Ezekiel 18
1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Yawe alobaki na ngai:
2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
« Bino bato, mpo na nini kati na mokili ya Isalaele bolobaka lisese oyo: ‹ Batata basili kolia bambuma ya vino ya mibesu, kasi minu ya bana nde ekomi ngayi; elakisi nini? ›
3 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, bokotikala lisusu koloba lisese oyo kati na Isalaele te.
4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
Pamba te bato nyonso ya bomoi bazali ya Ngai, ezala tata to mwana, bango mibale bazali ya Ngai; moto oyo akosala masumu, ye moko nde akokufa.
5 Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
Tozwa ndakisa ya moto moko oyo asalaka makambo ya sembo mpe ya alima,
6 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
aliaka te bilei na bisika ya bule ya likolo ya bangomba, atalelaka banzambe ya bikeko ya libota ya Isalaele te, akomisaka mbindo te mwasi ya moninga na ye, asangisaka nzoto te na mwasi oyo azali komona sanza na ye,
7 He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
anyokolaka moto te, azongisaka eloko oyo akangaki na niongo epai ya mokolo na yango, ayibaka te kasi apesaka bilei na ye epai ya moto oyo azali na nzala mpe alatisaka moto oyo azali bolumbu;
8 He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
adefisaka te mpo na kozwa mileki mpe litomba oyo eleka ndelo, abatelaka loboko na ye mpo ete esala mabe te, akataka makambo ya bato mibale na bosembo;
9 He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live,
atosaka bikateli na Ngai mpe abatelaka mibeko na Ngai na bosembo: moto ya lolenge wana nde azali sembo; akozala solo na bomoi, elobi Nkolo Yawe.
10 Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
Kasi soki, ndakisa, moto yango azali na mwana moko ya mobulu, oyo asopaka makila ya bato to asalaka makambo ya ndenge wana,
11 though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.
atako tata na ye asalaki yango te, mwana oyo aliaka na bisika ya bule na likolo ya bangomba, akomisaka mbindo te mwasi ya moninga na ye,
12 He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
anyokolaka mobola mpe moto oyo akelela, ayibaka, azongisaka te eloko oyo akangi na niongo epai ya mokolo na yango, atalelaka banzambe ya bikeko, asalaka makambo ya mbindo,
13 He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
adefisaka mpo na kozwa mileki mpe litomba oyo eleka ndelo; boni, mwana ya lolenge oyo akoki solo kozala na bomoi? Te, akozala na bomoi te! Mpo ete asalaki makambo wana nyonso ya mbindo, basengeli koboma ye, mpe makila na ye ekotangama na moto na ye moko!
14 Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
Kasi soki, ndakisa, mwana yango azali na mwana oyo, atako amonaka masumu nyonso oyo tata na ye asalaka, kasi asalaka ndenge moko te na tata na ye:
15 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
aliaka te bilei na bisika ya bule na likolo ya bangomba mpe atalelaka te banzambe ya bikeko ya libota ya Isalaele, akomisaka mbindo te mwasi ya moninga na ye,
16 He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
anyokolaka moto te, akangaka eloko ya moto te soki adefisi ye niongo, ayibaka te kasi apesaka bilei na ye epai ya moto oyo azali na nzala, alatisaka moto oyo azali bolumbu,
17 He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
abatelaka loboko na ye mpo ete esala masumu te, adefisaka te mpo na kozwa mileki mpe litomba oyo eleka ndelo, abatelaka mibeko mpe atosaka bikateli na Ngai; solo, mwana wana akokufa te mpo na masumu ya tata na ye: akozala solo na bomoi.
18 As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
Ezali tata na ye nde akokufa mpo na masumu na ye moko, pamba te abotolaki bato biloko na makasi, ayibaki ndeko na ye mpe asalaki mabe kati na bato na ye.
19 Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
Bozali koloba: ‹ Mpo na nini mwana amema te ngambo ya bambeba ya tata na ye? › Ezali mpo ete mwana asalaki makambo ya sembo mpe ya alima, abatelaki mpe asalelaki na bokebi bikateli na Ngai nyonso, akozala solo na bomoi.
20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
Moto oyo asali masumu, ye moko nde akokufa. Mwana akomema ngambo ya tata na ye te, mpe tata akomema ngambo ya mwana na ye te. Moto ya sembo akozwa litomba mpo na bosembo na ye, mpe moto mabe akozwa etumbu mpo na mabe na ye.
21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
Kasi soki moto mabe atiki masumu na ye nyonso, soki akomi kotosa bikateli na Ngai nyonso mpe kotambola kolanda bosembo mpe makambo ya alima, akozala solo na bomoi, akokufa te.
22 None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
Mabe moko te oyo asalaki ekotangama lisusu na moto na ye; akozala solo na bomoi mpo na makambo ya sembo oyo azali kosala.
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
Boni, bokanisi penza ete Ngai nasepelaka solo na kufa ya bato mabe, elobi Nkolo Yawe, to nasepelaka te tango batikaka banzela na bango ya mabe mpo ete bazala na bomoi?
24 But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
Kasi soki moto ya sembo atiki bosembo na ye mpe akomi kosala masumu, soki amipesi na makambo nyonso ya mbindo oyo moto mabe asalaka, bokanisi ete akozala solo na bomoi? Bakokanisa lisusu ata te makambo nyonso ya bosembo oyo asalaki. Akokufa solo mpo na bozangi boyengebene na ye mpe mpo na mabe na ye oyo asalaki.
25 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Bozali koloba: ‹ Nzela ya Nkolo ezali sembo te. › Oh libota ya Isalaele, boyoka! Boni, nzela na Ngai ezali sembo te? Ezali banzela na bino te nde ezangi bosembo!
26 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
Soki moto ya sembo atiki bosembo na ye, asali masumu mpe akufi mpo na yango, akufi nde mpo na masumu oyo asali.
27 But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
Kasi soki moto mabe atiki mabe na ye oyo azalaki kosala mpe akomi kosala makambo ya sembo mpe ya alima, abikisi solo bomoi na ye.
28 Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
Lokola asosoli mabe na ye nyonso oyo azalaki kosala mpe atiki yango, akozala solo na bomoi, akokufa te.
29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Libota ya Isalaele ezali koloba: ‹ Nzela ya Nkolo ezali sembo te. › Oh libota ya Isalaele, nzela na Ngai ezali sembo te? Boni, ezali te penza banzela na bino nde ezangi bosembo?
30 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
Mpo na yango, oh libota ya Isalaele, nakosambisa bino, moto na moto kolanda misala na ye, elobi Nkolo Yawe. Bobongwana, botika mabe na bino nyonso mpo ete masumu na bino emema bino na kobebisama te!
31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
Botika mabe na bino nyonso oyo bozalaki kosala; bozwa mitema ya sika mpe molimo ya sika. Mpo na nini bokolinga kokufa, oh libota ya Isalaele?
32 For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
Solo, Ngai nasepelaka na kufa ya moto moko te, elobi Nkolo Yawe. Bobongwana mpe bozala na bomoi! »
