Jeremi 28
1 Kaka na mobu wana, mobu ya minei, na ebandeli ya bokonzi ya Sedesiasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, na sanza ya mitano, mosakoli Anania, mwana mobali ya Azuri, moto ya mboka Gabaoni, alobaki na ngai kati na Tempelo ya Yawe na miso ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe ya bato nyonso:
When Zedekiah had been the King of Judah for more than three years, late in the (summer/hot season), Azzur’s son Hananiah, a prophet from Gibeon [city], spoke to me in the [courtyard of the] temple, while [all] the priests and other people were listening. He said,
2 « Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: ‹ Nakobuka ekangiseli ya mokonzi ya Babiloni.
“This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘I will cause the king of Babylon to stop ruling/controlling [MET] [all of you].
3 Etikali kaka mibu mibale; nakozongisa na esika oyo bisalelo nyonso ya Tempelo ya Yawe, oyo Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, azwaki na esika oyo mpe amemaki na Babiloni.
(Within two years/Before two years have ended), I will cause to be brought bring back to this temple all the valuable things that King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] took from this temple and took to Babylon.
4 Nakozongisa lisusu na esika oyo: Yekonia, mwana mobali ya Yeoyakimi, mokonzi ya Yuda, mpe bato nyonso oyo, wuta na Yuda, bakendeki na bowumbu, na Babiloni, › elobi Yawe, ‹ pamba te nakobuka ekangiseli ya mokonzi ya Babiloni. › »
And I will also cause King Jehoiachin to be brought back here, and all the [other] people who were captured and taken to Babylon. The king of Babylon has [forced you to do what he wants, like someone] puts a yoke [on the neck of an ox to force it to do what he] wants [MET] it to do. But I will cause that to end. [That will happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’”
5 Bongo Mosakoli Jeremi azongiselaki mosakoli Anania eyano na miso ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe ya bato nyonso oyo batelemaki kati na Tempelo ya Yawe.
I replied to Hananiah in front of [all] the priests and other people who were standing outside the temple.
6 Mosakoli Jeremi alobaki: « Amen! Tika ete Yawe asala bongo! Tika ete Yawe akokisa maloba oyo osili kosakola, azongisa na esika oyo, wuta na Babiloni, bisalelo ya Tempelo ya Yawe mpe bato nyonso oyo bakendeki na bowumbu!
I said, “(Amen/May that happen)! I desire/hope that what you have predicted will happen. I hope/desire that Yahweh will do everything that you have said! I hope/desire that he will cause [men from Babylon] to bring back from Babylon [all] the valuable things that were in this temple, and all the people who were taken [to Babylon].
7 Nzokande, yoka maloba oyo nalingi koloba na yo mpe na bato nyonso:
But now listen to what I say to you while all these people are listening.
8 Wuta kala, basakoli oyo basakolaki liboso ete yo mpe ngai tozala, basakolaki bitumba, pasi mpe bokono oyo ebomaka, mpo na kotelemela bikolo ebele mpe mikili ya makasi;
Many years ago, those who were prophets before you and I [became prophets] spoke messages about many nations and great kingdoms. They predicted/prophesied that wars and disasters and plagues/diseases would occur in those nations.
9 kasi soki mosakoli asakoli kimia, akondimama ete azali solo mosakoli oyo Yawe atindi masakoli na ye ekokisami. »
[So now you or] any other prophet who predicts that things will go well [for us must show that your message is correct. Only] if what you predict actually happens will we know that you were truly appointed by Yahweh.”
10 Bongo mosakoli Anania alongolaki ekangiseli na kingo ya mosakoli Jeremi mpe abukaki yango.
Then Hananiah took the yoke off my neck and broke it.
11 Anania alobaki liboso ya bato nyonso: « Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: ‹ Liboso ete mibu mibale ekoka, nakobuka ndenge wana ekangiseli ya Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, na kingo ya bikolo nyonso. › » Mpe mosakoli Jeremi akendeki na ye.
Then he said this to all the people who were there: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘Just like Hananiah has broken this yoke, within two years I will cause King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to [stop forcing the people to do what he wants, which has been like] a heavy yoke on all their necks [MET].’” After Hananiah said that, I left the temple area.
12 Sima na mosakoli Anania kobuka ekangiseli na kingo ya mosakoli Jeremi, Yawe alobaki na Jeremi:
[Soon] after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was around my neck, Yahweh gave this message to me:
13 « Kende koloba na Anania: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: Solo, obuki ekangiseli ya banzete; kasi na esika na yango, okolata nde ekangiseli ya ebende.
“Go and say this to Hananiah: ‘Yahweh says that you have broken a wooden yoke, but that he will replace it with an iron yoke.
14 Pamba te, tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: Nasili kotia ekangiseli ya ebende na kingo ya bikolo nyonso mpo ete esalela Nabukodonozori, mokonzi ya Babiloni, mpe ekosalela ye solo. Nakopesa ye bokonzi ata likolo ya banyama ya zamba. › »
I have forced the people of all these nations to [become slaves of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. That is [like] [MET] an iron yoke around their necks. I have put everything, even wild animals, under his control.’”
15 Bongo mosakoli Jeremi alobaki lisusu na mosakoli Anania: « Anania, yoka! Yawe atindi yo te; mpe ozali kotindika bato oyo na kotia motema na makambo ya lokuta!
Then I [went to] Hananiah and said to him, “Hananiah, listen [to this]: Yahweh has not appointed you; instead, [you have told] lies to the people, and they have believed your lies.
16 Mpo na yango, tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: ‹ Nakolongola yo na mokili oyo, okokufa kaka na mobu oyo; pamba te otindiki bato na kotombokela Yawe. › »
Therefore, this is what Yahweh says: ‘You will [soon] die. Before the end of this year, you will die, because you have rebelled against Yahweh.’”
17 Kaka na mobu wana, na sanza ya sambo, mosakoli Anania akufaki.
Hananiah died two months later.
