Ezayi 60
1 « Telema mpe ngenga, pamba te pole na yo ezali koya, mpe nkembo na Yawe etelemi na likolo na yo.
Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
2 Tala, molili ezipi mabele mpe molili makasi ezipi bato, kasi Yawe atelemi mpo na yo mpe nkembo na Ye emonani epai na yo.
Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and [there shall be] gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 Bikolo ekotambola na pole na yo, mpe bakonzi bakotambola na kongenga ya pole na yo.
And kings shall walk in thy light, and nations in thy brightness.
4 Tombola miso zingazinga na yo mpe tala: Bango nyonso basangani mpe bazali koya epai na yo; bana na yo ya mibali bawuti mosika, mpe oyo ya basi, bamemi bango na maboko.
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold thy children gathered: all thy sons have come from far, and thy daughters shall be borne on [men's] shoulders.
5 Boye, okomona mpe okongenga, motema na yo ekobeta mpe ekosepela; bomengo ya ebale ekoya epai na yo, mpe bozwi ya bikolo ekoya epai na yo.
Then shalt thou see, and fear, and be amazed in thine heart; for the wealth of the sea shall come round to thee, and of nations and peoples; and herds of camels shall come to thee,
6 Bashamo ebele ekotondisa mokili na yo, bana ya shamo ya mokili ya Madiani mpe ya Efa. Yango nyonso ekowuta na Saba, ekomema wolo mpe malasi ya ansa, mpe ekotatola masanzoli na Yawe.
and the camels of Madiam and Gaepha shall cover thee: all from Saba shall come bearing gold, and shall bring frankincense, and they shall publish the salvation of the Lord.
7 Bibwele nyonso ya Kedari ekosangana epai na yo, bameme ya mibali ya Nebayoti ekosalela yo; ekondimama lokola mbeka na likolo ya etumbelo na Ngai, mpe nakongengisa Tempelo na nzela ya nkembo na Ngai.
And all the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered, and the rams of Nabaeoth shall come; and acceptable sacrifices shall be offered on my altar, and my house of prayer shall be glorified.
8 Banani oyo bazali kokima lokola mapata, lokola bibenga epai ya babokoli na yango?
Who are these [that] fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?
9 Solo, bisanga ekotalela Ngai; bamasuwa ya Tarsisi ekozala na liboso, ekomema bana na yo ya mibali longwa mosika, elongo na palata mpe wolo, mpo na lokumu ya Yawe, Nzambe na yo, Mosantu ya Isalaele; pamba te apesi yo nkembo.
The isles have waited for me, and the ships of Tharsis among the first, to bring thy children from afar, and their silver and their gold with them, and [that] for the sake of the holy name of the Lord, and because the Holy One of Israel is glorified.
10 Bapaya bakotonga lisusu bamir na yo, mpe bakonzi na bango bakosalela yo. Ezala nabetaki yo na kanda na Ngai, kasi nakoyokela yo mawa na ngolu na Ngai.
And strangers shall build thy walls, and their kings shall wait upon thee: for by reason of my wrath I smote thee, and by reason of mercy I loved thee.
11 Bikuke na yo ekozala tango nyonso efungwama, ekotikala kokangama te, ezala na moyi to na butu, mpo ete bato bamemela yo bozwi ya bikolo, bakonzi na yango na molongo lokola bato bakangami na etumba.
And thy gates shall be opened continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; to bring in to thee the power of the Gentiles, and their kings as captives.
12 Pamba te ekolo to mboka oyo ekosalela yo te ekobebisama; solo, ekobebisama nye.
For the nations and the kings which will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be made utterly desolate.
13 Nkembo ya Libani ekoya epai na yo, banzete ya sipele, ya pini mpe ya bwisi ekoya elongo mpo na kobongisa Esika na Ngai ya bule; mpe nakopesa lokumu na esika na Ngai, oyo natiaka makolo na Ngai.
And the glory of Libanus shall come to thee, with the cypress, and pine, and cedar together, to glorify my holy place.
14 Bana ya banyokoli na yo bakoya kofukama liboso na yo; bato nyonso oyo batiolaki yo bakofukama na se ya matambe na yo mpe bakobenga yo Engumba ya Yawe, Siona ya Mosantu ya Isalaele.
And the sons of them that afflicted thee, and of them that provoked thee, shall come to thee in fear; and thou shalt be called Sion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Ata basundolaki yo mpe bayinaki yo, mpe moto moko te azalaki lisusu koleka epai na yo, nakopesa yo lokumu mpo na tango nyonso mpe esengo ya libela na libela.
Because thou has become desolate and hated, and there was no helper, therefore I will make thee a perpetual gladness, a joy of many generations.
16 Okomela miliki ya bikolo mpe okomela mabele ya bakonzi; boye okoyeba solo ete Ngai Yawe, nazali Mobikisi na yo mpe Mosikoli na yo, Elombe ya Jakobi.
And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt eat the wealth of kings: and shalt know that I am the Lord that saves thee and delivers thee, the Holy One of Israel.
17 Na esika ya bronze, nakomemela yo wolo, mpe na esika ya bibende, nakomemela yo palata; na esika ya banzete, nakomemela yo bronze; mpe na esika ya mabanga, nakomemela yo bibende; nakokomisa Kimia moyangeli na yo, mpe Bosembo, mokambi na yo.
And for brass I will bring thee gold, and for iron I will bring thee silver, and instead of wood I will bring thee brass, and instead of stones, iron; and I will make thy princes peaceable, and thine overseers righteous.
18 Kati na mokili na yo, okoyoka lisusu te makelele ya mobulu to ya kopanza to ya kobebisama kati na etando na yo; kasi okobenga bamir na yo ‹ Lobiko, › mpe bikuke na yo ‹ Masanzoli. ›
And injustice shall no more be heard in thy land, nor destruction nor misery in thy coasts; but thy walls shall be called Salvation, and thy gates Sculptured Work.
19 Pole ya moyi ekongengisa lisusu mokolo na yo te, to kongenga ya sanza ekongengisa yo lisusu te na butu; pamba te Yawe akozala pole na yo mpo na libela, mpe Nzambe na yo akozala nkembo na yo.
And thou shalt no more have the sun for a light by day, nor shall the rising of the moon lighten thy night; but the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and God thy glory.
20 Moyi na yo ekolala lisusu te, mpe sanza na yo ekobunga lisusu te; pamba te Yawe akozala pole na yo mpo na libela, mpe mikolo na yo ya pasi ekosila.
For the sun shall no more set, nor shall the moon be eclipsed; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be completed.
21 Solo, bato na yo nyonso bakokoma bato ya sembo mpe bakozwa mokili lokola libula mpo na libela; bazali mwa nzete moke oyo nalonaki, mosala ya maboko na Ngai, mpo na komonisa nkembo na Ngai.
Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, preserving that which they have planted, [even] the works of their hands, for glory.
22 Oyo aleki moke kati na bino akokoma nkoto moko, mpe oyo aleki moke penza akokoma ekolo ya makasi. Ngai, nazali Yawe, nakoyeisa yango mbangu na tango na yango. »
The little one shall become thousands, and the least a great nation; I the Lord will gather them in [due] time.
