1 PBS He eba japa neelai ua bawe yo elepa tete jafe waeto, lewawa nepara ee. BSB BSB: Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
2 PBS Ja hefe lelepa moto ne memeing, o ohto, romehe moto ing hampu tatang te. BSB BSB: Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
3 PBS Noja tale motoing hi wawato, peanya no ong meme, pepako hete noi pa, rere fata, nememe pepako hanara nya. Jalelepa mefuko ba meme pe. BSB BSB: Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
4 PBS Le, mepake teba jano re ete lehe meme, me mapela bakopa omefa hina fewako te Tata lo keke. BSB BSB: Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
5 PBS Fito we, mepe mepe menaka pofa, jalelepa wa, ne meme ne meme toho nana hupala meme, ong nawo mefa, peanya ba pepe meme meme tejjijite. BSB BSB: You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
6 PBS Me rang befe teba hefe paote, rerepa keing me kenaki ko. BSB BSB: You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
7 PBS Penaya, jopa lala pung eha peko kuu Tata fetele bafea mekapete, keba leheba jale kewako, jana hefe ke lele batoi jana hefe ke lele, nya pung ke kapeko foa pa foma. BSB BSB: Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
8 PBS Ero pung ehape momo hupala mepeko eko, koko kuwale pang Tata telele wale te lalapa. BSB BSB: You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
9 PBS Jopalala popo eleleka, mepa teba kau-e ma kelele kale mekapeto keba keho kewe iite ing, kerule tilu. BSB BSB: Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
10 PBS Jopa lala, mehara mepano, ja fefe lewaetoing, mepepane, mepa pung memape mekape Tata napake piti telaete Tata batike. BSB BSB: Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 PBS Bamua wo, nero koto teba bamua lakete Tata pung hefe ing elona bapoke Ayub pung keke hefefa, kehale Tata pitike, peanya wakoto Tata hupala keke hefe keke hefefa ko. BSB BSB: See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 PBS Peanya, jopalala lelepa ing cang efafa ka, hanara elote petapa, fitowe na, raa pa kepa, haa, bau apa, mepepe, bamua ompa mepopo oh, ura me ari kelokiki ka. BSB BSB: Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
13 PBS Hanara eba kau enoe?Nole kelepa. Hanara ke wenaka faele, hefe peanya jaramena kelele. BSB BSB: Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
15 PBS Lupopo bamua ing, pe mewala hupala hefe peing hefe lewa keba noe ing Tata ke keke etitile. Hanara nole kele ing Tata epi kelelepa epi Tata lele. BSB BSB: And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16 PBS Peanya, ewowo nole eeing, ewako Tata hefe hike kepake jojo lupopo eleko, nehaii. Lupopo jaing bamua tewa ing, nafe pepe bapale wo. BSB BSB: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
17 PBS Elia, kera hana neba wea. Lupopo ja kele, hanara bamua-bamua wo, hanara foa hitete ka. BSB BSB: Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
18 PBS Kampa, lupopo kera lepa peta oa kelapa fau maheto, pari toto jato nato. BSB BSB: Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
19 PBS Jopalala hanara kebau ne, keekelapa teba kau pi teheko, kepoto ing, BSB BSB: My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
20 PBS elolo bau keba ing keleko ketepo ing, kemeto he loma hefe, ke baing Tata epi keke bapa le wo, etefe nepara keke hefefa. BSB BSB: consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
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