Nehemiah 9
1 On October 31, the people gathered together again. They (fasted/abstained from eating food), they wore clothes made from rough cloth, and they put dirt on their heads [to show that they were sorry for their sins].
Kaka na sanza wana, na mokolo ya tuku mibale na minei, bana ya Isalaele basanganaki mpo na kokila bilei; balataki basaki mpe bamipakolaki putulu na mito.
2 The Israeli people separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their sins and the sins that their ancestors had committed.
Bato nyonso oyo babotama na molongo ya bana ya Isalaele bakabwanaki na bapaya nyonso; batelemaki mpo na kotubela masumu na bango mpe bambeba ya batata na bango.
3 The scroll that contained the laws of Yahweh, the God whom they [worshiped], was read to them for three hours. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and they worshiped Yahweh.
Batelemaki na esika oyo bazalaki, mpe buku ya Mobeko ya Yawe, Nzambe na bango, etangamaki ngonga misato; mpe ngonga misato mosusu, bafukamaki liboso ya Yawe, Nzambe na bango, mpo na kotubela masumu na bango.
4 [Some of] the descendants of Levi were standing on the stairs. They were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, [another] Bani, and Kenani.
Jozue, Buni, Kadimieli, Shebania, Bani, Sherebia mpe Kenani bamataki na etemelo ya kolobela oyo basalaki mpo na Balevi mpe babelelaki Yawe, Nzambe na bango na mongongo makasi.
5 Then [the leaders of] the Levites called out to the people. They were Jeshua, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said, “While you are standing there, praise Yahweh your God, who has always lived and will live forever!” [Then one of them continued by praying this to God], “Yahweh, we praise your glorious name! You are much greater than anything that we can think about or talk about!
Bongo Balevi oyo: Jozue, Kadimieli, Bani, Ashabinia, Sherebia, Odia, Shebania mpe Petaya balobaki: — Botelema mpe bokumisa Yawe, Nzambe na bino, mpo na seko na seko: « Tika ete Kombo na Yo ya nkembo epambolama mpe enetolama likolo ya nkembo mpe lokumu nyonso.
6 “You only are God. You made the sky and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and everything that is on it, and you made the seas/oceans and everything that is in them. You are the one who gives life to everything and helps them remain alive. All the angels who are in heaven worship you.
Ezali Yo, bobele Yo, nde ozali Yawe! Okela Likolo, Likolo oyo eleki Likolo mpe mampinga nyonso ya Likolo; okela lisusu mabele mpe nyonso oyo ezali kati na yango, bibale minene mpe nyonso oyo ezali kati na yango; opesaka bomoi na bikelamu nyonso, mpe mampinga ya Likolo egumbamaka liboso na Yo.
7 “Yahweh, you are God. You chose Abram and brought him out of Ur [city] in Chaldea [region]. You gave him a new name, Abraham.
Ezali Yo, Yawe Nzambe, nde oponaki Abrami mpe obimisaki ye longwa na Uri, mokili ya Chalide, mpe opesaki ye kombo Abrayami.
8 You saw that he was trustworthy. Then you made (an agreement with/a promise to) him, saying that you would give [to him and] to his descendants the land that the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Jebus, and Girgash lived in. And you have done what you promised, because you always do what is right.
Omonaki ete motema na ye ezali na boyengebene epai na Yo mpe osalaki boyokani elongo na ye mpo na kopesa na bakitani na ye mokili ya bato ya Kanana, ya bato ya Iti, ya bato ya Amori, ya bato ya Perizi, ya bato ya Yebusi mpe ya bato ya Girigazi. Okokisaki elaka na Yo, pamba te ozali Sembo.
9 “You saw what our ancestors were suffering in Egypt. You heard them cry to you for help when they were at the Red Sea.
Omonaki minyoko ya bakoko na biso kati na Ejipito mpe oyokaki koganga na bango pembeni ya ebale monene ya Barozo.
10 Because you knew that the leaders of Egypt were treating our ancestors very arrogantly, you performed many kinds of miracles that caused the king and his officials and all his people to suffer. As a result, you became famous then, and you are still famous!
