Jame 4

1 Nangmih khuikah caemthoh te me lamkah lae, rhalthohnah me lamkah lae? He lamkah moenih a? Nangmih omthenbawnnah lamkah ni namamih kah pumrho dongah na vathoh uh.

From where [come] disputes and (from where *no) quarrels among you? Surely from there, out of the passions of you those warring in the members of you?

2 Na hue uh dae na dang uh moenih, na ngawn uh dae na thatlai uh. Hmuh hamla na coeng uh pawt dongah na hnuei uh thae tih na tloek uh thae. Na bih uh pawt dongah na khueh uh pawh.

You desire and not have; you kill and covet and not are able to obtain; You quarrel and wrangle; Not you have (now *k) because not to ask you;

3 Na bih uh dae namamih kah omthenbawnnah neh hnonah ham voek na bih dongah na dang uh pawh.

You ask and not receive, because wrongly you ask, that in the pleasures of you you may spend [it].

4 Samphaih rhoek aw, Diklai sanaep tah Pathen kah thunkha ni tila na ming uh moenih a? Diklai kah paya la om ham a ngaih long tah Pathen kah rhal ni a saii coeng.

(adulterers — and *K) Adulteresses! Surely you know that the friendship with the world hostility with God is? Who[ever] (maybe *N+kO) therefore shall choose a friend to be of the world, an enemy of God is appointed.

5 Cacim loh, “Mueihla te mamih ah khosak sak ham uetnah neh a rhingda,” a ti te vapsa la na poek uh.

Or think you that in vain the Scripture speaks? With envy yearns the Spirit that (he settled *N+kO) in us,

6 Tedae lungvatnah muep a paek dongah, “Pathen loh buhueng aka pom uh te a pakai tih tlayae te lungvatnah a paek,” a ti.

Greater however He gives grace; Therefore it says: God [the] proud opposes, to [the] humble however gives grace.

7 Te dongah, Pathen taengla boe na ngai uh tih rhaithae te na tungkha uh daengah ni nangmih taeng lamloh a rhaelrham eh.

do be subjected therefore to God. do resist (however *no) the devil and he will flee from you,

8 Pathen taengla yoei uh lamtah nangmih taengla ha yoei bitni. Tholh kut te cilpoe uh lamtah thinko Cikcok te ciim uh laeh.

do draw near to God and He will draw near to you. do cleanse [your] hands, [you] sinners, and do purify hearts, [you] double-minded.

9 Cip uh lamtah, nguek uh lamtah rhap uh laeh. Na nueih te ngueknah la, omngaihnah te kothaenah la poeh saeh.

do be grieved and do mourn and do weep; The laughter of you to mourning (should be turned *N+kO) and the joy to gloom.

10 Boeipa hmaiah na tlarhoel uh daengah ni nangmih te m'pomsang eh.

do be humbled in the presence of (the *ko) Lord and He will exalt you.

11 Khat neh khat yan uh thae boeh. Manuca rhoek, a manuca aka yan, manuca te lai aka thui tah olkhueng ni a yan tih olkhueng ni lai a tloek thil. Olkhueng te lai na tloek thil uh coeng dae laitloekkung loh olkhueng aka rhoihkung la na om uh moenih.

Not do speak against one another, brothers; The [one] speaking against [his] brother (or *N+kO) judging the brother of him speaks against [the] Law and judges [the] Law; If however [the] Law you judge, not you are a doer of [the] Law but a judge.

12 Olrhikung neh laitloekkung tah pakhat ni. Amah loh khang ham neh a paci sak ham coeng thai. Tedae imben lai aka tloek thil nangmih te u nim.

One there is Lawgiver (and Judge *NO) who is being able to save and to destroy; You yourself (however *no) who are (you who [are] judging *N+kO) the (neighbour? *N+KO)

13 “Tihnin neh thangvuen ah hekah kho la n'cet vetih kum khat a thok hil hno n'yoih ni, n'dang ni,” aka ti rhoek te maerhae coeng.

do come now you who [are] saying; Today (or *N+kO) tomorrow (we will go *N+kO) into such city and (will spend *N+kO) there a year (one *K) and (will trade *N+kO) and (will make a profit; *N+kO)

14 Nangmih loh thangvuen kah na hingnah te metla a om khaw na hmat uh moenih. Tuihu loh kolkalh ah phoe tih a cing banglam ni na om uh.

[you] who not you know what [is] on the next day [is] What [is] (for *ko) the life of you! A vapor just (you are *N+K+o) for a little [while] appearing then (and *k) also vanishing;

15 “Boeipa loh a ngaih tih ng'hing uh atah he khaw, ke khaw n'saii uh van bitni,” na ti uh mako.

Instead [ought] to say you; If the Lord (shall wish *NK+o) both (we will live *N+kO) and (we will do *N+kO) this or that.

16 Namamih kah oekhlawnnah neh na pomsang uh coeng dae tebang hoemdamnah boeih tah a thae lamni a om.

Now however you boast in the arrogance of you; All boasting such evil is.

17 Te dongah a then saii ham a ming tih a saii pawt dongah anih ham tholhnah la a om pah.

To [him] knowing therefore good to do and not doing [it], sin to him it is.