1 PBL Olebai-olebaigu, illa buta ta jongami kadaddi guru oronage miyo madamge inne yitta kahha nuawa enga dakejuda waige ukra karehi bi'kta. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 PBL Yitta tangngada engada jala ta tangnga ngara hada. Nyiba daka ata aika kalwe rayina kajala ta hanewena, nyi'kna ata kabanna, lohho kamakkage pattiwe tangngage tauwuna. BSB BSB: We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
3 PBL Yitta da taudahho rah neddo ta ba jara kadda pikku manono ta yitta, monno yitta wi'kna da angta dahoge badda pahadawe tangngage tauwuna jara. BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 PBL Eta wi'kduyi kapal-kapal, langba talka yidda madakka takka hingnguyi monno nakka goyakaiyi oro rereha kahadda madakka, monno na kapal nanarronni nadde ka ngiddiyi ka hadda marraha, monno na kako dokuge hakabbu atena nadde kangiddiyi. BSB BSB: Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
5 PBL Katauda wi'knage, wuwe kahadda marraha kadana neddo ta tauwu, tabollo lamma na dadiwe banna wu togodi hada-hada aika anana. Etawela ba pirra tauge gallaragge inne rammu na muttuwe oro latti kahadda marraha. BSB BSB: In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
6 PBL Inne lamma tauda dagge latti, wu pannu tana kajapata, paha dauwu ta jonga tangngage tauwu monno nadadiwe banna manyarhawe tangnggage tauwu. Nyiyom natunwe tangngage hadau aroge morhada yitta monno nyiyo dauwu natuyi latti neraka. BSB BSB: The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7 PBL Oroge, ngara dukkada ranga uttana monno kawurna, reptil monno ranga ka morha ta bannu na maupayi monno badda hamaupa bedaddi radde kadadi ata, BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 PBL tabollo walle wudahingmahonna ata kaha maupawe inne lamma. Lamma nyi'kwe kajapata walle nadadi mauwe banna kadannawe, nabannuge kaha wunnu hamate dangnga. BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 PBL Waige lamma yitta dahamma ringnguyi Mori monno Amada yitta, tabollo waige inno yitta wi'kna g=dakka tukkuna ole atada, pahha dadi nai waige hadanai Allah. BSB BSB: With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
10 PBL Wal inne ta bayo kahha mera nahudi madaika monno katukna. Olebai-olebaigu, doku kagge walle tauda da'kmage inna. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 PBL Nadadikawe inne wu mata we banna pahuna we kamma gallo monno we kapaddu naha merayi hudi? BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 PBL Olebai-olebaigu, na dadikawe yayu ara banna wuna zaitun; lohho pu anggur banna wuna ara? Tauda wi'knage, mata we kamahna walle nadadimauwe banna huwalge we kamma yaggala. BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 PBL Iyadakayi ta jongam miyo kamang angta tada monno hangaddanna? Waige hada kamma yanna kinna, nyiyo nahha tingngo dahoge ngara dukkdi kamawu monno angta tada. BSB BSB: Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
14 PBL Tanyiduwe, nyi miyo bam kolege kaw ate nabannuge kapaddu monno kama'kna kawutogo neddo larta atemu, illam kabobuka monno illam kawohhoka bam gabbage katena. BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 PBL Angta tada kataudana inno walle kaburru mawe wal dete, tabollo walta tapannu tana, walle walta morha hatena mawe, monno kajapatawe. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 PBL Nyi badaka kawi ta ate monno kama'kna kawutogo, neddo yoda'kna hadau dage makaura monno hagala harayi kajapata. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 PBL Inne angta tada ka amna wal dete, bai bu kallage na murrahawe, mawu maloya, mabuggera, nabannunni mila ate manawara, wallena watte-watteka'kma, monno walle nadahha mata detema. BSB BSB: But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
18 PBL Wuge katena pahabbarawe ta moli radde yidda kamoli. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.