mukasye inumbula incenyo, ulwa khuva ukhweincha khwa nkuludeva khufikhe.
You also be patient. Keep your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord has approached.
9 Valokolo mung'ung'uta yumwe khwayumwe, mulolage mulekhe ukhukhegiwa. Lola, ung'egi ikhwema pandwango.
Do not groan against one another, brothers, lest you be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at your doors!
10 Ikhekhwani, lolaga etabu nu wumeleli mwa nyamalago uvovakha inchovile nditawa lwankurudeva.
Brothers, take as an example the patient bearing of hardship and the steadfastness of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 Lola, tukhuvelanga vala avavikhwumlela, “huba.” Mupulikhe ukwiyumili ncha ulwa Ayubu, na mulumanyile ilisage elwa mbaha kwa Ayubu, khunjila yelekhu umbaha ade inchiwe ikisa nulusayo.
Indeed we count as blessed those who endure—you have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the final outcome given by the Lord, that He is very compassionate and merciful.
12 Khulikho fyoni, valokololwango, msite ukhwedyega, ama khukwanya au enkilunga, ama ukhwedyega khyokhyoni. Tena incha “Wejo” iyenyo yedekhane “Wejo” ne “mwikho” iyenyona yedekhane “Mwikho” mulolage mulagwela pasi pa vukhegi.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or any other oath. Let your “Yes” be “Yes”, and your “No”, “No”, lest you fall into pretense.
13 Khule yuyoni igati indyumwe ipata etabu? Yinogiwa adove. Je, umunu yoyoni ikhovokha? na ikhwemba ulwedayo.
Is anyone among you suffering hardship? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
14 Mwe, khule munu igati indyumwe itamu? na avalenge avandwakho nivapelela vadove nu mwene, vape amafuta nditawa lwa mbaha,
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the congregation, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 Nu ludovo ulwarwedekho luyavila utamu, nu mbaha ikhotanga inave iva avombile imbivi, uNguluve ikho syekhela.
And the prayer of faith will deliver the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sin, it will be forgiven him.
16 Lwa khuva imbivi inchenyo yumwe hwa yumwe, nukhudovelanila vemwene nu nino, mpate ukhupona, olwesayo.
Confess your transgressions to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous one, being operative, is very powerful.
17 UEliya ale munu nda masage ndufwe, adovile nu lwumelelo uhuta efula yesite okhutima na sayikhatime nkerunga osekhe ugwa mikha gedatu ne mienchi sita.
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
18 Nu Eliya adovile tena, ne kherunga khwadulile ifula pakwanya pakherunga ne kherunga khekhava nuvubeni.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
19 Valokololwango, inave yoyoni igati indyufwe iyaga ukhukhuina khuyelweli, inave umunu uyunge khumbuincha,
Brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth, and someone should turn him back,
20 ulumanye yeyoni uvevukho ndongoja uvale ni mbivi ihegando gendo lwa mwene nu mbombo mbivi ikhutanga nafsi ya mwene ukhukhuma khwa vufwe nukhudendela imbivi ine honi.
let him know that the one who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will deliver a soul from death and will remove from sight a multitude of sins.
