Jeremi 13
1 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na ngai: « Kende kosomba mokaba ya lino mpe lata yango na loketo na yo, kasi kopolisa yango na mayi te. »
Thus says the LORD to me, Go and get you a linen girdle, and put it on your loins, and put it not in water.
2 Boye, nasombaki mokaba, ndenge Yawe atindaki ngai mpe nalataki yango na loketo na ngai.
So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins.
3 Yawe alobaki na ngai lisusu na mbala ya mibale:
And the word of the LORD came to me the second time, saying,
4 « Kamata mokaba oyo osombaki mpe oyo olati na loketo na yo, kende sik’oyo na Perati mpe bomba yango kuna kati na madusu ya mabanga. »
Take the girdle that you have got, which is on your loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
5 Boye nakendeki kobomba mokaba yango na Perati, ndenge Yawe alobaki na ngai.
So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me.
6 Sima na mikolo ebele, Yawe alobaki na ngai lisusu: « Kende kokamata mokaba oyo nalobaki na yo ete obomba na Perati. »
And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said to me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from there, which I commanded you to hide there.
7 Nakendeki na Perati, nalukaki mokaba yango epai nabombaki yango; kasi mokaba yango ebebaki makasi mpe etikalaki lisusu na tina te.
Then I went to Euphrates, and dig, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
8 Bongo Yawe alobaki na ngai:
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
9 « Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: ‹ Ezali boye nde nakosilisa lolendo ya Yuda mpe nakokitisa mapeka ya Yelusalemi.
Thus says the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 Bato oyo bazali bato mabe, bayokaka maloba na Ngai te, bazali mito makasi, batingamaka kosala kolanda baposa ya mitema na bango, mpe balandaka banzambe ya bapaya mpo na kosalela mpe kogumbamela yango; bakokoma kaka lokola mokaba oyo, mokaba oyo etikali lisusu na tina te.
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
11 Pamba te ndenge balingaka mokaba na loketo, ndenge wana mpe nalingaki libota mobimba ya Isalaele mpe libota mobimba ya Yuda epai na Ngai, › elobi Yawe, ‹ mpo ete bazala bato na Ngai mpe basala lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai. Kasi batikali koyoka Ngai te. ›
For as the girdle sticks to the loins of a man, so have I caused to stick to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says the LORD; that they might be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
12 Loba na bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: Mbeki nyonso esengeli kotonda na masanga ya vino. › Mpe soki batuni yo: ‹ Boni, okanisi ete biso toyebi te ete mbeki nyonso esengeli kotonda na masanga ya vino? ›
Therefore you shall speak to them this word; Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say to you, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
13 Yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: Nakolangwisa bavandi nyonso ya mokili oyo masanga; ezala bakonzi oyo bavandaka na kiti ya bokonzi ya Davidi, Banganga-Nzambe, basakoli mpe bavandi nyonso ya Yelusalemi.
Then shall you say to them, Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit on David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
14 Nakosala ete babomana bango na bango, batata mpe bana na bango, elobi Yawe, eloko moko te ekopekisa Ngai koboma bango, ezala motema monene to mawa to ngolu. › »
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
15 Boyoka malamu mpe bosala keba! Bosala lolendo te, pamba te ezali Yawe nde alobi.
Hear you, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD has spoken.
16 Bopesa nkembo epai na Yawe, Nzambe na bino, liboso ete amemela bino molili, liboso ete makolo na bino ebeta mabaku na bangomba oyo ezipami na molili. Bino bozali kozela pole, kasi Ye akobongola yango molili makasi.
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
17 Soki boyoki te, nakolela na nkuku mpo na lolendo na bino, nakolela makasi, mpe miso na ngai ekosopa mpinzoli, pamba te etonga ya Yawe ekokende na bowumbu.
But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD’s flock is carried away captive.
18 Loba na mokonzi mpe na mama ya mokonzi: « Bolongwa na bakiti na bino ya bokonzi, pamba te mitole na bino ya nkembo ekolongwa na mito na bino. »
Say to the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
19 Bingumba ya sude ekokangama, mpe moto moko te akokoka kofungola yango. Bato nyonso ya Yuda bakokende na bowumbu, bango nyonso penza bakokende.
The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
20 Oh Yelusalemi, tombola miso na yo mpe tala, bato bazali koya wuta na nor! Wapi bibwele oyo bapesaki yo ete obatela, mpe wapi meme oyo ozalaki kobetela tolo?
Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?
21 Okoloba nini soki Yawe atie yo na makasi na se ya bokonzi ya bato oyo yo oteyaki. Okokoma na pasi te lokola mwasi oyo azali na pasi ya kobota?
What will you say when he shall punish you? for you have taught them to be captains, and as chief over you: shall not sorrows take you, as a woman in travail?
22 Mpe soki omituni: « Mpo na nini makambo ya boye ekomeli ngai? » Ezali mpo na ebele ya masumu na yo nde bapasolaki yo bilamba mpe bazokisaki nzoto na yo.
And if you say in your heart, Why come these things on me? For the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts discovered, and your heels made bore.
23 Boni, moto mwindo akoki solo kobongola poso ya nzoto na ye? Nkoyi ekoki kolongola penza matono ya poso ya nzoto na yango? Bokokoka kosala malamu te, bino bato oyo bomesana kosala mabe.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
24 « Nakopanza bino lokola matiti ya kokawuka oyo mopepe ya esobe ememaka.
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
25 Yango nde etumbu na yo, mbano oyo nakatelaki yo, » elobi Yawe, « pamba te bobosanaki Ngai mpe botiaki mitema epai ya banzambe ya lokuta.
This is your lot, the portion of your measures from me, says the LORD; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
26 Nakotombola yo bilamba kino na elongi mpo ete bato bamona bolumbu na yo.
Therefore will I discover your skirts on your face, that your shame may appear.
27 Namoni bondumba na yo mpe posa na yo ya kosangisa nzoto; ekobo na yo ezali na soni ata moke te. Namoni banzambe na yo ya bikeko na likolo ya bangomba mpe kati na bilanga. Mawa na yo Yelusalemi, ozali peto te! Kino tango nini okozala mbindo? »
I have seen your adulteries, and your neighings, the lewdness of your prostitution, and your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! will you not be made clean? when shall it once be?
