Ezayi 3
1 Nkolo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, akomi pene ya kobotola masungi nyonso, kati na Yelusalemi mpe kati na Yuda: lisungi ya bilei mpe lisungi ya mayi;
The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
2 bilombe mpe basoda ya mpiko, basambisi mpe basakoli, bato oyo balobaka makambo oyo ekoya mpe bakambi;
He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
3 bakonzi ya basoda mpe bato ya lokumu, bapesi toli, bato mayele ya misala ya maboko mpe bato oyo basalelaka maji.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Nakosala ete bilenge mibali bakoma bakonzi na bango mpe bana mike bakamba bango.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Bato bakokoma konyokolana bango na bango: moko akonyokola mosusu, mpe moninga akonyokola moninga na ye mosusu; bilenge bakotosa mikolo te, bato pamba bakotelemela bato ya lokumu;
People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
6 moko akokanga ndeko na ye ya mobali kati na ndako ya tata na bango mpe akoloba: « Yo oyo ozali na kazaka, okozala mokonzi na biso, kamata mokumba ya libebi oyo na maboko! »
At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
7 Kasi na mokolo wana, akoganga: « Te, nazali na ngai monganga te, mpe nazali na bilei to bilamba te kati na ndako na ngai; bokomisa ngai mokonzi te! »
[But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
8 Yelusalemi ezali kotepatepa, mpe Yuda ekweyi; mpo ete maloba mpe misala na bango ezali ya botomboki liboso ya Yawe, ezali kotelemela lokumu ya Kombo na Ye.
Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
9 Bilongi na bango ezali kofunda bango; bazali kolakisa masumu na bango ndenge bato ya Sodome bazalaki kosala, bazali kobomba yango te. Mawa na bango, pamba te bamilukeli nde makambo!
They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
10 Loba na moto ya sembo: « Bolamu ekobila yo, pamba te okosepela na mbuma ya misala na yo. »
[Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
11 Mawa na moto mabe! Pasi ezali likolo na ye, pamba te akozwa lifuti kolanda misala na ye.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Bilenge bazali konyokola bato na Ngai, basi bazali koyangela bango. Oh bato na Ngai, bakambi na bino babungisi bino nzela, babimisi bino libanda ya nzela oyo bosengeli kolanda!
[Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
13 Yawe atelemi na esambiselo, atelemi mpo na kosambisa bato.
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 Yawe akosamba elongo na bampaka mpe bakambi ya bato na Ye: « Ezali nde bino bato bobebisi elanga na Ngai ya vino! Botondisi bandako na bino na biloko oyo bobotoli epai ya babola!
He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
15 Mpo na nini bozali konyata bato na Ngai mpe kotiola bomoto ya babola; » elobi Nkolo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga?
You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
16 Yawe alobi: « Lokola basi ya Siona bazali lofundu, lokola batambolaka mapeka likolo mpe balalisaka miso na lofundu, lokola batambolaka na kodenda malembe-malembe mpe na kolelisa biloko ya monzele oyo balataka na makolo na bango,
Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
17 Yawe akokomisa mito ya basi ya Siona mapalata mpe akotika bango bolumbu. »
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 Na mokolo wana, Nkolo akolongola bango biloko na bango oyo basalelaka monzele: basheneti oyo balataka na makolo mpe babiju ya talo oyo ezalaka lokola moyi mpe sanza;
At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
19 biloko ya matoyi, basheneti oyo balataka na maboko, bavwale,
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 bitendi oyo bakangaka na mito, basheneti, mikaba, milangi ya malasi, bakisi ya kokangela nzoto,
their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
21 bapete ya mosapi, bapete ya zolo,
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 bilamba ya feti, banzambala oyo etika nzoto, bakazaka, basakosi ya mike,
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 bilamba oyo emonisaka nzoto, bilamba ya lino, maputa mpe bitambala.
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Na esika ya solo kitoko ya malasi, ekozala nde solo mabe; na esika ya mokaba, ekozela nde singa; na esika ya suki bakanga kitoko na moto, ekozala nde libandi; na esika ya bilamba ya talo, ekozala nde bilamba ya saki; na esika ya elongi kitoko, ekozala nde elongi mabe.
Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
25 Mibali na bino bakokufa na mipanga, basoda na bino ya mpiko bakokufa na bitumba.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Bikuke ya Siona ekolela mpe ekozala na matanga; boye Siona ekokelela mpe ekovanda na mabele.
People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
