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. »
[One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
2 Boye, nasombaki mokaba, ndenge Yawe atindaki ngai mpe nalataki yango na loketo na ngai.
So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
3 Yawe alobaki na ngai lisusu na mbala ya mibale:
Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
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. »
He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
5 Boye nakendeki kobomba mokaba yango na Perati, ndenge Yawe alobaki na ngai.
So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
6 Sima na mikolo ebele, Yawe alobaki na ngai lisusu: « Kende kokamata mokaba oyo nalobaki na yo ete obomba na Perati. »
A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told 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.
So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
8 Bongo Yawe alobaki na ngai:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
9 « Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: ‹ Ezali boye nde nakosilisa lolendo ya Yuda mpe nakokitisa mapeka ya Yelusalemi.
“[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
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.
Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
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. ›
Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
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? ›
“[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should 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.
And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
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. › »
[He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
15 Boyoka malamu mpe bosala keba! Bosala lolendo te, pamba te ezali Yawe nde alobi.
[You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
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.
[It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
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.
And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
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. »
[You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
19 Bingumba ya sude ekokangama, mpe moto moko te akokoka kofungola yango. Bato nyonso ya Yuda bakokende na bowumbu, bango nyonso penza bakokende.
The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
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?
[You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
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 [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
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.
You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
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.
A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
24 « Nakopanza bino lokola matiti ya kokawuka oyo mopepe ya esobe ememaka.
[Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
25 Yango nde etumbu na yo, mbano oyo nakatelaki yo, » elobi Yawe, « pamba te bobosanaki Ngai mpe botiaki mitema epai ya banzambe ya lokuta.
That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
26 Nakotombola yo bilamba kino na elongi mpo ete bato bamona bolumbu na yo.
[It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
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 that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
