Jeremi 1
1 Mokanda oyo ezali kolobela maloba ya Jeremi, mwana mobali ya Ilikia, moko kati na Banganga-Nzambe ya engumba Anatoti, kati na etuka ya Benjame; ezali mpe kolobela makambo oyo ekomelaki ye.
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
2 Yawe alobaki na ye tango mokonzi Joziasi, mwana mobali ya Amoni, mokonzi ya Yuda, akokisaki mibu zomi na misato na bokonzi,
The word of Yahweh came to him in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 mpe na tango ya Yeoyakimi, mwana mobali ya Joziasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, kino na suka ya sanza ya mitano ya mobu ya zomi na moko ya bokonzi ya Sedesiasi, mwana mobali ya Joziasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, kino tango bato ya Yelusalemi bakendeki na bowumbu.
It also came in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem were taken away as prisoners.
4 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
5 — Liboso ete nasala yo kati na libumu ya mama na yo, nayebaki yo; liboso ete obotama, nabulisaki yo: naponaki yo mpo ete ozala mosakoli ya bikolo.
“Before I formed you in the womb, I chose you; before you came out from the womb I set you apart; I made you a prophet to the nations.”
6 Nazongisaki: — Oh Nkolo Yawe, nayebi koloba te, pamba te nazali nanu elenge!
“Ah, Lord Yahweh!” I said, “I do not know how to speak, for I am too young.”
7 Kasi Yawe alobaki na ngai: — Koloba te: « Nazali elenge. » Osengeli kokende epai ya bato nyonso epai wapi nakotinda yo, mpe osengeli koyebisa bango makambo nyonso oyo nakotinda yo.
But Yahweh said to me, “Do not say, 'I am too young.' You must go everywhere I send you, and you must say whatever I command you!
8 Kobanga bango te, pamba te nazali elongo na yo mpo na kobatela yo, —elobi Yawe.
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to rescue you—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
9 Bongo Yawe asembolaki loboko na Ye, asimbaki monoko na ngai mpe alobaki: — Tala, nasili kotia maloba na Ngai kati na monoko na yo.
Then Yahweh reached out with his hand, touched my mouth, and said to me, “Now, I have placed my word in your mouth.
10 Na mokolo ya lelo, yeba ete nasili kopesa yo bokonzi likolo ya bikolo mpe ya mikili mpo na kopikola mpe kopanza, kobuka mpe kokweyisa, kotonga mpe kolona.
I am appointing you today over nations and over kingdoms, to uproot and break down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
11 Sima na yango, Yawe atunaki ngai: — Jeremi, ozali komona nini? Nazongisaki: — Nazali komona etape ya nzete ya amande.
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “I see an almond branch.”
12 Yawe alobaki na ngai: — Omoni malamu, pamba te nasenzelaka maloba na Ngai mpo na kokokisa yango.
Yahweh said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to carry it out.”
13 Yawe atunaki ngai lisusu: — Ozali komona nini? Nazongisaki: — Nazali komona nzungu moko ezali kotoka, etengama na ngambo ya nor.
The word of Yahweh came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a heated pot, whose surface is churning, tipping away from the north.”
14 Yawe alobaki na ngai: — Ezali wuta na nor nde pasi ekokomela bavandi ya mokili.
Yahweh said to me, “Disaster will be opened up out of the north on all who live in this land.
15 Pamba te nakobengisa bato nyonso ya bituka ya nor, —elobi Yawe. Bakonzi na bango bakoya kotia bakiti na bango ya bokonzi liboso ya bikuke ya Yelusalemi; bakozingela bamir nyonso ya Yelusalemi mpe bakobundisa bingumba nyonso ya Yuda.
For I am calling all the tribes of the northern kingdoms, declares Yahweh. They will come, and everyone will set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all the walls that surround it, and against all the cities of Judah.
16 Nakosambisa bato na Ngai mpo na mabe oyo basalaki: basundolaki Ngai, bakomaki kobonza mbeka ya malasi epai ya banzambe mosusu, mpe bakomaki kogumbamela banzambe oyo basalaki na maboko na bango.
I will pronounce sentence against them for all their evil in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods, and in worshiping what they made with their own hands.
17 Mibongisa, yika mpiko! Telema mpe yebisa bango makambo nyonso oyo Ngai nakotinda yo; kozala na somo na bango te, noki te nakokweyisa yo liboso na bango.
Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be shattered before them, or I will shatter you before them!
18 Na mokolo ya lelo, nakomisi yo engumba batonga makasi, likonzi ya ebende mpe mir ya ebende mpo na komibatela liboso ya mokili mobimba: liboso ya bakonzi ya Yuda, ya bakalaka na yango, ya Banganga-Nzambe na yango mpe ya bavandi nyonso ya mokili yango.
Behold! Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
19 Yeba ete bakobundisa yo, kasi bakolonga yo te; pamba te nazali elongo na yo mpo na kobatela yo, elobi Yawe.
They will fight against you, but they will not defeat you, for I will be with you to rescue you—this is Yahweh's declaration.”
