Ezekieli 14
1 Kati na bakambi ya Isalaele, ndambo bayaki epai na ngai mpe bavandaki liboso na ngai.
One day some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.
2 Bongo Yawe alobaki na ngai:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
3 « Mwana na moto, bato oyo bazali kotia mitema epai ya banzambe ya bikeko. Bongo lokola bazali kotia banzambe ya bikeko liboso na bango, ekobetisa bango mabaku oyo ekokweyisa bango na masumu. Boni, natikela bango lisusu nzela ya kotuna Ngai toli?
“You human, these men want to [IDM] worship idols, and they are allowing idols to induce them to sin [IDM]. So I will certainly [RHQ] answer them if they ask me for advice.
4 Mpo na yango, loba na bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Soki moto ya Isalaele atie motema epai ya banzambe ya bikeko oyo ekobetisa ye mabaku mpe ekokweyisa ye na masumu, bongo atie yango liboso na ye mpe akei epai ya mosakoli, Ngai moko Yawe nde nakoyanola ye kolanda motango ya banzambe na ye ya bikeko.
So say this to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: When any Israeli person wants to worship idols which will induce him to sin, and he goes to a [to get advice], I, Yahweh, will give him the answer that he deserves to receive because he worship idols.
5 Nakosala bongo mpo na kozongisa lisusu epai na Ngai, mitema ya bana ya Isalaele oyo batikaki Ngai mpo na kolanda banzambe ya bikeko. ›
[I will do that] in order that the Israeli people, who have abandoned me in order to worship their idols, will sincerely [IDM] worship me again.’
6 Yango wana, loba na libota ya Isalaele: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Bobongola mitema! Bopesa banzambe na bino ya bikeko mikongo mpe botika misala na bino ya mbindo!
Therefore, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: (Repent/Stop sinning)! Stop worshiping your idols, and stop all your [other] detestable behavior!’
7 Soki moto moko ya Isalaele to mopaya nyonso oyo avandi kati na Isalaele akabwani na Ngai, atie motema na ye na banzambe ya bikeko mpe atie liboso na ye banzambe yango ya bikeko oyo ekobetisa ye mabaku mpe ekokweyisa ye na masumu, bongo akei epai ya mosakoli mpo na kotuna Ngai toli na nzela na ye, Ngai moko Yawe nde nakoyanola ye.
When any of [you] Israeli people or any foreigner living among you turns away from me and starts worshiping idols [IDM] that induce him to sin, and then goes to a prophet to find out what I want him to do, I myself will answer him.
8 Nakotombokela moto wana, nakokomisa ye elembo mpe lisese epai na bato mpe nakolongola ye na molongo ya bato na Ngai. Na bongo, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai nazali Yawe.
I will show that I detest him, and [what happens to] him to be a warning [to others], and cause him to be someone whom people despise. I will cause him to no longer be allowed to associate with my people. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
9 Soki mosakoli moko akosami mpe asakoli makambo, ezali Ngai moko Yawe nde napengwisi ye. Boye, nakosembola loboko na Ngai mpo na kopesa ye etumbu, mpe nakobeta ye kati na bato na Ngai, Isalaele.
And if a prophet is deceived and gives a false prophecy, [even though] I [allowed him to] give that message, I will get rid of him and remove him from among my Israeli people.
10 Bango mibale, mosakoli yango mpe moto oyo akei kotuna ye toli, bakomema mikumba ya masumu na bango.
Both the prophet and the one who asks him for advice will be guilty, [and I will punish both of them].
11 Na bongo, bato ya Isalaele bakokabwana na Ngai lisusu te mpe bakomikomisa lisusu mbindo te na nzela ya masumu na bango; kasi bakozala bato na Ngai, mpe Ngai, nakozala Nzambe na bango, elobi Nkolo Yawe. › »
Then you Israeli people will no longer abandon me, and you will no longer become unacceptable to me because of your sins. You will be my people, and I will be your God. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, say.”
