Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
Yesu alobaki na ebele ya bato mpe na bayekoli na Ye:
2 saying, "Upon the seat of Moses the Pharisees and scribes sit.
« Balakisi ya Mobeko mpe Bafarizeo bazali na mokumba ya koteya bato mibeko ya Moyize.
3 All which they will say unto you, observe and do; but their works do not do, because 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 heavy and hard to bear burdens, and lay them on people's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help 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 But all their works they do to be seen by others. They make their tefillin broad and enlarge the fringe 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 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
Balingaka kovanda na bisika ya lokumu kati na bafeti, mpe na bisika ya liboso kati na bandako ya mayangani;
7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi' by people.
balingaka ete bato bapesa bango mbote, na bisika oyo bato ebele bakutanaka, mpe babenga bango ‹ Moteyi. ›
8 But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers.
Kasi bino, bolinga te ete bato babenga bino ‹ Moteyi, › pamba te bozali na Moteyi kaka moko, mpe bino nyonso bozali bandeko.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Bobenga moto moko te awa na mokili ‹ Tata, › pamba te bozali kaka na Tata moko, mpe azali kati na Likolo.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
Bolinga te ete bato babenga bino ‹ bakonzi, › pamba te bozali kaka na Mokonzi moko, Klisto.
11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
Moto oyo aleki monene kati na bino akozala mosali na bino.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Pamba te moto oyo amitombolaka, bakokitisa ye; mpe oyo amikitisaka, bakotombola ye.
13 "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you devour the houses of widows, and for show make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
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. For you shut up the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
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. For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of hell as 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, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'
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 You blind fools. For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctified the gold?
Bino, bakufi miso, bozali penza bazoba! Eloko nini eleki motuya: wolo to Tempelo oyo ekomisaka wolo bule?
18 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'
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 You blind people. For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Bakufi miso! Eloko nini eleki motuya: likabo to etumbelo oyo ekomisi likabo bule?
20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything 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 He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells 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 He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits 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. For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
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 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a 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. For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but within they are full of extortion 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 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and the plate, so that the outside may become clean also.
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. For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead people's bones, 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 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate 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 lived 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 Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
Boye, na maloba na bino moko, bondimaka ete bozali penza bakitani ya bato oyo babomaki basakoli.
32 Fill up, then, 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 Therefore, look, I send to you prophets, wise people, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute 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 shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary 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 tell you, all these things will come upon 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, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not.
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 Look, your house is abandoned to you.
Sik’oyo, ndako na bino ezali kosundolama.
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes 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! › »
