Ecclesiastes 6
1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavy on men.
Namoni mabe mosusu na se ya moyi, mpe ezali kilo makasi mpo na bato:
2 God might give riches, wealth, and honor to a man so that he lacks nothing that he desires for himself, but then God gives him no ability to enjoy it. Instead, someone else uses his things. This is vapor, an evil affliction.
ezali na bato oyo bazwi kowuta na Nzambe bozwi, biloko ebele mpe lokumu mpo ete bazanga eloko moko te oyo mitema na bango ekoki kozala na yango posa; kasi Ye moko Nzambe apimeli bango makoki ya kosepela na yango, pamba te moto mosusu nde azali kosepela na yango. Wana mpe ezali pamba, mpe ezali mabe oyo epesaka penza mawa.
3 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but if his heart is not satisfied with good and he is not buried, then I say that a baby that is born dead is better off than he is.
Soki moto aboti bana nkama moko mpe azwi ngolu ya kowumela mibu ebele na bomoi; bongo, atako awumeli mibu ebele na bomoi, asepeli te na bozwi na ye mpe azangi ata kunda, nalobi solo ete mwana oyo abotami ya kokufa azali malamu koleka ye;
4 Even such a baby is born in futility and passes away in darkness, and its name remains hidden.
pamba te, mwana oyo abotami ya kokufa, abotami pamba, azongi kati na molili, mpe bakokanisa ye lisusu te;
5 Although this child does not see the sun or know anything, it has rest even though that man did not.
atako amoni moyi te to atikali koyeba ata eloko moko te, azali na kimia koleka mozwi.
6 Even if a man should live for two thousand years but does not learn to enjoy good things, he goes to the same place as everyone else.
Ata awumeli na bomoi mibu nkoto moko mbala mibale, akotikala komona esengo te. Boni, bato nyonso bakendaka kaka esika moko te?
7 All a man's work is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
Pasi nyonso oyo moto amonaka ezali mpo ete akokisa baposa na ye, nzokande baposa yango esilaka kaka te.
8 Indeed, what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have even if he knows how to act in front of other people?
Moto ya bwanya aleki moto oyo azangi mayele na nini? Litomba nini mobola azali na yango ata ayebi kotambola liboso ya bato mosusu?
9 It is better to be satisfied with what the eyes see than to desire what a wandering appetite craves, which is also vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind.
Biloko oyo moto azali komona na miso ezali malamu koleka biloko oyo azali na yango na makanisi: yango mpe ezali pamba, ezali lokola moto azali kolanda mopepe.
10 Whatever has existed has already been given its name, and what mankind is like has already been known. So it has become useless to dispute with the one who is the mighty judge of all.
Ekelamu nyonso oyo ezali esila koyebana na kombo na yango, mpe eyebani malamu soki moto azali nani: akoki te kotelemela oyo aleki ye na makasi.
11 The more words that are spoken, the more futility increases, so what advantage is that to a man?
Soki maloba eleki mingi, makambo ya pamba-pamba eyaka mpe ebele; bongo litomba na yango ezali penza nini?
12 For who knows what is good for man in his life during his futile, numbered days through which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come under the sun after he passes?
Pamba te, nani ayebi likambo oyo ezali malamu mpo na bomoi ya moto, na mikolo na ye nyonso ya bomoi ya pamba oyo azali kolekisa lokola elili? Nani akoki koyebisa ye makambo oyo ekoya sima na ye, na se ya moyi?
