2 Bakonzi 5

1 Namani, mokonzi ya basoda ya mokonzi ya Siri, azalaki moto monene mpe moto ya lokumu mingi na miso ya nkolo na ye, pamba te, na nzela na ye, Yawe apesaki bato ya Siri elonga. Azalaki soda ya mpiko, kasi azalaki na bokono ya maba.

And Naaman, head of the host of the king of Aram, was a great man before his lord, and accepted of face, for YHWH had given salvation to Aram by him, and the man was mighty in valor, [but] leprous.

2 Nzokande, tango mampinga ya bato ya Siri babimaki na bitumba, bakangaki na bowumbu elenge mwasi moko ya Isalaele. Boye akomaki kosalela mwasi ya Namani.

And the Arameans have gone out [by] troops, and they take a little girl captive out of the land of Israel, and she is before the wife of Naaman,

3 Elenge mwasi yango alobaki na nkolo na ye ya mwasi: — Ah, soki kaka nkolo na ngai, Namani, akokaki komona mosakoli oyo azali kati na Samari! Akoki penza kobikisa ye na bokono na ye ya maba.

and she says to her mistress, “O that my lord [were] before the prophet who [is] in Samaria; then he recovers him from his leprosy.”

4 Namani akendeki epai ya nkolo na ye mpe abetelaki ye lisolo ya makambo oyo elenge mwasi ya Isalaele alobaki.

And [one] goes in and declares [it] to his lord, saying, “Thus and thus the girl who [is] from the land of Israel has spoken.”

5 Mokonzi ya Siri alobaki na ye: — Malamu! Nakotinda mokanda epai ya mokonzi ya Isalaele. Boye Namani akendeki mpe amemaki bakilo ya palata, nkama misato na tuku mitano; bakilo ya wolo, tuku sambo, mpe bilamba zomi ya talo.

And the king of Aram says, “Go, enter, and I send a letter to the king of Israel”; and he goes and takes in his hand ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of garments.

6 Apesaki epai ya mokonzi ya Isalaele mokanda oyo elobaki: « Na nzela ya mokanda oyo, natindeli yo mosali na ngai, Namani, mpo ete obikisa ye na bokono na ye ya maba. »

And he brings in the letter to the king of Israel, saying, “And now, at the coming in of this letter to you, behold, I have sent my servant Naaman to you, and you have recovered him from his leprosy.”

7 Tango kaka mokonzi ya Isalaele atangaki mokanda, apasolaki bilamba na ye mpe alobaki: « Boni, ngai nazali Nzambe? Boni, nazali na makoki ya koboma to ya kozongisa na bomoi? Mpo na nini moto oyo atindeli ngai moto ete nabikisa ye na bokono na ye ya maba? Botala ndenge nini azali kolukela ngai makambo! »

And it comes to pass, at the king of Israel’s reading the letter, that he tears his garments and says, “Am I God, to put to death and to keep alive, that this [one] is sending to me to recover a man from his leprosy? For surely know now, and see, for he is presenting himself to me.”

8 Tango Elize, moto na Nzambe, ayokaki ete mokonzi ya Isalaele apasolaki bilamba na ye, atindelaki ye liloba oyo: « Mpo na nini opasoli bilamba na yo? Tika ete moto wana aya epai na ngai, mpe akoyeba ete ezali na mosakoli moko kati na Isalaele! »

And it comes to pass, at Elisha the man of God’s hearing that the king of Israel has torn his garments, that he sends to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your garments? Please let him come to me, and he knows that there is a prophet in Israel.”

9 Boye Namani akendeki elongo na bampunda na ye mpe shar na ye, mpe atelemaki na ekotelo ya ndako ya Elize.

And Naaman comes, with his horses and with his chariot, and stands at the opening of the house for Elisha;

10 Elize atindaki moto moko mpo na koyebisa Namani: — Kende kosukola mbala sambo na ebale Yordani; bongo nzoto na yo ekobongwana, mpe okokoma peto.

and Elisha sends a messenger to him, saying, “Go, and you have washed seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh turns back to you—and be clean.”

11 Kasi Namani asilikaki, azongaki mpe alobaki: — Nakanisaki ete akoya penza epai na ngai, akobelela Yawe, Nzambe na ye, akotia loboko na ye na esika oyo bokono ezali, mpe akobikisa ngai na bokono na ngai ya maba!

And Naaman is angry, and goes on and says, “Behold, I said, He certainly comes out to me, and has stood and called in the Name of his God YHWH, and waved his hand over the place, and recovered the leper.

12 Boni, bibale Abana mpe Paripari kati na Damasi ezali motuya te koleka miluka nyonso ya Isalaele? Nakokaki te kosukola na bibale wana mpe kokoma peto? Boye, abalukaki mpe akendeki na kanda.

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Do I not wash in them and I have been clean?” And he turns and goes on in fury.

13 Kasi basali na ye bapusanaki mpe balobaki na ye: — Nkolo, soki mosakoli ayebisaki yo ete osala likambo moko ya monene, boni, olingaki kosala yango te? Bongo mpo na nini te koleka, tango azali koloba na yo: « Sukola, mpe okokoma peto! »

And his servants come near, and speak to him, and say, “My father, the prophet had spoken a great thing to you—do you not do [it]? And surely, when he has said to you, Wash, and be clean.”

14 Boye Namani akitaki mpe amizindisaki mbala sambo na ebale Yordani, ndenge moto na Nzambe ayebisaki ye; mpe nzoto na ye ebongwanaki mpe ekomaki peto lokola nzoto ya elenge mobali.

And he goes down and dips in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh turns back as the flesh of a little youth, and is clean.

