Ezayi 28
1 Mawa na motole ya lolendo ya balangwi masanga ya Efrayimi mpe na fololo ekawuka, fololo oyo ezalaki kosala kitoko na yango, oyo ezalaki na moto ya lubwaku ya mabele kitoko, na engumba wana oyo balangwi masanga ya vino bazalaki kosalela lolendo!
Woe to the proud garland crown that is worn by each of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, the garland that is set on the head of the lush Valley of those who are overcome with wine!
2 Tala, Nkolo azali na elombe moko ya nguya mpe ya makasi, elombe yango azali lokola mvula ya mabanga mpe mopepe oyo ebebisaka; azali lokola mvula ya makasi mpe mpela ya somo, akokweyisa na makasi engumba yango na mabele.
Behold, the Lord sends one who is mighty and strong; like a storm of hail and a destructive windstorm, like a driving rain and overflowing waters; and he will throw each garland crown down to the ground.
3 Motole ya lolendo ya balangwi masanga ya Efrayimi ekonyatama na makolo;
The proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot.
4 mpe fololo ekawuka oyo ezalaki kosala kitoko na yango na moto ya lubwaku ya kitoko ekokoma lokola mbuma ya figi ya liboso oyo ebotaka liboso ya eleko ya molunge: soki kaka moto amoni yango, akobuka mpe akomela yango mbala moko.
The fading flower of his glorious beauty, that is on the head of the rich valley, will be as the first ripe fig before the summer, that, when someone sees it, while it is yet in his hand, he gulps it down.
5 Na mokolo wana, Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, akozala motole ya lokumu mpe elembo ya kitoko mpo na ndambo ya bato na Ye;
In that day Yahweh of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a diadem of beauty for the remainder of his people,
6 akopesa makanisi ya bosembo epai na ye oyo avandi mpo na kosambisa, mpe akozala mopesi makasi epai na bato oyo babenganaka na bitumba kino na ekuke.
a spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, and strength for those who turn back their enemies at their gates.
7 Mpe lisusu, Banganga-Nzambe mpe basakoli bapengwi mpo na masanga ya vino; masanga makasi ekomi kotengisa-tengisa bango; masanga epengwisi bango, vino ebungisi bango, masanga makasi ekomi kotengisa-tengisa bango; bakomi kobunga na bimoniseli na bango, bakomi kokata makambo na ndenge esengeli te.
But even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, and they are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink, staggering in vision and reeling in decision.
8 Bamesa nyonso etondi na bisanza ya nkele; esika ya malamu etikali lisusu te.
Truly, all tables are covered with vomit, so that there is no clean place.
9 Azali nani, ye oyo azali koluka koteya? Alingi kolimbola bimoniseli na ye epai ya banani? Epai ya bana oyo balongoli na mabele, bana oyo bakati bango mabele?
To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? To those who are weaned from milk or to those just taken from the breasts?
10 Pamba te ezali nde « Bilobaloba ya pamba. »
For it is command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little.
11 Solo, Nzambe akoloba na bato oyo na nzela ya likukuma mpe na lokota ya bapaya;
Indeed, with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to this people.
12 alobaki na bango: « Tala esika ya kopema! Tika ete moto oyo alembi apema; » mpe: « Tala esika ya kimia, » kasi balingaki koyoka te.
In the past he said to them “This is the rest, give rest to him who is weary; and this is the refreshing,” but they would not listen.
13 Bongo Liloba na Yawe ekokoma mpo na bango se bilobaloba ya pamba mpo ete, wana ezali bango kotambola, bakweya na ndenge ya sima, babukana mikongo, bazwama na mitambo mpe bakangama.
So the word of Yahweh will be to them command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; here a little, there a little; so that they may go and fall backward, and be broken, ensnared, and captured.
14 Yango wana, bino batioli oyo bozali kokamba bato ya Yelusalemi, boyoka Liloba na Yawe!
So listen to the word of Yahweh, you who mock, you who rule over this people who are in Jerusalem.
15 Bozali koloba: « Tosalaki boyokani elongo na kufa, boyokani elongo na mboka ya bakufi. Tango likama ya makasi ekoya, ekozwa biso te; pamba te tokomisi lokuta ekimelo na biso mpe makambo ya lokuta ebombamelo na biso. » (Sheol h7585)
This will happen because you said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have reached an agreement. So when the overwhelming whip passes through, it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, and taken shelter in falsehood.” (Sheol h7585)
16 Mpo na yango, tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: « Tala, nasili kotia libanga moko kati na Siona, libanga ya makasi, libanga ya songe ya ndako, libanga ya motuya mpo na moboko ya malonga; moto oyo akozwa yango lokola eyekamelo na ye akotikala kobanga te.
