Romans 11
1 I Demaund then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid: for I also am an Israelite, of the seede of Abraham, of the tribe of Beniamin.
Bongo natunaki: Boni, Nzambe asundolaki bato na Ye? Soki moke te! Pamba te ngai mpe nazali moto ya Isalaele, mwana ya Abrayami, kati na libota ya Benjame.
2 God hath not cast away his people which he knew before. Know ye not what the Scripture sayth of Elias, howe hee communeth with God against Israel, saying,
Nzambe asundolaki bato na Ye te, oyo ayeba wuta kala. Boni, boyebi te makambo oyo Makomi ezali koloba na tina na Eliya oyo azalaki komitungisa epai ya Nzambe na tina na Isalaele:
3 Lord, they haue killed thy Prophets, and digged downe thine altars: and I am left alone, and they seeke my life?
— Nkolo, babomi basakoli na Yo mpe babuki bitumbelo na Yo. Mpe ngai, natikali kaka ngai moko, mpe bazali lisusu koluka koboma ngai.
4 But what saith the answere of God to him? I haue reserued vnto my selfe seuen thousand men, which haue not bowed the knee to Baal.
Kasi eyano nini Nzambe azongiselaki ye? — Nabombi bato nkoto sambo mpo na Ngai, ba-oyo mabolongo na bango efukameli Bala te.
5 Euen so then at this present time is there a remnant according to the election of grace.
Ezali mpe bongo na tango oyo: ezali na mwa ndambo ya bato oyo Nzambe apona na ngolu na Ye.
6 And if it be of grace, it is no more of workes: or els were grace no more grace: but if it be of workes, it is no more grace: or els were worke no more worke.
Nzokande, lokola koponama yango esalemaki na ngolu, elakisi ete ezali likambo ya misala te; soki te, ngolu ezali lisusu ngolu te.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that he sought: but the election hath obteined it, and the rest haue bene hardened,
Boye toloba lisusu nini? Eloko oyo bana ya Isalaele bazalaki koluka, bazwaki yango te; kaka bato oyo Nzambe aponaki kati na bango nde bazwaki yango. Bato mosusu bakoma mitema mabanga,
8 According as it is written, God hath giuen them the spirit of slumber: eyes that they should not see, and eares that they should not heare vnto this day.
kolanda ndenge ekomama: « Nzambe apesaki bango molimo ya pongi, miso mpo ete bamona te, mpe matoyi mpo ete bayoka te, kino na mokolo ya lelo. »
9 And Dauid sayth, Let their table be made a snare, and a net, and a stumbling blocke, euen for a recompence vnto them.
Mpe Davidi azali koloba: « Tika ete mesa na bango ekoma motambo liboso na bango, monyama, libaku ya kokweya mpe ya kozwa etumbu!
10 Let their eyes be darkened that they see not, and bowe downe their backe alwayes.
Tika ete miso na bango ekufa mpo ete bamona lisusu te, mpe babela mikongo mpo na libela! »
11 I demaund then, Haue they stumbled, that they should fall? God forbid: but through their fall, saluation commeth vnto the Gentiles, to prouoke them to follow them.
Natuna lisusu: boni, bana ya Isalaele babetaki libaku mpo ete bakweya mpo na libela? Soki moke te! Kasi likolo ya mabe na bango, lobiko epesamelaki na Bapagano mpo na kolamusa likunya ya Isalaele.
12 Wherefore if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles, how much more shall their aboundance be?
Nzokande, soki mabe na bango epesi mokili bomengo, mpe kobunga na bango epesi Bapagano bomengo, ndenge nini kobongola mitema na bango emema te bomengo oyo eleki?
13 For in that I speake to you Gentiles, in as much as I am the Apostle of ye Gentiles, I magnifie mine office,
Nazali koloba na bino Bapagano: lokola nazali ntoma ya Bapagano, napesaka lotomo na ngai lokumu
14 To trie if by any meanes I might prouoke them of my flesh to follow them, and might saue some of them.
na elikya ya kolamusa zuwa ya bato ya ekolo na ngai mpe kobikisa ndambo ya bato kati na bango.
15 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiuing be, but life from the dead?
Pamba te soki kosundolama na bango ezongisi boyokani kati na Nzambe mpe mokili, koyambama na bango ekozala ndenge nini? Boni, ekozala te bomoi kati na bakufi?
16 For if the first fruites be holy, so is the whole lumpe: and if the roote be holy, so are the branches.
Nzokande, soki mapa ya liboso oyo babonzeli Nzambe ezali bule, elingi koloba ete mapa nyonso oyo etikali ezali mpe bule; soki mosisa ya nzete ezali bule, elingi koloba ete bitape na yango mpe ezali bule.
17 And though some of the branches be broken off, and thou being a wilde Oliue tree, wast graft in for them, and made partaker of the roote, and fatnesse of the Oliue tree.
