1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Vita vyatoka wapi, na mapigano yaliyoko kati yenu yatoka wapi? Si humu, katika tamaa zenu zifanyazo vita katika viungo vyenu?
2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Mwatamani, wala hamna kitu, mwaua na kuona wivu, wala hamwezi kupata. Mwafanya vita na kupigana, wala hamna kitu kwa kuwa hamwombi!
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Hata mwaomba, wala hampati kwa sababu mwaomba vibaya, ili mvitumie kwa tamaa zenu.
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Enyi wazinzi, hamjui ya kwamba kuwa rafiki wa dunia ni kuwa adui wa Mungu? Basi kila atakaye kuwa rafiki wa dunia hujifanya kuwa adui wa Mungu.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Au mwadhani ya kwamba maandiko yasema bure? Huyo Roho akaaye ndani yetu hututamani kiasi cha kuona wivu?
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Lakini hutujalia sisi neema iliyozidi; kwa hiyo husema, Mungu huwapinga wajikuzao, bali huwapa neema wanyenyekevu.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Basi mtiini Mungu. Mpingeni Shetani, naye atawakimbia.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Mkaribieni Mungu, naye atawakaribia ninyi. Itakaseni mikono yenu, enyi wenye dhambi, na kuisafisha mioyo yenu, enyi wenye nia mbili.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Huzunikeni na kuomboleza na kulia. Kucheka kwenu na kugeuzwe kuwa kuomboleza, na furaha yenu kuwa hamu.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Jidhilini mbele za Bwana, naye atawakuza.
11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Ndugu, msisingiziane; amsingiziaye ndugu yake, au kumhukumu ndugu yake, huisingizia sheria na kuihukumu sheria. Lakini ukiihukumu sheria, huwi mtenda sheria, bali umekuwa hakimu.
12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Mtoa sheria na mwenye kuhukumu ni mmoja tu, ndiye awezaye kuokoa na kuangamiza. U nani wewe umhukumuye mtu mwingine?
13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Haya basi, ninyi msemao, Leo au kesho tutaingia katika mji fulani na kukaa humo mwaka mzima, na kufanya biashara na kupata faida;
14 whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
walakini hamjui yatakayokuwako kesho. Uzima wenu ni nini? Maana ninyi ni mvuke uonekanao kwa kitambo, kisha hutoweka.
15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Badala ya kusema, Bwana akipenda, tutakuwa hai na kufanya hivi au hivi.
16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Lakini sasa mwajisifu katika majivuno yenu; kujisifu kote kwa namna hii ni kubaya.
17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Basi yeye ajuaye kutenda mema, wala hayatendi, kwake huyo ni dhambi.
