Matayo 16
1 Bafarizeo mpe Basaduseo bayaki epai na Yesu mpo na kotiela Ye motambo; basengaki na Ye ete alakisa bango elembo moko kowuta na Likolo.
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to tempt him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
2 Yesu azongiselaki bango: — Na pokwa, bolobaka: « Mokolo ya lobi ekozala mokolo malamu, pamba te likolo ezali motane! »
But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, Fair weather; for the sky is red.
3 Mpe na tongo, bolobaka: « Mvula makasi ekobeta lelo, pamba te mapata eyindi. » Solo, boyebi kososola bilembo oyo elakisaka soki mvula ekobeta to ekobeta te, kasi bozangi makoki ya kososola bilembo ya tango!
And in the morning, A storm to-day; for the sky is red and lowering. Hypocrites! you know how to judge of the face of the sky; but you can not judge of the signs of the times.
4 Oh bato ya ekeke oyo! Bazali bato mabe mpe bazangi botosi na miso ya Nzambe, kasi bazali mpe kosenga elembo! Bakopesamela elembo mosusu te longola kaka elembo ya Yona. Bongo atikaki bango wana mpe akendeki.
A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign: and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet. And he left them and departed.
5 Tango bayekoli bakatisaki na ngambo mosusu ya ebale, babosanaki komema mapa.
And his disciples came to the other side, and had forgotten to take bread.
6 Yesu alobaki na bango: — Bosala keba na levire ya Bafarizeo mpe ya Basaduseo!
And Jesus said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
7 Bayekoli bakomaki kokanisa mpe komituna bango na bango: — Azali koloba bongo mpo ete tomemi mapa te!
And they reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we took no bread.
8 Yesu asosolaki makanisi na bango; alobaki: — Bato ya kondima moke! Bozali kolobana bino na bino mpo ete bozali na mapa te! Mpo na nini?
And Jesus perceiving it, said to them: O you of little faith! why are you reasoning among yourselves because you took no bread?
9 Boni, bozwi kaka bososoli nanu te? Bobosani penza mapa mitano oyo bokabolelaki bato nkoto mitano, mpe motango ya bitunga oyo bozongaki na yango sima na kokabolela bato?
Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
10 Bobosani lisusu mapa sambo oyo bokabolelaki bato nkoto minei, mpe motango ya bitunga oyo bozongaki na yango sima na kokabolela bato?
Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
11 Ndenge nini bozali kososola te ete nazalaki koloba na tina na mapa te, tango nalobaki na bino: bosala keba na levire ya Bafarizeo mpe ya Basaduseo?
How is it that you do not understand, that I did not speak of bread when I commanded you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
12 Boye, bayekoli basosolaki ete alobaki na bango te ete basala keba na levire ya mapa, kasi nde basala keba na mateya ya Bafarizeo mpe ya Basaduseo.
Then they understood that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
13 Tango Yesu akomaki na etuka ya Sezarea ya Filipo, atunaki bayekoli na Ye: — Bato balobaka ete Mwana na Moto azali nani?
When Jesus came into the regions of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying: Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am?
14 Bazongisaki: — Bamoko balobaka ete ozali Yoane Mobatisi; bamosusu, Eliya; mpe bamosusu lisusu, Jeremi to moko kati na basakoli.
They replied: Some say that thou art John the Immerser; others, Elijah; others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
15 Yesu atunaki bango lisusu: — Bongo bino, bolobaka ete Ngai nazali nani?
He said to them: But who say you that I am?
16 Simona Petelo azongisaki: — Ozali Masiya, Mwana na Nzambe na bomoi.
Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 Yesu alobaki na ye: — Esengo na yo Simona, mwana mobali ya Yona! Pamba te ezali moto te nde ayebisi yo makambo oyo, kasi Tata na Ngai, oyo azali kati na Likolo.
And Jesus answered and said to him: Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18 Mpe Ngai, nazali koloba na yo: Ozali Libanga, mpe ezali na likolo ya libanga oyo nde Ngai nakotonga Lingomba na Ngai; bongo bikuke ya mboka ya bakufi ekotikala kolonga yango te. (Hadēs g86)
And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it. (Hadēs g86)
19 Nakopesa yo bafungola ya Bokonzi ya Likolo; nyonso oyo okokanga awa na mokili ekokangama mpe na Likolo, mpe nyonso oyo okofungola awa na mokili ekofungwama mpe na Likolo.
And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
20 Bongo Yesu apekisaki makasi bayekoli na Ye koloba na moto ete Ye azali Masiya.
Then he charged his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
21 Wuta na tango wana, Yesu akomaki koloba polele na bayekoli na Ye ete asengeli kokende na Yelusalemi, asengeli komona pasi mingi na maboko ya bakambi ya bato, bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe balakisi ya Mobeko; basengeli koboma Ye, mpe asengeli kosekwa na mokolo ya misato.
From that time Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and be raised again the third day.
22 Petelo abendaki Yesu na pembeni mpe akomaki kopamela Ye: — Nkolo, tika ete Nzambe abatela Yo mosika ya makambo wana! Ekokomela Yo te!
And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying: Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be to thee.
23 Kasi Yesu abalukaki, alobaki na Petelo: — Mosika na Ngai, Satana! Ozali epekiselo mpo na Ngai! Makanisi na yo ezali makanisi ya Nzambe te, ezali penza makanisi ya bato.
But he turned and said to Peter: Get behind me, adversary; you are a snare to me: for you are not thinking of the things of God; but of the things of men.
24 Bongo Yesu alobaki na bayekoli na Ye: — Moto nyonso oyo alingi kolanda Ngai asengeli komiboya ye moko, kokamata ekulusu na ye mpe kolanda Ngai.
Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25 Pamba te moto nyonso oyo akolinga kobikisa bomoi na ye akobungisa yango, kasi moto nyonso oyo akobungisa bomoi na ye mpo na Ngai akozwa yango lisusu.
For whoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
26 Litomba nini ekozala mpo na moto, soki azwi mokili mobimba, kasi abungisi bomoi na ye? Moto akoki penza kopesa nini mpo na kosikola bomoi na ye?
For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own life? Or, what will a man give as the ransom of his life?
27 Pamba te Mwana na Moto akoya elongo na ba-anjelu na Ye kati na nkembo ya Tata na Ye mpe akofuta moto nyonso kolanda misala na ye.
For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he will reward every one according to his deeds.
28 Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: kati na bato oyo bazali awa, ezali na ba-oyo bakokufa te kino bakomona Mwana na Moto koya kati na nkembo ya bokonzi na Ye.
Verily I say to you, There are some standing here that shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