Kasi soki bitape mosusu ekatamaki; soki yo, etape ya nzete ya olive ya zamba, bakangisaki yo kati na bitape oyo etikalaki; soki sik’oyo okomi komela, elongo na bitape yango, mayi moko oyo ezali komata wuta na mosisa ya nzete ya olive,
18 Boast not thy selfe against the branches: and if thou boast thy selfe, thou bearest not the roote, but the roote thee.
kobeta tolo te liboso ya bitape oyo ekatamaki. Soki omeki kobeta tolo, yeba malamu ete ezali yo te nde ozali komema mosisa, kasi ezali mosisa nde ezali komema yo.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches are broken off, that I might be graft in.
Okoki mpe koloba: « Bitape wana ekatamaki mpo ete bakangisa ngai na esika na yango. »
20 Well: through vnbeliefe they are broken off, and thou standest by faith: bee not hie minded, but feare.
Olobi malamu! Bakatamaki mpo ete bazangaki kondima, kasi yo ozali wana mpo na kondima. Boye kotombola mapeka te, kasi sala nde keba.
21 For if God spared not the naturall branches, take heede, least he also spare not thee.
Pamba te soki Nzambe azangaki te kokata bitape oyo ebimaka yango moko na nzete, akozanga mpe te kokata yo.
22 Beholde therefore the bountifulnesse, and seueritie of God: towarde them which haue fallen, seueritie: but toward thee, bountifulnesse, if thou continue in his bountifulnesse: or els thou shalt also be cut off.
Yango wana, sosola malamu boboto mpe kanda na Nzambe: kanda epai ya bato oyo bakweyi, mpe boboto epai na yo soki ozali kokoba kowumela kaka na bolamu yango. Soki te, yo mpe okokatama.
23 And they also, if they abide not still in vnbeliefe, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graffe them in againe.
Mpe soki bato ya Isalaele bawumeli te kati na kozanga na bango kondima, bakokangisa bango lisusu na nzete, pamba te Nzambe azali na makoki ya kokangisa bango lisusu na nzete.
24 For if thou wast cut out of the Oliue tree, which was wilde by nature, and wast graffed contrary to nature in a right Oliue tree, how much more shall they that are by nature, bee graffed in their owne Oliue tree?
Boye, soki yo owutaki na nzete ya olive ya zamba oyo ebimisaki yo mpe bakangisaki yo na nzete ya olive oyo balona, ezala soki yango te nde ebimisaki yo, ndenge nini bakoki te kozongisa bitape ya nzete oyo ebimisaki yango na nzete na yango?
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this secret (least ye should bee arrogant in your selues) that partly obstinacie is come to Israel, vntill the fulnesse of the Gentiles be come in.
Bandeko, nalingi ete boyeba mabombami oyo mpo ete bomimona te ete boleki na bwanya: ndambo ya bana ya Isalaele bakowumela kozala mitema libanga kino Bapagano nyonso bakokota na libota ya Nzambe.
26 And so all Israel shalbe saued, as it is written, The deliuerer shall come out of Sion, and shall turne away the vngodlinesse from Iacob.
Boye, bato nyonso ya Isalaele bakobika, kolanda ndenge ekomama: « Mokangoli akobimela na Siona, akolongola mabe kati na Jakobi.
27 And this is my couenant to them, When I shall take away their sinnes.
Mpe yango nde ekozala boyokani na Ngai elongo na bango tango nakolongola masumu na bango. »
28 As concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloued for the fathers sakes.
Mpo na oyo etali Sango Malamu, bazali banguna ya Nzambe mpo na bolamu na bino; kasi mpo na oyo etali koponama oyo Nzambe asalaki, bazali balingami na Ye likolo ya bakoko na bango,
29 For the giftes and calling of God are without repentance.
pamba te Nzambe abotolaka te makabo oyo asili kopesa mpe abongolaka te makanisi na Ye epai ya bato oyo asili kobenga.
30 For euen as yee in times past haue not beleeued God, yet haue nowe obteined mercie through their vnbeliefe:
Ndenge na kala bozangaki botosi na miso ya Nzambe mpe sik’oyo Nzambe ayokeli bino mawa likolo ya kozanga botosi ya Bayuda,
31 Euen so nowe haue they not beleeued by the mercie shewed vnto you, that they also may obtaine mercie.
ndenge wana mpe kozanga botosi na bango ya sik’oyo esali ete Nzambe ayokela bino mawa mpo ete ayokela bango mpe mawa.
Pamba te Nzambe akanga bato nyonso lokola na boloko ya kozanga botosi mpo ete ayokela bato nyonso mawa. (eleēsē g1653)
33 O the deepenesse of the riches, both of the wisdome, and knowledge of God! howe vnsearcheable are his iudgements, and his wayes past finding out!
Oh, tala ndenge nini bomengo, bwanya mpe boyebi ya Nzambe ezali na mozindo mingi! Moto moko te akoki koyeba makanisi na Ye mpe kososola nzela na Ye!
34 For who hath knowen the minde of the Lord? or who was his counsellour?
« Nani ayebaki makanisi ya Nkolo? Nani akomaki kopesa Ye toli?
35 Or who hath giuen vnto him first, and he shalbe recompensed?
Nani apesaki Nkolo eloko mpo ete Nkolo azongisela ye? »
