Oze 4
1 Bana ya Isalaele, boyoka Liloba na Yawe! Pamba te Yawe azali kosamba na bino, bavandi ya mokili, mpo ete bosolo, bolingo mpe boyebi ya Nzambe ezali lisusu te kati na mokili;
Heare the worde of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controuersie with the inhabitants of the lande, because there is no trueth nor mercie nor knowledge of God in the lande.
2 etikali kaka kolakelana mabe, lokuta, makambo ya somo, moyibi, kindumba, mobulu mpe kobomana se kobomana.
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and whoring they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 Mpo na yango, mokili ekokoma na mawa, bavandi na yango nyonso bakolemba nzoto, nyama ya zamba, ndeke ya likolo mpe mbisi ya ebale monene ekokufa.
Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein, shall be cut off, with the beasts of the fielde, and with the foules of the heauen, and also the fishes of the sea shall be taken away.
4 Kasi tika ete moto moko te amilongisa to apamela moninga na ye, pamba te bato na yo bazali lokola bato oyo batiaka tembe na Banganga-Nzambe!
Yet let none rebuke, nor reproue another: for thy people are as they that rebuke the Priest.
5 Bokobeta mabaku, na moyi makasi; basakoli mpe bakobeta mabaku elongo na bino, na butu, mpe nakobebisa mama na bino.
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the Prophet shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6 Bato na Ngai bakobebisama mpo ete bazangi boyebi. Lokola bobwaki boyebi, Ngai mpe nakobwaka bino mpe nakolongola bino na bonganga-Nzambe na Ngai. Lokola bobosani Mobeko ya Nzambe na bino, Ngai mpe nakobosana bana na bino.
My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast refused knowledge, I will also refuse thee, that thou shalt be no Priest to me: and seeing thou hast forgotten the Lawe of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7 Ndenge Banganga-Nzambe bakomaki ebele, ndenge wana mpe basalaki masumu na miso na Ngai. Nakobongola nkembo na bango soni.
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I chaunge their glorie into shame.
8 Banganga-Nzambe baliaka na sima ya masumu ya bato na Ngai mpe basepelaka ete bato basala kaka mabe.
They eate vp the sinnes of my people, and lift vp their mindes in their iniquitie.
9 Makambo oyo ekokomela bato yango ekokomela mpe Banganga-Nzambe: nakopesa bango nyonso etumbu nzela moko mpo na etamboli na bango mpe nakofuta bango kolanda misala na bango.
And there shalbe like people, like Priest: for I wil visite their wayes vpon them, and reward them their deedes.
10 Bakolia, kasi bakotonda te; bakosala kindumba, kasi bakobotana te; pamba te basundolaki Yawe
For they shall eate, and not haue ynough: they shall commit adulterie, and shall not increase, because they haue left off to take heede to ye Lord.
11 mpo na komipesa na kindumba, na masanga ya vino ya kala mpe ya sika oyo elongolaka bato bososoli.
Whoredome, and wine, and newe wine take away their heart.
12 Bato na Ngai bakomi kotuna toli epai ya nzambe ya ekeko oyo basala na nzete, mpe eteni ya nzete ezali koyanola bango. Molimo moko ya kindumba ezali kopengwisa bango, bakomi kosala kindumba mosika na Nzambe na bango,
My people aske counsell at their stockes, and their staffe teacheth them: for the spirite of fornications hath caused them to erre, and they haue gone a whoring from vnder their God.
13 kobonza bambeka na likolo ya bangomba milayi, kotumba ansa lokola mbeka ya malasi na likolo ya bangomba mikuse, na se ya banzete minene oyo epesaka pio ya kitoko lokola sheni, pepiliye mpe terebente! Mpo na yango, bana na bino ya basi bakosala kindumba, mpe basi ya bana na bino bakosala ekobo.
They sacrifice vpon the toppes of ye mountaines, and burne incense vpon the hilles vnder the okes, and the poplar tree, and the elme, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall be harlots, and your spouses shall be whores.
14 Nakopesa etumbu te: ezala na bana na bino ya basi mpo na kindumba na bango to na basi ya bana na bino mpo na ekobo na bango; pamba te bango moko mibali babimaka na basi ya ndumba mpe babonzaka mbeka elongo na bandumba ya tempelo. Bato bazangi bososoli basukaka se na libebi!
I will not visite your daughters when they are harlots: nor your spouses when they are whores: for they themselues are separated with harlots, and sacrifice with whores: therefore the people that doeth not vnderstand, shall fall.
15 Ata soki yo, Isalaele, osali ekobo, tika ete Yuda amikweyisa te! Kokende na Giligali te, komata na Beti-Aveni te mpe kolapa ndayi te na koloba: « Na Kombo na Yawe! »
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Iudah sinne: come not ye vnto Gilgal, neither goe ye vp to Beth-auen, nor sweare, The Lord liueth.
16 Mpo ete bato ya Isalaele bazali mito makasi lokola ngombe ya mwasi oyo etomboki, ndenge nini Yawe akoka koleisa bango lokola bana meme kati na bilanga minene?
For Israel is rebellious as an vnruly heyfer. Nowe the Lord will feede them as a lambe in a large place.
17 Efrayimi asangani na banzambe ya bikeko: tika ye akoba bongo!
Ephraim is ioyned to idoles: let him alone.
18 Soki kaka asilisaka komela vino, amipesaka na kindumba; bakambi na yango balingaka makambo oyo eyokisaka bango soni.
Their drunkennes stinketh: they haue committed whoredome: their rulers loue to say with shame, Bring ye.
19 Mopepe moko ya makasi ekomema bango, mpe bakoyoka soni mpo na bambeka na bango.
The winde hath bounde them vp in her wings, and they shalbe ashamed of their sacrifices.
