Ezekieli 20
1 Na mokolo ya zomi, na sanza ya mitano ya mobu oyo ya sambo, ndambo ya bakambi ya Isalaele bayaki kotuna toli ya Yawe mpe bavandaki liboso na ngai.
In the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
2 Bongo, Yawe alobaki na ngai:
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
3 « Mwana na moto, loba na bakambi ya Isalaele mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, boyei solo kotuna toli epai na Ngai? Na Kombo na Ngai, nakomitika te ete botuna toli epai na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe. ›
“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I will not be inquired of by you.”’
4 Boni, mwana na moto, okosambisa bango? Okosambisa bango solo? Tutanisa bango na misala ya mbindo ya batata na bango
“Will you judge them, son of man? Will you judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers.
5 mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Na mokolo oyo naponaki Isalaele, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, epai ya bakitani ya libota ya Jakobi ete nakomimonisa Ngai moko epai na bango kati na Ejipito, nalapaki ndayi mpe nayebisaki bango: ‘Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
Tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “In the day when I chose Israel, and swore to the offspring of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, ‘I am the LORD your God;’
6 Na mokolo wana, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakobimisa bango na Ejipito mpe nakomema bango na mokili oyo nalukelaki bango, mokili oyo ebimisaka miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi, mokili oyo eleki mikili nyonso na kitoko.
in that day I swore to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands.
7 Nalobaki na bango: ‘Tika ete moto na moto alongola bililingi ya mbindo oyo ezali liboso ya miso na ye! Bomikomisa mbindo te, na nzela ya banzambe ya bikeko ya Ejipito! Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
I said to them, ‘Each of you throw away the abominations of his eyes. Do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’
8 Kasi batombokelaki Ngai mpe baboyaki koyokela Ngai, balongolaki te bililingi ya mbindo oyo ezalaki liboso na bango, babwakaki te banzambe ya bikeko ya Ejipito. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakopelisela bango kanda na Ngai, kati na Ejipito.
“‘“But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me. They did not all throw away the abominations of their eyes. They also did not forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt.
9 Kasi mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo epai wapi bazalaki kovanda. Ngai moko namimonisaki epai ya bana ya Isalaele na miso ya bikolo wana, mpo na kobimisa bango na Ejipito.
But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
10 Yango wana nabimisaki bango na Ejipito mpe namemaki bango na esobe.
So I caused them to go out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.
11 Napesaki bango bikateli na Ngai mpe nalakisaki bango mibeko na Ngai mpo ete moto oyo akotosa yango abika na nzela na yango.
I gave them my statutes and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he will live in them.
12 Napesaki bango mpe mikolo na Ngai ya Saba lokola elembo ya boyokani kati na Ngai mpe bango, mpo bayeba ete Ngai Yawe nde nabulisaki bango.
Moreover also I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
13 Kasi bana ya Isalaele batombokelaki Ngai kati na esobe; batosaki bikateli na Ngai te, kasi babwakaki mibeko na Ngai, oyo moto oyo asengeli kotosa mpo ete abika na nzela na yango. Mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakobebisa bango kati na esobe.
“‘“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes and they rejected my ordinances, which if a man keeps, he shall live in them. They greatly profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14 Kasi mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo oyo liboso na bango, nabimisaki bango na Ejipito.
But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
15 Kati na esobe, nalapaki lisusu ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakokotisa bango lisusu te na mokili oyo nabongiselaki bango, mokili oyo ebimisaka miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi, mokili oyo eleki mikili nyonso na kitoko;
Moreover also I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands,
16 pamba te babwakaki mibeko na Ngai, batosaki bikateli na Ngai te mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba: mitema na bango ekangamaki na banzambe na bango ya bikeko.
because they rejected my ordinances, and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.
17 Kasi lokola natalaki bango na liso ya mawa, yango wana nabebisaki bango te mpe nasilisaki koboma bango te kati na esobe.
Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them. I did not make a full end of them in the wilderness.
18 Nalobaki na bana na bango kati na esobe: ‘Bolanda bikeko ya batata na bino te, botosa mibeko na bango te to bomikomisa mbindo te na banzambe na bango ya bikeko!
I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers. Do not observe their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
19 Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino. Bolanda bikateli na Ngai mpe bobatela na bokebi mibeko na Ngai.
