Yakovo 1
1 Yakobo, m'bombi ghwa Nguluve nu Mutwa uYesu kilisite, nikuvahungila umwe mwefisinakijigho name fivili mwevano mupalasine.
James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: to the twelve tribes who are scattered over the world. All good wishes.
2 vanyalukolo vango, muhovokaghe pano mughelua no ngelo sino silipapinga
Reckon it nothing but joy, my brethren, whenever you find yourselves hedged in by various trials.
3 ulwakuva mukaguile kuuti pano mughelua pa lwiitiko lwinu kukuvapela ulugodo
Be assured that the testing of your faith leads to power of endurance.
4 Ulugudo uluo muleke lunyilisie imbombo jake kuuti vakangasie lwoni, kisila. kwaghilua kimonga mulwitiko lwinu.
Only let endurance have perfect results so that you may become perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.
5 Lino nave jumonga mulyumue ilonda uvukagusi, ansuume uNguluve Juno ikuvapela avanhu vooni muvukoola vwake kisila kuhimba kuvano vikunsuuma, kange ikuvapele uvukagusi.
And if any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God for it, who gives with open hand to all men, and without upbraiding; and it will be given him.
6 Neke asumaghe my lwitiko, alekaghe piiva ni nganighani, ulwakuva umunhu unyanganighani alindavule amaviingo munyanja, ghano ghitaghua ni mhepo kuno na ukuo.
But let him ask in faith and have no doubts; for he who has doubts is like the surge of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed into spray.
7 Umuunhu unya luvelo uluo nangahuvilaghe kukupila nambe kimonga kuhuma kwa Mutwa;
A person of that sort must not expect to receive anything from the Lord--
8 Ulwakuva akolile amasaghe ghavili ghano naghikwiting'ana, naila vwimo ku sila saake sooni
such a one is a man of two minds, undecided in every step he takes.
9 witiki unkotofu ahovokage ulwakuva asindamile kwa mwene kukyanya,
Let a brother in humble life rejoice when raised to a higher position;
10 ghwope umhofu mulwakujisia, ulwakuva umofu ilijoghotoka ndavule ililuva ilya mumasoli mu mughunda ghuno ikila.
but a rich man should rejoice in being brought low, for like flowers among the herbage rich men will pass away.
11 Ilijuva lidibula, Nike vwimila ulujuva ulukali, amamela ghikwuuma, uvuluva vusanguka, uvunono vwa livuva ilio vunangika. ndavule anala avanhu avamhofu vilitipulivua ye vijiigha vitigha ni mbombo saave.
The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage, so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all their prosperity will fade away.
12 Afunyilue umhunu juno ikuguda mu ngelo, ulwakuva angasileme ingelo isiio, ilikwupila ingela ija vwumi, jino uNguluve akalaghile kukuvapeela vano vikumughana.
Blessed is he who patiently endures trials; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the victor's crown--even the crown of Life--which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Umunhu ghweni naghanilue pijova pano alimungelo, “Iingelo iiji jihuma Kwa Nguluve,” ulwakuva uNguluve naighelua nu vuviivi, Kange uNguluve jujuo na ikumughela umunhu ghweni.
Let no one say when passing through trial, "My temptation is from God;" for God is incapable of being tempted to do evil, and He Himself tempts no one.
14 Loli umunhu ghweni ighelua nuvunoghelua vwake jujuo uvuvivi vuno vukamulongwisie na kusyangua kuvomba inyivi.
But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait.
15 Liino uvughelelua uvuo vungakangale vupelela kuvomba inyivi, kwoope kuvomba inyiivi kupelela uvufue.
Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.
16 Vanyalukolo vango vaghanike, namungasyanguaghe.
Do not be deceived, my dearly-loved brethren.
17 Uluvonolo lwooni ulukwilanifu luhuma kukyanya, kwa Nguluve Nhata. Umwene na nsyetughani ndavule umusulua.
Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change.
18 U Nguleve alyasaluile alyatupelile usue uvwuumi vwimila ilisiio lyake ilya lying'ani, Kuuti tuuve vake vasalulua va kwanda mufipelua fyooni finished apelile.
In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
19 Vanyalukolo vango vaghanike, mulikaguile iili. umunhu ghweni apulikisiaghe tasia, alekaghe piva mwoghofi ghwa kujova nambe kukalala,
You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry.
20 ulwakuva umhunu angave neng'alasi nangavombe sino sinoghile Pamaso gha Nguluve. Lino mughaleke amaghe delelo ghinu amavivi
For a man's anger does not lead to action which God regards as righteous.
21 na masaghe amavivi ghano ghamemile mu moojo ghinu, mwupilaghe vunono illusion lino uNguluve abikile mumoojo ghinu, ilisio ilio lol ni ngufu isa kuvapoka inumbula sinu.
Ridding yourselves, therefore, of all that is vile and of the evil influences which prevail around you, welcome in a humble spirit the Message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
22 Mulitikaghe ilisio, mulekaghe pipulikisia kewene, mungisyange munumbula sinu jumuie.
But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.
23 Ulwakuva umunhu ghweni juno ipulika ilisio kisila kuvomba sino lilungika ujuo along'ine nu munhu juno ikuulola mukilolelo.
For if any one listens but does not obey, he is like a man who carefully looks at his own face in a mirror.
24 Niki kyande amalile pikulola, ivuuka nakaliingi ikusyamua vile asivue.
Although he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and has immediately forgotten the sort of man he is.
25 Looli umunhu juno isagha vunono indaghilo sa Nguluve Sino sikuvapelela avaanhu kuva vavuke, na kukusivikila mwoojo, aleke piva munhu wa kupuliika na kusyamua, ulwene avombaghe luno silungika, ujuo uNguluve ikumfuunya kusoni Sino ivomba.
But he who looks closely into the perfect Law--the Law of freedom--and continues looking, he, being not a hearer who forgets, but an obedient doer, will as the result of his obedience be blessed.
26 Nave umuunhu isagha kuuti ikum'bingilila uNguluve, neke naikuloleleela munjovele jaake, umunhu ujuo ikusyanga mwene kuviingilila ukuo kusila luvumbulilo.
If a man thinks that he is scrupulously religious, although he is not curbing his tongue but is deceiving himself, his religious service is worthless.
27 Kukum'bingilila uNguluve u Nhata kunokunoghile, kwe kuvomba isi: kukuvatlanga avapina na vafwile mu vukaming'hanilua vwave name kukolelela juice vwimila imbombo inyali isa mu iisi iji.
The religious service which is pure and stainless in the sight of our God and Father is to visit fatherless children and widowed women in their time of trouble, and to keep one's own self unspotted from the world.