Osalaki bilembo minene mpe bikamwa mpo na kotelemela Faraon, bakalaka na ye nyonso mpe bato nyonso ya mokili na ye; pamba te oyebaki kanza ya mitema ya bato ya Ejipito mpe ndenge banyokolaki bakoko na biso. Boye osalaki ete sango ya Kombo na Yo ekende mosika ndenge ezali kino na mokolo ya lelo.
11 You caused the Red Sea to divide, with the result that your people walked through it on the ground without [getting their feet] wet. [After they were all safely on the other side, ] you [caused the water to come back again], and you hurled into the deep water the [soldiers of the Egyptian army] that were pursuing our ancestors. Their soldiers sank into the deep sea like stones!
Okabolaki ebale monene liboso na bango, mpe batambolaki kati na ebale yango lokola na mabele ya kokawuka. Kasi ozindisaki lokola libanga monene kati na mozindo ya mayi makasi, bato oyo bazalaki kolanda bango.
12 During each day you led our ancestors with a bright cloud that resembled a huge pillar, and each night you led them by a flaming cloud that gave them light to show them where to walk.
Otambolisaki bango, na moyi, na nzela ya likonzi ya mapata, mpe, na butu, na nzela ya likonzi ya moto mpo na kongengisa nzela oyo basengelaki kotambola.
13 “When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you came down from heaven and spoke to them. You gave them many regulations and instructions that are just and reliable, and you gave them commands and laws that are good.
Okitaki na ngomba Sinai, olobaki na bango wuta na likolo mpe opesaki bango malako, mibeko ya solo mpe ya alima, mitindo mpe bikateli malamu.
14 You taught them about your holy (Sabbath/day of rest), and you gave many kinds of laws to your servant Moses for him to tell to the people.
Olakisaki bango Saba na Yo ya bule mpe opesaki bango mitindo, bikateli mpe mibeko na nzela ya Moyize, mosali na Yo.
15 When they were hungry, you gave them manna from the sky; and when they were thirsty, you gave them water from a rock. You commanded them to go and take, from the people who lived there, the land which you had promised to give to them.
Tango bazalaki na nzala, opesaki bango bilei wuta na likolo; mpe tango bazalaki na posa ya mayi, obimiselaki bango mayi wuta na libanga. Olobaki na bango ete bakende kobotola mokili oyo, na nzela ya ndayi, olakaki kopesa bango.
16 “But our ancestors were very proud and stubborn [IDM], and they did not do what you commanded them to do.
Kasi bango, bakoko na biso, bakomaki lolendo mpe mito makasi, batosaki mibeko na Yo te.
17 They refused to heed you, and they forgot about all the miracles that you had performed for them. Instead, they became stubborn [IDM], and they appointed someone to lead them back to Egypt, where they would be slaves again! But you are a God who forgives us and who is kind and merciful [to us]. You do not quickly become angry. You always faithfully love us.
Baboyaki koyoka mpe kokanisa bikamwa oyo osalaki mpo na bolamu na bango. Bakomaki mito makasi mpe, na botomboki na bango, bamiponelaki mokonzi mpo na kozonga na bowumbu na bango. Kasi lokola ozali Nzambe oyo alimbisaka bato, Nzambe oyo atalisaka ngolu mpe ayokaka mawa; lokola osilikaka noki te mpe otonda na boboto, otikalaki kosundola bango ata moke te,
18 So, even though their [leaders] made an idol that resembled a calf and insulted you by saying [about the idol], ‘This is our god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ you did not desert them.
ezala tango bamisalelaki ekeko ya mwana ngombe ya ebende oyo banyangwisa na moto mpe balobaki: ‹ Tala Nzambe na yo, oyo abimisaki yo na Ejipito! › mpe tango balobaki maloba ya nkele mpo na kotelemela Yo.
19 “Because you always act mercifully, you did not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night.
Mpo na mawa monene na Yo, otikalaki kosundola bango te na esobe: likonzi ya mapata etikaki bango te, ekobaki kotambolisa bango na nzela na bango, na moyi; mpe na butu, likonzi ya moto etikaki te kongengisa nzela oyo basengelaki kolanda.
20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them. You continued to provide water when they were thirsty.
Opesaki bango Molimo malamu na Yo mpo na kopesa bango bososoli. Opimelaki bango te mana na Yo, oyo bazalaki kolia, mpe opesaki bango mayi ya komela tango bazalaki na posa ya mayi.
