Jakoba 3
1 O ry longo, ee te tsy maro ty ho mpañoke; fohiñe te ho lombolombo’e ty fizakañe antika.
My brothers, not many of you should choose to become teachers, knowing that you shall receive a stricter judgment.
2 Songa mitsikapy ami’ty sata maro tika. Aa naho tsy fingane’ i saontsi’ey t’indaty le vañoñe indatiy mahafehe ty vata’e iaby.
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 Ie aomben-tika añ’oron-tsoavala ty laboridy hañoriha’e antika, le mahafeleke ty vata’e iaby.
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 Oniño ka o samboo. Ndra t’ie jabajaba naho aronjen-tio-bey, ro tehafem-panehake kede mb’amy ze satri’ i mpinday azey hombañe.
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 Manao izay i famelekey, ie kedekedeke amo an-tsandriñeo, fe raha ra’elahy ty iroharohà’e. Haraharao ty habei’ ty ala viàñe’ ty pitsik’ afo.
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 Afo i famelekey, haliforan-katserehañe; napok’ amo haraon-tikañ’ ao i famelekey f’ie mahativa i sandriñey iaby, naho mamiañ’ afo an-dalam-pañaveloan-tika, toe ampiforehete’ i tsikeokeokey. (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 Hene mete folahe’ ondatio naho toe fa nifolahe’e ze karazam-biby naho voroñe naho mpilaly vaho o bibin-driakeo,
For the nature of all beasts and birds and serpents and others is ruled over, and has been ruled over, by human nature.
8 fe tsy lefe’ ondaty folaheñe i famelekey. Ie haratiañe mitsingoetse, lifo-boreke mahafate.
But no man is able to rule over the tongue, a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 Ie ty andrengean-tika i Talè Raentikañey, ie ka ty añonjiran-tika t’indaty namboareñe hambam-bintañe aman’ Añahare.
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 Songa am-palie raike ty iakaran-tata naho fàtse. O ry longo, sondo’e t’ie anoeñe!
From the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
11 Ampikararahe’ ty loharano hirik’ am-bava raike hao ty mamy naho ty mafaitse?
Does a fountain emit, out of the same opening, both sweet and bitter water?
12 O ry longo, mete mamoa takoko hao ty sakoañe? ndra sakoañe ty vahe? Toe tsy vokaren-drano masiake ty mamy.
My brothers, can the fig tree yield grapes? Or the vine, figs? Then neither is salt water able to produce fresh water.
13 He ama’ areo ao ty mahihitse naho mahilala? Ee te ho vente’e amy havañona’ey, t’ie mitoloñe an-katretran-troke mahihitse.
Who is wise and well-taught among you? Let him show, by means of good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.
14 Fe naho añaja’o fikirañañe mafaitse aman-katea-teña ty an-tro’o ao, le ko mibohaboha handañira’o ty hatò.
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 Toe tsy hirik’ añ’abo i hihitse zay, f’ie an-tane, an-kasijin-tsandriñe naho itokoan-angatse.
For this is not wisdom, descending from above, but rather it is earthly, beastly, and diabolical.
16 Aa naho eo ty fitsikirihañe naho fifandierañe, le eo ka ty fivalitaboahañe naho ze fonga atao sata raty.
For wherever envy and contention is, there too is inconstancy and every depraved work.
17 Hiringiri’e hey ty hihitse boak’ andindìñe ao, ie mifampilongo, lem-pò, mete mivohotse, lifo-tretrè naho voka-tsoa, tsy mitroetroe vaho po-famañahiañe.
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 Tongisam-pampilongo am-panintsiñañe ty tabiry mamoa havantañañe.
And so the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those who make peace.
