¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

¹ Ay, Yakuba, ay ya Irikoy da Rabbi Yesu Almasihu bannya no. Ay go ga tira wo hantum dumi way cindi hinka se kaŋ yaŋ go say-sayante ndunnya ra. Ay go g'araŋ fo.

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.

²Count it all joy, my brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” , when you fall into various temptations,

² Ay nya-izey, waati kaŋ taabi waani-waani du araŋ, araŋ m'a lasaabu farhã toonante,

²Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

³knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

³ zama araŋ ga bay kaŋ araŋ cimbeero gosiyaŋ ga kande suuru.

³Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

⁴Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

⁴ Wa naŋ suuro ma nga goyo toonandi mo, zama araŋ ma bara toonante yaŋ da timmante yaŋ, kaŋ si jaŋ hay kulu.

⁴And let patience have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

⁵But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

⁵ Amma d'araŋ ra boro fo jaŋ laakal, a ma ŋwaaray Irikoy gaa, kaŋ ga boro kulu no da baayaŋ, kaŋ si deeni mo. A g'a no bora se.

⁵But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

⁶But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

⁶ Amma a ma ŋwaaray da cimbeeri, a ma si sikka baa kayna. Zama sikkante wo ga hima teeku bonday kaŋ haw goono ga faaru k'a tunkufa.

⁶But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

⁷For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

⁷ Bora din dumi ma si tammahã hala nga ga du hay fo Rabbi do,

⁷For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;

⁸He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

⁸ za kaŋ bine-hinka-koy no, kaŋ si kay nga fondey kulu ra.

⁸a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

⁹But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;

⁹ Nya-ize talka ma farhã nga beera ra.

⁹But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:

¹⁰and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

¹⁰ Amma nya-ize arzakante ma farhã nga kaynandiyaŋo ra, zama a ga bisa sanda subu boosi cine.

¹⁰and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

¹¹For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

¹¹ Zama wayna ga fun da nga haw konna ka subo koogandi, a booso ga kaŋ, a booriyaŋo mo ga halaci. Yaadin mo no arzakante ga daray d'a nga muraadey ra.

¹¹For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.

¹²Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

¹² Albarkante no boro kaŋ ga suuru taabi ra, zama waati kaŋ a ciya yaddante, a ga du fundi boŋtobay kaŋ Irikoy n'a alkawli sambu ka ne nga ga no borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ba nga se.

¹²Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him.

¹³Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

¹³ Waati kaŋ boro du siyaŋ, boro ma si ne: «Irikoy do no ay siyaŋo fun.» Zama i si hin ka Irikoy si da hari laalo, nga bumbo mo si boro kulu si.

¹³Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

¹⁴But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

¹⁴ Amma boro ga du siyaŋ waati kaŋ ni ibaay laaley ga ni candi ka te ni se kumsay.

¹⁴but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

¹⁵Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

¹⁵ Waati din gaa no ni ibaay laaley ga te gunde ka zunubi hay. Zunubi mo, d'a beeri ka zaada, a ga kande buuyaŋ.

¹⁵Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

¹⁶Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.

¹⁶ Ay nya-izey, ay baakoy, wa si araŋ boŋ darandi.

¹⁶Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.

¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

¹⁷ Nooyaŋ hanno nda nooyaŋ toonante kulu, beene no i ga fun, Irikoy kaŋ ti kaari kulu Baabo do, kaŋ do bareyaŋ si no wala bareyaŋ biya.

¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

¹⁸Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

¹⁸ Nga bumbo miila do no a n'iri hay hayyaŋ taji cimi sanno do, zama iri ma bara danga nga takaharey boŋ-jina.

¹⁸Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

¹⁹So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

¹⁹ Wa fongu woone gaa, ay nya-izey, ay baakoy. Boro kulu ma waasu ka maa, day a ma si waasu sanni ciyaŋ gaa, a bine ma si waasu ka tun mo.

¹⁹Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

²⁰for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

²⁰ Zama boro bine tunyaŋ si Irikoy adilitaray goyo te.

²⁰for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

²¹Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls or, preserve your life. .

²¹ Woodin sabbay se mo araŋ ma ziibi kulu nda laala kaŋ baa kulu kaa. Lalabu ra araŋ ma yadda nda sanni kaŋ i duma araŋ ra, kaŋ gonda dabari k'araŋ fundey faaba.

²¹Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

²²But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

²² Amma araŋ ma bara _Irikoy|_ sanno ganakoyaŋ, manti a maakoyaŋ hinne bo, zama nda yaadin no, araŋ goono g'araŋ boŋ halli.

²²But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

²³For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;

²³ Zama boro kulu kaŋ ga maa _Irikoy|_ sanno, nga no bora mana ciya a ganako, a ga hima danga boro kaŋ goono ga nga moyduma alhaalo guna diji ra.

²³For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:

²⁴for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

²⁴ A ma nga boŋ guna ka dira, amma sahãadin-sahãadin no a ga dinya nga moyduma alhaalo gaa.

²⁴for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

²⁵But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

²⁵ Amma bora kaŋ goono ga mo sinji asariya toonanta gaa, asariya kaŋ ga burcinandi, a ga soobay ka woodin te mo, bora din wo manti maako no kaŋ goono ga dinya, amma teeko no kaŋ goono ga goy. Nga wo ga ciya albarkante nga goyo ra.

²⁵But he that looketh into the perfect law, the [law] of liberty, and [so] continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

²⁶If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

²⁶ Boro kulu kaŋ ga tammahã nga ya diina ganako no, nga no bora si hin ka nga meyo gaay, amma a goono ga nga boŋ halli, bora din diina ya yaamo no.

²⁶If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

²⁷Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

²⁷ Diina hanno kaŋ sinda ziibi Baaba Irikoy jine no ga ti: boro ma alatuumey da wayborey kaŋ kurnyey bu kunfa ngey kankamey ra, a ma nga boŋ gaay mo hal a ma si furo ndunnya ziibi ra.

²⁷Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep oneself unspotted from the world.