Luka 18
1 Yesu alobaki na bayekoli na Ye lisese moko mpo na kolakisa bango ete basengeli kosambelaka tango nyonso, na kolemba te.
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
2 Alobaki: — Kati na engumba moko, ezalaki na mosambisi moko oyo azalaki kotosa Nzambe te, mpe azalaki komemia bato te.
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
3 Kati na engumba yango, ezalaki mpe na mwasi moko akufisa mobali; azalaki koya mbala na mbala epai ya mosambisi yango mpo na koloba na ye: « Longisa ngai liboso ya monguna na ngai. »
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
4 Wuta tango molayi, mosambisi yango aboyaki. Kasi suka na suka, amilobelaki: « Atako natosaka Nzambe te mpe namemiaka bato te,
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
5 kasi lokola motungisi ya mwasi oyo akufisa mobali eleki ndelo, nakolongisa ye kaka, mpo ete akoba te koyaka tango nyonso kino kozangisa ngai kimia. »
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
6 Nkolo abakisaki: — Boyoka maloba ya mosambisi mabe oyo!
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
7 Boni, Nzambe akolongisa te baponami na Ye, tango bagangaka epai na Ye butu mpe moyi? Boni, akozelisa bango?
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
8 Nazali koloba na bino: akolongisa bango noki. Nzokande, ekozala ndenge nini tango Mwana na Moto akoya! Boni, akokuta kondima kati na mokili?
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
9 Epai ya bato oyo bamimonaki bato ya sembo mpe batiolaki bato mosusu, Yesu alobaki lisusu lisese oyo:
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10 — Bato mibale bakendeki na Tempelo mpo na kosambela: moko azalaki Mofarizeo; mpe mosusu, mofutisi mpako.
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11 Mofarizeo abendanaki ye moko na pembeni mpe asambelaki: « Oh Nzambe, nazali kotonda Yo, mpo ete nazali te lokola bato mosusu oyo bazali miyibi, bato mabe, bato na bikobo to mpe lokola mofutisi mpako oyo.
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12 Nakilaka bilei mbala mibale na poso mpe napesaka eteni ya zomi ya nyonso oyo nazwaka. »
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13 Kasi mofutisi mpako atelemaki mwa mosika; amekaki ata te kotombola miso na ye na likolo, kasi atiaki loboko na ye na tolo mpe alobaki: « Oh Nzambe, yokela ngai mawa, pamba te nazali moto ya masumu! »
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14 Nazali koloba na bino: mofutisi mpako azongaki na ndako na ye sima na Nzambe kokomisa ye moto ya sembo, kasi Mofarizeo te. Pamba te moto nyonso oyo amitombolaka, bakokitisa ye; mpe oyo amikitisaka, bakotombola ye.
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
15 Bato bazalaki mpe komema bana mike epai ya Yesu mpo ete atia bango maboko. Tango bayekoli bamonaki bongo, bapamelaki bango.
And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
16 Kasi Yesu abengaki bana mpe alobaki: — Botika bana mike baya epai na Ngai; bopekisa bango te koya epai na Ngai, pamba te Bokonzi ya Nzambe ezali mpo na bato oyo bazali lokola bana mike.
But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
17 Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: moto nyonso oyo azali koyamba te Bokonzi ya Nzambe lokola mwana moke akotikala kokota te kati na Bokonzi yango.
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
18 Mokambi moko ya Bayuda atunaki na Yesu: — Moteyi malamu, nasengeli kosala nini mpo ete nazwa bomoi ya seko? (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 Yesu azongisaki: — Mpo na nini ozali kobenga Ngai « Moteyi malamu? » Moko te azali malamu, longola kaka Ye moko Nzambe.
And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
20 Oyebi mibeko oyo: « Okosalaka ekobo te, okobomaka te, okoyibaka te, okolobaka te matatoli ya lokuta mpo na kokosela moninga na yo makambo, okopesaka tata na yo mpe mama na yo lokumu. »
You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.
21 Mokambi yango azongisaki: — Natosaka nyonso wana wuta bolenge na ngai.
And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
22 Sima na Yesu koyoka bongo, alobaki na ye: — Ozangi eloko moko. Teka biloko na yo nyonso, kabola mbongo oyo okozwa epai ya babola, mpe okozwa bomengo kati na Likolo. Sima na yango, yaka mpe landa Ngai.
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
23 Tango mokambi ya Bayuda ayokaki bongo, akomaki mawa-mawa, pamba te azalaki na bozwi mingi.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
24 Yesu atalaki ye mpe alobaki: — Ezali pasi mpo na mozwi kokota kati na Bokonzi ya Nzambe!
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
25 Nzokande, eleki pete mpo na shamo kolekela na lidusu ya tonga; kasi ezali penza pasi mpo na mozwi kokota kati na Bokonzi ya Nzambe.
It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.
26 Bato oyo bayokaki Ye koloba bongo batunaki: — Bongo nani penza akoki kobikisama?
And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
27 Yesu azongisaki: — Oyo ekoki kosalema te elongo na bato, ekoki kosalema elongo na Nzambe.
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
28 Petelo alobaki na Yesu: — Nkolo, totiki nyonso oyo tozalaki na yango mpo na kolanda Yo!
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
29 Yesu alobaki na bango: — Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: moto nyonso oyo atiki ndako na ye, mwasi na ye, bandeko na ye, baboti na ye to bana na ye, mpo na kozwa Bokonzi ya Nzambe lokola litomba,
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
31 Yesu abendaki na pembeni bayekoli na Ye zomi na mibale mpe alobaki na bango: — Tozali kokende na Yelusalemi; makambo nyonso oyo basakoli bakoma na tina na Mwana na Moto ekokokisama.
And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.
32 Bakokaba Ye na maboko ya bapagano, bakoseka Ye, bakofinga Ye, bakobwakela Ye soyi,
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
33 bakobeta Ye fimbu mpe bakoboma Ye; mpe, na mokolo ya misato, akosekwa.
And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
34 Bayekoli basosolaki ata eloko moko te kati na makambo yango; ndimbola na yango ezalaki ya kobombama mpo na bango, mpe bayebaki te makambo oyo Yesu azalaki kolobela.
But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
35 Wana Yesu akomaki pene ya Jeriko, ezalaki na mokufi miso pembeni ya nzela, azalaki ya kovanda mpe azalaki kosenga-senga.
And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.
36 Tango ayokaki makelele ya ebele ya bato oyo bazali koleka, atunaki: — Likambo nini oyo ezali kosalema?
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
37 Balobaki na ye: — Yesu ya Nazareti azali koleka!
And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
38 Agangaki: — Yesu, Mwana ya Davidi, yokela ngai mawa!
And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 Bato oyo bazalaki liboso bapamelaki ye mpe balobaki na ye ete akanga monoko; kasi, ye, agangaki lisusu makasi koleka: — Mwana ya Davidi, yokela ngai mawa!
And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 Yesu atelemaki mpe atindaki ete bamemela Ye mokufi miso yango. Tango akomaki pene na Ye, Yesu atunaki ye:
And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
41 — Olingi nasala nini mpo na yo? Mokufi miso azongisaki: — Nkolo, nalingi komona.
What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
42 Yesu alobaki na ye: — Mona! Kondima na yo ebikisi yo.
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
43 Mpe mbala moko, akomaki komona, mpe alandaki Yesu, na kokumisa Nzambe. Tango bato nyonso bamonaki bongo, bango mpe bakumisaki Nzambe.
And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
