Joshua 1
1 After the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant. He told him,
Sima na kufa ya Moyize, mowumbu na Yawe, Yawe alobaki na Jozue, mwana mobali ya Nuni, mosungi ya Moyize:
2 “My servant Moses has died. So go and cross the Jordan, you and all the people, and enter the country I am giving to the Israelites.
« Moyize, mowumbu na Ngai, asili kokufa. Sik’oyo, yo elongo na bato oyo nyonso, bobongama mpo na kokatisa ebale Yordani mpe kokota na mokili oyo nakopesa bana ya Isalaele.
3 As I promised Moses, everywhere you set foot will be land I am giving to you,
Nakopesa bino esika nyonso oyo matambe ya makolo na bino ekonyata, ndenge nalakaki Moyize.
4 from the desert to Lebanon, and on up to the River Euphrates; all the land of the Hittites, and to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the west. This will be your territory.
Mokili na bino ekozala longwa na esobe kino na bangomba ya Libani oyo bozali komona, mpe longwa na Ebale monene, ebale Efrate, mokili nyonso ya bato ya Iti kino na Ebale monene, na ngambo ya weste: yango nde ekozala mokili na bino.
5 No one will be able to stand against you while you live. Just as I was with Moses, I will be with you. I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.
Na mikolo nyonso ya bomoi na yo, moto moko te akolonga kotelemela yo. Ndenge nazalaki elongo na Moyize, ndenge wana mpe nakozala elongo na yo; nakotika yo te mpe nakosundola yo te.
6 Be strong! Be brave! You will be the people's leader as they occupy the land I promised their ancestors that I would give them.
Zala makasi mpe yika mpiko, pamba te yo nde okokamba bato oyo mpe okopesa bango mokili oyo nalakaki kopesa lokola libula epai ya batata na bango na nzela ya ndayi.
7 Just be strong and very brave, and be sure to obey all the law that my servant Moses instructed you to follow. Don't turn aside from it, either to the right or to the left, so that you may be successful in everything you do.
Kasi zala makasi mpe yika mpiko, sala keba ete otosa mibeko nyonso oyo Moyize, mowumbu na Ngai, apesaki yo; komeka te kobima libanda na yango, ezala na ngambo ya loboko ya mobali to na ngambo ya loboko ya mwasi, mpo ete okoka kolonga na makambo nyonso oyo okosala.
8 Keep on reminding the people about the law. Meditate on it day and night, so you can be sure to do what it requires. Then you will be successful and prosper in what you do.
Sala ete maloba ya buku oyo ya Mobeko ewumela tango nyonso na monoko na yo; tangaka mpe kanisaka yango butu mpe moyi, mpo ete osala kolanda nyonso oyo ekomami kati na yango. Na bongo nde okokende liboso mpe okolonga kati na misala na yo nyonso.
9 Don't forget what I told you: Be strong! Be brave! Don't be afraid! Don't get discouraged! For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Boni, nalobaki na yo te: Zala makasi mpe yika mpiko? Kozala na somo te mpe kolemba nzoto te, pamba te Ngai Yawe, Nzambe na yo, nakozala elongo na yo na bisika nyonso oyo okokende. »
10 Then Joshua gave an order to those in charge of the people:
Jozue apesaki mitindo epai ya bakambi ya bato:
11 “Go through the whole camp and tell the people, ‘Get everything ready, because in three days time we will cross the Jordan, to go and take the land God is giving to you to possess.’”
« Botambola kati na molako mpe boloba na bato: ‹ Bobongisa bilei na bino, pamba te sima na mikolo misato, bokokatisa ebale Yordani na esika oyo mpo na kokende kobotola mokili oyo Yawe, Nzambe na bino, asili kopesa bino. › »
12 But to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,
Kasi Jozue alobaki na bato ya libota ya Ribeni, na bato ya libota ya Gadi, mpe na bato ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase:
13 “Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, ordered you to do: ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest, and will give you this land.’
— Bobosana te Mobeko oyo Moyize, mowumbu ya Yawe, apesaki bino: « Yawe, Nzambe na bino, apesaki bino bopemi mpe mabele oyo. »
14 Your wives and children, and your livestock will remain here in the land that Moses allotted you on the east side of the Jordan. But all your armed men, ready for battle, will cross over ahead of your brothers to help them,
Kaka basi, bana mpe bibwele na bino nde bakoki kotikala na mabele oyo Moyize apesaki bino na ngambo ya este ya Yordani. Kasi bilombe na bino nyonso ya etumba basengeli kolata bibundeli, kokatisa mpe kotambola liboso ya bandeko na bino. Bokosunga bandeko na bino
15 until the Lord lets them rest, as he has let you rest, and they too have taken possession of the land that the Lord is giving to you. Then you can return and occupy your own land which Moses allotted to you on the east side of the Jordan.”
kino Yawe akopesa bango mpe bopemi ndenge asalaki mpo na bino, mpe kino tango bango mpe bakobotola mokili oyo Yawe, Nzambe na bino, apesi bango. Na sima na yango nde bokoki kozonga mpe kovanda na mabele na bino moko, mabele oyo Moyize, mosali na Yawe, apesaki bino na ngambo ya este ya Yordani, na ngambo oyo moyi ebimelaka.
16 They said to Joshua, “We will do everything you have ordered us to do, and we will go wherever you send us.
Bazongiselaki Jozue: — Tokosala nyonso oyo okotinda biso mpe tokokende esika nyonso oyo okotinda biso.
17 We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses in everything. May the Lord God be with you as he was with Moses.
Ndenge totosaki Moyize na makambo nyonso, ndenge wana mpe tokotosa yo. Tika ete Yawe, Nzambe na yo, azala elongo na yo ndenge azalaki elongo na Moyize!
18 Anyone who rebels against what you say and doesn't follow your orders, who doesn't obey everything you command, will be put to death. So be strong! Be brave!”
Moto nyonso oyo akotombokela mitindo na yo to akotosa te maloba na yo na likambo nyonso oyo okotinda, akokufa. Tika ete ozala makasi mpe oyika mpiko!
