1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2For 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. 3Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4Behold 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. 5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6And 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. 7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 11Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17But 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. 18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Okufuga olulimi
1Abooluganda, abayigiriza tebasaanye kubeera bangi mu mmwe, kubanga mukimanyi nga ffe tulisalirwa omusango munene okusinga abalala. 23:2 a 1Bk 8:46; Yak 2:10 b 1Pe 3:10 c Mat 12:37 d Yak 1:26Ffenna tusobya mu ngeri nnyingi. Omuntu yenna atasobya mu kwogera, aba muntu eyatuukirira, asobola okufuga omubiri gwe gwonna.
33:3 Zab 32:9Tuyinza okufuga embalaasi ne tugikozesa kye twagala olw’ebyuma bye tuba tutadde mu kamwa kaayo. 4Era n’enkasi entono esobola okukyusa ekyombo ekinene ennyo n’ekiraza omugoba waakyo gy’ayagala, newaakubadde ng’empewo ekisindika ebeera ya maanyi mangi. 53:5 Zab 12:3, 4N’olulimi bwe lutyo, newaakubadde nga kantu katono, lwenyumiriza nnyo. Akaliro akatono kasobola okukoleeza ekibira ekinene ne kiggya. 63:6 a Nge 16:27 b Mat 15:11, 18, 19Olulimi nalwo muliro. Lujjudde obutali butuukirivu bungi okusinga ebitundu ebirala eby’omubiri gwaffe. Lwo omuliro luguggya mu ggeyeena, ne lulyoka lukoleeza omubiri gw’omuntu gwonna ne gwaka ng’oluyiira okumutuusa mu kuzikirira.
7Abantu, ebisolo ebya buli ngeri n’ennyonyi, n’ebyekulula, era n’eby’omu nnyanja basobola okubiyigiriza ne babifuga, 83:8 Zab 140:3; Bar 3:13naye tewali muntu n’omu asobola kufuga lulimi. Terufugika era lubi nnyo, lujjudde obutwa obuttirawo.
93:9 Lub 1:26, 27; 1Ko 11:7Olulimi tulukozesa okutendereza Mukama era Kitaffe, ate era lwe tukolimiza abantu abaatondebwa mu kifaananyi kya Katonda. 10Mu kamwa ke kamu ne muvaamu okutendereza n’okukolima. Abooluganda, kino si bwe kyandibadde bwe kityo! 11Ensulo y’emu eyinza okuvaamu amazzi agawoomerera n’agakaawa? 123:12 Mat 7:16Abooluganda omutiini guyinza okubala ezeyituuni, oba omuzabbibu okubala ettiini? Bw’etyo n’ensulo y’emu teyinza kuvaamu mazzi ga munnyo na gawoomerera.
Amagezi agava mu ggulu
133:13 Yak 2:18Ani alina amagezi n’okutegeera mu mmwe? Kale abiragirenga mu mpisa ze ennungi ng’akola ebikolwa eby’obwetoowaze eby’amagezi. 143:14 a nny 16 b Yak 5:19Bwe muba n’omutima omukyayi ogujjudde n’obuggya, era nga mwefaako mwekka, temusaanidde kwewaana na kulimba nga mukontana n’amazima. 153:15 a Yak 1:17 b 1Ti 4:1Kubanga amagezi ng’ago tegava eri Katonda mu ggulu wabula ga ku nsi, era si ga mwoyo wazira ga Setaani. 16Kubanga buli awabeera obuggya n’okwefaako wekka, wabeerawo okutabukatabuka era n’ebikolwa ebirala ebibi byonna.
173:17 a 1Ko 2:6 b Luk 6:36 c Bar 12:9Naye amagezi agava mu ggulu okusooka byonna malongoofu, era ga mirembe, gafaayo ku bantu abalala, mawulize, gajjudde okusaasira n’ebibala ebirungi, tegasosola mu bantu, era si gannanfuusi. 183:18 Nge 11:18; Is 32:17Era ekibala eky’obutuukirivu kiva mu abo abakolerera emirembe.
