Jakobho 3

¹Hama dzangu, musava vadzidzisi vazhinji, zvamunoziva kuti tichatongwa nokupfuvurisa.My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

²Nokuti tinogumburwa tose pazvinhu zvizhinji. Kana munhu asingagumburwi pakutaura, iye munhu wakakwana, unogona kudzora muviri wose vo.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.

³Zvino kana tichiisa matare amabhiza mumiromo yawo, kuti atiterere, tinodzora vo muviri wawo wose.Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

⁴Tarirai magwa makuru, kunyange ari makuru akadai, achidzingwa nemhepo dzinesimba guru, anodzorwa nechidzoreso chiduku duku kwose-kwose nokuda kwomoyo womufambisi wawo.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.

⁵Saizvozvo vo rurimi mutezo muduku, runozvirumbidza zvikuru. Tarirai, moto muduku unotungidza huni zhinji sei!Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

⁶Rurimi moto, rwakaita senyika izere nezvisakarurama; ndizvo zvakaita rurimi pakati pemitezo yedu, runosvibisa muviri wose, runotungidza nzira yose yovupenyu, runotungidzwa irwo neGehena.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.

⁷Nokuti marudzi ose emhuka, neshiri, nezvinokambaira, nezviri mugungwa angapingudzwa, vuye akambopingudzwa navanhu;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:

⁸asi hakunomunhu ungapingudza rurimi; ndicho chinhu chakaipa chinoshanduka-shanduka, chizere nomuti unovuraya.But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

⁹Narwo tinorumbidza Ishe Baba; narwo tinotuka vanhu, vakaitwa nomufananidzo waMwari;Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

¹⁰mumuromo mumwe munobva kurumbidza nokutuka. Hama dzangu, hatifaniri kudaro.Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

¹¹Tsime rinobudisa pachitubu chimwe mvura inonaka neinovava here?Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

¹²Hama dzangu, muvonde ungabereka maorivhi, kana muzambiringa mavonde here? Kunyange nemvura inovava haingabudisi inonaka.Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

¹³Ndiani pakati penyu wakachenjera, wakangwara? Ngaaratidze nomufambire wake wakanaka mabasa ake novunyoro bwovuchenjeri.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.

¹⁴Asi kana munegodo rinovava norukave mumoyo menyu, musazvirumbidza nokurevera zvokwadi nhema.But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

¹⁵Kuchenjera uku hakuburuki kuchibva kumsoro, asi ndokwenyika, kwatakamuka nako, kwomweya wakaipa.This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

¹⁶Nokuti panegodo norukave, ndipo panenyonganiso namabasa ose akaipa.For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

¹⁷Asi kuchenjera, kunobva kumusoro, zvikuru kwakachena, vuye kunorugare, kunyoro, kunoterera, kuzere nengoni nezvibereko zvakanaka, kusingatsauri kusinganyengeri.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.

¹⁸Chibereko chokururama chinodzwarwa parugare navanoita rugare.And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.