Yakobo 3
1 Holo bhane, si aje muwantu mubhinji mhwanziwa abhe manyizi, nyamumenye aje mwailongwa tee.
Not many of you should become teachers, my friends, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly than others.
2 Afuatanaje tenti tikosela humadala minji, nkashe whawhonti wa sabomela hunongwa zakwe, oyo muntu we lyoli, awezizye agukhane obele gwakwe gwonti nantele.
We often make mistakes, every one of us. Anyone who does not make mistakes when speaking is indeed a perfect person, able to bridle their whole body as well.
3 Esheshi nkatibhea lwabho lwe fwalasi, humalomgabho bhahweteha, na tigalulanya amabele gawho gonti.
When we put bits into horses’ mouths to make them obey us, we change their course the rest of their bodies.
4 Timanye nantele aje emeli, ata ngosi ebuhwa nehala ehali, zilongozewa no usukanani ododo teee abhale paponti pasongwa awale wajenzya.
Again, think of ships. Large as they are, and even when driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder and steered in whatever direction the man at the helm may determine.
5 Shesho shesho, umele shiungo shidoodo she bele, shihwisombezya amagosi tee. Enyaji isengo igosi shali kholezewa nomwonga gwe mwoto.
So is it with the tongue. Small as it is, it is a great boaster. Think how a tiny spark may set the largest forest ablaze!
6 Omele nantele mwoto munsi ye mabhibhi, gubheshelwe mhati ye viungo vye bele gwetu, ambago gwankanya obele gwonti naweshe pamwanya pamwote amadala gelwizyo, olwetu tete na pembee omwoto gwa hwilongo. (Geenna g1067)
And the tongue is like a spark. It is a world of unrighteousness among the parts of our body. It contaminates the whole body; it sets the whole course of our existence on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
7 Enyama zyonti zya mwipoli, nyonyi, na vyarihwavula na shiumbe sha shamunsombe shikhatililwa na bhantu,
For while all kinds of animals, birds and reptiles and sea creatures can be tamed and have been tamed by humans,
8 nantele nomo umuntu ata weka waga wezya agukhane omele, wohwu wiwi wasaga upoma, umemile sumu ye buda.
no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless plague! It is charged with deadly poison!
9 Hu mele tasombezya Ongolobhe Baba wetu, antele gwogwo tawapela awantu amakhosi awantu bhabhawombwelwe ofwano gwa Ngolobhe.
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made ‘in God’s likeness.’
10 Nante omele gwogwo guyanga enongwa zye nsayo na makhosi. Bhaholo bhane enongwa izi sezi wanziwa abhee.
From the very same mouth come blessings and curses! My friends, it is not right that this should be so.
11 Aje ilende limo ligafumya amenze aminza na mabhibhi?
Does a spring give both good and bad water from the same source?
12 Bhaholo bhana aje, ikwi lya mwiki lipapa endondo zya mpoli, mzabibu gupapa endondo zya mwikwi? Nantele alobhe hemenze ge mwomisehafumya amenze gase ge mwoni.
Can a fig tree, my friends, bear olives? Or a vine bear figs? No, nor can a brackish well give good water.
13 Wenu mhati yenyu wali neshinsi ne njele? Eshi omuntu oyo abhonesye olwizyo olwinza hu mbombo zyakwe hulishilo lwa lufuma ne nshinshi.
Who among you claims to be wise and intelligent? They should show that their actions are the outcome of a good life lived in the humility of true wisdom.
14 Ila nkashe mlinokelo okhali no mwoyo gwa hwilole moyo genyu, mungaje ahwilole na yanje ilenka mukhana zye lyoli.
But if you harbor bitter envy and a spirit of rivalry in your hearts, do not boast or deny the truth.
15 Ene saga nshishi yefuma hula humwanya, ila baada yesho ye zya munsi se ye shiroho ia ye mapepo.
That is not the wisdom which comes from above; no, it is earthly, animalistic, demonic.
16 Afwataneje papali okelo na wilole epo pali nibho ne mbombo embibhi
For where envy and rivalry exist, there you will also find disorder and all kinds of bad, worthless actions.
17 Ila enshinshi yefuma amwanya eli nyinza antele esongwa olwomvwana, ohogowe nenpyiana, omwene amemile humbombo enyinza bila apendelele awantu fulani, ne lyoti.
But the wisdom from above is, before everything else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.
18 Na itunda lyelyoli litotwa hu uwinza wala bhabhawomba enongwa inyinza.
Justice is the harvest peacemakers will reap from seeds sown in a spirit of peace.
