James 3
1 Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
Toronoo nggare! Atahori hetar rae ranori atahori mamahereꞌ ra. Naa malole! Te misinedꞌa, dei fo Lamatualain paresaꞌ lutu-leloꞌ atahori mana ranori atahori mamahereꞌ ra. De nda sudꞌiꞌ a se bole nanori sa.
2 For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
Basa nggita olaꞌ sala mataꞌ-mataꞌ. Te atahori mana naꞌatataaꞌ nala bafa-maan, fo nda seredꞌedꞌedꞌe sa, ana nauli nahine basa masodꞌan.
3 Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
Conto onaꞌ ndara. Hita bisa lea ndara monaeꞌ suet na fo talalao e tungga hita hihiin.
4 Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
Conto esa fai, ofai a. Anin monaeꞌ fuu naꞌamiminaꞌ ofai a tungga hihiin. Te uli anaꞌ o bisa tao ofai a dꞌalan tungga mana toꞌu uli a hihiin.
5 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
Hita bꞌafan o onaꞌ naa boe. Bafaꞌ a anadikiꞌ te tataon seli tebꞌe! Naa onaꞌ ai mbilaꞌ mbei lalangge nabasaꞌ lasi.
6 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
Bafaꞌ o, onaꞌ ai mbilaꞌ boe. Hita bisa pake bafa tara fo talutu dalaꞌ naeꞌ. Bafa tara bisa tao nalutu masodꞌa tara. Deꞌulakaꞌ hetar sia raefafoꞌ ia, kalua mia atahori bafan. Nitu ra malangga monaen o pake atahori bafan fo nalalao eni ue-tataon. (Geenna g1067)
7 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
Atahori ramamau rita banda fui mata-mataꞌ, banda mananodoꞌ, mbuiꞌ ma uꞌu sia tasi.
8 but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Te nda feꞌe hambu atahori esa namamau nala bafan sa. Te bafaꞌ a, bꞌua deꞌulakaꞌ susa neneneuliꞌ. Onaꞌ raso mana masoꞌ nisi ao-sisiꞌ fo tao nisa atahori.
9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.
No bafaꞌ esa, atahori koa-kio ma rarai-oole. Naa nda nandaa sa! Hita pake bafa tara fo koa-kio Amaꞌ Lamatualain. Ma no bafaꞌ naa boe, hita rarai-oole atahori, fo Lamatuaꞌ naꞌadadꞌiꞌ tungga mata-aon. Saa de taꞌo naa?
10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
Onaꞌ oemataꞌ sa, nda bisa nandali oe minaꞌ no oe masiꞌ lao esaꞌ sa.
12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
Esa fai, ndaꞌe huuꞌ a nda bisa nabꞌoa dafalandu sa. Ma mbelaꞌ nda nabꞌoa bꞌoa anggor sa, to? Te hau a nabꞌoa tungga mata-aon. Onaꞌ hita nda bisa ndui oe minaꞌ mia lifu oe masiꞌ sa.
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
Atahori dudꞌuꞌa malole ma nahine dalaꞌ tungga Lamatuaꞌ hihiin, nda bꞌole koa-bꞌoꞌu aon sa. Te ana bubꞌuluꞌ mahineꞌ naa mia Lamatuaꞌ. Hela fo natudꞌu mahinen, nendiꞌ masodꞌa ndoos na.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
Mete ma ralam mera fo akaꞌ, muꞌututudꞌaꞌ atahori ra, na, Afiꞌ oro-ara mae, ho atahori dudꞌuꞌa maloleꞌ. Naa onaꞌ ho mana peko-lelekoꞌ. Te nesodꞌa taꞌo naa, naa nda naran ‘dudꞌuꞌa maloleꞌ’ sa. Naa, nda onda mia Lamatualain sa, te laoꞌ mia raefafoꞌ. Naa, nandaa neu atahori mana nda fee masodꞌa nara neu Lamatuaꞌ sa. Naa tungga nitu ra dꞌalan.
15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
Te mete ma hambu rala meraꞌ ma netofa-nehuuꞌ, na, hambu nemue-anggiꞌ, ma atahori tao deꞌulakaꞌ mataꞌ-mataꞌ.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Te dudꞌuꞌa maloleꞌ mana onda mia Lamatuaꞌ naa, taꞌo ia: Fefeun ana tao nggita tasodꞌa meumareꞌ. Basa ma hita nda hii netofa sa, hita hii taloe ao tara, taꞌatataaꞌ ma neneeꞌ a. Nenendin tao rala tara malole, hii tulu-fali atahori, nda to heheliꞌ a esa sa, ma nda dea-mata to atahori laen ra sa.
18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Ma atahori mana natudꞌu dꞌala dꞌame nenendin maloleꞌ boe. Naa onaꞌ atahori sela fini, de dodꞌoo ma hambu mbule-bꞌoa maloleꞌ.
