Kobima 25

1 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 — Yebisa bana ya Isalaele ete bamemela Ngai makabo. Okozwa yango na maboko ya moto nyonso oyo akopesa na motema malamu.

“Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord.

3 Tala makabo oyo okozwa na maboko na bango: wolo, palata mpe bronze,

Now these are the things that you must accept: Gold, and silver, and brass,

4 bilamba ya langi ya ble, ya motane, ya motane makasi, lino ya kitoko, bapwale ya ntaba,

hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats,

5 baposo ya bameme batia langi ya motane mpe baposo ya banyama ya ebale, banzete ya akasia,

and the skins of rams, dyed red, and skins of violet, and setim wood,

6 mafuta ya olive mpo na kopelisela mwinda, biloko ya mike-mike ya solo kitoko mpo na kosala mafuta ya epakolami mpe malasi ya solo kitoko;

oil to prepare lights, aromatics as ointments and sweet-smelling incense,

7 mabanga ya onikisi mpe mabanga mosusu ya talo mpo na kotia yango na efode mpe na elamba ya tolo oyo Nganga-Nzambe akobanda kolata.

onyx stones and gems to adorn the ephod as well as the breastplate.

8 Bakosalela Ngai Ndako ya bule, mpe nakovanda kati na bango.

And they shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst.

9 Bokosala yango kolanda lolenge ya Mongombo mpe bisalelo oyo nakolakisa yo.

According to exact likeness of the tabernacle, and all of the vessels for its rituals, that I will reveal to you, so shall you make it.

10 Bokosala sanduku na nzete ya akasia. Molayi na yango ekozala na basantimetele pene nkama moko na tuku mibale na mitano; mokuse na yango, basantimetele tuku sambo na mitano mpe bosanda na yango, basantimetele tuku sambo na mitano.

Join together an ark of setim wood, whose length shall hold two and one half cubits; the width, one and one half cubits; the height, likewise, one and one half cubits.

11 Okobamba yango wolo ya peto, na kati mpe na libanda. Okolatisa mpe songe na yango na wolo.

And you shall overlay it with the finest gold, inside and out. And over it, you shall fashion a gold crown all around,

12 Okosalela yango bapete minei ya wolo mpe okotia yango na basonge minei: mibale na ngambo moko, mpe mibale na ngambo mosusu.

and four gold rings, which you shall set into the four corners of the ark. Let two rings be on one side and two on the other.

13 Okosala mabaya mibale na nzete ya akasia mpe okobamba yango wolo.

Likewise, you shall make bars of setim wood and cover them with gold.

14 Okokotisa mabaya yango na bapete oyo ezali na songe ya sanduku, mpo na komemela yango.

And you shall put them through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, so that it may be carried on them.

15 Mabaya yango ekotikala libela kati na bapete ya sanduku: bakolongola yango te.

These must always be in the rings, neither shall they ever be drawn out of them.

16 Okotia kati na sanduku bitando ya mabanga ya mibeko, oyo nakopesa yo.

And you shall place the testimony, which I will give to you, in the ark.

17 Okosala mofinuku na wolo ya peto. Molayi na yango ekozala na basantimetele pene nkama moko na tuku mibale na mitano; mpe mokuse na yango, basantimetele pene tuku sambo na mitano.

You shall also make a propitiatory of the finest gold. Its length shall hold two and one half cubits, and the width, one and one half cubits.

18 Okosala bikeko mibale ya basheribe oyo okotia na suka mibale ya mofinuku; okosala yango na wolo oyo batuti na nzela ya marto.

Likewise, you shall make two Cherubim of formed gold, on both sides of the oracle.

19 Okotia ekeko moko ya sheribe na suka moko, mpe mosusu, na suka mosusu. Okokangisa bikeko ya basheribe na mofinuku, na suka nyonso mibale.

Let one Cherub be on the one side, and the other be on the other.

20 Mapapu ya basheribe ekozala ya kofungwama na likolo mpo na kobatela mofinuku; bakozala ngambo na ngambo, mpe miso na bango ekotala mofinuku.

And let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings and covering the oracle, and let them look out toward one another, their faces being turned toward the propitiatory, with which the ark is to be covered,

21 Okotia kati na sanduku, bitando ya mabanga ya mibeko oyo nakopesa yo mpe okotia mofinuku na likolo ya sanduku.

in which you will place the testimony that I will give to you.

22 Ezali wana, na likolo ya mofinuku nde Ngai nakomimonisa epai na yo, na kati-kati ya basheribe mibale oyo bakozala na likolo ya Sanduku ya Litatoli; mpe nakopesa yo mitindo na Ngai nyonso mpo na bana ya Isalaele.