21 For 40 years you took care of them in the desert. During all that time, they had everything [that they needed]. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell up [even though they were continually walking].
Mibu tuku minei, okokisaki posa na bango nyonso kati na esobe; bazangaki eloko moko te, bilamba na bango etikalaki kokufa te, mpe makolo na bango etikalaki kovimba te.
22 “You helped our ancestors to defeat armies of great kings who ruled many people-groups. By doing that, you enabled our ancestors to (occupy/live in) even the most distant places in this land. They occupied the land over which King Sihon ruled from Heshbon [city] and the land over which King Og ruled in [the] Bashan [area].
Okabaki mikili mpe bikolo na maboko na bango mpo ete bazwa bituka na bango kino na bandelo na yango. Babotolaki mokili ya Sikoni, mokonzi ya Eshiboni, mpe mokili ya Ogi, mokonzi ya Bashani.
23 You caused our ancestors’ descendants to become as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into this land, the land that you told their fathers to enter and occupy.
Okomisaki bana na bango ya mibali ebele lokola minzoto ya likolo mpe omemaki bango kino kati na mokili oyo opeselaki bakoko na bango mitindo ete bakende kobotola yango.
24 Their sons went in and took the land [from the people that lived there]. You enabled them to defeat the descendants of Canaan who lived here in this land. You enabled them to conquer the descendants of Canaan and their kings and the people whom they ruled. You enabled our ancestors to do to those people whatever they wanted to do.
Bana na bango ya mibali bakotaki mpe babotolaki mokili yango. Otiaki na se ya bokonzi na bango, bato ya Kanana oyo bazalaki kovanda kuna; okabaki bato ya Kanana elongo na bakonzi na bango na maboko ya bana ya Isalaele mpo ete basala bato ya Kanana ndenge balingi.
25 Our ancestors captured cities that had walls around them, and they took possession of fertile land. They took possession of houses that were full of good things, where there were wells that were already dug. They took possession of many vineyards and groves of olive trees and fruit trees. They ate all that they wanted to and became fat. They were delighted in all these good things that you gave to them.
Babotolaki bingumba batonga makasi mpe mabele oyo ebotaka malamu. Babotolaki bandako etonda na biloko ya ndenge na ndenge, mabulu ya mayi batimola wuta kala, bilanga ya vino, ya nzete ya olive mpe ya nzete mosusu ebele oyo ebotaka mbuma ya kolia. Na bolingo monene na Yo, baliaki mpe batondaki, bakomaki minene mpe basepelaki na mapamboli na Yo nyonso.
26 “But they disobeyed you and rebelled against you. They (turned their backs on/rejected) your laws. They killed the prophets who warned them that they should return to you. They badly insulted you.
Kasi batosaki Yo te mpe batombokelaki Yo, bapesaki Mibeko na Yo mokongo, babomaki basakoli na Yo, oyo bazalaki koteya bango ete bazonga epai na Yo, mpe batiolaki Yo makasi na maloba na bango.
27 So you allowed their enemies to defeat them. But when their enemies caused them to suffer, they called out to you. You heard them from heaven, and because you are very merciful, you sent them people to help them, and those leaders rescued them from their enemies.
Boye okabaki bango na maboko ya banguna na bango, oyo banyokolaki bango. Kasi tango bakomaki na pasi makasi, babelelaki Yo; mpe Yo, wuta na likolo, oyokaki bango; bongo na mawa monene na Yo, otindelaki bango bakangoli oyo bakangolaki bango na maboko ya banguna na bango.
28 “But after there was a time of peace again, our ancestors again did things that displeased you. So again you allowed their enemies to conquer them. But whenever they cried out to you again [to help them], you heard them from heaven, and because you act mercifully, you rescued them many times.
Kasi tango kaka bakomaki na kimia, bazongelaki lisusu kosala mabe na miso na Yo! Mpe Yo, osundolaki bango na maboko ya banguna na bango, oyo bakomaki kokonza bango. Kasi tango babelelaki Yo lisusu, oyokaki bango wuta na likolo mpe, na mawa monene na Yo, okangolaki bango mbala mingi.
29 “You warned them that they should again [obey] your laws, but they became proud and stubborn, and they disobeyed your commands. They sinned by disobeying what you commanded them to do, the things that would enable them to live a good long life [if they obeyed them]. They stubbornly refused [IDM] to listen to you and continued sinning.
