Jeremi 21
1 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobaki na nzela ya Jeremi tango mokonzi Sedesiasi atindelaki ye Pashuri, mwana mobali ya Malikiya, mpe Nganga-Nzambe Sofoni, mwana mobali ya Maaseya, mpo na koloba na ye:
The word that came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
2 « Tuna Yawe sik’oyo mpo na biso, pamba te Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, azali kobundisa biso; tango mosusu Yawe akosala bikamwa mpo na biso ndenge asalaki na tango ya kala, mpo ete Nabukodonozori atika biso. »
Inquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that Jehovah will deal with us according to all his marvellous works, that he may go up from us.
3 Kasi Jeremi azongiselaki bango: « Boloba na Sedesiasi:
And Jeremiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
4 ‹ Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: Nakomi pene ya kosala ete bibundeli oyo ezali kati na maboko na bino, oyo bozali kosalela mpo na kobundisa mokonzi ya Babiloni mpe bato ya Chalide oyo bazingeli bino na libanda ya engumba, ebalukela bino; mpe nakosangisa bango kati na engumba oyo.
Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you, outside the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
5 Mpe Ngai moko, nakosembola loboko na Ngai mpo na kobundisa bino na nguya, na kanda, na kosilika mpe na kotomboka makasi.
And I myself will fight against you with a stretched-out hand, and with a strong arm, and in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
6 Nakobebisa nyonso oyo ezali kati na engumba oyo: bato mpe banyama; mpe bakokufa na bokono oyo ebomaka.
And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
7 Sima na yango, elobi Yawe, nakokaba na maboko ya Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, mpe na maboko ya banguna na bango oyo bazali na posa ya kosala bango mabe: Sedesiasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, bakalaka na ye mpe bavandi ya engumba oyo, ba-oyo bakobika na bokono oyo ebomaka, na mopanga mpe na nzala makasi. Nabukodonozori akoboma bango na mopanga, akokangela bango motema mpe akoyokela bango mawa te. ›
And afterwards, saith Jehovah, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life, and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword: he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
8 Mpe lisusu, loba na bato: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: Botala, nasili kotia liboso na bino nzela ya bomoi mpe nzela ya kufa.
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
9 Moto nyonso oyo akotikala kati na engumba oyo akokufa na mopanga, na nzala makasi mpe na bokono oyo ebomaka. Kasi moto oyo akobima mpe akokende komipesa na maboko ya bato ya Babiloni oyo bazingeli bino, akobikisa bomoi na ye mpe akokufa te.
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and deserteth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
10 Nazwaki mokano ya kosala engumba oyo mabe, kasi bolamu te, elobi Yawe; nakokaba yango na maboko ya mokonzi ya Babiloni, oyo akobebisa yango na moto. ›
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
11 Loba na libota ya mokonzi ya Yuda: ‹ Boyoka Liloba na Yawe!
And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah.
12 Oh libota ya Davidi, tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: Kataka makambo na bosembo na tongo nyonso, bikisa monyokolami na maboko ya monyokoli; soki te, likolo ya mabe oyo basalaki Ngai, kanda na Ngai ekopela mpe ekotumba lokola moto; mpe ekozala na moto ata moko te mpo na koboma yango.
House of David, thus saith Jehovah: Judge with justice in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
13 Oh Yelusalemi, yo oyo ovandaka na lubwaku, na mabanga ya etando ya likolo ya ngomba, nazali kosepela na yo te, elobi Yawe, yo oyo olobaka: ‘Nani azali na makoki ya kobundisa biso? Nani azali na makoki ya kokota na ekimelo na biso?’
Behold, I am against thee, inhabitress of the valley, the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; ye that say, Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter into our dwellings?
14 Nakopesa yo etumbu kolanda misala na yo, elobi Yawe, nakopelisa moto na zamba na yo, mpe ekotumba nyonso oyo ezali zingazinga na yo. › »
And I will visit you according to the fruit of your doings, saith Jehovah; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.
