Jeremiah 2
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Yawe alobaki na ngai:
2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the Lord: I have remembered thee, pitying thy soul, pitying thy youth, and the love of thy espousals, when thou followedst me in the desert, in a land that is not sown.
« Kende kotatola na matoyi ya Yelusalemi: Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: ‹ Nakanisi lisusu bolingo oyo ozalaki na yango epai na Ngai tango ozalaki elenge; ozalaki kolinga Ngai makasi ndenge kaka mwasi mpe mobali balinganaka, mpe ozalaki kolanda Ngai na esobe, kati na mokili oyo ekawuka.
3 Israel is holy to the Lord, the first fruits of his increase: all they that devour him offend: evils shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
Isalaele abulisamaki mpo na Yawe lokola mbuma ya liboso ya milona na Ye: moto nyonso oyo azalaki kolia yango azalaki komema ngambo, mpe pasi ezalaki kokomela ye, › » elobi Yawe.
4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all ye families of the house of Israel.
Oh libota ya Jakobi, bino bituka nyonso ya Isalaele, boyoka Liloba na Yawe!
5 Thus saith the Lord: What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Mabe nini batata na bino bazwaki Ngai mpo ete basundola Ngai? Basepelaki kolanda banzambe ya bikeko oyo ezanga tina, mpe bango moko bakomaki bato pamba.
6 And they have not said: Where is the Lord, that made us come up out of the land of Egypt? that led us through the desert, through a land uninhabited and unpassable, through a land of drought, and the image of death, through a land wherein no man walked, nor any man dwelt?
Bamitunaki te: ‹ Wapi Yawe oyo abimisaki biso na Ejipito mpe amemaki biso kati na esobe? Wapi Yawe oyo atambolisaki biso na mokili oyo ekawuka mpe ya mabulu, mokili ya molili mpe ya kufa, mokili oyo baleki nzela balekelaka te mpe mokili oyo bato bavandaka soki moke te? ›
7 And I brought you into the land of Carmel, to eat the fruit thereof, and the best things thereof: and when ye entered in, you defiled my land, and made my inheritance an abomination.
Namemaki bino na mokili oyo mabele na yango ebotaka malamu mpo ete bolia mbuma na yango ya kitoko; kasi boyaki nde kokomisa mokili na Ngai mbindo mpe kokomisa libula na Ngai eloko ya nkele.
8 The priests did not say: Where is the Lord? and they that held the law knew me not, and the pastors transgressed against me: and the prophets prophesied in Baal, and followed idols.
Banganga-Nzambe bamitunaki te mpo na koluka koyeba: ‹ Yawe azali wapi? › Balakisi ya Mobeko balukaki koyeba Ngai te, bakambi batombokelaki Ngai; basakoli bazalaki kosakola na kombo ya Bala mpe balandaki banzambe ya bikeko oyo ezanga tina.
9 Therefore will I yet contend in judgement with you, saith the Lord, and I will plead with your children.
Yango wana, nakosambisa bino, » elobi Yawe. « Nakosambisa bino elongo na bakitani na bino,
10 Pass over to the isles of Cethim, and see: and send into Cedar, and consider diligently: and see if there hath been done any thing like this.
Bokatisa na ngambo ya bisanga ya kitimi mpe botala malamu, botinda bato na Kedari mpe botala malamu; botala malamu penza soki likambo ya boye esila kosalema.
11 If a nation hath changed their gods, and indeed they are not gods: but my people have changed their glory into an idol.
Boni, ezali na ekolo oyo etikaka banzambe na yango mpo na kosambela banzambe mosusu? Nzokande, banzambe yango ezalaka kutu banzambe ya solo te. Kasi bato na Ngai basundoli Ye oyo azali Nkembo na bango mpo na kolanda banzambe ya bikeko oyo ezanga tina.
12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and ye gates thereof, be very desolate, saith the Lord.
Oh likolo, tika ete likambo oyo ekamwisa yo mpe epesa yo somo makasi, » elobi Yawe.
13 For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and have digged to themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
« Bato na Ngai basali masumu mibale: Basundoli Ngai oyo nazali etima ya bomoi, mpe batimoli bango moko mabulu ya mayi, mabulu oyo ekawukaka noki.
