Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to His disciples,
Yesu alobaki na ebele ya bato mpe na bayekoli na Ye:
2 saying, “On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
« Balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo bazali na mokumba ya koteya bato mibeko ya Moyize.
3 all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not do, for they say, and do not do;
Boye, bosengeli kosala keba na mateya nyonso oyo bateyaka bino, mpe bobongisa etamboli na bino kolanda mateya na bango; kasi bomekola te misala na bango, pamba te batiaka mateya na bango na misala te.
4 for they bind together burdens [too] heavy and grievous to bear, and lay [them] on the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
Babongisaka mikumba ya kilo makasi mpe batiaka yango na mapeka ya bato mosusu, kasi bango moko balingaka ata moke te kotombola mosapi oyo ya moke mpo na kosunga bato yango na komema mikumba yango.
5 And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Misala nyonso oyo basalaka, basalaka yango kaka mpo ete bato bamona bango. Boye, bayeisaka minene mikanda na bango, oyo bakoma biteni ya Makomi, mpe milayi, basonge ya banzambala na bango.
6 they also cherish the first couches at the banquets, and the first seats in the synagogues,
Balingaka kovanda na bisika ya lokumu kati na bafeti, mpe na bisika ya liboso kati na bandako ya mayangani;
7 and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
balingaka ete bato bapesa bango mbote, na bisika oyo bato ebele bakutanaka, mpe babenga bango ‹ Moteyi. ›
8 And you may not be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher—the Christ, and you are all brothers;
Kasi bino, bolinga te ete bato babenga bino ‹ Moteyi, › pamba te bozali na Moteyi kaka moko, mpe bino nyonso bozali bandeko.
9 and you may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
Bobenga moto moko te awa na mokili ‹ Tata, › pamba te bozali kaka na Tata moko, mpe azali kati na Likolo.
10 nor may you be called teachers, for one is your teacher—the Christ.
Bolinga te ete bato babenga bino ‹ bakonzi, › pamba te bozali kaka na Mokonzi moko, Klisto.
11 And the greater of you will be your servant,
Moto oyo aleki monene kati na bino akozala mosali na bino.
12 and whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.
Pamba te moto oyo amitombolaka, bakokitisa ye; mpe oyo amikitisaka, bakotombola ye.
13 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men, for you do not go in, nor do you permit those going in to enter.
Mawa na bino, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo, bato ya bilongi mibale! Bokangaka nzela mpo ete bato mosusu bakota te kati na Bokonzi ya Likolo; bino moko, bozali kokota kuna te, kasi bozali lisusu kokanga nzela mpo ete bato oyo bazali na posa ya kokota bakota te. [
14 [[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretense make long prayers, because of this you will receive more abundant judgment.]]
Mawa na bino, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo, bato ya bilongi mibale! Boyibaka biloko ya basi oyo bakufisa mibali, mpe bosalaka mabondeli ya milayi-milayi mpo na kokosa bato. Mpo na yango, bokozwa etumbu oyo eleki makasi.]
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you go around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen—you make him a son of Gehenna twofold more than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Mawa na bino, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo: bato ya bilongi mibale! Bosalaka mibembo na ebale mpe na mokili mpo na koluka kozwa kaka mopagano moko oyo akondima kosambela na lingomba na bino; mpe soki kaka andimi, bokomisaka ye moto ya lifelo mbala mibale koleka bino moko. (Geenna g1067)
16 Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the temple—is debtor!
Mawa na bino, batambolisi bakufa miso! Bolobaka: ‹ Soki moto alapi ndayi na kombo ya Tempelo, wana ezali likambo te; kasi soki alapi ndayi na kombo ya wolo ya Tempelo, wana asengeli kokokisa ndayi na ye. ›
17 Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gold, or the temple that is sanctifying the gold?
Bino, bakufi miso, bozali penza bazoba! Eloko nini eleki motuya: wolo to Tempelo oyo ekomisaka wolo bule?
18 And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift that is on it—is debtor!
Bolobaka lisusu: ‹ Soki moto alapi ndayi na kombo ya etumbelo, wana ezali likambo te; kasi soki alapi ndayi na kombo ya likabo oyo ezali na likolo ya etumbelo, asengeli kokokisa ndayi na ye. ›
19 Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
Bakufi miso! Eloko nini eleki motuya: likabo to etumbelo oyo ekomisi likabo bule?
20 He therefore who swore by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it;
Pamba te moto oyo alapi ndayi na kombo ya etumbelo alapi yango na kombo ya etumbelo yango mpe na kombo ya biloko nyonso oyo ezali na likolo na yango.
