Yobo 22
1 Elifazi, moto ya Temani, azwaki maloba mpe alobaki:
and to answer Eliphaz [the] Temanite and to say
2 « Boni, litomba nini Nzambe akoki kozwa epai ya moto? Ezala ata moto ya bwanya, azalaka na litomba kaka mpo na ye moko.
to/for God be useful great man for be useful upon them be prudent
3 Ezala soki ozali moyengebene, litomba nini Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso akoki kozwa, ata ozali kobongisa nzela na yo ya bosembo?
pleasure to/for Almighty for to justify and if unjust-gain for to finish way: conduct your
4 Boni, okanisi ete ezali mpo na boyengebene na yo nde azali kopamela yo mpe kosambisa yo?
from fear your to rebuke you to come (in): come with you in/on/with justice: judgement
5 Mabe na yo ezali monene te? Masumu na yo eleki ndelo te?
not distress: evil your many and nothing end to/for iniquity: crime your
6 Ozalaki koluka na pamba ndanga epai ya bandeko na yo ya mibali, ozalaki kolongola bato bilamba mpe kotika bango bolumbu,
for to pledge brother: male-sibling your for nothing and garment naked to strip
7 ozalaki kopesa mayi te na moto oyo azalaki na posa ya mayi, mpe ozalaki kopimela moto oyo azalaki na nzala bilei,
not water faint to water: drink and from hungry to withhold food: bread
8 atako ozalaki moto monene, nkolo mabele, mpe ozalaki kovanda na mabele yango lokola moto ya lokumu;
and man arm to/for him [the] land: country/planet and to lift: kindness face: kindness to dwell in/on/with her
9 ozalaki kozongisa basi bakufisa mibali maboko pamba, mpe ozalaki kosilisa makasi ya bana bitike.
widow to send: depart emptily and arm orphan to crush
10 Yango wana, mitambo ezingeli yo, kobebisama ya mbalakata ekomi kopesa yo somo,
upon so around you snare and to dismay you dread suddenly
11 molili makasi ezwi yo mpe ozali kokoka komona te, mpe mpela ezipi yo.
or darkness not to see: see and abundance water to cover you
12 Boni, Nzambe azali te kuna na likolo, kati na Lola? Tala ndenge nini etando ya minzoto ezali likolo koleka!
not god height heaven and to see: behold! head: top star for to exalt
13 Nzokande, ozali koloba: ‹ Nzambe ayebi nini? Akoki kosambisa kati na mapata ya molili ya boye? ›
and to say what? to know God about/through/for cloud to judge
14 Mapata minene ezipi Ye, yango wana azali komona biso te, wana azali kotambola-tambola na etando ya Lola?
cloud secrecy to/for him and not to see: see and circle heaven to go: walk
15 Olingi solo kotikala kaka na nzela ya kala, nzela oyo bato mabe balekelaki?
way forever: antiquity to keep: obey which to tread man evil: wickedness
16 Kufa ememaki bango na mbalakata, mpe miboko na bango etiolaki na mpela.
which to seize and not time river to pour: pour foundation their
17 Bazalaki koloba na Nzambe: ‹ Tika biso, biso moko! Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso akosala biso nini? ›
[the] to say to/for God to turn aside: depart from us and what? to work Almighty to/for them
18 Nzokande, Ye nde atondisaki bandako na bango na biloko ya kitoko. Yango wana, ngai, naboyaka toli ya bato mabe.
and he/she/it to fill house: home their good and counsel wicked to remove from me
19 Bato ya sembo bazali komona kobebisama na bango mpe bazali kosepela, bayengebene bazali koseka bango mpe bazali koloba:
to see: see righteous and to rejoice and innocent to mock to/for them
20 ‹ Solo, banguna na biso babebi, moto ezikisi bomengo na bango. ›
if: surely yes not to hide adversary our and remainder their to eat fire
21 Zongisa boyokani na yo elongo na Ye mpe luka kimia. Na nzela wana, bomengo ekoya lisusu epai na yo.
be useful please with him and to ally in/on/with them to come (in): come you welfare
22 Ndima malako oyo ekowuta na monoko na Ye, mpe batela maloba na Ye kati na motema na yo.
to take: recieve please from lip his instruction and to set: put word his in/on/with heart your
23 Soki ozongi epai na Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso, soki obengani mabe mosika ya ndako na yo, bomengo na yo ekozongela yo.
if to return: return till Almighty to build to remove injustice from tent your
24 Bwaka wolo na yo kati na putulu, wolo na yo ya Ofiri kati na mabanga ya lubwaku;
and to set: put upon dust gold and in/on/with rock torrent: river Ophir
25 bongo Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso akozala wolo na yo, mpe palata oyo eleki kitoko mpo na yo.
and to be Almighty gold your and silver: money peak to/for you
26 Solo, okozwa esengo epai ya Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso mpe okotombola elongi na yo epai ya Nzambe.
for then upon Almighty to delight and to lift: kindness to(wards) god face your
27 Okosambela Ye, Ye akoyoka yo, mpe okokokisa ndayi na yo.
to pray to(wards) him and to hear: hear you and vow your to complete
28 Makambo oyo okokana, ekosalema, mpe pole ekongenga na nzela na yo.
and to cut word and to arise: establish to/for you and upon way: conduct your to shine light
29 Soki bato balembi, mpe yo olobi: ‹ Telema! › Nzambe akobikisa bango,
for to abase and to say pride and lowly eye to save
30 akokangola ata moto oyo asali mabe, akokangola ye penza mpo na bopeto ya maboko na yo. »
to escape not innocent and to escape in/on/with cleanness palm your
