Deteronomi 8
1 Salela na bokebi mitindo nyonso oyo nalingi kopesa bino lelo mpo ete bokoka kovanda, kokoma ebele, kokota mpe kozwa mokili oyo Yawe alakaki epai ya bakoko na bino na nzela ya ndayi.
All the commandments, that I command thee this day, take great care to observe: that you may live, and be multiplied, and going in may possess the land, for which the Lord swore to your fathers.
2 Kobosanaka te ndenge Yawe, Nzambe na yo, akambaki yo na mobembo nyonso kati na esobe mibu tuku minei, mpe ndenge abukaki lolendo na yo mpe amekaki yo mpo na koyeba mozindo ya motema na yo mpe kotala soki okotosa mibeko na Ye to te.
And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.
3 Abukaki lolendo na yo, abomaki yo nzala mpe aleisaki yo mana oyo yo mpe batata na yo botikalaki koyeba te, mpo na koteya yo ete moto abikaka kaka na lipa te, kasi mpe na maloba nyonso oyo ebimaka na monoko ya Yawe.
He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
4 Bilamba na yo etikalaki konzuluka te mpe makolo na yo etikalaki kovimba te na mibu wana tuku minei.
Thy raiment, with which thou wast covered, hath not decayed for age, and thy foot is not worn, lo this is the fortieth year,
5 Boye sosola ete Yawe, Nzambe na yo, azalaki koteya yo ndenge tata ateyaka mwana na ye.
That thou mayst consider in thy heart, that as a man traineth up his son, so the Lord thy God hath trained thee up.
6 Tosaka mitindo ya Yawe, Nzambe na yo, na kotambolaka na banzela na Ye mpe na kopesaka Ye lokumu.
That thou shouldst keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways, and fear him.
7 Pamba te Yawe, Nzambe na yo, azali kokotisa yo na mokili ya malamu, mokili oyo etonda na mayi, na mabulu ya mayi mpe na bitima oyo etiolaka na lubwaku mpe na bangomba;
For the Lord thy God will bring thee into a good land, of brooks and of waters, and of fountains: in the plains of which and the hills deep rivers break out:
8 mokili oyo etonda na ble, na orje, na vino, na banzete ya figi, na banzete ya grenade; mokili ya mafuta ya olive mpe ya nzoyi;
A land of wheat, and barley, and vineyards, wherein fig trees and pomegranates, and oliveyards grow: a land of oil and honey.
9 mokili oyo bokozanga lipa te mpe eloko moko te; mokili oyo mabanga ezali bibende mpe bokoki kobimisa motako na bangomba.
Where without any want thou shalt eat thy bread, and enjoy abundance of all things: where the stones are iron, and out of its hills are dug mines of brass:
10 Tango bokolia mpe bokotonda, bosanzola Yawe, Nzambe na bino, mpo na mokili ya malamu oyo apesi bino.
That when thou hast eaten, and art full, thou mayst bless the Lord thy God for the excellent land which he hath given thee.
11 Sala keba ete obosana te Yawe, Nzambe na yo, na kozanga kotosa mitindo na Ye, mibeko na Ye mpe bikateli na Ye oyo nazali kopesa yo lelo.
Take heed, and beware lest at any time thou forget the Lord thy God, and neglect his commandments and judgments and ceremonies, which I command thee this day:
12 Tango okolia mpe okotonda, tango okotonga bandako ya kitoko mpe okovanda kuna,
Lest after thou hast eaten and art filled, hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them,
13 tango bangombe na yo, bantaba na yo mpe bameme na yo ekobotana mingi, tango palata na yo mpe wolo na yo ekokoma ebele mpe biloko nyonso oyo ozali na yango ekokoma ebele;
And shalt have herds of oxen and flocks of sheep, and plenty of gold and of silver, and of all things,
14 sala keba ete motema na yo etonda na lofundu te mpe obosana te Yawe, Nzambe na yo, oyo abimisaki yo na Ejipito, mokili ya bowumbu,
Thy heart be lifted up, and thou remember not the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage:
15 oyo akambaki yo na esobe ya monene mpe ya somo, na bitando ekawuka mpe ezanga mayi, etando etonda na banyoka ya ngenge mpe na koto mpe abimiselaki yo mayi ya komela wuta na libanga moko ya makasi.
And was thy leader in the great and terrible wilderness, wherein there was the serpent burning with his breath, and the scorpion and the dipsas, and no waters at all: who brought forth streams out of the hardest rock,
16 Kati na esobe yango, apesaki yo mana mpo na kolia, bilei oyo batata na yo batikala koyeba te, mpo na kobuka lolendo na yo mpe komeka yo, mpo ete na suka, okoka komona bolamu.
And fed thee in the wilderness with manna which thy fathers knew not. And after he had afflicted and proved thee, at the last he had mercy on thee,
17 Boye sala keba ete omilobela te: « Nguya na ngai moko mpe makasi ya maboko na ngai moko nde eboteli ngai bomengo oyo! »
Lest thou shouldst say in thy heart: My own might, and the strength of my own hand have achieved all these things for me.
18 Mpo na yango, kobosanaka te ete ezali Yawe, Nzambe na yo, nde apesaki yo makoki ya kozwa bomengo oyo mpo na kolendisa boyokani na Ye, oyo asalaki elongo na bakoko na bino na nzela ya ndayi, ndenge ezali na mokolo ya lelo.
But remember the Lord thy God, that he hath given thee strength, that he might fulfill his covenant, concerning which he swore to thy fathers, as this present day sheweth.
19 Soki obosani Yawe, Nzambe na yo, soki osaleli banzambe mosusu, soki ogumbameli mpe ofukameli yango, nalobi na bino solo lelo ete bokobebisama.
But if thou forget the Lord thy God, and follow strange gods, and serve and adore them: behold now I foretell thee that thou shalt utterly perish.
20 Bokobebisama solo lokola bikolo oyo Yawe abebisaki liboso na bino, mpo ete botosi te Yawe, Nzambe na bino.
As the nations, which the Lord destroyed at thy entrance, so shall you also perish, if you be disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God.
