1 Samuel 12
1 And Samuel saith unto all Israel, 'Lo, I have hearkened to your voice, to all that ye said to me, and I cause to reign over you a king,
Samuele alobaki na bato nyonso ya Isalaele: — Napesi nyonso oyo bolobaki na ngai: natieli bino mokonzi.
2 and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they [are] with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.
Bozali sik’oyo na mokonzi lokola mokambi. Kasi ngai nakomi mobange, nasili na ngai konuna, mpe bana na ngai ya mibali bazali awa elongo na bino. Nazalaki mokambi na bino wuta bolenge na ngai kino na mokolo ya lelo.
3 'Lo, here [am] I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? — and I restore to you.'
Natelemi lelo liboso na bino. Bofunda ngai liboso ya Yawe mpe liboso ya mopakolami na Ye. Nazwaki ngombe ya nani? Nazwaki ane ya nani? Nanyokolaki nani, mpe namonisaki nani pasi? Nazwaki kanyaka na maboko ya nani mpo na kokanga miso na ngai? Soki nasalaki likambo moko kati na makambo oyo nyonso, nakozongisa yango.
4 And they say, 'Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'
Bato bazongiselaki ye: — Onyokolaki biso te mpe omonisaki biso pasi te; ozwaki ata eloko moko te na maboko ya moto.
5 And he saith unto them, 'A witness [is] Jehovah against you: and a witness [is] His anointed this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand;' and they say, 'A witness.'
Samuele alobaki na bango: — Yawe azali Motatoli mpo na kotelemela bino, mpe mopakolami na Ye azali motatoli na mokolo ya lelo ete bomoni ata eloko moko te kati na maboko na ngai. Bato bazongisaki: — Azali penza Motatoli.
6 And Samuel saith unto the people, 'Jehovah — He who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Egypt!
Bongo Samuele alobaki na bato: — Ezali Yawe nde aponaki Moyize mpe Aron, mpe Ye nde abimisaki bakoko na bino na Ejipito.
7 and, now, station yourselves, and I judge you before Jehovah, with all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which He did with you, and with your fathers.
Sik’oyo, botelema awa liboso na Ye, pamba te nalingi kosamba na bosolo elongo na bino, liboso ya Yawe, na tina na makambo nyonso ya bosembo oyo Yawe asalaki mpo na bino mpe mpo na bakoko na bino.
8 'When Jacob hath come in to Egypt, and your fathers cry unto Jehovah, then Jehovah sendeth Moses and Aaron, and they bring out your fathers from Egypt, and cause them to dwell in this place,
Sima na Jakobi kokota na Ejipito, bakoko na bino bagangaki epai na Yawe mpo na kosenga lisungi. Mpe Yawe atindaki Moyize mpe Aron oyo babimisaki bango na Ejipito mpo na kovandisa bango na esika oyo.
9 and they forget Jehovah their God, and He selleth them into the hand of Sisera, head of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fight against them,
Kasi babosanaki Yawe, Nzambe na bango. Yango wana Ye Yawe akabaki bango na maboko ya Sisera, mokonzi ya basoda ya Atsori; na maboko ya bato ya Filisitia mpe na maboko ya mokonzi ya Moabi oyo babundisaki bango.
10 and they cry unto Jehovah, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve Thee.
Bongo bagangaki lisusu epai na Yawe mpo na kosenga lisungi; balobaki: « Tosali masumu, pamba te tosundoli Yawe mpe tosaleli banzambe Bala mpe Asitarite. Kasi sik’oyo, kangola biso na maboko ya banguna na biso, mpe tokosalela Yo. »
11 'And Jehovah sendeth Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivereth you out of the hand of your enemies round about, and ye dwell confidently.
Boye, Yawe atindaki Yerubali oyo babengi Jedeon, Bedani, Jefite mpe Samuele. Akangolaki bino na maboko ya banguna na bino, oyo bazingelaki bino na bangambo nyonso. Mpe bovandaki na kimia.
12 'And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God [is] your king!
Kasi tango bomonaki Naashi, mokonzi ya bato ya Amoni, koya kobundisa bino, bolobaki na ngai: « Te! Tozali na posa ya mokonzi mpo na kokamba biso. » Nzokande ezali Yawe, Nzambe na bino, nde azalaki mokonzi na bino.
13 And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen — whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.
Sik’oyo, botala mokonzi oyo boponaki, mokonzi oyo bosengaki. Ezali Yawe nde atie ye mokonzi mpo na kokamba bino.
14 'If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been — both ye and the king who hath reigned over you — after Jehovah your God.
Kobanda lelo, soki botosi Yawe, soki bosaleli Ye, soki bobateli mitindo na Ye, mpe soki bino elongo na mokonzi oyo azali kokamba bino bolandi Yawe, Nzambe na bino, makambo nyonso ekotambola malamu.
15 'And if ye do not hearken to the voice of Jehovah — then ye have provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of Jehovah hath been against you, and against your fathers.
Kasi soki botosi Yawe te mpe bobateli te mibeko na Ye, loboko na Ye ekobalukela bino ndenge ebalukelaki bakoko na bino.
16 'Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;
Yango wana sik’oyo lisusu, bobongama mpo na kotala likambo monene oyo Yawe alingi kosala na miso na bino.
17 is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'
Boni, mokolo ya lelo ezali te tango ya kobuka ble? Nakobelela Yawe mpo ete atinda kake mpe mvula, bongo bokomona mpe bokososola ndenge nini ezali monene, mabe oyo bosalaki na miso ya Yawe tango bosengaki mokonzi.
18 And Samuel calleth unto Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth voices and rain, on that day, and all the people greatly fear Jehovah and Samuel;
Bongo Samuele abelelaki Yawe, mpe, na mokolo wana kaka, Yawe atindaki kake mpe mvula. Boye bato nyonso babangaki makasi Yawe mpe Samuele.
19 and all the people say unto Samuel, 'Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'
Bato nyonso balobaki na Samuele: — Sambela Yawe, Nzambe na yo, mpo na basali na yo mpo ete tokufa te, pamba te tobakisaki lisusu na likolo ya masumu na biso, likambo ya mabe ya kosenga mokonzi mpo na biso.
20 And Samuel saith unto the people, 'Fear not; ye have done all this evil; only, turn not aside from after Jehovah — and ye have served Jehovah with all your heart,
Samuele azongiselaki bango: — Bobanga te! Solo, bosalaki mabe nyonso wana; nzokande bokoba te kozala mosika na Yawe, kasi bosalela Yawe na mitema na bino mobimba.
21 and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they [are] vain,
Bopengwa te na kolanda banzambe na bino ya bikeko, oyo ezanga na yango tina, oyo ekoki kosalela bino ata bolamu moko te, oyo ekoki te kobikisa bino, pamba te ezali banzambe ezanga tina.
22 for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.
Mpo na lokumu ya Kombo monene na Ye, Yawe akobwaka bato na Ye te, pamba te asepelaki kokomisa bino bato na Ye moko.
23 'I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;
Kasi mpo na ngai, ekozala penza likambo ya nkele soki nasali masumu liboso ya Yawe, soki natiki kobondela mpo na bino! Nakolakisa bino nzela oyo ezali malamu mpe alima.
24 only, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;
Kasi, na ngambo na bino, botosa Yawe mpe bosalela Ye na bosembo mpe na mitema na bino mobimba; botala malamu makambo minene oyo asalelaki bino.
25 and if ye really do evil, both ye and your king are consumed.'
Kasi soki bokobi kosala mabe, bino mpe mokonzi na bino bokobebisama.
