Deuteronomy 31
1 Once Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the Israelites,
Moyize akobaki koloba maloba oyo epai ya bana nyonso ya Isalaele:
2 he told them, I'm now a hundred and twenty years old. I can't get around like I used to, and the Lord has told me, “You are not to cross the Jordan.”
« Nakokisi sik’oyo mibu nkama moko na tuku mibale ya mbotama mpe nazali lisusu na makasi te ya kokamba bino. Yawe alobaki na ngai: ‹ Okokatisa Yordani te oyo ozali komona. ›
3 The Lord your God himself is going to lead you across. He will destroy these nations as you advance, and you will take over their land. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the Lord said.
Yawe, Nzambe na bino, akotambola Ye moko liboso na bino, akobebisa bikolo oyo ezali liboso na bino mpo ete bokamata mokili na bango; Jozue nde akotambola liboso na bino ndenge Yawe alobaki.
4 The Lord will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and their land when he destroyed them.
Yawe akobebisa bango ndenge kaka asalaki Sikoni mpe Ogi, bakonzi ya bato ya Amori, oyo abebisaki elongo na bamboka na bango.
5 The Lord will hand them over to you, and you will deal with them exactly as I've told you.
Yawe akokaba bango na maboko na bino mpe bokosala bango makambo nyonso oyo natindaki bino.
6 Be strong! Be brave! Don't be frightened or terrified of them, because the Lord your God will go with you. He won't ever leave you or abandon you.
Boyika mpiko mpe bozala na molende, bobanga bango te mpe bozala na somo te liboso na bango; pamba te Yawe, Nzambe na bino, azali elongo na bino, akotika bino te mpe akobwaka bino te. »
7 Moses called for Joshua and told him in front of all the Israelites, “Be strong! Be brave! You will accompany this people into the country that the Lord promised to give their forefathers, and you are to allocate it for them to own.
Bongo Moyize abengisaki Jozue mpe alobaki na ye na miso ya bana nyonso ya Isalaele: « Yika mpiko mpe zala na molende, pamba te okokende elongo na bato oyo kino na mokili oyo Yawe alakaki kopesa epai ya bakoko na bango na nzela ya ndayi, mpe okokabola yango mpo na bango lokola libula na bango.
8 The Lord himself goes ahead of you. He will be with you. He won't ever leave you or abandon you. Don't be afraid and don't be discouraged.”
Ye moko Yawe akotambola liboso na yo mpe akozala elongo na yo. Kobanga te mpe yika mpiko. »
9 Moses wrote this law down and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the Ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the Israelite elders.
Boye Moyize akomaki mibeko oyo mpe apesaki yango epai ya Banganga-Nzambe, bana mibali ya Levi, oyo bazalaki komema Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe, mpe epai ya bampaka nyonso ya Isalaele.
10 Moses gave them these orders, At the end of every seven years, the year when debts are canceled during the Festival of Shelters,
Moyize atindaki bango: « Na suka ya mibu sambo nyonso, na mobu ya kotika baniongo, na tango ya feti ya Bandako ya kapo,
11 and when all the Israelites comes before the Lord your God at the place he will choose, you must read this law in the for everyone to hear.
tango bana nyonso ya Isalaele bakopusana liboso ya Yawe, Nzambe na bino, na esika oyo akopona, bokotanga mibeko oyo liboso na bango mpo ete matoyi na bango ekoka koyoka.
12 Have the people gather together—the men, women, children, and the foreigners living with you—so that they can listen and learn to respect the Lord your God and to carefully observe all the instructions of this law.
Bosangisa bato: mibali, basi, bana mpe bapaya oyo bazali kati na bingumba na bino mpo ete bakoka koyoka mpe koyekola kotosa Yawe, Nzambe na bino, mpe kosalela malamu maloba nyonso ya mibeko oyo.
13 Then their children who don't know the law will listen and learn to respect the Lord your God as the whole time you live in the country that you are going to take over after you cross the Jordan.
Bana na bango oyo bayebi mibeko oyo te basengeli koyoka yango malamu mpe koyekola kotosa Yawe, Nzambe na bino, tango nyonso oyo bokovanda kati na mokili oyo bokozwa sima na kokatisa Yordani. »
14 Then the Lord told Moses, “Listen, you are soon going to die. Tell Joshua to meet you, and then both of you are to come and stand before me at the Tent of Meeting, so that I may appoint him as leader.” Moses and Joshua went to stand before the Lord at the Tent of Meeting.
Yawe alobaki na Moyize: « Tala sik’oyo, mokolo ya kufa na yo ekomi pene. Benga Jozue, mpe bokota na Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani epai wapi nakopesa ye mitindo na Ngai. » Boye Moyize mpe Jozue bakendeki mpe bakotaki na Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani.
15 The Lord appeared there at the tent in a pillar of cloud. The cloud stood at the entrance to the tent.
Yawe amimonisaki epai na bango lokola likonzi ya lipata kati na Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani; mpe likonzi yango ya lipata etelemaki na ekuke ya Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani.
16 The Lord told Moses, “You will join your ancestors in death, and these people are going to prostitute themselves by worshiping the foreign gods of the country they are entering. They will abandon me and break the agreement I've made with them.
