Matayo 19
1 Tango Yesu asilisaki koloba makambo wana, alongwaki na Galile mpe akendeki na etuka ya Yuda, na ngambo mosusu ya Yordani.
When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2 Ebele penza ya bato balandaki Ye, mpe abikisaki bango kuna.
Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
3 Bafarizeo bapusanaki pene na Ye mpo na komeka Ye; bapesaki Ye motuna: — Boni, mibeko na biso epesi nzela na mobali ya kobengana mwasi na ye na libala mpo na likambo songolo?
Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
4 Yesu azongisaki: — Boni, botangi te ete, na ebandeli, Mokeli « akelaki bango mobali mpe mwasi, »
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
5 mpe ete alobaki: « Yango wana mobali akotika tata na ye mpe mama na ye, akosangana na mwasi na ye, bongo bango mibale bakokoma nzoto moko?
and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
6 Boye, bazali lisusu bato mibale te, kasi bakomi moto moko. Tika ete moto akabola te oyo Nzambe asangisi! »
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
7 Kasi Bafarizeo balobaki na Ye: — Bongo mpo na nini Moyize atindaki ete mobali apesa mwasi na ye mokanda ya koboma libala soki bakabwani na libala?
“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8 Yesu azongiselaki bango: — Moyize apesaki bino nzela ya kobengana basi na bino na mabala, pamba te mitema na bino ezali mabanga; na ebandeli, ezalaki bongo te.
Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
9 Nazali koloba na bino: Soki mobali alongoli mwasi na ye na libala, longola kaka soki akweyaki na ekobo, mpe abali mwasi mosusu asali ekobo.
Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
10 Bayekoli balobaki na Ye: — Soki mobali asengeli kozala bongo liboso ya mwasi na ye, wana eleki malamu mpo na mobali ete abala te!
His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”
11 Yesu azongiselaki bango: — Mibali nyonso bakoki kondima mateya oyo te, kaka ba-oyo bapesameli makoki mpo na yango.
“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
12 Ezali na tina misato oyo esalaka ete mibali mosusu babala te: ezali na mibali oyo, wuta na mabumu ya bamama na bango, bakoki kobala te; ezali na mibali oyo baboma bango mokongo; ezali mpe lisusu na mibali oyo bango moko baboya kobala mpo na Bokonzi ya Likolo. Tika ete moto oyo azali na makoki ya kondima mateya oyo andima yango!
For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
13 Bato bamemaki bana mike epai ya Yesu mpo ete atia bango maboko mpe asambela mpo na bango. Kasi bayekoli bapamelaki bato oyo bamemaki bana yango.
Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 Yesu alobaki: — Botika bana mike baya epai na Ngai, bopekisa bango te koya epai na Ngai; pamba te Bokonzi ya Likolo ezali mpo na bato oyo bazali lokola bango.
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
15 Atielaki bango maboko, mpe alongwaki wana.
And after He had placed His hands on them, He went on from there.
16 Elenge mobali moko apusanaki pene na Yesu mpe atunaki: — Moteyi, likambo nini ya malamu nasengeli kosala mpo ete nazwa bomoi ya seko? (aiōnios g166)
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
17 Yesu azongisaki: — Mpo na nini ozali kotuna Ngai na tina na oyo ezali malamu? Moko kaka azali malamu. Soki olingi kokota kati na bomoi, tosa mibeko.
“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
18 Elenge mobali yango atunaki lisusu: — Mibeko nini? Yesu azongisaki: — Okobomaka te, okosalaka ekobo te, okoyibaka te, okolobaka litatoli ya lokuta te,
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
19 okotosaka tata mpe mama na yo mpe okolingaka moninga na yo ndenge yo moko omilingaka.
honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
20 Elenge mobali alobaki: — Natosaka mibeko wana nyonso; nasala lisusu nini?
“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
21 Yesu azongisaki: — Soki olingi kozala moto ya kokoka, kende, teka biloko na yo mpe pesa epai ya babola mbongo oyo okozwa; bongo okozwa bomengo kati na Likolo. Sima na yango, yaka mpe landa Ngai.
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22 Tango elenge mobali ayokaki bongo, akendeki na mawa, pamba te azalaki na bozwi mingi.
When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
23 Yesu alobaki na bayekoli na Ye: — Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: ezali pasi mpo na mozwi kokota kati na Bokonzi ya Likolo!
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 Nazali koloba na bino lisusu: ezali pete mpo na shamo kolekela na lidusu ya tonga, kasi ezali penza pasi mpo na mozwi kokota kati na Bokonzi ya Nzambe.
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
25 Tango bayekoli bayokaki Yesu koloba bongo, bakamwaki mingi mpe bakomaki kotunana: — Bongo nani penza akoki kobikisama?
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
26 Wana Yesu atalaki bango, alobaki: — Na bato, ekoki kosalema te; kasi na Nzambe, nyonso ekoki kosalema!
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
27 Petelo azwaki maloba mpe alobaki na Yesu: — Biso, totiki nyonso mpo na kolanda Yo! Ekozala boni mpo na biso?
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
28 Yesu alobaki na bango: — Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: tango makambo nyonso ekokoma ya sika, tango Mwana na Moto akovanda na Kiti ya Bokonzi na Ye ya nkembo, bino bato oyo bozali kolanda Ngai, bino mpe bokovanda na bakiti zomi na mibale ya bokonzi, mpo na koyangela mabota zomi na mibale ya Isalaele.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 Mpe moto nyonso oyo atiki bandako, bandeko ya mibali, bandeko ya basi, tata, mama, bana to bilanga mpo na Kombo na Ngai akozwa yango koleka mbala nkama elongo na bomoi ya seko. (aiōnios g166)
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
30 Kati na bato oyo bazali sik’oyo bato ya liboso, ebele bakokoma bato ya suka; mpe kati na ba-oyo bazali sik’oyo bato ya suka, ebele bakokoma bato ya liboso.
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
