Jacob 4
1 Kadaidagi khatnaba amasung yetnaba nakhoigi narakta laklibano? Nakhoigi nungda leppa leitana lan soknariba ithak iranggi oiba nungaiba adugi apambasing adudagi lakpani.
Where do the conflicts and quarrels that go on among you come from? Do they not come from your passions which are always making war among your bodily members?
2 Nakhoina karigumba khara pammi, adubu nakhoina madu phangba ngamde, maram aduna nakhoina hatnaba semsare; nakhoina karigumba khara yamna pamle adubu madu nakhoina phangba ngamdre, maram aduna nakhoi yetnare amadi khatnare. Nakhoina pamba adu nakhoina phangde maramdi nakhoina madugidamak Tengban Mapugi maphamda nijade.
You continually crave and do not obtain; you are killing and coveting and cannot acquire; you are fighting and at war. You do not have, because you do not ask.
3 Aduga nakhoina nijaba matamda, nakhoina madu phangde, maramdi nakhoina madu aranba pukninggi ithilga loinana nijei; nakhoigi nasagi nungaithokpagi apambasingda sijinnanaba oina nijei.
You continue to ask and do not receive, because you are asking with a wrong purpose, in order to spend it upon your pleasures.
4 Thajaba yadaba mioisa! Taibangpanga marup oiba haibasi Tengban Mapuga yeknaba oibani haiba nakhoina khangdabra? Kanagumbana taibangpanga marup oininglabadi, mahak masana Tengban Mapuga yeknaba oihalle.
You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.
5 “Tengban Mapuna eikhoigi nungda leihanbiba thawai aduna khourangna pammi” haiba Tengban Mapugi wahei asida achumba yaode khan-ganu.
Or do you suppose that it is in vain that the Scripture says, "The spirit which has its home in us yearns over us unto jealousy?"
6 Adubu Tengban Mapuna pibiba thoujal aduna henna kalli. Mapugi puyana asumna hai, “Tengban Mapuna chaothokpasingbu thing-i, adubu nolukpasingda thoujal pinabi.”
But he gives more and more grace. therefore it is said, God ever resists the proud; but to the humble he gives grace continually.
7 Maram aduna nakhoi nasamak Tengban Mapugi makha pollu. Devil-bu thing-u, aduga mahakna nangondagi chenkhigani.
So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.
8 Tengban Mapuda naksinjou, aduga mahakna nangonda naksinbirakkani. Papchenbasa, nakhoigi nakhut hamdok-u! Aphasasinnabasa, nakhoigi pukning sengdok-u!
Draw near to God And he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, And purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9 Awaba pokpa oiyu, kappu amasung tengtha nawoioyu; nakhoigi nokpa adu kappada onthok-u, amasung nakhoigi haraoba adu awabada onthok-u!
Lament and mourn, and weep aloud! Let your laughter be turned into mourning, And your joy into gloom!
10 Mapu Ibungogi mangda nakhoi nasamak nollukchou, aduga mahakna nakhoibu thanggatpigani.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will raise you up.
11 Ichil inaosa, nakhoi amana amagi mathakta phattaba wa ngangnaganu. Nakhoi kanagumbana machin nanaogi mathakta thina ngangba nattraga wayenba mahak aduna Wayel Yathanggi mathakta thina ngangbani amadi Wayel Yathang adubu wayenbani, adunadi nahakna Wayel Yathang adubu ngakpa nattre, adubu madubu wayenbani.
Do not be talking against each other, brothers. He who is talking against a brother and condemning his brothers is talking against the Law and condemning the Law. But if you are condemning the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge.
12 Wayel yathang piba amasung wayenba adu Tengban Mapukhaktani. Mahaktana kanbiba amasung manghanba ngammi. Atoppa mibu wayelliba nahakpu kanani haina khanjaribano?
But One is your Lawgiver and Judge - he who is able to save and to destroy. But you, who are you, to be condemning your neighbor?
13 “Ngasi nattraga hayeng eikhoina sahar aduda soidana chatlaga, eikhoina mapham aduda chahi ama leiraga lallon itik touduna sel mayam tan-gani” hairiba nakhoi houjik eina hairiba asi tao.
Go to now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we shall journey to such a city and spend a year there, and trade and make money,"
14 Nakhoigi punsi hayeng kari oigani haiba phaoba nakhoina khangde! Nakhoidi mikup kharatamak leiramlaga mangkhiba manilgumbani.
when all the time you do not know what will happen on the morrow. For what is your life? You are but a mist, appearing for a brief time, and then vanishing.
15 Madugi mahutta nakhoina masi haigadabani: “Mapu Ibungogi aningba oirabadi, eikhoi hinggani amasung masi nattraga madu tougani.”
You ought instead to say, "If the Lord wills it, we shall live and do this or that."
16 Adubu houjik nakhoi napal tou-i amasung chaothok-i; asigumna chaothokpa pumnamaksing asi aranbani.
But now you are glorying in these insolent boastings of yours; all such glorying is evil.
17 Maram aduna kanagumbana makhoina tougadaba aphaba adu khanglaga toudrabadi, madu makhoigidamak papni.
So to him who knows how to do right and does not do it, to him it is sin.