15 Bongo Namani elongo na basali na ye nyonso bazongaki epai ya moto na Nzambe. Atelemaki liboso ya Elize mpe alobaki: — Nayebi sik’oyo ete ezali na Nzambe te kati na mokili mobimba longola kaka kati na Isalaele. Nabondeli yo, ndima kado kowuta na mosali na yo.

And he turns back to the man of God, he and all his camp, and comes in, and stands before him, and says, “Now behold, I have known that there is not a God in all the earth except in Israel; and now, please take a blessing from your servant.”

16 Mosakoli Elize azongisaki: — Na Kombo na Yawe oyo nasalelaka, nakondima eloko moko te. Namani atungisaki ye, kasi Elize aboyaki kaka.

And he says, “YHWH lives, before whom I have stood—if I take [it]”; and he presses on him to take, and he refuses.

17 Namani alobaki: — Lokola oboyi, pesa nzela ete napesa mosali na yo ndambo ya mabele oyo bamile mibale ekoki komema, pamba te mosali na yo akoki te kobonzela banzambe mosusu bambeka ya kotumba to bambeka ya boyokani, bobele Yawe.

And Naaman says, “If not, please let a couple of mules’ burden of earth be given to your servant, for your servant makes no more burnt-offering and sacrifice to other gods, but [only sacrifices] to YHWH.

18 Kasi tika ete Yawe alimbisa mosali na yo mpo na likambo oyo: tango nkolo na ngai akotaka na ndako ya nzambe Rimoni mpo na kogumbama, nagumbamaka elongo na ye, pamba te alalelaka loboko na ngai. Tika ete Yawe alimbisa mosali na yo mpo na yango.

For in this thing may YHWH be propitious to your servant, in the coming in of my lord into the house of Rimmon to bow himself there, and he was supported by my hand, and I bowed myself [in] the house of Rimmon; for my bowing myself in the house of Rimmon, may YHWH now be propitious to your servant in this thing.”

19 Elize alobaki na ye: — Kende na kimia! Tango Namani akomaki mwa mosika,

And he says to him, “Go in peace.” And he goes from him a distance of land,

20 Geazi, mosali ya Elize, moto na Nzambe, amilobelaki: « Nkolo na ngai atiki penza na pamba Namani, moto oyo ya Arami, wana aboyi kozwa biloko oyo amemelaki ye. Na Kombo na Yawe, nakolanda ye mbangu mpe nakozwa ata eloko moko epai na ye. »

and Gehazi, servant of Elisha the man of God, says, “Behold, my lord has spared this Aramean Naaman, not to receive from his hand that which he brought; for YHWH lives; if I have run after him, then I have taken something from him.”

21 Boye Geazi alandaki Namani mbangu. Tango Namani amonaki ye kopota mbangu na sima na ye, akitaki na shar na ye mpo na kokutana na ye mpe atunaki ye: — Boni, nyonso ezali malamu?

And Gehazi pursues after Naaman, and Naaman sees one running after him, and comes down off the chariot to meet him, and says, “Is there peace?”

22 Geazi azongisaki: — Iyo, nyonso ezali malamu. Nkolo na ngai atindi ngai koyebisa yo: « Bilenge bayekoli mibale kati na basakoli bayei epai na ngai wuta na etuka ya bangomba ya Efrayimi. Nabondeli yo, pesa bango bakilo ya palata, tuku misato na mitano, mpe bilamba mibale ya talo. »

And he says, “Peace; my lord has sent me, saying, Behold, now, this, two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim; please give a talent of silver and two changes of garments to them.”

23 Namani alobaki: — Kamata bakilo ya palata, tuku sambo. Atungisaki Geazi ete azwa yango. Boye, atiaki bakilo ya palata, tuku sambo kati na basaki mibale elongo na bilamba mibale ya talo. Namani apesaki yango epai ya basali na ye mibale oyo bamemaki yango liboso ya Geazi.

And Naaman says, “Be pleased, take two talents”; and he urges him, and binds two talents of silver in two purses, and two changes of garments, and gives [them] to two of his young men, and they carry [them] before him;

24 Tango Geazi akomaki na ngomba, azwaki biloko na maboko ya basali ya Namani mpe atiaki yango kati na ndako. Azongisaki basali yango, mpe bakendeki.

and he comes to the high place, and takes [them] out of their hand, and lays [them] up in the house, and sends the men away, and they go.

25 Boye, Geazi akotaki mpe atelemaki liboso ya nkolo na ye, Elize. Elize atunaki ye: — Geazi, okendeki wapi? Geazi azongisaki: — Mosali na yo akendeki epai moko te.

And he has come in, and stands by his lord, and Elisha says to him, “From where—Gehazi?” And he says, “Your servant did not go here or there.”

26 Kasi Elize alobaki na ye: — Boni, molimo na ngai ezalaki elongo na yo te tango moto wana akitaki na shar na ye mpo na kokutana na yo? Ezali penza tango ya kozwa palata to ya kondima bilamba, bilanga ya nzete ya olive, ya vino, bameme, bangombe to basali ya mibali mpe basali ya basi?

And he says to him, “My heart did not go when the man turned from off his chariot to meet you; is it a time to take silver, and to take garments, and olives, and vines, and flock, and herd, and menservants, and maidservants?

27 Lokola osali bongo, bokono ya maba ya Namani ekokangama na yo mpe bakitani na yo mpo na libela. Bongo Geazi alongwaki na liboso ya Elize. Poso ya nzoto na ye ekomaki na maba, mpe akomaki pembe lokola mvula ya pembe.

Indeed, the leprosy of Naaman cleaves to you and to your seed for all time”; and he goes out from before him—leprous as snow.