Okebisaki bango mpo ete bazongela Mibeko na Yo; kasi, na lolendo na bango, baboyaki kotosa mitindo na Yo. Basalaki masumu, babukaki mibeko na Yo, oyo nzokande esalaka ete moto oyo akotia yango na misala azala na bomoi. Kasi na lolendo mpe na botomboki na bango, bapesaki Yo mokongo, bakomaki mito makasi mpe baboyaki koyoka.
30 You were patient with them for many years. You warned them trough [the messages] your Spirit gave to the prophets. But they did not (heed/pay attention to) those messages. So again you allowed [the armies of] other nations to defeat them.
Ozalaki na motema monene liboso na bango wuta mibu ebele mpe, na nzela ya Molimo na Yo, okebisaki bango na nzela ya basakoli na Yo. Kasi bayokaki kaka te. Boye okabaki bango na maboko ya bikolo ya bapaya.
31 But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them [forever]. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!
Kasi na mawa monene na Yo, osilisaki bango te na koboma mpe osundolaki bango te; pamba te ozali Nzambe otonda na mawa mpe na ngolu.
32 “Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as [you promised in] your agreement with us that you would do! But now we are experiencing great difficulties/hardships. Great troubles have come to us, to our kings, to our [other] leaders, to our priests, and to our prophets. We have been experiencing these troubles since [the armies of] the kings of Assyria [conquered us], and we are still experiencing them. We ask that you sincerely think about [LIT] all these things.
Sik’oyo, Oh Nzambe na biso, Nzambe Monene, Nzambe na nguya mpe ya somo, Yo oyo obatelaka boyokani mpe bolingo na Yo, komona te lokola likambo ya pamba na miso na Yo pasi oyo ekomeli biso, bakonzi na biso, bakambi na biso, Banganga-Nzambe na biso, basakoli na biso, batata na biso mpe bato na Yo nyonso, wuta na tango ya bakonzi ya Asiri kino na mokolo ya lelo.
33 [We know that] you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.
Kati na makambo nyonso oyo ekweyelaki biso, ozalaki sembo; mpe osalaki na boyengebene, wana biso totambolaki mabe.
34 Our kings and other leaders and our priests and our other ancestors did not obey your laws. They did not heed your commands or the warnings that you gave to them.
Bakonzi na biso, bakambi na biso, Banganga-Nzambe na biso mpe batata na biso batiaki Mibeko na Yo na mosala te, batosaki te mitindo mpe makebisi na Yo, oyo ozalaki kopesa bango.
35 Even when they had their own kings, and they enjoyed the good things that you did for them in this large and fertile land that you gave to them, they did not serve you. They refused to quit doing what was evil.
Ezala wana bazalaki kati na mokili na bango, wana bazalaki kosepela mpo na bolamu oyo ozalaki kotalisa bango kati na mokili monene oyo mabele na yango ebotaka malamu, basalelaki Yo te mpe batikaki te banzela mabe na bango.
36 “So now we are [like] slaves here in this land that you gave to our ancestors, the land that you gave to them in order that they could enjoy all the good things that grow here.
Kasi tala, tozali lelo bawumbu! Tozali penza bawumbu kati na mokili oyo opesaki na bakoko na biso mpo ete balia mbuma na yango mpe biloko mosusu ya kitoko oyo ebimaka kuna!
37 Because we have sinned, [we cannot eat the things that grow here]. The kings that now rule over us are enjoying the things that grow here. They rule us and [take] our cattle. We have to serve them and do the things that please them. We are experiencing great misery/distress.
Mpo na masumu na biso, ebele ya mbuma na yango ekeyi na maboko ya bakonzi oyo otiaki na makasi mpo ete banyokola biso. Bazali kokonza banzoto na biso mpe bibwele na biso ndenge balingi. Tokomi na pasi makasi. »
38 “However, we [Israeli] people now are making an agreement/promise [to obey you], and we are writing this agreement/promise [on a scroll]. We will write on it the names of our leaders and the names of the Levites and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it.”
Mpo na makambo oyo nyonso, tozali kozwa mokano oyo tozali kokoma na mokanda; mpe bakambi na biso, Balevi na biso mpe Banganga-Nzambe na biso bakotia mikoloto na bango na mokanda yango.