14 Is Israel a bondman, or a homeborn slave? why then is he become prey?
Boni, Isalaele azali solo mowumbu to abotama kati na ndako ya bowumbu? Mpo na nini akomi lokola eloko pamba na miso ya bikolo mosusu?
15 The lions have roared upon him, and have made a noise, they have made his land a wilderness: his cities are burnt down and there is none to dwell in them.
Bankosi engalaki na koganga mpo na kolengisa ye, ekomisaki mokili na ye lokola esobe; batumbaki bingumba na ye mpe etikalaki lisusu na bato te.
16 The children also of Memphis, and of Taphnes have deflowered thee, even to the crown of the head.
Mpe lisusu, bato ya Mefisi mpe ya Dafine babuki moto na yo.
17 Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God at that time, when he led thee by the way?
Mpo na nini makambo oyo nyonso ezali kokomela yo? Boni, ezali te mpo ete osundulaki Yawe, Nzambe na yo, tango azalaki nanu kotambolisa yo na nzela?
18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the troubled water? And what hast thou to do with the way of the Assyrians, to drink the water of the river?
Bongo sik’oyo, mpo na nini ozali kokende komela mayi ya ebale Nili kati na Ejipito? Mpo na nini ozali kokende komela mayi ya ebale Efrate kati na Asiri?
19 Thy own wickedness shall reprove thee, and thy apostasy shall rebuke thee. Know thou, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee, to have left the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not with thee, saith the Lord the God of hosts.
Mabe na yo ekomemela yo etumbu, kotomboka na yo ekomemela yo pamela. Tala malamu mpe sosola ete ezali penza mabe mpe bololo mpo na yo kosundola Yawe, Nzambe na yo, mpe kozanga kotosa Ngai, » elobi Nkolo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga.
20 Of old time thou hast broken my yoke, thou hast burst my bands, and thou saidst: I will not serve. For on every high hill, and under every green tree thou didst prostitute thyself.
« Wuta kala, ozalaki kobuka ekangiseli na yo mpe kokata minyololo na yo. Ozalaki koloba: ‹ Nakozala lisusu mowumbu na yo te. › Yango wana, okomaki komilalisa na bangomba nyonso ya milayi mpe na se ya banzete nyonso ya mibesu lokola mwasi ya ndumba.
21 Yet I planted thee a chosen vineyard, all true seed: how then art thou turned unto me into that which is good for nothing, O strange vineyard?
Nzokande, Ngai nalonaki yo lokola nzete kitoko ya vino mpo ete obotaka mbuma ya malamu na tembe te. Bongo, ndenge nini sik’oyo obalukeli Ngai mpe okomi nzete oyo nayebi te, nzete oyo ebotaka mbuma mabe?
22 Though thou wash thyself with nitre, and multiply to thyself the herb borith, thou art stained in thy iniquity before me, saith the Lord God.
Ata soki omisukoli na kisi oyo basalelaka sabuni to omipakoli sabuni ndenge nini, masumu na yo ekolongwa te liboso na Ngai, » elobi Nkolo Yawe.
23 How canst thou say: I am not polluted, and I have not walked after Baalim? see thy ways in the valley, know what thou hast done: as a swift runner pursuing his course.
« Ndenge nini okoki penza koloba: ‹ Namikomisi na ngai mbindo te, nazali kolanda banzambe ya Bala te? › Tala nanu ndenge ozalaki kotambola kati na lubwaku mpe kanisa malamu makambo oyo ozalaki kosala. Okomaki lokola shamo ya mwasi oyo eyengaka-yengaka bisika nyonso;
24 A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love: none shall turn her away: all that seek her shall not fail: in her monthly filth they shall find her.
lokola ane ya zamba oyo emesana na esobe, oyo ebendaka mopepe na zolo soki ekomi na posa ya kosangisa nzoto. Bongo, nani akoki kokanga posa na yango ya kosangisa nzoto na mpunda ya mobali? Mpunda nyonso ya mobali oyo ekolanda yango ekomona pasi te, pamba te ekozwa yango na tango ya posa ya kosangisa nzoto na mpunda ya mobali.
25 Keep thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst: I have lost all hope, I will not do it: for I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.
