Ezekieli 15

1 Yawe alobaki na ngai:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 « Mwana na moto, nzete ya vino eleki banzete mosusu na nini? Bitape na yango eleki bitape ya banzete mosusu ya zamba na nini?

Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods?

3 Bakoki solo kobimisa libaya na nzete ya vino mpe kosalela yango eloko ya tina penza? Bakoki solo kosalela yango bisimbelo ya kotiela biloko likolo?

Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on?

4 Sima na kobwaka yango na moto, moto ezikisaka basonge mpe kati na yango; boye ndenge nini bakoki kosalela yango penza eloko ya malonga?

See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?

5 Soki kutu bakoki kosalela yango eloko ya malonga te tango ezali nanu mobimba, bongo ndenge nini bakoki kosalela yango eloko ya malonga tango moto esili kozikisa mpe kotumba yango?

Truly, before it was cut down, it was not used for any purpose: how much less, when the fire has made a meal of it and it is burned, will it be made into anything?

6 Yango wana, tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Ndenge nabwakaka na moto nzete ya vino kati na banzete mosusu ya zamba, ndenge wana mpe nakosala bavandi ya Yelusalemi.

For this cause the Lord has said: Like the vine-tree among the trees of the woods which I have given to the fire for burning, so will I give the people of Jerusalem.

7 Nakotelemela bango penza; ezala babimi na moto, moto mosusu ekotumba bango. Na bongo, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe tango nakopesa bango etumbu:

And my face will be turned against them; and though they have come out of the fire they will be burned up by it; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord when my face is turned against them.

8 Nakosala ete mokili na bango etikala lisusu na bato te mpo ete batambolaki na boyengebene te, basalaki makambo ya nkele elobi Nkolo Yawe. »

And I will make the land a waste because they have done evil, says the Lord.