I am the LORD your God. Walk in my statutes, keep my ordinances, and do them.
20 Bobulisa mikolo na Ngai ya Saba mpo ete ezala elembo ya boyokani kati na Ngai mpe bino. Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
Make my Sabbaths holy. They shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
21 Kasi bana mpe batombokelaki Ngai, balandaki bikateli na Ngai te, babatelaki te na bokebi mibeko na Ngai, oyo moto asengeli kotosa mpo ete abika na nzela na yango, mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakopelisela bango kanda na Ngai kati na esobe.
“‘“But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes, and did not keep my ordinances to do them, which if a man does, he shall live in them. They profaned my Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out my wrath on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.
22 Kasi nazongisaki loboko na Ngai sima, mpe mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo oyo liboso na bango, nabimisaki bango na Ejipito.
Nevertheless I withdrew my hand and worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
23 Nzokande, kati na esobe, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopanza bango kati na bikolo mpe kati na mikili ya bapaya;
Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries,
24 pamba te batosaki mibeko na Ngai te, kasi babwakaki bikateli na Ngai mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba, mpe miso na bango ekobaki kotala kaka banzambe ya bikeko ya batata na bango.
because they had not executed my ordinances, but had rejected my statutes, and had profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.
25 Mpe lisusu, Ngai moko napesaki bango bikateli ya malamu te mpe mibeko oyo epesaka bomoi te,
Moreover also I gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances in which they could not live.
26 natikaki ete bamikomisa mbindo na nzela ya makabo na bango, mbeka ya mwana ya liboso nyonso, mpo ete natondisa bango na somo mpe bayeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe. ›
I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused all that opens the womb to pass through the fire, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.”’
27 Yango wana, mwana na moto, loba na bana ya Isalaele mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Ezalaki mpe kaka boye nde batata na bino bafingaki Ngai, wana batambolaki na boyengebene te na miso na Ngai.
“Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Moreover, in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.
28 Tango nakotisaki bango na mokili oyo nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopesa bango, mpe tango bamonaki bangomba milayi mpe banzete ya mibesu, bakomaki kobonza kuna bambeka mpe bakado oyo etumbolaki kanda na Ngai, kopesa makabo na bango ya solo kitoko mpe kosopa makabo na bango ya masanga.
For when I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, then they saw every high hill and every thick tree, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering. There they also made their pleasant aroma, and there they poured out their drink offerings.
29 Boye, natunaki bango: Esambelo ya likolo ya ngomba epai wapi bozali kokende elakisi nini? › Mpe babengaki yango, kino na mokolo ya lelo: ‹ Esambelo ya likolo ya ngomba. ›
Then I said to them, ‘What does the high place where you go mean?’ So its name is called Bamah to this day.”’
30 Yango wana, loba na libota ya Isalaele: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, bomikomisi solo mbindo mpo na kolanda nzela ya batata na bino mpe kosalela banzambe na bango ya bikeko?
“Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Do you pollute yourselves in the way of your fathers? Do you play the prostitute after their abominations?
31 Tango bozali kobonza makabo na bino, mbeka ya bana na bino ya mibali na moto, bozali kokoba komikomisa mbindo na nzela ya banzambe na bino ya bikeko kino na mokolo ya lelo. Oh libota ya Isalaele; boni, namitika ete botuna toli epai na Ngai? Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, nakotika te ete botuna Ngai.
When you offer your gifts, when you make your sons pass through the fire, do you pollute yourselves with all your idols to this day? Should I be inquired of by you, house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you!
32 Bozali koloba: ‘Tolingi kozala lokola bato ya bikolo mosusu, lokola bituka ya mikili mosusu; tolingi na biso kosalaka mpo na banzete mpe mabanga.’ Kasi eloko oyo bozali kokanisa ekosalema te.
“‘“That which comes into your mind will not be at all, in that you say, ‘We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.’
33 Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, nakokonza bino, na nguya ya loboko na Ngai, oyo esembolama, mpe na kanda makasi;
As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, I will be king over you.
34 nakozongisa bino wuta na bikolo ya bapaya mpe nakosangisa bino longwa na mikili epai wapi bozalaki ya kopanzana, na nguya ya loboko na Ngai oyo esembolama mpe na kanda makasi.
