Yakobo 5
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Na sasa sikilizeni enyi matajiri! Lieni na kuomboleza kwa sababu ya taabu zitakazowajieni.
1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
2Mali zenu zimeoza, na nguo zenu zimeliwa na nondo.
2Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
3Dhahabu yenu na fedha vimeota kutu, na kutu hiyo itakuwa ushahidi dhidi yenu, nayo itakula miili yenu kama vile moto. Ninyi mmejilundikia mali katika siku hizi za mwisho!
3Your 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.
4Hamkuwalipa mishahara watumishi waliofanya kazi katika mashamba yenu. Sikilizeni malalamiko yao! Kilio cha hao wanaovuna mashamba yenu kimefika masikioni mwa Bwana, Mwenye Nguvu.
4Look, 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.
5Mmeishi duniani maisha ya kujifurahisha na ya anasa. Mmejinenepesha tayari kwa siku ya kuchinjwa.
5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
6Mmemhukumu na kumwua mtu asiye na hatia, naye hakuwapigeni.
6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
7Basi, ndugu zangu, muwe na subira mpaka Bwana atakapokuja. Tazameni mkulima anavyongoja kwa subira mimea yake itoe mavuno mazuri. Yeye hungojea kwa subira mvua za masika na za vuli.
7Be 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.
8Nanyi pia mnapaswa kuwa na subira; imarisheni mioyo yenu, maana siku ya kuja kwake Bwana inakaribia.
8You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
9Ndugu zangu, msinung'unikiane ninyi kwa ninyi msije mkahukumiwa na Mungu. Hakimu yu karibu, tayari kuingia.
9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
10Ndugu, mkitaka kuona mfano wa subira na uvumilivu katika mateso, fikirini juu ya manabii ambao walinena kwa jina la Bwana.
10Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11Tunawaita hao wenye heri kwa sababu walivumilia. Mmesikia habari za uvumilivu wa Yobu, na mnajua jinsi Bwana alivyomtendea mwishoni. Maana Bwana amejaa huruma na rehema.
11See 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.
12Zaidi ya hayo yote, ndugu zangu, msiape kwa mbingu, wala kwa dunia, wala kwa kitu kingine chochote. Semeni “Ndiyo” kama maana yenu ni ndiyo, na “La” kama maana yenu ni la, na hapo hamtahukumiwa na Mungu.
12Above 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.
13Je, pana mtu yeyote miongoni mwenu aliye na shida? Anapaswa kusali. Je, yuko mwenye furaha? Anapaswa kuimba nyimbo za sifa.
13Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
14Je, yuko mgonjwa kati yenu? Anapaswa kuwaita wazee wa kanisa, nao watamwombea na kumpaka mafuta kwa jina la Bwana.
14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15Wakiomba kwa imani mgonjwa ataponyeshwa; Bwana atampatia nafuu, na dhambi alizotenda zitaondolewa.
15And 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.
16Basi, ungamanianeni dhambi zenu, na ombeaneni, ili mpate kuponywa. Sala ya mtu mwema ina nguvu ya kutenda mengi.
16Therefore 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.
17Eliya alikuwa binadamu kama sisi. Aliomba kwa moyo mvua isinyeshe, nayo haikunyesha nchini kwa muda wa miaka mitatu na miezi sita.
17Elijah 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.
18Kisha akaomba tena, mvua ikanyesha kutoka angani na nchi ikatoa mazao yake.
18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
19Ndugu zangu, mmoja wenu akipotoka kuhusu ukweli, na mwingine akamrudisha,
19My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
20fahamuni kwamba, huyo anayemrudisha mwenye dhambi kutoka njia yake ya upotovu, ataiokoa roho yake kutoka kifo, na dhambi nyingi zitaondolewa.
20consider 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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