1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
1 Xeex yi ak xuloo yi ci seen biir nag, lu leen waral? Xanaa du ci seeni bëgg-bëgg, yiy xeex ci seeni cér?
2Ye 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.
2 Dangeen di mébét waaye dungeen am; dangeen di rey nit, boole ci kiñaan, waaye li ngeen di yóotu, dungeen ko jot; dangeen di xuloo ak a xeex waaye dungeen am dara, ndaxte ñaanuleen Yàlla.
3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
3 Bu ngeen ñaanee sax, dungeen jot dara, ndax yéena ngi ñaan ci naaféq, ngir gën a topp seen nafsu.
4Ye 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.
4 Yéen ñi fecci seen kóllëre ak Yàlla, xanaa xamuleen ne mbëggeelu àddina, mbañeel la fa Yàlla? Ku bëgg a xaritoo ak àddina nag, noonoo nga ak Yàlla.
5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
5 Xanaa yaakaar ngeen ne, Mbind mi day wax cig neen, ci li mu ne: «Yàlla am na mbëggeel gu fiir ci Xel mi mu def ci nun.»
6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
6 Waaye yiwu Yàllaa ko ëpp. Moom la Mbind mi wax ne:«Yàlla dàq na ñi réy,waaye yiwal na ñi woyof.»
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
7 Kon nag wàkkirluleen ci Yàlla, waaye dàqleen Seytaane, te dina daw, ba sore leen.
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
8 Jegeleen Yàlla, mu jege leen. Yéen bàkkaarkat yi, sellal-leen seeni loxo; yéen ñi am xel ñaar, laabal-leen seeni xol.
9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
9 Toroxluleen te naqarlu, bay jooy; defleen seeni ree aw naqar, te seen mbég nekk tiis.
10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
10 Suufeel-leen seen bopp fa kanam Boroom bi, kon dina leen yékkati.
11Speak 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.
11 Yéen bokk yi, buleen ŋàññante. Ku ŋàññ sa moroom mbaa nga ñaaw njort, ba àtte ko, diiŋat nga yoonu Yàlla te àtte ko; ku àtte yoon wi nag sàmmoo ko, waaye danga koo àtte.
12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
12 Kenn rekk mooy tëral yoon, kooku rekk mooy àtte; moo man a musle, moo man a alage. Te sax yaw miy àtte sa bokk yaay kan?
13Go 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:
13 Léegi nag dégluleen, yéen ñiy wax ne: «Tey walla ëllëg dinanu dem ca dëkk sàngam, def fa at, di fa sàkku xaalis ci jula.»
14Whereas 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.
14 Ndax dangeen a xam seen ëllëg? Te luy seen dund? Xanaa cóola doŋŋ luy naaw ci diir bu gàtt, daldi naaxsaay.
15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
15 Lii kay ngeen waroon a wax: «Bu soobee Boroom bi, dinanu dund, tey def nàngam ak nàngam.»
16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
16 Waaye fi mu ne, naagu ngeen bay damu, te damoo noonu baaxul.
17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
17 Kon nag ku xam def lu baax te defoo ko, bàkkaar nga.