Jeremi 4
1 « Oh Isalaele, soki okozonga, zonga epai na Ngai, » elobi Yawe, « soki olongoli banzambe na yo ya bikeko liboso na Ngai mpe otiki kotambola libanda ya nzela na Ngai;
Israel, if you want to come back, then come back to me, declares the Lord. If you get rid of these disgusting idols I see, and don't wander away,
2 soki olapi ndayi na bosolo mpe na bosembo: ‹ Na Kombo na Yawe, › bikolo ekomipambola mpe ekomipesa nkembo mpo na yo. »
and if when you make your vows, you do so only to me, sincerely, truly, and honestly, then the nations will be blessed by me, and they will praise me.
3 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi epai ya bato ya Yuda mpe ya Yelusalemi: « Bokata bilanga ya sika, mpe botika kolona kati na banzube.
This is what the Lord is saying to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Plow your unplowed ground, and don't sow among the thorns.
4 Bomibulisa mpo na Yawe, bopetola mitema na bino, bino bato ya Yuda mpe bato ya Yelusalemi; noki te kanda na Ngai ekopela mpe ekozikisa bino lokola moto mpo na mabe oyo bozali kosala; ekopela makasi mpe moto moko te akokoka koboma yango.
Dedicate yourselves to the Lord; be totally committed to him, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Otherwise, my anger will blaze like fire, burning so hard that no one can put it out because of the evil you've done.
5 Bopanza sango na mokili ya Yuda, botatola na Yelusalemi mpe boloba: ‹ Bobeta kelelo na mokili! › Boganga makasi mpe bobelela: ‹ Bosangana, bino nyonso! Tokima na bingumba batonga makasi! ›
Announce this warning throughout Judah and Jerusalem! Tell them: Blow the trumpet everywhere in the country! Shout out, “Hurry! Let's run to the fortified towns for protection!”
6 Botombola bendele mpo na kokende na Siona! Bobombama noki, pamba te nakoyeisa pasi wuta na nor mpe kobebisama ya somo! »
Raise the danger flag; go to Zion! Find somewhere safe! Don't hesitate! I'm bringing enemies from the north who will cause terrible destruction.
7 Nkosi moko ebimi na ndako na yango; mobebisi moko ya bikolo abimi. Atiki esika na ye mpo na koya kobebisa mokili na yo. Bingumba na yo ekobukana mpe ekotikala lisusu na bato te.
A lion has left his hiding place; a destroyer of nations has started out. He has left his den to come and turn your country into a wasteland. Your towns will be demolished, and no one will live there.
8 Yango wana, bolata bilamba ya basaki, bosala matanga mpe bolela, pamba te kanda makasi ya Yawe elongwe na mito na biso te.
Wear clothes made of sackcloth, weep and wail, crying out, “The Lord's furious anger against us hasn't stopped.”
9 « Na mokolo wana, » elobi Yawe, « mokonzi mpe bakalaka na ye bakolemba nzoto, Banganga-Nzambe bakoyoka somo mpe basakoli bakokamwa. »
When that happens declares the Lord, the king and officials will lose heart, the priests will be devastated, and the prophets will be shocked.
10 Bongo nalobaki: « Oh Nkolo Yawe, tala ndenge okosaki bato oyo mpe Yelusalemi tango olobaki: ‹ Bokozala na kimia! › Nzokande mopanga ezalaki kozela biso. »
Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, you have completely fooled the people of Jerusalem by telling them, ‘You will have peace,’ while holding a sword to our throats.”
11 Na tango wana, bakoloba na bato oyo mpe na Yelusalemi: « Wuta likolo ya bangomba oyo ezali kati na esobe, mopepe moko ya makasi ezali koya epai ya bato na ngai; ezali koya te mpo na koyungola to mpo na kopetola.
At that time the people of Jerusalem will be told, “A burning wind from the bare hills of the desert is blowing toward the Jerusalem, but not to blow away the chaff or the dust.
12 Ezali mopepe moko ya makasi penza, pamba te ewuti epai na ngai. Sik’oyo, ngai moko nde nazali kosambisa bango. »
No, this wind is too strong for that, and it comes from me. Now I'm also going to tell them how I will punish them.”
13 Tala! Monguna azali koya na elulu lokola mapata, bashar na ye ezali konguluma lokola mopepe ya makasi; mpunda na ye kutu eleki mpongo na mbangu. Mawa na biso! Tokufi na biso!
Look, he's rushing in like stormclouds; his chariots are like a whirlwind. His horses fly faster than eagles. “What a disaster! We're ruined!”
14 Oh Yelusalemi, petola motema na yo na mabe mpo ete obikisama. Kino tango nini okotika kosala mabongisi ya mabe?
Clean the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you can be saved. How long will you hold onto your evil thoughts?
15 Mongongo moko ezali koyokana wuta na Dani, ezali kopanza sango ya pasi na bangomba ya Efrayimi.
News is shouted out from Dan, announcing disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
16 « Boloba yango na bikolo mpe botatola yango na Yelusalemi: ‹ Wuta na mboka mosika, mampinga ya banguna ezali koya, ezali koya na lokito mpo na kobundisa bingumba ya Yuda.