From there, I will warn you and speak to you, above the propitiatory and from the middle of the two Cherubim, which will be over the ark of the testimony, about everything that I will command of the sons of Israel through you.

23 Okosala mesa moko na mabaya ya akasia. Molayi na yango ekozala na basantimetele pene nkama moko; mokuse na yango, basantimetele pene tuku mitano mpe bosanda na yango, basantimetele pene tuku sambo na mitano.

You shall also make a table of setim wood, having two cubits of length, and one cubit in width, and one cubit and one half cubits in height.

24 Okobamba yango wolo ya peto mpe okotia lisusu wolo na pembeni na yango.

And you shall overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around,

25 Okozingela mesa yango na libaya oyo ekozala na basantimetele pene mwambe na monene, mpe okotia wolo na pembeni ya libaya yango.

and for the lip itself an engraved crown, four fingers high, and above it another little gold crown.

26 Okosala bapete minei ya wolo mpe okotia yango na songe minei ya mesa epai wapi makolo na yango ezali.

Likewise, you shall prepare four gold rings and set them in the four corners of the same table, over each foot.

27 Bapete ekozala pene ya libaya oyo ekozingela mesa, mpe bakokotisa kati na bapete yango mabaya ya komemela sanduku.

Under the crown, there shall be gold rings, so that the bars may be put through them and the table may be carried.

28 Okosala na nzete ya akasia mabaya ya komemela mesa mpe okobamba yango wolo.

Likewise, the bars themselves you shall make of setim wood, and surround them with gold, to lift up the table.

29 Okosala na wolo ya peto basani, bakopo, bambilika mpe bambeki, mpo na makabo ya masanga.

You shall also prepare small cups, as well as bowls, censers, and measuring cups, with which the libations shall be offered, out of the purest gold.

30 Okotia tango nyonso mapa na likolo ya mesa liboso na Ngai.

And you shall place upon the table the bread of the presence, in my sight always.

31 Okosala na wolo ya peto etelemiselo ya minda; okosala yango na wolo oyo batuti na nzela ya marto. Evandelo na yango, likonzi na yango, bakeni na yango, bambuma mpe bafololo na yango, nyonso ekozala ekangana lokola eloko moko.

You shall also make a lampstand, formed from the finest gold, along with its stem and arms, its bowl and little spheres, as well as the lilies proceeding from it.

32 Mipanzi ya likonzi ya etelemiselo ya minda esengeli kozala na bitape motoba: misato na ngambo moko, mpe misato na ngambo mosusu.

Six branches shall go out from the sides: three out of one side and three out of the other.

33 Na likolo ya etape moko na moko ya etelemiselo ya minda, okotia bakeni misato oyo ezali na lolenge ya fololo ya madame, elongo na bambuma mpe bafololo.

Three bowls, the size of nuts, shall be on each branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. And three similar bowls, in the likeness of nuts, shall be on the other branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. This shall be the form of the six branches, which are to proceed from the stem.

34 Na moto ya likonzi ya etelemiselo ya minda, esengeli kozala na bakeni minei oyo ezali na lolenge ya bafololo ya madame, elongo na bambuma mpe bafololo.

Then, in the lampstand itself, there shall be four bowls, the size of nuts, and each with little spheres and lilies.

35 Na se ya bitape mibale-mibale ya etelemiselo ya minda, ekozala na mbuma moko; mpe ekozala bongo mpo na bitape nyonso motoba ya etelemiselo ya minda.

Little spheres under two branches in three places, which together make six, shall proceed from one of the stems.

36 Bambuma mpe bitape ekozala ekangana na etelemiselo ya minda; mpe nyonso ekosalema na wolo ya peto, wolo oyo batuti na nzela ya marto.

Thus both the little spheres and the branches shall be made out of the same thing: entirely formed from the purest gold.

37 Okosala minda sambo oyo okotia na likolo ya etelemiselo ya minda mpo ete epesa pole na etando oyo ezali na liboso ya etelemiselo.

You shall also make seven lamps, and you shall place them upon the lampstand, so that they may give light in every direction.

38 Okosala na wolo ya peto bibende oyo bazwelaka makala ya moto mpe basani ya putulu.

Likewise, the candle snuffers, and the place where the candles will be extinguished, shall be made from the purest gold.

39 Okosalela bakilo tuku misato na minei ya wolo ya peto mpo na kosala etelemiselo ya minda mpe bisalelo na yango nyonso.

The entire weight of the candlestick, with all its parts, shall hold one talent of the purest gold.

40 Tala malamu mpe sala mosala nyonso kolanda ndakisa oyo natalisi yo na likolo ya ngomba.

Observe, and then make it according to the example that was shown to you on the mountain.”