Ezayi 60
1 « Telema mpe ngenga, pamba te pole na yo ezali koya, mpe nkembo na Yawe etelemi na likolo na yo.
Arise, 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.
For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise 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 the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising.
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 thy eyes round about, and see: all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: thy sons shall come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side.
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 abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the. strength of the Gentiles 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.
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to 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.
All the flocks of Cedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nabaioth shall minister to thee: they shall be offered upon my acceptable altar, and I will glorify the house of my majesty.
8 Banani oyo bazali kokima lokola mapata, lokola bibenga epai ya babokoli na yango?
Who are these, that fly as clouds, and as doves to their windows?
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.
For, the islands wait for me, and the ships of the sea in the beginning: that I may bring thy sons from afar: their silver, and their gold with them, to the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
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 the children of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath have I struck thee, and in my reconciliation have I had mercy upon 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 open continually: they shall not be shut day nor night, that the strength of the Gentiles may be brought to thee, and their kings may be brought.
12 Pamba te ekolo to mboka oyo ekosalela yo te ekobebisama; solo, ekobebisama nye.
For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee, shall perish: and the Gentiles shall be wasted with desolation.
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.
The glory of Libanus shall come to thee, the Ar tree, and the box tree, and the pine tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary: and I will glorify the place of my feet.
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 children of them that afflict thee, shall come bowing down to thee, and all that slandered thee shall worship the steps of thy feet, and shall call thee the city of the Lord, the Sion 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 wast forsaken, and hated, and there was none that passed through thee, I will make thee to be an everlasting glory, a joy unto generation and generation:
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 thou shalt be nursed with the breasts of kings: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
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.
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver: and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make thy visitation peace, and thy overseers justice.
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. ›
Iniquity shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction in thy borders, and salvation shall possess thy walls, and praise thy gates.
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.
Thou shalt no more have the sun for thy light by day, neither shall the brightness of the moon enlighten thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee for an everlasting light, and thy God for 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.
Thy sun shall go down no more, and thy moon shall not decrease: for the Lord shall be unto thee for an everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
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.
And thy people shall be all just, they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hand to glorify me.
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 least shall become a thousand, and a little one a most strong nation: I the Lord will suddenly do this thing in its time.
