Hebrews 11
1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
Nzokande kondima ezali ndanga ya kozwa biloko oyo tozali kolikya epai ya Nzambe, mpe kobika lokola nde tosili kozwa biloko yango atako tozali komona yango te.
2 This is why the ancients were commended.
Ezali mpo na kondima nde Nzambe asepelaki na bato ya kala.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (aiōn g165)
Ezali na kondima nde tososolaka ete mokili esalemaki na nzela ya Liloba na Nzambe, mpe ete biloko oyo emonanaka esalemaki na nzela ya biloko oyo emonanaka te. (aiōn g165)
4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
Mpo na kondima, Abele abonzelaki Nzambe mbeka ya malamu koleka oyo ya Kayina. Mpo na kondima, Nzambe atatolaki na tina na ye ete azali moto ya sembo, pamba te Nzambe andimaki makabo na ye. Mpo na kondima, Abele alobaka kino lelo atako asila kokufa.
5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
Mpo na kondima, Enoki amemamaki kino epai ya Nzambe. Boye, atikalaki komona kufa te. Bamonaki ye lisusu te, pamba te Nzambe azwaki ye. Liboso na Enoki konetolama, Makomi etatolaki na tina na ye ete asepelisaki Nzambe.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Nzokande, moto moko te akoki kosepelisa Nzambe soki azangi kondima, pamba te moto oyo azali kopusana pene ya Nzambe asengeli kondima ete Nzambe azali mpe afutaka bato oyo balukaka Ye.
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Mpo na kondima, Noa atosaki Nzambe mpe atongaki masuwa mpo na lobiko ya libota na ye, sima na ye koyoka makebisi ya Nzambe na tina na makambo oyo ezalaki nanu komonana te. Mpo na kondima, Noa amonisaki mabe ya mokili mpe akomaki mokitani ya bosembo oyo ezwamaka na nzela ya kondima.
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
Mpo na kondima, Abrayami atosaki Nzambe oyo abengaki ye mpe atindaki ye kokende na mokili oyo asengelaki kozwa na sima lokola libula. Atosaki mpe akendeki atako ayebaki te epai azalaki kokende.
9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
Mpo na kondima, avandaki lokola mopaya kati na mokili oyo Nzambe alakaki ye; azalaki kovanda na bandako ya kapo lokola Izaki mpe Jakobi oyo mpe bazwaki elaka ya ndenge moko na ye.
10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
Pamba te Abrayami azalaki kozela engumba oyo ezali na miboko oyo ebukanaka te, engumba oyo Ye moko Nzambe azali Mobongisi mpe Motongi na yango.
11 By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
Mpo na kondima, Sara mpe azwaki makoki ya komema zemi atako mibu na ye ya kobota esilaki koleka wuta kala, pamba te andimaki ete Ye oyo apesaki ye elaka akosaka te.
12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
Yango wana, wuta na moto oyo akomaki mpaka mpe pene ya kokufa, bato babotamaki ebele penza lokola minzoto ya likolo mpe lokola zelo ya libongo ya ebale, oyo bakoki kutu kotanga te.
13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Bato nyonso wana bakufaki kati na kondima mpe batikalaki kozwa te biloko oyo Nzambe alakaki bango, kasi bamonaki yango kaka na mosika mpe bapesaki yango mbote. Bandimaki ete bazali solo bapaya mpe baleki nzela kati na mokili.
14 Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
Bato oyo balobaka ete bazali bapaya mpe baleki nzela kati na mokili batalisaka polele ete bazali koluka mokili na bango.
15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
Mpe soki bakanisaki mokili oyo batikaki, mbele balingaki kozonga lisusu kuna.
16 Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Kasi sik’oyo bazali koluka mokili ya kitoko penza, elingi koloba mokili ya Likolo. Yango wana Nzambe azalaka na soni te tango babengaka Ye « Nzambe na bango, » pamba te abongisela bango engumba moko ya kitoko.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
Mpo na kondima, Abrayami akabaki Izaki lokola mbeka tango Nzambe amekaki ye motema; amilengelaki mpo na kokaba mwana na ye wana kaka moko, atako azalaki na elaka.
18 even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Nzambe alobaki na ye: « Ezali na nzela ya Izaki nde okozwa bakitani. »
19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
Abrayami azalaki na elikya ete Nzambe azali na makoki ya kosekwisa Izaki longwa na bakufi, yango wana Nzambe azongiselaki ye mwana na ye: yango ezalaki kaka elilingi.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.
