James 3 - Listen Online

¹ ẸNYIN ará mi, ẹ máṣe jẹ olukọni pipọ, ki ẹnyin ki o mọ̀ pe awa ni yio jẹbi ju.

¹ My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

² Nitori ninu ohun pipọ ni gbogbo wa nṣì i ṣe. Bi ẹnikan kò ba ṣì i ṣe ninu ọ̀rọ, on na li ẹni pipé, on li o si le kó gbogbo ara ni ijanu.

² For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

³ Bi a bá si fi ijanu bọ̀ ẹṣin li ẹnu, ki nwọn ki o le gbọ́ ti wa, gbogbo ara wọn li awa si nyi kiri pẹlu.

³ Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

⁴ Kiyesi awọn ọkọ̀ pẹlu, bi nwọn ti tobi to nì, ti a si nti ọwọ ẹfũfu lile gbá kiri, itọkọ̀ kekere li a fi ndari wọn kiri, sibikibi ti o bá wù ẹniti ntọ́ ọkọ̀.

⁴ Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

⁵ Bẹ̃ pẹlu li ahọn jẹ ẹ̀ya kekere, o si nfọnnu ohun nla. Wo igi nla ti iná kekere nsun jóna!

⁵ Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

⁶ Iná si ni ahọ́n, aiye ẹ̀ṣẹ si ni: li arin awọn ẹ̀ya ara wa, li ahọn ti mba gbogbo ara jẹ́ ti o si ntinabọ ipa aiye wa; ọrun apãdi si ntinabọ on na.

⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

⁷ Nitori olukuluku ẹda ẹranko, ati ti ẹiyẹ, ati ti ejò, ati ti ohun ti mbẹ li okun, li a ntù loju, ti a si ti tù loju lati ọwọ ẹda enia wá.

⁷ For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

⁸ Ṣugbọn ahọn li ẹnikẹni kò le tù loju; ohun buburu alaigbọran ni, o kún fun oró iku ti ipa-ni.

⁸ But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

⁹ On li awa fi nyìn Oluwa ati Baba, on li a si fi mbú enia, ti a dá li aworan Ọlọrun.

⁹ Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

¹⁰ Lati ẹnu kanna ni iyìn ati ẽbú ti njade. Ẹnyin ará mi, nkan wọnyi kò yẹ ki o ri bẹ̃.

¹⁰ Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

¹¹ Orisun a ha mã sun omi tutù ati omiró jade lati ojusun kanna wá bi?

¹¹ Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

¹² Ẹnyin ará mi, igi ọpọtọ ha le so eso olifi bi? tabi ajara le so eso ọpọtọ? bẹ̃li orisun kan kò le sun omiró ati omi tutù.

¹² Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

¹³ Tali o gbọ́n ti o si ni imọ̀ ninu nyin? ẹ jẹ ki o fi iṣẹ rẹ̀ hàn nipa ìwa rere, nipa ìwa tutù ti ọgbọn.

¹³ Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

¹⁴ Ṣugbọn bi ẹnyin ba ni owú kikorò ati ìja li ọkàn nyin, ẹ máṣe ṣeféfe, ẹ má si ṣeke si otitọ.

¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

¹⁵ Ọgbọ́n yi ki iṣe eyiti o ti oke sọkalẹ wá, ṣugbọn ti aiye ni, ti ara ni, ti ẹmí èṣu ni.

¹⁵ This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

¹⁶ Nitori ibiti owú on ìja bá gbé wà, nibẹ̀ ni rudurudu ati iṣẹ buburu gbogbo wà.

¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

¹⁷ Ṣugbọn ọgbọ́n ti o ti oke wá, a kọ́ mọ́, a si ni alafia, a ni ipamọra, kì isí iṣoro lati bẹ̀, a kún fun ãnu ati fun eso rere, li aisi ègbè, ati laisi agabagebe.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁸ Eso ododo li a ngbìn li alafia fun awọn ti nṣiṣẹ alafia.

¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.