“Let the nations know! Look what's happening! Announce this to Jerusalem: An army is coming to besiege you from a distant country; shouting war-cries against the towns of Judah.
17 Ezingeli Yelusalemi lokola bakengeli bilanga, pamba te etombokelaki Ngai, › » elobi Yawe.
They encircle her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against me, declares the Lord.
18 « Etamboli mpe misala na yo moko nde ememelaki yo yango. Tala, etumbu na yo ezali bololo mpe ekosala pasi makasi na motema. »
You've brought this on yourself by your own attitudes and actions. This is your punishment, and it's so painful, it's like being stabbed in the heart!”
19 Ah ngai eh! Ah motema pasi eh! Ah! Motema na ngai ezali kobeta makasi, ezali koswa makasi kati na ngai, mpe nazali kokoka kokanga monoko te, pamba te nayoki lolaka ya kelelo mpe ya bitumba.
“I'm in agony, absolute agony! My heart is breaking! It's beating wildly in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I can't keep quiet because I've heard the trumpet, the signal for battle.
20 Sango moko kaka ezali kotambola: libebi na libebi; mokili mobimba ekufi. Na mbalakata, bandako ya kapo ekufi-kufi, mpe ebombamelo na ngai ebebi na mbala moko.
News of one disaster after another comes flooding in, for the whole country is in ruins. My own home is destroyed in a moment, and everything inside.
21 Kino tango nini nakomona bendele ya bitumba, mpe nakoyoka makelele ya bitumba?
How long do I have to see the flags of war and hear the trumpets of battle?”
22 « Bato na Ngai bazali bazoba, bayebi Ngai te; bazali bana bazangi bososoli, bazali na mayele te, bayebi kaka kosala mabe, kasi bayebi kosala bolamu te. »
“My people are stupid; they don't know me. They are foolish children who just don't understand. They're experts at doing evil, but they don't know how to do good.”
23 Tango natalaki mabele, namonaki ete ezalaki kaka bongo-bongo mpe ezalaki ata na eloko moko te; tango natalaki likolo, namonaki ete pole ezalaki lisusu te.
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; I looked to the heavens, and its light was gone.
24 Tango natalaki bangomba, namonaki yango koningana, bangomba nyonso ya mike ezalaki kobukana.
I looked at the mountains, and saw that they were shaking; all the hills were swaying to and fro.
25 Mpe tango natalaki malamu, namonaki lisusu ata moto moko te, mpe bandeke nyonso ya likolo ekimaki.
I looked, and nobody was left; all the birds had flown away.
26 Tango nakobaki kotala, namonaki ete mokili oyo ezalaki na mabele ya malamu ekomaki esobe; bingumba na yango nyonso ebebisamaki liboso ya Yawe, na kanda makasi na Ye.
I looked, and the productive fields were a desert. All the towns were demolished because of the Lord's furious anger.
27 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Mokili mobimba ekobebisama, kasi nakobebisa yango nyonso te.
This is what the Lord says: “The whole country will be devastated, but I won't do so completely.
28 Yango wana, mokili ekozala na matanga; mpe kuna na lola, likolo ekokoma mwindo pamba te nalobaki yango, mpe nakobongola maloba na Ngai te; lokola nazwaki mokano, nakozonga lisusu sima te. »
The earth will mourn and the heavens above will go dark. I have spoken; this is what I have ordered. I'm not going to stop or change my mind.”
29 Bato nyonso ya engumba bakimi, kaka na makelele ya basoda oyo batambolaka likolo ya bampunda, mpe oyo babundaka na matolotolo. Bamoko babombami na bazamba, bamosusu bakimi na madusu ya mabanga ya bangomba; bingumba nyonso etikali lisusu na bato te, mpe ata moto moko te atikali kuna.
People from every town: run away when they hear the enemy horsemen and archers coming. They hide in the forest and among the rocks. All the towns are abandoned; no one lives in them.
30 Oh engumba ekufa, ozali kosala nini? Olati bilamba ya motane mpe babiju ya wolo; otie bonzenga na miso na yo. Ozali komikomisa kitoko na pamba, bamakangu na yo bazali kotiola yo mpe bazali koluka koboma yo.
You, Jerusalem, now desolate, what are you going to do? Even though you dress in scarlet clothes, and put on gold jewelry, and paint your eyes with make-up, all your dressing-up is pointless! Your lovers hate you; they want to kill you!
31 Nayoki makelele lokola koganga ya mwasi oyo azali na pasi ya kobota, kolela ya pasi lokola mwasi oyo azali kobota mwana na ye ya liboso: ezali makelele ya kolela ya Siona, mboka kitoko; azali kolela, maboko likolo, mpe azali koloba: « Nabebi na ngai, nakomi na suka liboso ya babomi. »
I hear the cries like a woman in labor, the agonizing moans of a woman giving birth to her first child. These are the cries of the Daughter of Zion gasping for air, holding out her hands, saying, “Please help me, I'm being murdered!”