Mpo na kondima, Izaki apambolaki Jakobi mpe Ezawu mpo na lolenge ya bomoi oyo basengelaki kobika na mikolo oyo esengelaki koya.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
Mpo na kondima, wana Jakobi akomaki pene ya kokufa, apambolaki mwana moko na moko ya Jozefi mpe agumbamaki na koyekamela songe ya lingenda.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
Mpo na kondima, wana Jozefi akomaki na suka ya bomoi na ye, asakolaki kobima ya bana ya Isalaele longwa na Ejipito mpe apesaki mitindo na tina na mikuwa na ye.
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
Mpo na kondima, baboti ya Moyize babombaki mwana na bango, Moyize, sanza misato sima na mbotama na ye, pamba te bamonaki ete azali kitoko mingi mpe babangaki te mobeko ya mokonzi.
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
Mpo na kondima, wana Moyize akomaki mokolo, aboyaki ete babenga ye « mwana mobali ya mwana mwasi ya Faraon. »
25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
Aponaki komona pasi elongo na bato ya Nzambe, na esika ya kosepela mwa tango moke na bomoi ya masumu;
26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
pamba te amonaki ete kotiolama lokola Klisto ezali malamu koleka bomengo ya Ejipito, mpo ete azalaki kotalela lifuti oyo ezali koya.
27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
Mpo na kondima, Moyize abangaki te kanda ya mokonzi mpo na kobima longwa na Ejipito, mpe atikalaki ngwi na mokano na ye lokola nde azali komona Nzambe oyo amonanaka te.
28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.
Mpo na kondima, asepelaki feti ya Pasika mpe apesaki mitindo ete bapakola makila na bikuke mpo ete anjelu mobomi aboma te bana mibali ya liboso ya bana ya Isalaele.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
Mpo na kondima, bato ya Isalaele bakatisaki ebale monene ya Barozo lokola nde bazali kotambola na mabele ya kokawuka; kasi tango bato ya Ejipito bamekaki kosala lokola bango, bazindaki.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
Mpo na kondima, bamir ya Jeriko ekweyaki tango bana Isalaele batambolaki zingazinga na yango mikolo sambo.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
Mpo na kondima, Raabi, mwasi ya ndumba, akufaki te elongo na bato oyo bazalaki kotosa Nzambe te, pamba te ayambaki banongi na boboto.
32 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
Bongo naloba lisusu nini? Pamba te nakozanga tango soki nabandi koloba na tina na Jedeon, Baraki, Samison, Jefite, Davidi, Samuele mpe basakoli.
33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Mpo na kondima, balongaki bokonzi ebele, batambolisaki makambo na bosembo mpe bamonaki bilaka ya Nzambe kokokisama mpo na bango; bakangaki ata minoko ya bankosi,
34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
balongaki nguya ya moto oyo ezalaki kopela makasi mpe babikaki na kufa ya mopanga. Atako bazalaki bato ya bolembu, bakomaki makasi na bitumba mpe bakimisaki mampinga ya basoda ya bapaya.
35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
Mpo na kondima, basi bamonaki bato na bango, oyo bakufaki kozonga lisusu na bomoi. Bato mosusu bandimaki ata konyokwama mpe baboyaki ete basikola bango, mpo bayebaki ete bakosekwa mpe bakozala na bomoi oyo ezali kitoko koleka.
36 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Bamosusu batiolamaki, babetamaki fimbu, batiamaki minyololo mpe babwakamaki na boloko;
37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
bamosusu babomaki bango na mabanga, bakataki bango na biteni mibale na si, babomaki bango na mopanga, bakomaki na bomoi ya koyengayenga mpe bakomaki kolata baposo ya bameme mpe ya bantaba; bakelelaki na nyonso, banyokolaki bango mpe bayokisaki bango pasi:
38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
ya solo, mokili etikalaki lisusu malamu te mpo na bango, bakomaki koyengayenga kati na bisobe, na bangomba, kati na bibombamelo ya mabanga mpe na mabulu oyo ezalaka na se ya mabele.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
Kati na bango nyonso wana, atako Nzambe asepelaki na bango mpo na kondima na bango, moko te azwaki biloko oyo Nzambe alakaki bango.
40 God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
Nzambe asalaki mabongisi ya kitoko penza mpo na biso, pamba te alingaki ete bakoma bato ya kokoka nzela moko na biso.
