1 PBS KowenYakobus, iji Yakbus, hamba Allah ai taweno Yesus Kristus, weo sabuin sean waidinum suku iri raora wenaban. BSB BSB: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
2 PBS Isa mambearao-mambearao, kanini anda enta kowe parita, weo wayakari iri topan ai. BSB BSB: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
3 PBS Weo waen, weo fo tatoa ine iman ia weno fomatuko. BSB BSB: because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
4 PBS Weo matuwe fowe man fomatu, inamu wawe kowi taweno fomatuko inamu yaya pari iwaya. BSB BSB: Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
6 PBS Faikera fonade we ai iri iman, taweno no kiari nai parita weo raro watan enawi wokiari masai kanini anea man, fofamombena werani-werani we wonita we sowarea re iri yoar ai. BSB BSB: But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
7 PBS Rarowowaran wowareamo warebai iwaya weo fo anda enta seyobkawe iri sen ai. BSB BSB: That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
8 PBS Weo raro watan anoanaf waidinum fono maninum indowen. BSB BSB: He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 PBS Kowe weo mambearao wono iri tawaww wo faraise weo wonunu toa iri tainai. BSB BSB: The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
10 PBS Taweno Rarowatan afia anda farum foruran tawawa fo maneneambe kani arambui bu. BSB BSB: But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
11 PBS Weo uma fotira iri afia mamawan ai fo arambui we fawe samamoran, fomemo bu foruran taweno afia kowe fono, anawein kanini rarowatan afia anda farum. BSB BSB: For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
12 PBS Kowe parita weo rarowotan no wo matu iri tatofan ai, weo wo matu iri tatowawe, weo fo matu iri tatoawe, fosyobuawe mahkota kowe weo Allah farirer ai weo are warea fokowe we ai. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
14 PBS Inamo rarowatan entawe-entawe fatofan iri afia fokai saiwe weo takasimu fabit. BSB BSB: But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
15 PBS Tawenao weo fokaiwe tu fosasari awawa weo sasari fo matu fo kakai awawa. BSB BSB: Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 PBS Okowe mambearao-mambearao rao masai, ikiari waya. BSB BSB: Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 PBS Andani we kowi taweno andani wekowi mai fore iri boni, forufan iri aita randimit tefa; iri wei afia anananam indowen weo waniwan. BSB BSB: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
18 PBS Iri afisaiwe fasawe weo ayaw mamaran tuawe, inamu yamaino fowe ainawo andoi iri andama fanari tafa. BSB BSB: He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
19 PBS Weo mambearao-mambearao okowe masai nomemen ayawoso weo rarowatan enta waikera wonaun, inamo faikera fayawe indowen, taweno faikera fowwawe indowen. BSB BSB: My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
20 PBS Weo rarowatan wouwawe fo keselamatan anasi dowen. BSB BSB: for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
21 PBS Anaweimo nokabea andani fo kakai taweno fosaw farum we no iyar iri manua fanau mamaran weo fitifu iri nanoanaf ai, we fo kuasa fonananam aowe stamat. BSB BSB: Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
22 PBS Inamo wao mamaran awuwu we wiro wanaun weai me; weo anaweain dowen waweo diri tofan saiwe. BSB BSB: Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
23 PBS Weo enta fonaun ter weo wanari weain indowen wemo kanini rarowatan famun en iri kasinai. BSB BSB: For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
24 PBS Ararafan fanum eni, afi foto arao famemen idowenta ana weronim amun ai. BSB BSB: and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25 PBS Ianamo warea foensauan hukum fomai, weo hukum fo rarowatan masawaya, taweno fo iyarmatu iri ua ai, intora wiro naun aiweta memen indowen, inamo tuawe nari kanini, wemo fokawe iri andani fowei. BSB BSB: But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
26 PBS Weo enta fare afimo fo sambayang, inamo awanana fatawau indowen, fa tatofan saiwe, wemo funoma fo sambayang. BSB BSB: If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
27 PBS Sambayang fokowe fokakai indowen iri Allah, yamana aita wemo awata taweno kaboni-kaboni masai, taweno wanani sawan enawi saiwe wokakai indowen iri weo nu ai. BSB BSB: Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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