Ezayi 56
1 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Botambola na alima mpe bosala kolanda bosembo, pamba te lobiko na Ngai ekomi pene mpe bosembo na Ngai ekomi pene ya komonisama.
The LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.
2 Esengo na moto oyo asalaka bongo, oyo akangamaka na yango, oyo abatelaka mokolo ya Saba mpe abebisaka te bosantu na yango, mpe oyo abatelaka loboko na ye ete esala mabe te! »
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
3 Tika ete mopaya oyo akangami na Yawe aloba te: « Yawe akokabola ngai solo na bato na Ye! » Mpe tika ete soda oyo baboma mokongo aloba te: « Nazali na ngai kaka nzete ya kokawuka! »
Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD speak, saying, “The LORD will surely separate me from his people.” Do not let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”
4 Pamba te, tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Mpo na basoda oyo baboma bango mikongo, oyo babatelaka mokolo na Ngai ya Saba, oyo baponaka makambo oyo esepelisaka Ngai, mpe bakangamaka na boyokani na Ngai:
For the LORD says, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant,
5 nakopesa bango, kati na Tempelo na Ngai mpe na bamir na yango, ekaniseli oyo ezali na kombo: ekozala malamu koleka kozala na bana mibali mpe bana basi. Nakopesa bango kombo ya libela, oyo bakoki kolongola te.
I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
6 Bapaya oyo bakangami na Yawe mpo na kosalela Ye, mpo na kolinga Kombo na Ye mpe kogumbamela Ye, bato nyonso oyo bakobatela mokolo ya Saba mpe bakobebisa te bosantu na yango, mpe bato oyo bakokangama na boyokani na Ngai;
Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to serve him, and to love the LORD’s name, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant,
7 nakomema bango na ngomba na Ngai ya bule mpe nakopesa bango esengo kati na Ndako epai wapi basambelaka Ngai. Bambeka na bango ya kotumba mpe makabo na bango ekondimama na etumbelo na Ngai, pamba te Ndako na Ngai ekobengama Ndako ya losambo mpo na bikolo nyonso. »
I will bring these to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
8 Nkolo Yawe oyo asangisi bawumbu ya Isalaele alobi: « Nakosangisa lisusu bato mosusu elongo na bango, esika moko na bato oyo nasilaki kosangisa. »
The Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “I will yet gather others to him, in addition to his own who are gathered.”
9 Bino banyama nyonso ya esobe, boya; bino banyama nyonso ya zamba, boya kolia!
All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.
10 Bakengeli ya Isalaele bazali bakufi miso, bango nyonso bazangi mayele; bango nyonso bazali lokola bambwa oyo egangaka te, bakokaka koganga te, mosala na bango kolala mpe kolota bandoto, balingi pongi makasi.
His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Bazali lokola bambwa ya lokoso, batondaka te. Bazali babateli oyo bazangi bososoli, moko na moko kati na bango alandaka kaka nzela na ye moko mpe alukaka kaka bolamu na ye moko.
Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
12 Moko na moko alobaka: « Yaka! Tika ete nakamata vino mpo ete tomela mpe tolangwa na biso masanga! Lobi mpe ekozala kaka ndenge moko na lelo, masanga ya komela ezali nanu ebele! »
“Come,” they say, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be as today, great beyond measure.”
