Isaiah 43
1 But now this is what the Lord says to Jacob, the one who created you; to Israel, the one who formed you: “Don't be afraid! I have saved you! I have called you by name; you are mine!
Sik’oyo, tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi, Ye oyo akelaki yo, oh Jakobi; Ye oyo abongisaki yo, oh Isalaele: « Kobanga te, pamba te nasikolaki yo, nabengaki yo na kombo na yo, ozali ya ngai.
2 When you walk through the water, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they won't flood over you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you on fire.
Tango okokatisa mayi monene, nakozala elongo na yo; mpe tango okokatisa bibale, ekozindisa yo te. Tango okotambola kati na moto, okozika te, mpe ndemo na yango ekotumba yo te;
3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt to pay for your freedom; I traded Ethiopia and Seba for you.
pamba te Ngai Yawe, nazali Nzambe na yo, Mosantu ya Isalaele, Mobikisi na yo. Nakabi Ejipito mpo na kofuta niongo ya lobiko na yo, Kushi mpe Seba na esika na yo.
4 Because you are so valuable to me, because I honor you, and because I love you, I give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your lives.
Lokola ozali na motuya mpe na kilo mingi na miso na Ngai, lokola nalingaka yo, nakokaba bato mosusu na esika na yo, mpe bikolo mpo na kosomba bomoi na yo.
5 Don't be afraid, for I am with you! I will bring you and your children from the east and the west, and gather you together.
Kobanga te, pamba te nazali elongo na yo: nakoyeisa bana na yo wuta na ngambo ya este mpe nakosangisa bino wuta na ngambo ya weste;
6 I will tell the north, ‘Hand them over!’ and the south, ‘Don't stop them!’ Bring my sons back from far away and my daughters from distant lands.
nakoloba epai ya nor: ‹ Pesa, › mpe epai ya sude: ‹ Kokanga te. › Zongisa bana na Ngai ya mibali wuta na mikili ya mosika, mpe bana na Ngai ya basi wuta na suka ya mabele,
7 Bring back everyone who bears my name, those I created for my honor, those I formed and made.
moto nyonso oyo abengami na Kombo na Ngai, oyo nakelaki mpo na nkembo na Ngai, oyo nasalaki mpe nabongisaki. »
8 Bring back those who have eyes but are blind, those who have ears but are deaf.
Bimisa bato oyo bazali na miso, kasi bamonaka te; bato oyo bazali na matoyi, kasi bayokaka te.
9 Have all the nations gather together! Have all the peoples assemble! Who among them could have said this, and predict what was going to happen? Have them bring their witnesses to prove that they're right. Then have them listen, and say, ‘It's true!’
Tika ete bikolo nyonso esangana elongo mpe bato basangana esika moko! Nani kati na bango asakolaki makambo oyo? Nani kati na bango ayebisaki biso makambo oyo esalemaki liboso? Tika ete babimisa batatoli na bango mpo na kolobela bango! Tika ete bato mosusu bayoka mpo ete baloba: « Ezali ya solo! »
10 However, you are my witnesses, the Lord declares, and my chosen servant, so that you can think about it, and believe me and understand that I am God. No god preceded me, and none will come after me.
« Bozali batatoli na Ngai, » elobi Yawe, « mpe mosali na Ngai, oyo naponi, mpo ete bokoka koyeba, kondimela Ngai mpe kososola ete Ngai moko kaka nde nazali Nzambe: Liboso na Ngai, nzambe moko te asila kosalema; mpe sima na Ngai, akotikala kozala te.
11 I, yes I am the Lord, and there is no Savior apart from me.
Ezali Ngai, Ngai kaka moko, nde nazali Yawe; Mobikisi mosusu azali te, soki Ngai te.
12 I predicted what was going to happen, then I saved you, then I announced it—there was no foreign god among you that did this. You are my witnesses that I am God, declares the Lord.
Kati na bino, Ngai nde nasakolaki, nabikisaki mpe natatolaki; kasi ezali banzambe ya bapaya te. Bozali batatoli na Ngai, » elobi Yawe, « mpe Ngai, nazali Nzambe.
13 I am God from the beginning. No one can snatch anybody from my hand. No one can reverse what I do.
Solo, wuta na tango ya kala, nazalaka kaka ndenge moko; moko te akokoka kokangola na loboko na Ngai. Soki nasali, nani akobongola yango? »
14 This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: For your sake I will send attackers against Babylon and bring them down. All the Babylonians will be like fugitives, escaping in the ships they're so proud of.
Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mosikoli na bino, Mosantu ya Isalaele, alobi: « Mpo na likambo na bino, nakotinda na Babiloni, mampinga ya basoda, mpe nakokitisa bato nyonso ya Babiloni lokola bakimi, ezala bato ya Chalide oyo bamikumisaka na koganga mpo na bamasuwa na bango.
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.
Ngai, nazali Yawe, Mosantu na bino, Mokeli ya Isalaele, Mokonzi na bino. »
16 This is what the Lord says, the one who makes a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters;
Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi, Ye oyo apasolaka nzela monene kati na ebale monene, mpe nzela moke kati na mayi ya makasi;
17 the one who brought out a great army with it horses and chariots and lay them down, never to rise again, snuffed out like a burning wick.
Ye oyo atelemisaka bashar mpe bampunda, mampinga ya basoda elongo na bilombe ya bitumba; Ye oyo alalisaka bango nyonso, mpe bakokaka lisusu kotelema te, bakufaka lokola singa ya mwinda:
18 But don't dwell on the past; don't concentrate on what happened back then.
« Bokanisa lisusu te makambo oyo eleka, bomitungisa lisusu te mpo na makambo ya kala.
19 Just look at something new I'm going to do now! In fact it's started already. Can't you see it? Yes, I'm making a way through the wilderness, rivers in the desert!
Tala, nazali kosala likambo ya sika! Ezali kobima sik’oyo, bozali komona yango te? Nazali kopasola nzela kati na esobe, mpe kotia bibale kati na mabele ya kokawuka.
20 The wild animals will be grateful to me, the jackals and the owls, because I'm providing water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, so my people, my chosen people, can drink.
Banyama ya zamba, bambwa ya zamba mpe maligbanga ekopesa Ngai nkembo; pamba te nakopesa mayi kati na esobe, bibale kati na mabele ekawuka, mpo na komelisa bato na Ngai, oyo naponaki,
21 I made this people for myself so that through their praise for me they could make me known.
bato oyo Ngai moko nabongisaki mpo ete bakoka kotatola lokumu na Ngai.
22 But you haven't called on me for help, Jacob. You've grown tired of me, Israel.
Kasi obelelaki Ngai te, oh Jakobi, pamba te olembaki Ngai, oh Isalaele.
23 You haven't brought me sheep for burnt offerings; you haven't honored me with your sacrifices. I haven't burdened you by asking for grain offerings; I haven't tired you out by demanding incense.
Omemelaki Ngai bana meme te lokola mbeka ya kotumba, mpe opesaki Ngai lokumu te na nzela ya bambeka na yo. Nakomisaki yo mowumbu te mpo ete opesa Ngai malasi ya ansa lokola makabo, mpe nalembisaki yo te mpo ete obonzela Ngai malasi.
24 You haven't used your money to buy scented calamus; you have not pleased me with the fat of your sacrifices. Instead you have burdened me with your sins, and tired me out with your guilt.
Osombelaki Ngai te biloko ya solo kitoko na motuya ya mbongo, mpe otondisaki Ngai te na mafuta ya mbeka na yo, kasi onyokolaki Ngai nde na masumu na yo mpe olembisaki Ngai na mabe na yo.
25 I, yes I am the God who wipes out your sins because of who I am, and who doesn't remember your sins any more.
Ezali Ngai, Ngai kaka nde nalimbisaka masumu na yo mpo na lokumu ya Ngai moko mpe nakokanisa lisusu masumu na yo te.
26 Remind me of the evidence so we can come to a decision together! Present your case to prove that you're right!
Zongisa yango nanu na makanisi na Ngai; tika ete tosamba elongo, mpe loba yo moko mpo na kotalisa ete ozali moto ya sembo.
27 Your very first father sinned, and your leaders rebelled against me.
Tata na yo ya liboso asalaki masumu, balobeli na yo batombokelaki Ngai.
28 So I treated the priests of the sanctuary with contempt, and I handed Jacob over to be destroyed, and Israel to be scorned.”
Boye, nakosambwisa bakambi ya tempelo na bino mpe nakobongisa Jakobi mpo na kobebisama, mpe Isalaele, mpo na pasi.