21 and he who swore by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
Moto oyo mpe alapi ndayi na kombo ya Tempelo alapi yango na kombo ya Tempelo yango mpe na Kombo ya Ye oyo avandaka kati na yango.
22 and he who swore by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting on it.
Mpe moto oyo alapi ndayi na kombo ya Likolo alapi yango na kombo ya Kiti ya Bokonzi ya Nzambe mpe na Kombo ya Ye oyo avandelaka yango.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and neglected the weightier things of the Law—judgment, and kindness, and faith; these it was necessary to do, and those not to neglect.
Mawa na bino, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo, bato ya bilongi mibale! Solo, bofutaka eteni ya zomi ya bandembi, ya bamusikadi mpe ya biloko ya mike-mike ya solo kitoko; kasi bomonaka pamba makambo oyo eleki motuya kati na Mobeko: bosembo, motema mawa mpe kondima. Nzokande, bosengeli nde kotia yango na misala mpe kozwa na motuya likambo oyo wana ya kofuta eteni ya zomi.
24 Blind guides! Who are straining out the gnat, and are swallowing the camel.
Bino, batambolisi bakufa miso! Solo, bolongolaka nzinzi oyo ekweyaka na masanga na bino, kasi bomelaka shamo mobimba.
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.
Mawa na bino, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo, bato ya bilongi mibale! Bosukolaka malamu libanda ya bakopo mpe ya basani, kasi botondisaka yango na biloko ya moyibi mpe ya lokoso na bino.
26 Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them may also become clean.
Mofarizeo mokufi miso! Banda nanu na kopetola kati ya kopo mpe ya sani, bongo libanda ekokoma peto.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you are like to whitewashed graves, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;
Mawa na bino, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo, bato ya bilongi mibale! Bozali lokola bakunda oyo bapakola langi ya pembe: emonanaka kitoko na libanda, kasi etonda na mikuwa ya bakufi mpe na lolenge nyonso ya mbindo.
28 so also you outwardly indeed appear to men righteous, and within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Ndenge moko mpe mpo na bino: na libanda, bomonanaka lokola bato ya sembo na miso ya bato; kasi na kati, botondi na lokuta mpe na mabe.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the graves of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
Mawa na bino, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo, bato ya bilongi mibale! Botongaka bakunda mpo na basakoli, mpe bokomisaka kitoko malita ya bato ya sembo.
30 and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Bolobaka: ‹ Soki tozalaki na bomoi na tango ya bakoko na biso, tolingaki kosangana te elongo na bango mpo na kotangisa makila ya basakoli. ›
31 So that you testify to yourselves that you are sons of them who murdered the prophets;
Boye, na maloba na bino moko, bondimaka ete bozali penza bakitani ya bato oyo babomaki basakoli.
32 and you fill up the measure of your fathers.
Bokoba malamu na mosala oyo batata na bino babandaki, mosala ya koboma basakoli!
Bino, banyoka, libota ya bitupa! Ndenge nini bokoki kokanisa ete bokokima etumbu ya lifelo? (Geenna g1067)
34 Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them you will kill and crucify, and of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city,
Mpo na yango, Ngai nakotindela bino basakoli, bato ya bwanya mpe balakisi ya Mobeko. Bokoboma mpe bokobaka bamoko na ekulusu, bokobeta bamosusu fimbu kati na bandako na bino ya mayangani mpe bokobengana bango na engumba moko na moko,
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar:
mpo ete makila ya bato nyonso ya sembo, oyo basopa na mabele, etangama na mito na bino, kobanda na makila ya Abele, moto ya sembo, kino na makila ya Zakari, mwana mobali ya Barashi, oyo bobomaki kati ya Tempelo mpe etumbelo.
36 truly I say to you, all these things will come on this generation.
Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: etumbu oyo esengeli mpo na mabe wana nyonso ekokweyela bato ya ekeke oyo.
37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that are killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often I willed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own chickens under the wings, and you did not will.
Yelusalemi, Yelusalemi, yo oyo obomaka basakoli mpe obambaka bato oyo Nzambe atindelaka yo mabanga, mbala boni nalingaki kosangisa bana na yo, ndenge soso ya mwasi esangisaka bana na yango na se ya mapapu na yango, kasi boboyaki!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate;
Sik’oyo, ndako na bino ezali kosundolama.
39 for I say to you, you may not see Me from now on, until you may say, Blessed [is] He who is coming in the Name of the LORD.”
Pamba te, nazali koloba na bino: Kobanda lelo, bokotikala komona Ngai lisusu te kino bokoloba: ‹ Tika ete apambolama, Ye oyo ayei na Kombo ya Nkolo! › »