Sala keba! Noki te okotikala makolo ngulu mpe okokawuka mongongo likolo ya bitambola-tambola! Kasi ozali koloba: ‹ Tika na yo! Ngai nalingaka banzambe ya bapaya mpe nakolanda kaka bango. ›
26 As the thief is confounded when he is taken, so is the house of Israel confounded, they and their kings, their princes and their priests, and their prophets.
Ndenge basambwisaka moyibi soki bakangi ye, ndenge wana mpe ekosalema mpo na libota ya Isalaele: bakonzi mpe bakambi na bango, Banganga-Nzambe mpe basakoli na bango bakosambwa.
27 Saying to a stock: Thou art my father: and to a stone: thou hast begotten me: they have turned their back to me, and not their face: and in the time of their affliction they will say: Arise, and deliver us.
Balobaka na nzete: ‹ Ozali tata na ngai, › mpe na libanga: ‹ Yo nde obotaki ngai. › Bapesaki Ngai mikongo, kasi bilongi na bango te. Nzokande soki bakomi na pasi, babelelaka: ‹ Yaka kobikisa biso! ›
28 Where are the gods, whom thou hast made thee? let them arise and deliver thee in the time of thy affliction: for according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Juda.
Wapi sik’oyo banzambe na bino, banzambe oyo bosalaki na maboko na bino? Tika ete eya kobikisa bino na tango ya pasi, soki penza ekokoka! Pamba te, oh bato na Yuda, ndenge motango ya bingumba na bino ezali, ndenge wana mpe motango ya banzambe na bino ezali.
29 Why will you contend with me in judgement? you have all forsaken me, saith the Lord.
Mpo na nini bozali kosambisa Ngai? Nzokande, ezali bino nyonso nde botombokelaki Ngai, » elobi Yawe.
30 In vain have I struck your children, they have not received correction: your sword hath devoured your prophets, your generation is like a ravaging lion.
« Napesaki bato na yo etumbu ya pamba; pamba te bazwaki na bango kaka mayele te. Mopanga na yo ebomi basakoli na yo ndenge nkosi ebomaka bato.
31 See ye the word of the Lord: Am I become a wilderness to Israel, or a lateward springing land? why then have my people said: We are revolted, we will come to thee no more.
Bino bato ya tango oyo, boyoka Liloba na Yawe: Boni, nazali lokola esobe to mokili ya molili makasi mpo na mokili ya Isalaele? Mpo na nini bato na Ngai bazali koloba: ‹ Tozali na bonsomi ya kokende epai tolingi mpe tokoya lisusu epai na yo te? ›
32 Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number.
Boni, elenge mwasi abosanaka penza biloko na ye ya monzele? Boni, mobandami ya libala abosanaka solo mayaka na ye? Nzokande, bato na Ngai babosani Ngai mikolo ebele.
33 Why dost thou endeavour to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who has also taught thy malices to be thy ways,
Oh, tala ndenge otondi na mayele ya koluka bolingo! Na etamboli na yo, okoki ata kopesa mayele yango ezala na basi oyo baleki mabe!
34 And in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor and innocent? not in ditches have I found them, but in all places, which I mentioned before.
Kino na bilamba na yo, bato bamonaka makila ya babola, ya bato oyo bayebi likambo te mpe okangi bango na mabe te.
35 And thou hast said: I am without sin and am innocent: and therefore let thy anger be turned away from me. Behold, I will contend with thee in judgement, because thou hast said: I have not sinned.
Kati na makambo oyo nyonso, ozali koloba: ‹ Nayebi ata likambo moko te, kanda ya Nzambe ekokweyela ngai te. › Kasi Ngai nakopesa yo etumbu mpo ete ozali koloba: ‹ Nasali masumu te. ›
36 How exceeding base art thou become, going the same ways over again! and thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
Mpo na nini omipesi na koyengayenga na nzela nyonso? Okosambwa mpo na Ejipito ndenge osambwaki mpo na Asiri.
37 For from thence thou shalt go, and thy hand shall be upon thy head: for the Lord hath destroyed thy trust, and thou shalt have nothing prosperous therein.
Okotika lisusu esika yango, maboko na moto, pamba te Yawe asundoli bato oyo ozalaki kotiela motema; mpe bango bakosunga yo te. »