12 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said],
13 « Mwana na moto, soki bato ya ekolo moko basali masumu liboso na Ngai mpe batamboli na boyengebene te, bongo Ngai nasemboli loboko na Ngai mpo na kopimela bango bilei mpe kotindela bango nzala makasi mpo ete ezala bato to banyama bakufa,
“You human, [the people of some] country sin against me by abandoning me, and I punish [IDM] them by cutting off their food supply and by sending a famine, with the result that people and animals die,
14 ata soki bato misato oyo, ‹ Noa, Daniele mpe Yobo, › bazalaki kati na bavandi ya ekolo yango, bango misato kaka nde balingaki kobika mpo na bosembo na bango, elobi Nkolo Yawe.
even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, they would save only themselves because of their being righteous. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
15 To soki natindi banyama mabe kati na ekolo yango mpo ete eboma bavandi na yango, mpe mpo ete ekolo yango etikala lisusu na bato te mpe bato balekela lisusu wana te mpo na banyama mabe yango;
Or, if I send wild animals throughout the country, and they attack and [many of] [HYP] the people, with the result that travel in that country becomes very dangerous and no one travels through that country,
16 na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, ata soki bato oyo misato bazalaki kuna, balingaki kokoka te kobikisa bana na bango ya mibali mpe ya basi; bango misato kaka nde balingaki kobika, kasi ekolo elingaki kotikala lisusu na bato te.
[as surely] as I am alive, even if those three men were in that country, they could not save [even their own] sons or [from being killed]. Only those [three] would (be saved/remain alive), and the country would become desolate. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
17 To soki natindi mopanga ete eboma bato ya ekolo wana mpe nalobi: ‹ Tika ete mopanga eleka na mokili mobimba! › Soki nabomi bato mpe bibwele na yango;
Or, if I bring enemy soldiers [MTY] to attack that country, and they kill [MTY] people and animals throughout that country with their swords,
18 na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, ata soki bato oyo misato bazalaki kuna, balingaki kokoka te kobikisa bana na bango ya mibali mpe ya basi; bango misato kaka nde balingaki kobika.
as surely as I am alive, even if those three men were in that country, they would not be able to save even their own sons or [from being killed]. They would save only themselves. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare.
19 To soki natindi kati na mokili yango bokono oyo ebomaka mpe nasopeli yango kanda na Ngai mpo na kosopa makila, koboma bato mpe bibwele ya mokili yango;
Or, if I send a plague into that land and cause the people and the animals to [from the plague] because I am very angry with those people,
20 na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, ata soki Noa, Daniele mpe Yobo bazalaki kati na bavandi na yango, balingaki kokoka te kobikisa ata mwana moko ya mobali to ya mwasi; bango misato kaka nde balingaki kobika mpo na bosembo na bango.
[as surely] as I am alive, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in that country, they would not [be able to] save even their sons and daughters. They would save only themselves because of their being righteous. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
21 Kasi tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Atako natindeli Yelusalemi bitumbu na Ngai oyo minei ya somo: mopanga, nzala makasi, banyama mabe mpe bokono oyo ebomaka, mpo na kosilisa koboma bato mpe bibwele na yango,
So [now] this is what [I, ], Yahweh the Lord, say: I will cause four things to happen to [the people of] Jerusalem to punish them very severely. [Some] people and animals will be killed by swords, [some will die from] famines, [others will be attacked and killed by] wild animals, and [others will die in] plagues.
22 ekozala na ndambo ya bato oyo bakobika: bana mibali mpe ya basi. Bakoya epai na bino; mpe tango bokomona bizaleli mpe misala na bango, bokobondisama mpo na pasi oyo natindelaki Yelusalemi, mpo na bitumbu nyonso oyo natindelaki yango.
But some [of your people] will remain alive, [both adults] and children. They will come to you, [Ezekiel, in Babylon]. And when you see [disgusting] behavior and actions, you will realize that I had good reasons for causing [the people of] Jerusalem to experience those many great disasters [DOU] that I have sent to them.
23 Solo, bokobondisama tango bokomona bizaleli mpe misala na bango; pamba te bokososola ete ezali na pamba te nde nasalaki makambo oyo nyonso kati na Yelusalemi, elobi Nkolo Yawe. »
When you see those things that they do, you will know that there were very good reasons [LIT] for me to do everything that I caused to happen to them. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.”
