James 4
1 Whence wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence—due to your pleasures which are taking the field in your members?
Kuzwa kuli kupopotezyania ampyopyongano akati kenu? Tazizwidi muziyandisyo zyenu na eezyo zilwana akati kenu nubeni?
2 Ye covet—and have not, ye commit murder, and are jealous—and cannot obtain, —ye fight and war. Ye have not—because ye do not really ask,
Mulapeekezya, pesi tamukwepe. Mulajaya akuba bbivwe, pesi tamukonzyi kujana. Mulalwana akupopotezyania. Takwe anchimulacho nkambo tamukumbili.
3 Ye ask and receive not, because that, basely, ye ask, in order that, in your pleasures, ye may spend [it].
Mulakumbila pesi tamupegwi nkambo mukumbila aanzila italuleme, mukuyanda kuti muyibelesye kuziyandisyo zyenu.
4 Adulteresses! Know ye not that, the friendship of the world, is, enmity to God? Whosoever, therefore, is minded to be, a friend, of the world, an enemy of God, doth constitute himself.
Nywebo nobasimamaambe! Tamwizi na kuti buzolwani enyika nkulwana a-Leza? Nkokwamba kuti kufumbwa ulisalila kuba mwenzinyina wanyika ulichita sinkondonyina a Leza.
5 Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?
Na muyeya kuti malembe awamba zyabiyo aamba kuti, “Imuuya ngwakachita kuti upone mulindiswe uli abbivwe loko”?
6 Howbeit he giveth, greater, favour. Wherefore it saith—God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, Whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.
Pesi Leza uupa luzyalo lwiingi, aboobo malembe awamba kuti, “Leza ulabakazya basikuliyanda, pesi ufwida luzyalo kuli balibombya.”
7 Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, and he will flee from you:
Nkokuti amulipede kuli Leza. Mumukkake satani, alimwi ulamutantamuka.
8 Draw near unto God, and he will draw near unto you. Cleanse hands, sinners! Chasten hearts, double souls!
Amuswene afwifwi a Leza, alimwi uleza afwifwi andinywe, Amusalazye maboko eenu, inywe nobasizibi, alimwi musalazye myoyo yenu, inywe nobasimyoyo ibili.
9 Be miserable and lament and weep, let, your laughter, into lamentation, be turned, and, your joy, into dejection;
Mumvwe machise, mupwaye mibila, akulila! Muchite kuti kuseka kwenu kube mawuse alimwi lukondo lwenu kube kukankabala.
10 Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Amulibombye kunembo lya Mwami, alimwi uyomupa bulemu.
11 Be not speaking one against another, brethren! He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against law, and judgeth law; Now, if, upon law, thou art passing judgment, thou art not a doer of law, but a judge!
Tamunowambuli chakutamikizyania, nobakwesu. Imuntu uwambula bubi aatala amuzyalwanyina na kupa mulandu kumuzyalwa nyina ukazyania amulawu alimwi uupa mulawu mulandu. Kutikopa mulawu mulandu, toli simuchita mulawu pe, pesi uli mubetesi.
12 One, is Lawgiver and Judge—He who hath power to save and to destroy; but who art, thou, that judgest thy neighbour?
Ngumwi biyo sikupa mulawu mubetesi. Ngooyo ukonzya kufutula akujaya. Nduweni, iwebo noopa mulalandu kuli simayake nyokwe?
13 Come now! ye that say—Today or To-morrow, we will journey unto this city here, and will spend there a year, and will trade and get gain, —
Muswilizye lino, inywe nimwamba kuti, “sunu kana ijunza tuyonjila muchisi eechi, tukakkale munyaka nkukooko, tukasambale, alimwi tukajane impindu.”
14 Men who are not versed in the morrow—of what sort your life [will be]; for ye are, a vapour—for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!
Ngwani uuzi zitakachitike juunza, alimwi buumi bwako niinzi? Nkambo nduwe sikkunkwe uuboneka kwachiindi chinini mpawo wamwayika.
15 Instead of your saying—If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that;
Anukuti, mwelede kwamba kuti, “Na Mwami kayanda, tulapona alimwi tuchite eechi kana echiya.”
16 Whereas, now, are ye boasting in your pretensions: —All boasting like this, is, wicked,
Pesi lino mulalikankayizya aatala amabambe aanu. Kulikankayizya kuli bobiya konse nkubi.
17 To him, therefore, who knoweth how to be doing, a right thing, and is not doing it, it is, sin, unto him.
Nkinkaako kuli woonse uuzi kuchita kabotu pesi katazichiti, kulinguwe nchoono.
