Isaiah 26
1 In that day sung is this song in the land of Judah: 'We have a strong city, Salvation He doth make walls and bulwark.
Na mokolo wana, bakoyemba nzembo oyo kati na mokili ya Yuda: Tozali na engumba moko ya makasi; Nzambe akomisi lobiko lokola mir mpe ebombamelo na yango.
2 Open ye the gates, that enter may a righteous nation, Preserving stedfastness.
Bofungola bikuke mpo ete ekolo ya sembo, ekolo oyo ebatelaka boyokani, ekoka kokota!
3 An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace — peace! For in Thee it is confident.
Ndenge esila kokatama, ye oyo akomitika epai na Yo, okobatela ye na kimia, na kimia penza, mpo ete amipesi mobimba epai na Yo.
4 Trust ye in Jehovah for ever, For in Jah Jehovah [is] a rock of ages,
Botia tango nyonso elikya na Yawe, pamba te Yawe azali penza Libanga ya tango nyonso.
5 For He bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,
Akitisaka bavandi ya likolo, akweyisaka engumba oyo batonga makasi, alalisaka yango penza na mabele mpe akomisaka yango putulu.
6 Tread it down doth a foot, Feet of the poor — steps of the weak.
Makolo ya bato ekonyata-nyata yango: makolo ya babola, matambe ya bato pamba.
7 The path for the righteous [is] uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder.
Nzela ya moto ya sembo, ezali alima; Yo oyo ozali Sembo, okomisaka kitoko nzela ya moto ya sembo.
8 Also, [in] the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited [for] Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance [Is] the desire of the soul.
Oh Yawe, tango totambolaka na nzela oyo mibeko na Yo etalisaka, totalelaka Yo; Kombo na Yo mpe kotatola yango, yango nde posa ya mitema na biso.
9 [With] my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, [with] my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments [are] on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.
Na butu, motema na ngai ezali solo na posa na Yo; kati na ngai, molimo na ngai ezali kolukaluka Yo makasi, pamba te bavandi ya mokili bayekolaka bosembo tango opesaka mabele bitumbu.
10 The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency of Jehovah.
Soki basaleli moto mabe ngolu, akoyekola bosembo te; ezala kati na mokili ya bosembo, asalaka kaka mabe mpe amonaka na ye monene ya Yawe te.
11 O Jehovah, high [is] Thy hand — they see not, They see the zeal of the people, and are ashamed, Also, the fire — Thine adversaries, consumeth them.
Oh Yawe, loboko na Yo emati solo likolo, kasi bazali komona yango te. Tika ete bayokisama soni tango bakomona bolingo makasi na Yo, oyo eleka ndelo mpo na bato na Yo; tika ete moto oyo obongiselaki banguna na Yo etumba bango!
12 O Jehovah, Thou appointest peace to us, For, all our works also Thou hast wrought for us.
Yawe, okopesa biso kimia, pamba te okokiselaka biso misala nyonso oyo tosalaka.
13 O Jehovah our God, lords have ruled us besides Thee, Only, by Thee we make mention of Thy name.
Oh Yawe, Nzambe na biso, atako bakonzi mosusu bakambaki biso, kasi biso, topesaka lokumu kaka na Kombo na Yo.
14 Dead — they live not, Rephaim, they rise not, Therefore Thou hast inspected and dost destroy them, Yea, thou destroyest all their memory.
Bakufi bakozala lisusu na bomoi te, milimo ya bakufi ekozonga lisusu na bomoi te; opesaki bango etumbu mpe obomaki bango nye; osalaki ete ata moto moko te akanisa bango lisusu!
15 Thou hast added to the nation, O Jehovah, Thou hast added to the nation, Thou hast been honoured, Thou hast put far off all the ends of earth.
Oh Yawe, okomisi ekolo na Yo monene! Solo, okomisi ekolo na Yo monene, omipesi penza lokumu; opusi bandelo nyonso ya mokili mosika penza.
16 O Jehovah, in distress they missed Thee, They have poured out a whisper, Thy chastisement [is] on them.
Yawe, kati na pasi na bango, balukaki Yo; tango opesaki bango etumbu, bamikabaki na mabondeli makasi.
17 When a pregnant woman cometh near to the birth, She is pained — she crieth in her pangs, So we have been from Thy face, O Jehovah.
Oh Yawe, tozalaki liboso na Yo lokola mwasi ya zemi oyo akomi pene ya kobota, bongo azali kobaluka mpe koganga na pasi.
18 We have conceived, we have been pained. We have brought forth as it were wind, Salvation we do not work in the earth, Nor do the inhabitants of the world fall.
Tozalaki na zemi, tozalaki mpe kobaluka na pasi; kasi tango tobotaki, tobotaki kaka mopepe: tomemelaki mabele lobiko te, mpe tomemelaki mokili bato ya sika te.
19 'Thy dead live — My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs [is] thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.
Kasi bato na Yo, oyo bakufa bakozonga lisusu na bomoi, bibembe na bango ekosekwa. Bino bato oyo bovandaka kati na putulu, bolamuka mpe boganga na esengo! Pamba te mamwe na Yo ezali lokola mamwe ya tongo; mabele ekopesa bomoi epai ya bakufi.
20 Come, My people, enter into thy inner chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, Hide thyself shortly a moment till the indignation pass over.
Bato na ngai, bokende, bokota na bashambre na bino mpe bokanga bikuke sima na bino; bomibomba nanu mwa tango moke kino tango kanda ekoleka.
21 For, lo, Jehovah is coming out of His place, To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him, And revealed hath the earth her blood, Nor doth she cover any more her slain!'
Tala, Yawe azali kobima wuta na esika na Ye mpo na kopesa bato ya mokili etumbu mpo na masumu na bango; mabele ekobimisa makila oyo basopa likolo na yango, ekobomba lisusu te bato oyo baboma.
