Joshua 2
1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two spies secretly, saying, Go, see the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and they lay down there.
Wuta na Shitimi, Jozue, mwana mobali ya Nuni, atindaki na nkuku banongi mibale; alobaki na bango: — Bokende kononga mokili, mingi-mingi Jeriko. Boye, bakendeki mpe bakotaki na ndako ya mwasi moko ya ndumba, Raabi, mpe bavandaki kuna.
2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men have come hither to-night from the children of Israel to search out the land.
Bayebisaki mokonzi ya Jeriko: — Tala, bato moko kati na bana ya Isalaele bayaki awa na butu mpo na kononga mokili.
3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that have come to thee, who have come into thy house: for they have come to search out all the land.
Boye, mokonzi ya Jeriko atindaki maloba oyo epai ya Raabi: — Bimisa mibali oyo bayaki epai na yo mpe bakotaki na ndako na yo, pamba te bayei nde mpo na kononga mokili mobimba.
4 And the woman had taken and concealed the two men; and she said, Yes, the men did come unto me, but I knew not whence they were;
Kasi mwasi yango akamataki mibali wana mibale mpe abombaki bango. Alobaki: — Solo, mibali bayaki epai na ngai, kasi nayebaki te esika bango bawutaki.
5 and it came to pass when the gate had to be closed, at dark, that the men went out: I know not whither the men have gone. Pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
Bakendeki na pokwa na tango oyo bakangaka ekuke ya engumba. Nayebi mpe te soki bakendeki na nzela nini. Bolanda bango noki. Bokoki solo kokanga bango.
6 But she had taken them up to the roof, and secreted them under the stalks of flax, which she had laid out on the roof.
Nzokande amatisaki bango likolo ya mwanza ya ndako mpe abombaki bango na se ya matiti oyo basalelaka bilamba ya lino, oyo atiaki likolo ya mwanza.
7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan, to the fords; and when they who pursued after them had gone out, they closed the gate.
Bongo, batindami ya mokonzi babimaki mpo na kolanda banongi na nzela oyo ekenda kino na esika oyo bakatiselaka ebale Yordani na makolo. Tango kaka batindami yango babimaki na engumba, bakangaki mpe mbala moko ekuke.
8 And before they had lain down, she went up to them upon the roof;
Na butu, liboso ete banongi balala, Raabi amataki likolo ya mwanza
9 and said to the men, I know that Jehovah has given you the land, and that the dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
mpe alobaki na bango: — Nayebi ete Yawe apesi mokili oyo na maboko na bino. Tozali na somo makasi mpo na bino mpe bavandi nyonso ya engumba oyo bazali kolenga na somo likolo na bino.
10 For we have heard that Jehovah dried up the waters of the Red sea before you when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
Toyokaki ndenge nini Yawe akawusaki Ebale monene ya Barozo liboso na bino tango bobimaki na Ejipito, mpe makambo oyo bosalaki Sikoni mpe Ogi, bakonzi mibale ya bato ya Amori, oyo bobomaki penza na ngambo ya este ya Yordani.
11 We heard [of it], and our heart melted, and there remained no more spirit in any man because of you; for Jehovah your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.
Tango toyokaki sango yango, mitema na biso ebukanaki mpe makasi ya moko na moko kati na biso esilaki likolo na bino, pamba te Yawe, Nzambe na bino, azali Nzambe ya likolo, kuna penza na lola, mpe Nzambe ya se, awa na mabele.
12 And now, I pray you, swear to me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye will also deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a certain sign,
Boye sik’oyo, bolapa ndayi liboso na ngai na Kombo na Yawe ete bokosalela libota na ngai bolamu ndenge ngai nasaleli bino. Bopesa ngai elembo ya solo;
13 that ye will let my father live, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that belong to them, and deliver our souls from death.
elembo oyo ekolakisa ete bokobikisa bomoi ya tata mpe ya mama na ngai, ya bandeko na ngai ya mibali mpe ya basi mpe ya bato nyonso oyo bavandaka elongo na bango, mpe lisusu ete bokobikisa biso na kufa.
14 And the men said to her, Our lives shall pay for yours, if ye do not make this our business known; and it shall be when Jehovah shall give us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
Banongi bayebisaki ye: — Solo, tolapi ndayi, tokondima kokufa mpo na bino soki olobi te makambo oyo tozali kosala. Tokosalela bino bolamu mpe ngolu tango Yawe akopesa biso mokili oyo.
15 And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
Boye, Raabi abimisaki bango na lininisa mpe akitisaki bango na singa, pamba te ndako oyo azalaki kovanda ezalaki ya kokangama na eteni ya mir ya engumba.
16 And she said to them, Go to the mountain, that the pursuers may not meet with you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; and afterwards go your way.
Alobaki na bango: — Bokende na nzela ya bangomba ya mikuse mpo ete bato oyo bazali kolanda bino bamona bino te. Bobombama kuna mikolo misato kino tango bakozonga, bongo nde bokoki kokoba nzela na bino.
17 And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Banongi balobaki na ye: — Tokozala na ngambo te na ndayi oyo olapisi biso
18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind in the window this line of scarlet thread by which thou hast let us down; and thou shalt gather to thee in the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household;
soki, tango tokokota na mokili, okokangisa singa oyo ya motane na lininisa oyo okitiseli biso mpe okosangisa, kati na ndako na yo, tata mpe mama na yo, bandeko mpe bato nyonso ya libota na yo.
19 and it shall be, that whoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, — his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be innocent; but every one who shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be upon our head, if any hand be upon him.
Soki moto moko abimi libanda ya ndako na yo mpe akei na balabala, makila na ye ekotangama na moto na ye moko; ekozala ngambo na biso te. Kasi soki babomi moto moko kati na bato oyo bakozala kati na ndako na yo, wana makila na ye ekotangama na mito na biso.
20 And if thou make known this our business, we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
Soki mpe olobi makambo oyo biso tozali kosala, tokozala na ngambo te liboso ya ndayi oyo olapisi biso.
21 And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Raabi azongisaki: — Boye, tika ete esalema ndenge bolobi. Atikaki bango kokende, mpe bakabwanaki. Bongo na sima, akangisaki singa ya motane na lininisa.
22 And they went, and came to the mountain, and remained there three days, until the pursuers had returned; and the pursuers sought them all the way, and found them not.
Sima na bango kokabwana, bakendeki na bangomba mikuse mpe bavandaki kuna mikolo misato kino tango bato oyo bazalaki kolanda bango balembaki koluka bango na nzela nyonso. Lokola bamonaki bango te, bazongaki na bango.
23 And the two men returned and came down from the mountain, and went over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and related to him everything that had happened to them.
Banongi oyo mibale bazongelaki nzela na bango, babimaki na bangomba mikuse, bakatisaki ebale mpe bakomaki kino epai ya Jozue, mwana mobali ya Nuni. Bayebisaki ye makambo nyonso oyo ekomelaki bango.
24 And they said to Joshua, Of a surety Jehovah has given the whole land into our hands, and even all the inhabitants of the land faint because of us.
Balobaki na Jozue: — Solo, Yawe apesi mokili oyo nyonso na maboko na biso; bato nyonso bazali kolenga liboso na biso.