I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries in which you are scattered with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out.
35 Nakomema bino na esobe ya bikolo, mpe kuna, tokotalana na miso mpe nakopesa bino etumbu.
I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
36 Nakopesa bino etumbu ndenge napesaki batata na bino etumbu na esobe ya mokili ya Ejipito, elobi Nkolo Yawe.
Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you,” says the Lord GOD.
37 Nakobatela bino na se ya lingenda na Ngai mpe nakomema bino na mokili na Ngai ya boyokani.
“I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
38 Nakolongola kati na bino bato oyo batombokelaka Ngai mpe bato oyo batelemelaka Ngai. Bongo nakobimisa bango na mokili oyo bazali kovanda lokola bapaya; kasi bakokota na mokili ya Isalaele te. Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe.
I will purge out from among you the rebels and those who disobey me. I will bring them out of the land where they live, but they shall not enter into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
39 Kasi mpo na bino, oh libota ya Isalaele, tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Tika ete moko na moko kati na bino akende kosalela banzambe na ye ya bikeko! Kasi na mikolo ekoya, bokotosa Ngai kaka mpe bokotika kobebisa bosantu ya Kombo na Ngai na nzela ya makabo mpe ya banzambe na bino ya bikeko.
“‘As for you, house of Israel, the Lord GOD says: “Go, everyone serve his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me; but you shall no more profane my holy name with your gifts and with your idols.
40 Pamba te na ngomba na Ngai ya bule, ngomba oyo eleki molayi kati na Isalaele, elobi Nkolo Yawe, kuna na mokili wana, bato nyonso ya libota ya Isalaele bakosalela Ngai, mpe Ngai nakoyamba bango kaka kuna. Kuna, nakosepela koyamba mbeka mpe makabo na bino oyo eleki kitoko mpe mbeka na bino nyonso ya bule.
For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel,” says the Lord GOD, “there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the first fruits of your offerings, with all your holy things.
41 Nakoyamba bino malamu, lokola makabo ya solo kitoko, tango nakobimisa bino longwa na bikolo mpe nakosangisa bino longwa na mikili epai wapi bozalaki ya kopanzana. Mpe Ngai moko nakomonisa bosantu na Ngai kati na bino na miso ya bikolo.
I will accept you as a pleasant aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries in which you have been scattered. I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations.
42 Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe tango nakokotisa bino na mokili ya Isalaele, mokili oyo nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopesa epai ya batata na bino.
You will know that I am the LORD when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country which I swore to give to your fathers.
43 Mpe kuna, bokokanisa lisusu bizaleli na bino mpe misala na bino nyonso oyo na nzela na yango, bomikosaki mbindo mpe bokokoma komiyokela nkele likolo ya mabe nyonso oyo bosalaki.
There you will remember your ways, and all your deeds in which you have polluted yourselves. Then you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed.
44 Bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe tango nakosalela bino makambo mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, kasi kolanda te nzela na bino ya mabe mpe misala na bino ya mbindo, oh libota ya Isalaele, elobi Nkolo Yawe. › »
You will know that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, you house of Israel,” says the Lord GOD.’”
45 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
46 « Mwana na moto, talisa elongi na yo na ngambo ya sude, loba mpo na kotelemela etuka ya sude mpe sakola mpo na kotelemela zamba ya mokili ya sude.
“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the south.
47 Loba na zamba ya mokili ya sude: ‹ Yoka Liloba na Yawe. Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Nakopelisa moto kati na yo, mpe ekotumba banzete na yo nyonso, ezala banzete ya mobesu to ya kokawuka. Moto yango ya makasi ekotikala kokufa te mpe ekotumba bilongi nyonso, wuta na nor kino na sude.
Tell the forest of the south, ‘Hear the LORD’s word: The Lord GOD says, “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree. The burning flame will not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.
48 Bato nyonso bakomona ete ezali Ngai Yawe nde napelisi yango; mpe ekotikala kokufa te. › »
All flesh will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it. It will not be quenched.”’”
49 Bongo nalobaki: « Ah! Nkolo Yawe, bazali kotonga ngai: ‹ Ezali ye te oyo alobaka na masese? › »
Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They say of me, ‘Is not he a speaker of parables?’”