Yawe alobaki na Moyize: « Ozali kokende kopema elongo na bakoko na yo; mpe, kala mingi te, bato oyo bakopengwa mpo na kosalela banzambe ya bapaya kati na mokili oyo bozali kokota, bakobosana Ngai mpe bakobuka boyokani na Ngai, oyo nasalaki elongo na bango.
17 Then I will abandon them and turn away from them, so they will be destroyed, and they will experience many disasters and problems. At that time they'll say, ‘We're suffering these disasters because our God has abandoned us!’
Na mokolo wana, nakosilikela bango mpe nakobosana bango. Boye, nakobombela bango elongi na Ngai, mpe bakobebisama. Bokono ebele mpe pasi mingi ekokomela bango. Mpe na mokolo wana, bakomituna: ‹ Ezali te mpo ete Nzambe na biso azali lisusu elongo na biso te nde bokono oyo ekomeli biso te? ›
18 Then I will definitely ignore them because of all the evil they have done by worshiping other gods.
Solo, na mokolo wana, nakobombela bango elongi na Ngai mpo na mabe nyonso oyo basalaki, wana bakendeki epai ya banzambe mosusu.
19 So write down this song and teach it to the Israelites. Help them learn to sing it, so it will provide evidence for me against them.
Sik’oyo, koma nzembo oyo mpe lakisa yango yo moko epai ya bana ya Isalaele, mpe sala ete bayemba yango mpo ete ezala litatoli mpo na Ngai, liboso na bango.
20 Once I've led them into the country that I promised to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will have plenty to eat and will do well. Then they will go and worship other gods, and they will abandon me and break my agreement.
Pamba te nakokotisa bango na mokili oyo ezali kobimisa miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi, mokili oyo nalakaki kopesa epai ya bakoko na bango na nzela ya ndayi: bakolia, bakotonda mpe bakoya minene; bongo bakokende epai ya banzambe mosusu mpe bakosambela yango, bakobwaka Ngai mpe bakobuka boyokani na Ngai.
21 Once they've experienced plenty of trouble and suffering, this song will testify against them, because their descendants won't forget the words. I know what they're like, even before I lead them into the country that I promised to give them.”
Tango bokono ebele mpe pasi mingi ekokomela bango, nzembo oyo ekotatola mpo na kofunda bango, pamba te bakitani na bango bakobosana yango te. Nayebi makambo oyo bazali kokana kosala atako nakotisi bango nanu te kati na mokili oyo nalakaki kopesa bango na nzela ya ndayi. »
22 Right then Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.
Boye, Moyize akomaki nzembo yango kaka na mokolo wana mpe alakisaki yango bana ya Isalaele.
23 Then the Lord appointed Joshua son of Nun as leader, and told him, “Be strong! Be brave! For you are going to lead the Israelites into the country that I promised to give them, and I will be with you.”
Yawe apesaki mitindo oyo epai ya Jozue, mwana mobali ya Nuni: « Yika mpiko mpe zala na molende, pamba te okokotisa bana ya Isalaele kati na mokili oyo nalakaki kopesa bango na nzela ya ndayi, mpe Ngai moko nakozala elongo na yo. »
24 After Moses had finished writing down this Law in a book from start to finish,
Moyize asilisaki kokoma kati na buku maloba nyonso ya mobeko oyo.
25 he ordered the Levites who carried the Ark of the Lord's Agreement:
Bongo Moyize apesaki mitindo oyo epai ya Balevi oyo bazalaki komema Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe:
26 “Place this book of the Law beside the Ark of the Lord your God's Agreement, so that it will be kept there as a evidence against you.
« Bokamata buku oyo ya Mobeko mpe botia yango pembeni ya Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe, Nzambe na bino; ekozala kuna lokola litatoli mpo na bino.
27 I know how stubborn and rebellious you are. If you've already started rebelling against the Lord while I'm still alive, how much worse will you get after I die?
Pamba te nayebi ndenge nini bozali batomboki mpe mito makasi. Soki, wana nazali nanu na bomoi kati na bino, bozali batomboki liboso ya Yawe, ekozala boni sima na kufa na ngai?
28 Summon all the elders of your tribes and all your officers to gather here before me so that I can tell them this directly and call on heaven and earth as witnesses against them.
Bosangisa liboso na ngai bakambi nyonso ya mabota na bino mpe bakalaka na bino, mpo ete naloba maloba oyo na matoyi na bango mpe nazwa likolo mpe se lokola batatoli mpo na kofunda bango.
29 I know that after my death you will become completely immoral, leaving the path I have ordered you to follow. In the future, evil things will happen to you because of the evil sins you commit in the sight of the Lord, making him angry by what you do.”
Pamba te nayebi solo ete sima na kufa na ngai, bokomibebisa mpe bokopengwa mosika na nzela oyo natindaki bino. Na mikolo oyo ezali koya, bokono ekokweyela bino, pamba te bokosala mabe na miso ya Yawe mpe bokotumbola kanda na Ye na nzela ya misala ya maboko na bino. »
30 Then Moses recited all the words of this song as the Israelites listened.
Moyize alobaki maloba ya nzembo yango, banda na ebandeli kino na suka, wana lisanga mobimba ya bana ya Isalaele ezalaki koyoka:
