Ama cʼalluta cacharichijchu
1Ñuca huauquicuna, ama achcacuna Diospaj Shimita yachachijcuna tucuichijchu. Yachachijcunami ashtahuan sinchita juchachishca cashun. 2Tucuicunami tauca cutin ima shinapish llaquichinchijlla. Maijanpish pita shimihuan mana llaquichijca, ña mana pandarij runami. Paipaj tucui aichatapish ña jarcari tucunmi.
3Riquichij, ñucanchijta caballocuna caźuchunca, frenotami shimipi amullichinchij. Chashnami, ñucanchij maiman risha nishcaman pushanchijlla. 4Barcocunatapish ricushpa yuyarichij: Jatun cajpipish, achca huaira jatarishpa caiman chaiman cuyuchijpipish, barcota purichij runaca shuj uchilla caspillahuanmi, pai maiman pushasha nishcaman pushanlla. 5Chashnallataj cʼallupish, ñucanchij aichapica uchillami. Uchilla cashpapish, ima imatapish yallihuan rimarinllami. ¡Chashnallataj ashalla ninapish, jatun sachata tucui rupachinllami! 6Cʼalluca, chai nina shinamari. Tucui laya millaita rimarinllamari. Ñucanchij aichapi tiyaj cʼallumi, ñucanchijtaca mapayachin. Cʼalluca ucu pacha nina shina cashpami, rupachicuj shina tucui cuerpota mapayachin.
7Gentecunaca, tucui laya sacha animalcunatapish, pajarocunatapish, culebracunatapish, mama cuchapi tiyaj animalcunatapish mansoyachi tucunmi. Manchanayaj quita animalcunatami mansoyachishca. 8Chashna rurashpapish cʼallutaca, pi mana caźuchi tucunchu. Cʼalluca, pipish ima shina mana jarcaipaj millaimi, huañuchij venenohuan jundami.
9Chai cʼallullahuantajmi Yaya Diostaca, ‘Allimari cangui’ ninchij. Chaillahuantajmi, Taita Dios Paiman rijchajta rurashca gentecunataca, imapish tucushca alli canman ninchij. 10Chai shimillahuantajmi allitapish, mana allitapish rimanchij. Ñuca huauquicuna, chashnaca manamari allichu. 11Shuj pugyullamanta mishqui yacupish, jayaj yacupish mana llujshi tucunchu. 12Ñuca huauquicunalla, ¿higo yuraca, aceiteta capina granota pʼucui tucunchu? ¿Uvas yurapish higo granota pʼucui tucunchu? Chashnallataj, ¿shuj pugyullamanta cachi yacupish, mishqui yacupish llujshi tucunchu?
Taita Dios cushca yachaica ima mapa illajmi
13Cancunapuramantaca, ¿maijantaj alli yachaj, alli yuyaiyuj canguichij? Maijanpish chashna cashpaca, pai alli shunguyuj yachaisapa cashcataca alli causashpa, allita rurashpa ricuchichun. 14Ashtahuanpish jayaj yuyaihuan yanganchinacushpa, shungullapi achcata pʼiñarishpa huañuricushpaca, ‘Ñucamari alli yachaj cani’ ama nirichijchu. Chashna rurashpaca, cashcata yachachishcatamari llullapi surcunguichij. 15Chashna yuyaitaca, Diosca mana cunchu. Chaica, cai pacha aichamanta llujshij yuyaillami, diablo cushca yuyaillami. 16Yanganchinacushpa, mitsanacuilla tiyajpica, pʼiñanacushpa llaquichinacuillami jatarin.
17Ashtahuanpish Dios cushca yachaica, puntaca chuyami, chaipaj huashaca alli tucunacuipi churajmi. Shinallataj cʼuyaj, alli shungu, pitapish llaquij, allita ruraj canata yachachijmi. Ishqui yuyai purinata, mishqui shimi jayaj shungu canataca mana yachachinchu. 18Maijanpish tarpuj shina, imatapish cashcata rurashpa, sumajta causajca, tarpushcamanta granota tandaj shinami sumaj causaita japinga.
Control What You Say
1My brothers and sisters, most of you shouldn’t become teachers. That’s because you know that those of us who teach will be held more accountable. 2All of us get tripped up in many ways. Suppose someone is never wrong in what they say. Then they are perfect. They are able to keep their whole body under control.
3We put a small piece of metal in the mouth of a horse to make it obey us. We can control the whole animal with it. 4And how about ships? They are very big. They are driven along by strong winds. But they are steered by a very small rudder. It makes them go where the captain wants to go. 5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of a person’s body. But it talks big. Think about how a small spark can set a big forest on fire. 6The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.
7People have tamed all kinds of wild animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures. And they still tame them. 8But no one can tame the tongue. It is an evil thing that never rests. It is full of deadly poison.
9With our tongues we praise our Lord and Father. With our tongues we curse people. We do it even though people have been created to be like God. 10Praise and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, it shouldn’t be this way. 11Can fresh water and salt water flow out of the same spring? 12My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree produce olives? Can a grapevine produce figs? Of course not. And a saltwater spring can’t produce fresh water either.
Two Kinds of Wisdom
13Is anyone among you wise and understanding? That person should show it by living a good life. A wise person isn’t proud when they do good deeds. 14But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Then don’t brag about it. And don’t say no to the truth. 15Wisdom like this doesn’t come down from heaven. It belongs to the earth. It doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit. It comes from the devil. 16Are you jealous? Are you concerned only about getting ahead? Then your life will be a mess. You will be doing all kinds of evil things.
17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That’s the most important thing about it. And that’s not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn’t pretend to be what it is not. 18Those who make peace plant it like a seed. They will harvest a crop of right living.
