Joshua 4
1 And it cometh to pass, when all the nation hath completed to pass over the Jordan, that Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
Tango ekolo mobimba esilisaki kokatisa Yordani, Yawe alobaki na Jozue:
2 'Take for you out of the people twelve men, one man — one man out of a tribe;
« Pona mibali zomi na mibale kati na bato, mobali moko mpo na libota moko.
3 and command ye them, saying, Take up for you from this [place], from the midst of the Jordan, from the established standing-place of the feet of the priests, twelve stones, and ye have removed them over with you, and placed them in the lodging-place in which ye lodge to-night.'
Pesa bango mitindo oyo: ‹ Bozwa kati na mayi ya Yordani, na esika oyo Banganga-Nzambe bapikamaki, mabanga zomi na mibale, bomema yango elongo na bino mpe botia yango na esika oyo bokolekisa butu ya lelo. › »
4 And Joshua calleth unto the twelve men whom he prepared out of the sons of Israel, one man — one man out of a tribe;
Boye, Jozue abengaki mibali zomi na mibale oyo aponaki kati na bana ya Isalaele, mobali moko mpo na libota moko.
5 and Joshua saith to them, 'Pass over before the ark of Jehovah your God unto the midst of the Jordan and lift up for you each, one stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
Jozue alobaki na bango: « Boleka liboso ya Sanduku ya Yawe, Nzambe na bino, kino na kati-kati ya Yordani. Moko na moko kati na bino amema libanga na lipeka na ye kolanda motango ya mabota ya Isalaele
6 so that this is a sign in your midst, when your children ask hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones to you?
mpo ete ezala lokola elembo kati na bino. Sima na tango, soki bana na bino batuni bino: ‹ Mabanga oyo elakisi nini? ›
7 that ye have said to them, Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off, at the presence of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah; in its passing over into the Jordan were the waters of the Jordan cut off; and these stones have been for a memorial to the sons of Israel — to the age.'
Bokoyebisa bango ete mayi ya Yordani ekatanaki na biteni mibale liboso ya Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe. Tango ekatisaki Yordani, mayi na yango mpe ekatanaki. Mabanga oyo ezali lokola ekaniseli ya seko na seko mpo na bana ya Isalaele. »
8 And the sons of Israel do so as Joshua commanded, and take up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as Jehovah hath spoken unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, and remove them over with them unto the lodging-place, and place them there,
Boye, bana ya Isalaele basalaki ndenge Jozue atindaki bango. Bazwaki kati na Yordani, mabanga zomi na mibale kolanda motango ya mabota ya Isalaele, ndenge Yawe alobaki na Jozue. Bamemaki yango kino na molako na bango, epai wapi batiaki yango.
9 even the twelve stones hath Joshua raised up out of the midst of the Jordan, the place of the standing of the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant, and they are there unto this day.
Jozue atelemisaki mabanga zomi na mibale mosusu na kati-kati ya Yordani, na esika oyo Banganga-Nzambe oyo bamemaki Sanduku ya Boyokani bapikamaki, mpe etikala wana kino na mokolo ya lelo.
10 And the priests bearing the ark are standing in the midst of the Jordan till the completion of the whole thing which Jehovah commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua, and the people haste and pass over.
Nzokande, Banganga-Nzambe oyo bamemaki Sanduku bawumelaki na kati-kati ya Yordani kino tango bato bakokisaki makambo nyonso oyo Yawe atindaki Jozue, ndenge kaka Moyize ayebisaki ye. Ezalaki na lombangu nde bato bakatisaki Yordani.
11 And it cometh to pass when all the people have completed to pass over, that the ark of Jehovah passeth over, and the priests, in the presence of the people;
Tango bango nyonso basilisaki kokatisa, Sanduku ya Yawe elongo na Banganga-Nzambe balekaki lisusu liboso ya bato.
12 and the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, pass over, by fifties, before the sons of Israel, as Moses had spoken unto them;
Bato ya libota ya Ribeni, ya Gadi, mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase bakatisaki, balataki bibundeli mpe batambolaki liboso ya bana ya Isalaele, ndenge Moyize atindaki bango.
13 about forty thousand, armed ones of the host, passed over before Jehovah for battle, unto the plains of Jericho.
Bazalaki bato pene nkoto tuku minei, bato ya bitumba, oyo bakamataki bibundeli mpo na kobunda; balekaki liboso ya Yawe na nzela ya bitando ya Jeriko mpo na kobunda.
14 On that day hath Jehovah made Joshua great in the eyes of all Israel, and they reverence him, as they reverenced Moses, all days of his life.
Na mokolo wana, Yawe atombolaki Jozue na miso ya bana nyonso ya Isalaele; mpe bapesaki ye lokumu mikolo nyonso ya bomoi na ye, ndenge kaka bapesaki Moyize lokumu.
15 And Jehovah speaketh unto Joshua, saying,
Yawe alobaki na Jozue:
16 'Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony, and they come up out of the Jordan.'
« Pesa Banganga-Nzambe oyo bamemi Sanduku ya Litatoli mitindo ete babima wuta na kati-kati ya ebale Yordani. »
17 And Joshua commandeth the priests, saying, 'Come ye up out of the Jordan.'
Jozue apesaki mitindo epai ya Banganga-Nzambe: « Bobima wuta na kati-kati ya ebale Yordani. »
18 And it cometh to pass, in the coming up of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the midst of the Jordan — the soles of the feet of the priests have been drawn up into the dry ground — and the waters of the Jordan turn back to their place, and go as heretofore over all its banks.
Boye Banganga-Nzambe oyo bamemaki Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe babimaki wuta na ebale. Tango kaka batiaki matambe na bango na mokili, mayi ya Yordani ezongaki na esika na yango, etondaki makasi mpe ekomaki kotiola ndenge ezalaki momesano na yango.
19 And the people have come up out of the Jordan on the tenth of the first month, and encamp in Gilgal, in the extremity east of Jericho;
Na mokolo ya zomi ya sanza ya liboso, bato bakendeki wuta na Yordani mpe batongaki molako na bango na Giligali, na mondelo ya este ya Jeriko.
20 and these twelve stones, which they have taken out of the Jordan, hath Joshua raised up in Gilgal.
Jozue atelemisaki, na Giligali, mabanga zomi na mibale oyo babimisaki na Yordani.
21 And he speaketh unto the sons of Israel, saying, 'When your sons ask their fathers hereafter, saying, What [are] these stones?
Alobaki na bana ya Isalaele: « Tango bakitani na bino bakotuna batata na bango: ‹ Mabanga oyo elakisi nini? ›
22 then ye have caused your sons to know, saying, On dry land Israel passed over this Jordan;
Boyebisa bango: ‹ Bato ya Isalaele bakatisaki Yordani na mabele ya kokawuka. ›
23 because Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan at your presence, till your passing over, as Jehovah your God did to the Red Sea which He dried up at our presence till our passing over;
Pamba te Yawe, Nzambe na bino, akawusaki liboso mayi ya Yordani kino tango bosilisaki kokatisa. Yawe asalaki na Yordani makambo oyo asalaki na ebale monene ya Barozo tango akawusaki yango liboso na biso, kino tango tosilisaki kokatisa yango.
24 so that all the people of the land do know the hand of Jehovah that it [is] strong, so that ye have reverenced Jehovah your God all the days.'
Asalaki bongo mpo ete bato nyonso ya mokili bayeba ete loboko ya Yawe ezalaka na nguya, mpe mpo ete bobangaka Yawe, Nzambe na bino, tango nyonso. »