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “See, I will lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. He who believes will not be ashamed.
17 Nakotia bosembo lokola singa oyo bamekelaka molayi mpe boyengebene lokola singa ya mbodi; mvula ya mabanga ekokombola ekimelo na bino ya lokuta, mpe mayi ekozindisa ebombamelo na bino.
I will make justice the measuring stick, and righteousness the plumbline. Hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.
18 Boyokani na bino elongo na kufa ekobebisama, boyokani oyo bosalaki elongo na mokili ya bakufi ekolonga te; tango likama ya makasi ekokomela bino, ekobebisa bino penza nye. (Sheol h7585)
Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the raging flood passes through, you will be overwhelmed by it. (Sheol h7585)
19 Tango makambo nyonso oyo ekoya, ekobebisa bino; pamba te ekoleka na tongo nyonso, na moyi nyonso mpe na butu nyonso. » Bososoli ya emoniseli oyo ekomema nde somo makasi.
Whenever it passes through, it will overwhelm you, and morning by morning it will pass through and by day and night it will come. When the message is understood, it will cause terror.
20 Boye, ndenge balobaka na lisese: « Mbeto eleki mokuse mpo na kominyolusa, mpe bulangeti eleki moke mpo na komizipa nzoto; »
For the bed is too short for a man to stretch out on, and the blanket too narrow for him to wrap himself in.”
21 Yawe akotelema ndenge atelemaki na ngomba Perasimi, akotomboka ndenge atombokaki na lubwaku ya Gabaoni mpo na kosala mosala na Ye, mosala na Ye oyo ya kokamwa, mpe kokokisa mosala na Ye, mosala ya kokamwa oyo esalema nanu te.
Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim; he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon to do his work, his strange work, and perform his strange deed.
22 Sik’oyo, botika maseki na bino, noki te minyololo na bino ekokoma lisusu makasi; pamba te Nkolo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, ayebisaki ngai ete asili kozwa mokano ya kobebisa mokili mobimba.
Now therefore do not mock, or your bonds will be tightened. I have heard from the Lord Yahweh of hosts, a decree of destruction on the earth.
23 Bofungola matoyi mpe boyoka mongongo na ngai, bosala keba mpe boyoka malamu makambo oyo nazali koloba!
Pay attention and listen to my voice; be attentive and listen to my words.
24 Boni, ezali tango nyonso nde mosali bilanga abalolaka mabele, akataka mikala mpe atimolaka mabele mpo na kolona?
Does a farmer who plows all day to sow, only plow the ground? Does he continually break up and harrow the field?
25 Sima na kobongisa esika ya kolona, boni, akoki te kolona nkona ya nijeli to kobwaka kumini? Boni, akoki te kolona ble na esika oyo ebongi, mpe orje, na esika oyo ekoki; mpe epotele, na bandelo ya elanga na ye?
When he has prepared the ground, does he not scatter caraway seed, sow the cumin, put in the wheat in rows and the barley in the right place, and the spelt at its edges?
26 Nzambe na ye ateyaka ye mpe alakisaka ye nzela oyo asengeli kolanda.
His God instructs him; he teaches him wisely.
27 Pamba te basalelaka te mabaya ya kilo, oyo mpunda ebendaka mpo na kobuka nijeli to bapine ya shar mpo na kobuka kumini; basalelaka nde lingenda mpo na kobuka nijeli mpe kumini.
Moreover, the caraway seed is not threshed with a sledge, nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cumin; but caraway is beaten with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
28 Esengeli konika ble mpo na kosala mapa; nzokande babetaka yango tango nyonso te, balekisaka nde bapine ya shar na likolo na yango mpe mabaya ya kilo, oyo mpunda ebendaka, kasi banikaka yango te.
Grain is ground for bread but not too finely, and though the wheels of his cart and his horses scatter it, his horses do not crush it.
29 Nyonso wana mpe ewuti epai na Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, oyo mabongisi na Ye ezali ya kitoko makasi mpe bwanya na Ye ezali monene.
This too comes from Yahweh of hosts, who is wonderful in instruction and excellent in wisdom.
