Ezayi 60
1 « Telema mpe ngenga, pamba te pole na yo ezali koya, mpe nkembo na Yawe etelemi na likolo na yo.
Arise, shine, for your light has come, And the glory of YHWH has risen on you.
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, the darkness covers the earth, And thick darkness the peoples, And YHWH rises on you, And His glory is seen on you.
3 Bikolo ekotambola na pole na yo, mpe bakonzi bakotambola na kongenga ya pole na yo.
And nations have come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your 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 your eyes around and see, All of them have been gathered, they have come to you, Your sons come from afar, And your daughters are supported on the 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 you see, and have become bright, And your heart has been afraid and enlarged, For the multitude of the sea turn to you, The forces of nations come to you.
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.
A multitude of camels covers you, Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, All of them from Sheba come, They carry gold and frankincense, And they proclaim the praises of YHWH.
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 flock of Kedar are gathered to you, The rams of Nebaioth serve you, They ascend My altar for acceptance, And I beautify the house of My beauty.
8 Banani oyo bazali kokima lokola mapata, lokola bibenga epai ya babokoli na yango?
Who [are] these—they fly as a thick cloud, 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.
Surely islands wait for Me, And ships of Tarshish first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, To the Name of your God YHWH, And to the Holy One of Israel, Because He has beautified you.
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 sons of a stranger have built your walls, And their kings serve you, For in My wrath I have struck you, And in My good pleasure I have pitied you.
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 your gates have continually opened, They are not shut by day and by night, To bring the force of nations to you, Even their kings are led.
12 Pamba te ekolo to mboka oyo ekosalela yo te ekobebisama; solo, ekobebisama nye.
For the nation and the kingdom that does not serve you perishes, Indeed, the nations are utterly desolated.
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 Lebanon comes to you, Fir, pine, and box together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary, And I make the place of My feet honorable.
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 those afflicting you Have come to you, bowing down, And all despising you Have bowed themselves to the soles of your feet, And they have cried to you: The City of YHWH, Zion 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.
Instead of your being forsaken and hated, And none passing through, I have made you for a continuous excellence, A joy of 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 you have sucked the milk of nations, Indeed, you suckle the breast of kings, And you have known that I, YHWH, Your Savior, and Your Redeemer, [Am] 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.
Instead of the bronze I bring in gold, And instead of the iron I bring in silver, And instead of the wood bronze, And instead of the stone iron, And I have made your inspection peace, And your exactors righteousness.
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. ›
Violence is not heard in your land anymore, Spoiling and destruction in your borders, And you have called your walls Salvation, And your gates Praise.
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.
The sun is no longer your light by day, And for brightness the moon does not give light to you, And YHWH has become to you A continuous light, and your God your beauty.
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.
Your sun goes in no more, And your moon is not removed, For YHWH becomes a continuous light to you. And the days of your mourning have been 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.
And all your people [are] righteous, They possess the earth for all time, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.
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 becomes a chief, And the small one a mighty nation, I, YHWH, hurry it in its own time!”
